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Episode 92: Nirmala Naresh: Shifting Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching and Mining Your Own Experience

April 24th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  53 mins 25 secs

learning, pedagogy, teaching

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Nirmala Naresh, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of North Texas and the AMTE Associate Vice President for the Annual Conference Program, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator as well as gaining insight on improvements for next year's AMTE Conference in Reno, NV.

Episode 91: Kyle Whipple, Enrique Ortiz, Alexa Lee-Hassan, and Liza Bondurant: Engaging in Advocacy, Previewing Advocacy Around Disability, and Shoulder Tapping

April 10th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  55 mins 22 secs

activism, advocacy, disability, leadership

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kyle Whipple, Associate Professor of Education for Equity and Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Dr. Enrique Ortiz, Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Central Florida, Alexa Lee-Hassan, Learning Sciences Graduate Student and Mathematics Education Lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Dr. Liza Bondurant, Associate Professor at Mississippi State University. They share their experience as mathematics teacher educators and their work on the AMTE Advocacy Committee and their plans for the upcoming AMTE conference in February of 2025 in Reno, NV as well as the importance of getting involved and helping others get involved in advocacy and organizational leadership.

Episode 90: Christa Jackson: Helping Students See Themselves in Powerful Mathematicians

March 27th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  30 mins 1 sec

Learning to teach math teachers better with Christa Jackson, who shares her infectious joy about learning and mathematics. She is editing a book series, Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World, that is aimed at students of all ages.

Episode 89: Jessica Ivy and Cat Maiorca: Judicious Use of AI in Math Teacher Education

March 13th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  37 mins 55 secs

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Cat Maiorca and Jessica Ivy, as they share findings from their award-winning presentation at the AMTE 2024 conference. They describe considerations for judiciously selecting and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in mathematics teacher education.

Episode 87: Roundtable Discussion: Opening Session of the AMTE Annual Conference, "Critical Conversations: AMTE Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics In Social and Political Contexts" featuring Jenny Bay Williams, Liza Bondurant, Yvonne Lai, Richard Velasco, and Eva Thanheiser

February 14th, 2024  |  Season 5  |  52 mins 6 secs

keynote, panel, standards

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Jenny Bay Williams, Liza Bondurant, Yvonne Lai, Richard Velasco, and Eva Thanheiser, titled "Critical Conversations: AMTE Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics In Social and Political Contexts".

Episode 86: Matthew Campbell: Supporting Collaborative Teacher-Led Improvement of Mathematics Teaching

December 6th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  56 mins 53 secs

fellowship, higher education, networked improvement community, professional development

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Matthew Campbell, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Associate Director & Coordinator of Teacher Education at West Virginia University, as he shares his experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator as well as sharing his work with the Moutaineer Mathematics Master Teacher (M3T) Project. Matt also shares his experiences with the STaR (Service Teaching and Research) Fellowship program and how listeners can apply to be a STaR fellow or help fund the program.

Episode 85: Sarah Bush: Feeling Valued Matters for Teachers and Students

November 22nd, 2023  |  Season 4  |  48 mins 53 secs

grant, leadership, noyce, writing

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Sarah Bush from the University of Central Florida, who shares about her roles within NCTM, and about the Master Teacher Fellows and their work in a Noyce Track 3 grant.

Episode 83: Katie Rupe and Dawn Woods: Working Alongside First Year Teachers

October 25th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  38 mins 30 secs

first year teachers, grants, professional development, teacher training

Learning to teach math teachers better with Katie Rupe, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Western Washington University, and Dr. Dawn Woods, Assistant Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Oakland University, as they share their experiences and advice on being mathematics teacher educators, their work supporting first year teachers, and their experience being awarded the first ever Mathematics Education Trust Early Career Research Grant, which is cosponsored by Eugene P. & Clara M. Smith Mathematics Education Research Fund, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and AMTE.

Episode 82: Melissa Adams Corral: Teaching as Community Organizing

October 11th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  47 mins

community, community organizing

Learning to teach math teachers better with Melissa Adams Corral, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at the
University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, as she shares her experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator, shares her work in considering teaching as community organizing, and her experience being awarded the AMTE Dissertation Award.

Episode 81: Frances Harper: Community Engaged Scholarship

September 27th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  42 mins 13 secs

community, community engagement, equity, robotics, social justice, stem

Learning to teach math teachers with Frances Harper, Theory & Practice in Teacher Education Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of STEM Education/Mathematics at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as she shares her experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator and shares her projects around community engaged scholarship.

Episode 80: Courtney Baker and Melinda Knapp: Proactive Mathematics Coaching

September 13th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  51 mins 56 secs

mathematics coach, mathematics coaching, mathematics leader, mathematics leadership, mathematics specialist

Learning to teach math teachers with Courtney Baker, Associate Professor in the Mathematics Education Leadership program at George Mason University, and Melinda Knapp, Assistant Professor of Education at Oregon State University-Cascades, as they share their experiences and advice on being mathematics teacher educators. Melinda and Courtney also share their book from NCTM, Proactive Mathematics Coaching: Bridging Content, Context, and Practice.

Episode 77: Jonee Wilson: Aligning beliefs around teaching mathematics with the preparation of teachers of mathematics.

May 3rd, 2023  |  Season 4  |  40 mins 19 secs

equitable instruction, equitable mathematics instruction, equity

Learning to teach math teachers with Jonee Wilson, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, as she shares her experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator. Jonee also shares her work on creating and disseminating rubrics to identify and promote equitable mathematics instruction and a new project on leadership practices.

Episode 76: Pat Nash & Brittany Rollins: Treating Prospective Teachers as Equals in the Classroom

March 29th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  25 mins 38 secs

Pat Nash and Brittany Rollins are both 8th grade mathematics teachers. They share their experiences and advice for working with prospective teachers during field placements and internships.

Episode 75: Paulo Tan: Humanizing Disabilities, Cultivating Resistance

March 15th, 2023  |  Season 4  |  42 mins 22 secs

Dr. Paulo Tan shares about his work in humanizing disabilities in mathematics teacher education, and highlights how mathematics is for, with, and by folks with disabilities. In preparing mathematics teachers, he strives to help them cultivate their practices and thinking to enact resistance in their daily practice.

Episode 74: Cindy Jong: Considering Relational, Human, and Cultural Connections with the Teaching of Mathematics

March 1st, 2023  |  Season 4  |  34 mins 24 secs

equity, humanizing mathematics, noticing

Learning to teach math teachers better with Cindy Jong, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Kentucky, as she shares her experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator. Cindy also shares her collaborative project, MINE (Mathematical Intersections of Noticing and Equity), and describes some of the modules that have been developed through the work of the project.

Episode 73: Anthony Fernandes: Teaching Mathematics Methods for Social Justice through Statistical Investigations of Systemic Racism

February 1st, 2023  |  Season 4  |  42 mins 24 secs

antiracism, statistics education, systemic racism, teaching mathematics for social justice

Learning to teach math teachers better with Anthony Fernandes, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of North Carolina - Charlotte, as he shares his experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator. Anthony also shares his experiences with languages/communication and how he and colleagues have considered how to use data to help preservice teachers investigate systemic racism within their mathematics methods courses.