In this episode, I am joined by our fabulous continuation high school math teacher, Diana Andrade. Both Diana and I attended the California Math Council (CMC) Central Symposium in March and finally were able to get together to have a discussion of the highlights and learnings from the conference. It was, by far, one of the best small conferences that I have attended! Join us as we discuss some new insights from Peter Liljedahl on Building Thinking Classrooms, visual patterns and making meaningful connections from Fawn Nguyen, numeracy "tricks" from Howie Hua, problems strings from Pam Harris and other math teaching gems that we picked up from the conference. We'll also talk about the importance if productive struggle and how Diana uses it with her students at the alternative high school. This is a great (but long) discussion that you don't want to miss!

In this podcast I highlight our AP Bootcamp that we held during Spring Break. Students came in during their vacation to review AP math and get ready for their weeks-long review and preparation for their AP Exams. After describing this, I get into the main conversation of this podcast. I am joined by the author of "Treating Mathematics Anxiety" and the founder of Elephant Learning which produces math education courses and software that specializes in getting kids from Pre-K to Algebra caught up to grade level. We have a great conversation about the structures and "passed along" culture that continue to create math anxiety in children, as well as ways that parents, teachers and districts can help students become more confident in math. Join us as we talk about getting students to their "next shot!"

In this episode, I am joined by high school math teacher, Grant McCormick, for a discussion of how he uses technology in his "thinking classroom". Like many school districts, students in his class are issued a chromebook. There are so many digital tools accessible using the chromebooks that can support students' mathematical learning, but the logistics of using those digital tools in a class where students are standing and working at vertical non-permanent surfaces often can be difficult to manage and navigate. Grant and I discuss some protocols and processes that have helped his students do both. Listen in and hear if there is something that could help your students utilize technology in a thinking classroom.