Math Ed Podcast

Jana Višňovská from the University of Queensland (Australia) and José Cortina Morfín from the National Pedagogical University in Mexico City (Mexico) discuss their article, "Curriculum and mathematical coherence: Exploring the tensions in teaching and learning number," published in ZDM Mathematics Education (Volume 57). Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11858-025-01706-y Jana's Professional Webpage: Dr Jana Visnovska - School of Education - University of Queensland José's Professional Webpage: UPN - José Luis Cortina Morfín List of episodes

Mario Sánchez Aguilar from the National Polytechnical Institute in Mexico City, Mexico, discusses the article, "Latin American research on mathematics education: A narrative review" and the accompanying special issue in ZDM Mathematics Education (Volume 57). Co-authors: Marcelo de Carvalho and Jhony Alexander Villa-Ochoa Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11858-025-01754-4 Special Issue URL: https://link.springer.com/journal/11858/volumes-and-issues/57-7  Special Issue Webinar:  https://resource-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/27837036/data/v1  Mario's Blog: https://mariosanchezaguilar.com/ List of episodes

Drew Nucci (dnucci@wested.org) from WestEd discusses his team's ongoing work related to generative AI in schools and survey results about math and science teachers' perspectives on GenAI. WestEd's website Report on National Survey Results: https://www.amplifylearn.ai/reports/  Colleague.AI: https://www.colleague.ai/  List of episodes

Pam Harris discusses her new book series Developing Mathematical Understanding (K-12) from Corwin Press and her experiences in professional development with mathematics teachers. Pam's professional website (Math is FigureOutAble) Developing Mathematical Understanding book Developing Mathematical Understanding free workshop List of episodes

Dan Meyer from Amplify discusses his career thus far in mathematics education, including his work as a teacher, as a graduate student and blogger at Stanford University, and with Desmos instructional technology. Dan's old dy/dan blog Set of Three-Act Math Tasks "Math class needs a makeover" TED talk List of episodes

Amy Hackenberg from Indiana University discusses two articles from the Journal of Mathematical Behavior--"Middle school students at three stages of units coordination learn to make same speeds" (Vol. 72, 2023) and "Decentering to support responsive teaching for middle school students" (Vol. 77, 2025), both co-authored with Aydeniz-Temizer and Borowski. Amy's professional webpage: https://education.indiana.edu/about/directory/profiles/hackenberg-amy-j.html 2023 Student-Focused Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2023.101085  2025 Teacher-Focused Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2024.101205 List of episodes

This episode contains summaries of the articles in the Education Sciences special issue on incremental PD for mathematics teachers. All articles are open access in this special issue and available on the journal website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education/special_issues/YBV49M7Q71  It has also been collected into a book, as well, from MDPI, if you prefer either the free PDF of the collected volume or a physical book. [1:35] Otten, S., de Araujo, Z., & Candela, A. G. (2025). The benefits of modesty: Considering incremental professional development for mathematics teachers. Education Sciences, 15(4), 473. [8:57] Arbaugh, F.. (2025). Commentary: Personal transformations and the possibilities of incremental progress in mathematics teacher professional development. Education Sciences, 15(1), 30. [12:36] Leshin, M., LaMar, T., & Boaler, J. (2024). Teachers' mixed implementation of Mindset mathematics practices during and after a novel approach to teacher learning. Education Sciences, 14(11), 1229. [16:45] Bondurant, L. M. (2024). Incremental growth through Professional Learning Communities of math teachers engaged in action research projects. Education Sciences, 14(10), 1104. [20:17] Marzocchi, A. S., Stone-Johnstone, A., Kurianski, K., & Soto, R. C. (2024). Supporting mathematics instructors' transition to equity-minded active instruction using a community of practice framework. Education Sciences, 14(9), 1001. [23:05] Lee, H. S., Thrasher, E., Mojica, G. F., Graham, B. M., Lee, J. T., & Kuhlman, A. (2024). Examining teachers' professional learning in an online asynchronous system: Personalized supports for growth and engagement in learning to teach statistics and data science. Education Sciences, 14(11), 1236. [26:51] Elliott, R., & Roberts, S. A. (2024). Studio as a catalyst for incremental and ambitious teacher learning. Education Sciences, 44(11), 1160. [32:45] Lesseig, K., & Hoppe, J. (2024). Beyond traditional lesson study: How Mathematics Studio supports generative teacher learning. Education Sciences, 14(12), 1277. [36:01] Jansen, A., Botello, M., & Silla, E. M. (2024). Rough Draft Math as an evolving practice: Incremental changes in mathematics teachers' thinking and instruction. Education Sciences, 14(11), 1266. [41:15] Quebec Fuentes, S. (2025). S^3D Approach: Incremental professional development for fostering small-group discourse. Education Sciences, 15(1), 36. [46:38] Litke, E., Wilson, J., & Hill, H. C. (2025). Equity-focused, rubric-based coaching: An incremental improvement approach to supporting teachers to shift toward more equitable mathematics instruction. Education Sciences, 15(4), 444. Book containing all the articles: Incremental and Innovative Approaches to Professional Development for Mathematics Teachers | MDPI Books  List of episodes

Julie Nurnberger-Haag returns to the podcast to discuss the article, "Tools, tricks, and topics teachers use for integer arithmetic," published in the Electronic Journal for Research in Science and Mathematics Education (Vol. 29). Co-author: Scott Courtney Article URL: https://ejrsme.icrsme.com/article/view/23771  Julie's Google Scholar page List of episodes

Yusuke Uegatani from Hiroshima University High School (Fukuyama, Japan) discusses the article "Decentralising mathematics: Mutual development of spontaneous and mathematical concepts via informal reasoning," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics (Vol. 118). Co-authors: Hiroki Otani, Taro Fujita. Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-024-10366-w  Yusuke's ORCID scholar page List of episodes

Alina Kadluba from the Technical University of Munich (Germany) discusses the article, "How much C is in TPACK? A systematic review on the assessment of TPACK in mathematics," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics (Vol. 118). Co-authors: Anselm Strohmaier, Christian Schons, Andreas Obersteiner. Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-024-10357-x Alina's professional webpage List of episodes