Episode 117
Ariel Beggs: Strengthening Mathematics By Developing Supportive Relationships and Community
December 10th, 2025
45 mins 44 secs
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About this Episode
Learning to teach mathematics better with Ariel Beggs, program coordinator, professional development facilitator, and Presidential Award winning educator. Ariel shares her journey from two decades of middle school mathematics teaching to supporting mathematics educators through the University of Arizona Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers. Throughout the conversation, she highlights the power of supportive relationships, noting the difference between toxic and tolerable stress is the presence of community and connection, and how this belief shapes her coaching, collaboration, and leadership.
Links from the episode
Center of Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR)
ReEngaging Aspirational Learners (Getting REAL)
Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference (MEAD)
Teaching Math Teaching Episode 116 - Marian Dingle: You Teach Who You Are
Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World from A to Z
Reimagining the Mathematics Classroom
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy.