Teaching Math Teaching Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Leadership”

Episode 116: Marian Dingle: You Teach Who You Are

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:15:00 -0600

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Marian Dingle, Implementation Manager at Assessment for Good and the president of TODOS: Mathematics for ALL. She shares her advice and experience as a teacher and thought leader in mathematics education and she challenges educators and organizations to transform their teaching to uplift and honor the brilliance and identities of all learners and educators.

Links from the epsidoe
TODOS: Mathematics for ALL

Assessment for Good

On the Podcast: What We Do for the Love of Math with Heinemann Fellow Marian Dingle and Dr. Naomi Jessup

TODOS Podcast Episode 7: A Conversation with Marian Dingle Special Guest: Marian Dingle.

Episode 115: Pamela Seda: Empower to See Brilliance and Do the Work in the Math Classroom

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:00:00 -0500

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Pamela Seda, Founder and CEO of Seda Educational Consulting and President of the Benjamin Banneker Association. She shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator, being a mathematics education leader, and using the ICUCARE Equity Framework from her book, Choosing to See: A Framework for Equity in the Math Classroom.

Links from the Episode
Seda Educational Counsulting
ICUCARE Framework: Seven Principles for Effective Mathematics Instruction
The Benjamin Banneker Association
Episode 54: Kyndall Brown: Moving Toward Greater Equity Through Statewide Professional Development and his Book, Choosing to See: A Framework for Equity in the Math Classroom
Special Guest: Pamela Seda.

Episode 108: Farshid Safi: Collectively Moving Toward a Comprehensive, Inclusive Approach to Mathematics Teacher Education

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:00:00 -0500

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Farshid Safi, K-12 Math Educator, Associate Director for Teaching and Service and Associate Professor in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida, as well as the President of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. We discuss with Farshid the upcoming 2026 conference and how AMTE is continuing to live out its mission and position statements.

Links from the episode
AMTE Mission and Long Term Goals
AMTE Position Statements
2026 AMTE Annual Conference in Portland, OR
Teaching Math Teaching Episode 47 - Farshid Safi: Sense-Making and Adjusting

AMTE Awards
AMTE Affiliate Directory
The Transition Years Podcast Series
Poem by Sa’adi (Persia, 13th Century), translation by M. Aryanpoor:
Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.
If you've no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain!
Special Guest: Farshid Safi.

Episode 95: Katey Arrington: Working on mathematics education issues within the system and by changing the system

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:15:00 -0500

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Katey Arrington, Director of Systemic Transformation at The University of Texas at Austin, Charles A. Dana Center, and the President of NCSM: Mathematics Education Leadership. Listen as she shares her experience and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator and her path toward approaching the systemic transformation of mathematics education from her time as an undergraduate to her roles at the Dana Center and the president of NCSM: Mathematics Education Leadership.

Links from the episode
Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin
UTeach Institute
NCSM Leadership in Mathematics Education
TMT Episode 3 - Brian Buckhalter and Candies Cook: Becoming a Math Coach in a School District
The Transition Years: A Discussion with Dr. John Staley
The Transition Years: Supporting the Work

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast
Special Guest: Katey Arrington.

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

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:15:00 -0500

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.

Links from the episode

AMTE Volunteer Form

2025 Annual AMTE Conference in Reno, NV, Proposals due May 15th, 2024

AMTE Professional Book Series, Vol 6: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education

NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference on K-5/Elementary Literacy and Mathematics
Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Spaces: How To Make Our Elementary Mathematics and Language Arts Classrooms Safer for LGBTQ+ Children, Families, and Colleagues by Courtney Koestler and Kyle Whipple

Promoting Equity in Approximations of Practice for Preservice Mathematics Teachers due out July 2024.

MAA MathFest 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 9. Early-bird registration ends April 15th

International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME) July 7-14 in Sydney, Australia.

Sines of Disability

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast Special Guests: Alexa Lee-Hassan, Enrique Ortiz, Kyle Whipple, and Liza Bondurant.

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

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:00:00 -0600

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Sarah Bush, Professor of K-12 STEM Education and Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida. Sarah shares about her roles within NCTM as a Board Member (2019-2022) and Task Force Chair and Lead Writer for Catalyzing Change in Middle School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations. She also speaks about the Master Teacher Fellows and their work in a Noyce Track 3 grant, Empowering STEM Teachers with Earned Doctorates.

Links mentioned in this episode:
Empowering STEM Teachers with Earned Doctorates (Noyce Track 3 Grant)
https://ccie.ucf.edu/noyce-mathematics-education/

Noyce Blog post for AAAS
https://aaas-arise.org/2022/05/26/elevating-voices-catalyzing-change-a-partnership-approach-to-supporting-k-8-mathematics-teacher-leaders/

NCTM's Catalyzing Change Series:
https://www.nctm.org/change/

Catalyzing Change in Middle School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations
https://www.nctm.org/Standards-and-Positions/Catalyzing-Change/Catalyzing-Change-in-Middle-School-Mathematics/

Success Stories from Catalyzing Change
https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/Success-Stories-from-Catalyzing-Change/

Simplifying STEM [6-12]: Four Equitable Practices to Inspire Meaningful Learning
By: Christa Jackson, Kristin L. Cook, Sarah B. Bush, Margaret Mohr-Schroeder, Cathrine Maiorca, Thomas Roberts
https://us.corwin.com/books/simplifying-stem-285696

Simplifying STEM [PreK-5]: Four Equitable Practices to Inspire Meaningful Learning
By: Christa Jackson, Thomas Roberts, Cathrine Maiorca, Kristin L. Cook, Sarah B. Bush, Margaret Mohr-Schroeder
https://us.corwin.com/books/simplifying-stem-285694

STEM Education Report
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2019/05/f62/STEM-Education-Strategic-Plan-2018.pdf

Amidon Planet E096: The Path to Professor with Dorothy White
https://amidonplanet.com/episode96/

Melissa Adams Corral: Teaching as Community Organizing
https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/82 Special Guest: Sarah Bush.

Episode 79: [REBROADCAST] Tim Hendrix: Leadership and Service - Who is going to be the next you?

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:15:00 -0500

In honor of the life and work of Tim Hendrix, this is a rebroadcast of the episode that was originally published February 22, 2022. In this episode. we share some words of appreciation and remembrance of Tim Hendrix from colleagues and friends and we also extend the conversation around Tim's talk he gave in receiving the Nadine Bezuk Excellence in Leadership and Service Award at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference in 2022.

Special Guest: Tim Hendrix.

Episode 31: Babette Benken: Serving and Leading

Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0500

Babette Benken shares advice about serving in an organization, and also about how to prepare oneself to lead others. She emphasizes the importance of considering passions when pursuing leadership roles. Volunteering is a great way to see how your passions fit within the activities and goals of an organization.
Within AMTE, she is the current Vice President for Publications. From this vantage point, she shares tips about writing for various AMTE publications, including Connections, Mathematics Teacher Educator, CITE Journal and book-length projects.

Volunteer form for AMTE
AMTE Publications overview
Submission Guidelines for Connections Newsletter
Submission Guidelines for Mathematics Teacher Educator
Submission Guidelines for CITE Journal
AMTE Publications Proposal
Special Guest: Babette Benken.