Math on the Rocks

Cole and Duane went to Dallas to learn about curriculum-based professional learning from the fine folks at Learning Forward. We had a great time getting to know the Texas representatives. Arynn was willing to record an impromptu podcast, so we recorded a conversation outside near the hotel pool! We look forward to further conversations with Arynn!RESOURCES…✚  About Learning Forward:      https://learningforward.org/   ✚  What is Curriculum-Based Professional Learning?      https://theothermath.com/index.php/2025/01/14/supporting-hqim-with-cbpl/  ✚  Another resource about CBPL      https://learningforward.org/report/high-quality-curricula-and-team-based-professional-learning-a-perfect-partnership-for-equity/  ✚  California Mathematics Framework hints at using CBPL in chapter 10     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central P-2 Conference on August 2, 2025. It is for day care teachers through grade 2:      [COMING SOON!!...Probably in April, 2025]  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ SUBSCRIBE!✚  YouTube (video & audio):     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f ✚  Spotify (video & audio):       https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a ✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):       https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

Pam joins our monthly webinar series to share her profound thoughts on using problem strings to help students develop strategies based on number relationships. She guides us through experiencing real math like the real mathematicians do. You will need to listen to the ENTIRE podcast to learn what Pam means by "seeing the shark" and "avoiding traps".RESOURCES…✚  About Pam Harris:      https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/pages/about  ✚  What is the Development of Mathematical Reasoning?      https://ies.ed.gov/rel-southeast/2025/01/infographic-38 ✚  A nice 15-minute video by Pam with examples of mathematical reasoning.      https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/DMR1 ✚  California Mathematics Framework describes HQIM in Chapter 13     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ SUBSCRIBE!✚  YouTube (video & audio):     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f ✚  Spotify (video & audio):       https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a ✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):       https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

While Cole was driving to Anaheim (again), the boys got together to chat some more about mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) and why it is so important for teachers to have it. Who is responsible for supporting teachers in their development of MKT? When is it supposed to happen? We have more questions than answers in this episode.RESOURCES…✚  Register for our webinar with Pam Harris (February 20, 2025):      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series  ✚  High-Quality Instructional Materials:      https://edushare.ing/HQIM ✚  What is Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching?      https://edushare.ing/whatismkt ✚  California Mathematics Framework describes HQIM in Chapter 13     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about our monthly webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ SUBSCRIBE!✚  YouTube (video & audio):     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f ✚  Spotify (video & audio):       https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a ✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):       https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

While Cole is away doing important stuff, Scott and Duane talk about high-quality instructional materials and the importance of mathematical knowledge for teaching. If high-quality instructional materials are like a great set of golf clubs, we now need to learn how to swing the club and hit the ball. HQIM without MKT is like golf clubs without any golf coaching.RESOURCES…✚  High-Quality Instructional Materials:     https://edushare.ing/HQIM ✚  What is Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching?     https://edushare.ing/whatismkt ✚  California Mathematics Framework describes HQIM in Chapter 13     https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/Register for our conferences:✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about future webinars here:     https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website:     https://www.cmcmath.org/ SUBSCRIBE!✚  YouTube (video & audio):     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f ✚  Spotify (video & audio):       https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a ✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):       https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

Albert Vilalta, a Senior Telecommunications Engineer at Innovamat and co-author of the new Spanish foreword for Building Thinking Classrooms, returns to share his insights on math education. He discusses the shift from traditional teaching to competency-based learning, emphasizing the need for better teacher training and emotional engagement in math. The conversation highlights personal anecdotes and an educational card game that fosters strategic thinking, showcasing innovative ways to make math more engaging and inclusive for all students.

