web01.fireside.fm Wed, 20 May 2026 20:09:23 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Teaching Math Teaching Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Productive Struggle” https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/tags/productive%20struggle Wed, 20 May 2026 00:15:00 -0500 Learning to teach math teachers better by sharing advice and expertise from mathematics teacher educators in various roles. en-us episodic Conversations with math teacher educators stepping into the role of teaching math teachers Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe Learning to teach math teachers better by sharing advice and expertise from mathematics teacher educators in various roles. no Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe joel@amidonplanet.com Episode 129: Jennifer Ward, Joseph DiNapoli, & Alesia Moldavan: Helping Teachers Support Productive Struggle https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/129 a7be94a7-d769-461d-9141-9299e8a967ec Wed, 20 May 2026 00:15:00 -0500 Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe full Eva Thanheiser, Dusty Jones, Joel Amidon, Jennifer Wolfe Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jennifer Ward, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Kennesaw State University, Dr. Joseph DiNapoli, Associate Professor at Montclair State University, and Dr. Alesia Moldavan, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics and Science Education at Georgia Southern University. They share their advice and expertise on being mathematics teacher educators, their work around supporting noticing of productive struggle in teacher preparation, and the role the STaR program may have facilitated in them coming together. 51:07 no <p>Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jennifer Ward, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Kennesaw State University, Dr. Joseph DiNapoli, Associate Professor at Montclair State University, and Dr. Alesia Moldavan, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics and Science Education at Georgia Southern University. They share their experience and expertise on being mathematics teacher educators, their work around supporting noticing of productive struggle in teacher preparation, and the role the STaR program played in them coming together.</p> <p>Links from the episode</p> <p>Ward, J., DiNapoli, J. &amp; Monahan, K. (2022). Instructional perseverance in early-childhood classrooms: Supporting children’s development of STEM reasoning in a social justice context. Education Science, 12(159). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030159" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030159</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/122" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">TMT 122 - Keith Leatham and PME-NA 2026</a></p> <p><a href="https://amte.net/star" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Service, Teaching, &amp; Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education: Supporting Early Career Mathematics Teacher Educators</a> Follow the link for more information and to give to support the program. Special Guests: Alesia Moldavan, Jennifer Ward, and Joseph DiNapoli.</p> mathematics teachers, mathematics teacher education, mathematics education, mathematics teaching, mathematics learning. Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jennifer Ward, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Kennesaw State University, Dr. Joseph DiNapoli, Associate Professor at Montclair State University, and Dr. Alesia Moldavan, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics and Science Education at Georgia Southern University. They share their experience and expertise on being mathematics teacher educators, their work around supporting noticing of productive struggle in teacher preparation, and the role the STaR program played in them coming together.

Links from the episode

Ward, J., DiNapoli, J. & Monahan, K. (2022). Instructional perseverance in early-childhood classrooms: Supporting children’s development of STEM reasoning in a social justice context. Education Science, 12(159). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030159

TMT 122 - Keith Leatham and PME-NA 2026

Service, Teaching, & Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education: Supporting Early Career Mathematics Teacher Educators Follow the link for more information and to give to support the program.

Special Guests: Alesia Moldavan, Jennifer Ward, and Joseph DiNapoli.

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Links from the episode

Ward, J., DiNapoli, J. & Monahan, K. (2022). Instructional perseverance in early-childhood classrooms: Supporting children’s development of STEM reasoning in a social justice context. Education Science, 12(159). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030159

TMT 122 - Keith Leatham and PME-NA 2026

Service, Teaching, & Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education: Supporting Early Career Mathematics Teacher Educators Follow the link for more information and to give to support the program.

Special Guests: Alesia Moldavan, Jennifer Ward, and Joseph DiNapoli.

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