Rounding Up

[From the Archives] Recording Student Thinking During a Mathematics Discussion with Nicole Garcia

Recording Student Thinking During a Mathematics Discussion with Nicole Garcia ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 24 Learning to record students' mathematical thinking might best be described as "on-the-job training" with a great deal of trial and error and a lot of practice. In this rereleased episode from Season 1, Nicole Garcia from the University of Michigan talks about the practice of recording student thinking and offers insight on this challenging but crucial practice. BIOGRAPHY Nicole Garcia is an experienced mathematics teacher, professional developer, and teacher educator focused on practice-based approaches to teacher learning. In her work as the associate director of TeachingWorks at the University of Michigan, she supports teachers, coaches, administrators, and teacher educators to ensure that all students have access to strong instruction. RESOURCES "Recording Student Thinking in a Mathematics Discussion" [https://pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/mtlt/114/12/article-p926.xml] journal article Inside Mathematics [https://www.insidemathematics.org/] website TRANSCRIPT Click here [https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/recording-student-thinking-during-mathematics-discussion-nicole-garcia] for a full episode transcript.

[From the Archives] Making Sense of Fractions with Susan Empson, PhD

Making Sense of Fractions with Susan Empson, PhD ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 23 For quite a few adults, fractions were a stumbling block in their education, causing them to lose their footing and begin to doubt their ability to make sense of math. But this doesn't have to be the case for our students! In this rerelease of an episode from Season 2, we're talking with Susan Empson, PhD, about big ideas in fractions and how we can make them more meaningful for our students. BIOGRAPHY Susan B. Empson is an emerita professor in the department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum at the University of Missouri. She and Vicki Jacobs are currently collaborating on a National Science Foundation research grant to study elementary teachers' learning and development centered on teaching in ways that are responsive to children's mathematical thinking in the domain of rational numbers. Her research on children's thinking about fractions is the topic of her 2011 book, Extending Children's Mathematics: Fractions and Decimals (with co-author Linda Levi), and she has published widely in refereed journals, including Cognition and Instruction, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Educational Studies in Mathematics, Teaching Children Mathematics, and Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. She has been a researcher of Cognitively Guided Instruction since 1989 and is a co-author of Children's Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction (1st and 2nd editions). RESOURCES Extending Children's Mathematics: Fractions and Decimals [https://www.heinemann.com/products/e03053.aspx] book by Susan B. Empson and Linda Levi Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 [https://pubs.nctm.org/search?q2=Susan+Empson] journal articles authored and co-authored by Susan Empson TRANSCRIPT Click here [https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/making-sense-fractions-susan-empson-phd] for a full episode transcript.

[From the Archives] Breaking the Cycle of Math Trauma with Kasi Allen, PhD

Breaking the Cycle of Math Trauma with Kasi Allen, PhD ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 22 If you are an educator, you've likely heard people say things like "I'm not a math person." While this may make you cringe, if you dig a bit deeper, many people can identify specific experiences that convinced them that this was true. In fact, some of you might secretly wonder if you are a math person as well. In this rerelease of an episode from Season 3, we're talking with Kasi Allen, PhD, about math trauma: what it is and how educators can take steps to address it. BIOGRAPHY Kasi Allen serves as the vice president of learning and impact at The Ford Family Foundation. She holds a PhD degree in educational policy and a bachelor's degree in mathematics and its history, both from Stanford University. RESOURCES "Jo Boaler Wants Everyone to Love Math" article in Stanford Magazine [https://stanfordmag.org/contents/jo-boaler-wants-everyone-to-love-math] R-RIGHTS [https://www.r-rights.com/] Learning to Love Math by Judy Willis, MD [https://ascd.org/books/learning-to-love-math?variant=108073] TRANSCRIPT Click here [https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/breaking-cycle-math-trauma-kasi-allen-phd] for a full episode transcript.

[From the Archives] The Big Place Value Episode with Eric Sisofo, Ed.D

The Big Place Value Episode with Eric Sisofo, EdD ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 21 If you ask an educator to share some of the most important ideas in elementary mathematics, most would include place value on that list. But what does it mean to understand place value, really? And what types of language, practices, and tools support students as they build understanding? In this rerelease of an episode from Season 2, we discuss these questions and more with Dr. Eric Sisofo from the University of Delaware. BIOGRAPHY Dr. Eric Sisofo is an assistant professor specializing in mathematics education in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. He earned his EdD in educational leadership, curriculum, and instruction; his MEd in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in mathematics education; and his BS in mathematical sciences from the University of Delaware. With a focus on mathematics education, Dr. Sisofo's education leadership portfolio, the capstone project for his doctoral degree, investigated the effects of lesson study on teacher candidates' use of student thinking when planning and reflecting on their teaching. RESOURCE National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [https://www.nctm.org/] TRANSCRIPT Click here [https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/big-place-value-episode] for a full episode transcript.

[From the Archives] Practical Ways to Build a Strengths-Based Math Classroom with Dr. Beth Kobett

Practical Ways to Build a Strengths-Based Elementary Math Classroom with Dr. Beth Kobett ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 20 What if it were possible to capture all of the words teachers said or thought about students and put them in word clouds that hovered over each student throughout the day? What impact might the words in the cloud have on the student's learning experience? These are the questions that Beth Kobett and Karen Karp pose to start their book about strength-based teaching and learning. In this re-release of an episode from Season 2, we talk with Beth Kobett about practices that support strength-based teaching and learning, and ways educators can implement them in their classrooms. BIOGRAPHY Beth McCord Kobett, EdD, is the dean of the School of Education at Stevenson University, where she works with preservice teachers and leads professional learning efforts in mathematics education both regionally and nationally. She is a former classroom teacher, elementary mathematics specialist, adjunct professor, and university supervisor. She is also a former president of the Association of Maryland Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMMTE) and former chair of the Professional Development Services Committee of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Dr. Kobett is a recipient of the Mathematics Educator of the Year Award from the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM). She has also received Stevenson University's Excellence in Teaching Award as both an adjunct and full-time member of the Stevenson faculty. RESOURCES Strengths-Based Teaching and Learning in Mathematics: 5 Teaching Turnarounds for Grades K-6 [https://www.corwin.com/books/strengths-based-teaching-268892] book by Beth McCord Kobett and Karen S. Karp Rough Draft Math: Revising to Learn [https://www.routledge.com/Rough-Draft-Math-Revising-to-Learn/Jansen/p/book/9781625312068] book by Amanda Jansen TODOS: Mathematics for All [https://www.todos-math.org/] organization TRANSCRIPT Click here [https://www.mathlearningcenter.org/blog/from-the-archives-practical-ways-build-strengths-based-classroom] for a full episode transcript.