Fawn was one of our guests during the live podcast recording Cole and Duane did during the 2024 CMC-South Conference in Palm Springs. Fawn is a deep thinker about teacher moves and procedures to increase student engagement in the math classroom. Her episode is full of simple, but deeply impactful, ideas for teachers. RESOURCES… ✚  Visual Patterns      https://www.visualpatterns.org/  ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 1      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/  ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 2      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ Register for our conferences: ✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:       https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium   Learn about future webinars here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series  As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/  SUBSCRIBE! ✚  YouTube (video & audio):      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f  ✚  Spotify (video & audio):        https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a  ✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):        https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089  

What the heck does a title like that even mean? Casee Andree explains it all in this engaging webinar Cole recorded while Duane was out galavanting around. Casee is the Senior Math content Specialist at Carnegie Learning. In this episode Casee shares his thinking about that characteristics of high-quality instructional materials and how we might prepare for the Drivers of Investigation.  The Drivers of Investigation are the "why" of mathematics:    1️⃣  Make Sense of the World (Understand and Explain)    2️⃣  Predict What Could Happen (Predict)    3️⃣  Impact the Future (Affect) RESOURCES… ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 1      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/  ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 2      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ Register for our conferences: ✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:       https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about future webinars here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ SUBSCRIBE! ✚  YouTube (video & audio):      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f ✚  Spotify (video & audio):        https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a ✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):        https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089 

Pam Seda joins us for another live recording from the California Math Council South Conference in Palm Spring in November 2024. Pam Seda is one of the authors of the phenomenal book called Choosing to See. It provides the ICUCARE framework for ensuring equity in math education. We might want equity in our classrooms, but perhaps we don't know how to achieve it. Moreover, we might not know how to recognize inequity. Pam drops tons of wisdom on how to achieve equity and recognize moments of inequity. Enjoy this episode. RESOURCES… ✚  Choosing to See      https://www.sedaeducationalconsulting.com/product-page/choosing-to-see-book ✚  ICUCARE Framework      https://www.sedaeducationalconsulting.com/icucare  ✚  California Mathematics Framework - Chapter 2      https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/ ✚  Math Language Routine (MLR 5): Co-Craft Questions and Problems      https://teaching.betterlesson.com/strategy/100/co-craft-questions-and-problems-mlr-5  Register for our conferences: ✚  Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025:       https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about future webinars here:      https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ SUBSCRIBE! ✚  YouTube (video & audio):      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f ✚  Spotify (video & audio):        https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a ✚  Apple Podcast (audio only):        https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089 

Phil Daro joins us for another episode that Cole and Duane recorded live at the California Math Council South Conference in Palm Spring in November 2024. Phil is one of the authors of the Common Core Mathematics Standards. He was Duane's boss and mentor 20 years ago at eh National Council on Education and the Economy and is one of the most thought-provoking mathematics educators in the nation. Enjoy this episode. RESOURCES… SERP https://serpmedia.org/daro-talks/  Branching Out: Designing High School Math Pathways for Equity https://justequations.org/resource/branching-out-designing-high-school-math-pathways-for-equity  Math Milestones https://www.mathmilestones.org/  Register for our conferences: Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium  Learn about future webinars here: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ SUBSCRIBE! YouTube (video & audio):  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f Spotify (video & audio):  https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a Apple Podcast (audio only):  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089 

Steve Leinwand joins us to share his passionate belief that the traditional Algebra II curriculum (heck...all of high school math) often includes unnecessary repetition and outdated content, advocating for a more focused and relevant approach to the material that builds upon strong foundational algebra skills learned in earlier grades, emphasizing real-world applications and deeper conceptual understanding rather than rote memorization. Steve holds no punches! RESOURCES… High School Mathematics Reimagined, Revitalized, and Relevant https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/High-School-Mathematics-Reimagined,-Revitalized,-and-Relevant/ Invigorating High School Math https://www.heinemann.com/products/e13416.aspx Principles for the Design of Mathematics Curricula and MLRs https://ul.stanford.edu/resource/principles-design-mathematics-curricula-and-mlrs Register for our conferences: Register for CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 7-8, 2025: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium Learn about future webinars here: https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series As always, we hope you visit the California Math Council website: https://www.cmcmath.org/ SUBSCRIBE! ⦿ YouTube (video & audio): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f ⦿ Spotify (video & audio): https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a ⦿ Apple Podcast (audio only): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089