Kids Math Talk

It seems like everyone always has an opinion about math and how math should be taught, especially to elementary students. With teachers learning and implementing an influx of new strategies, methods, and assessment plans, parents are often feeling left out of discussions about these techniques and as a result rely on how they were taught as a visual model for how children should be taught math today. Research shows us, however, that rote memorization and solely abstract representations are not effective ways to develop mathematical understanding or build positive math identities. So, how do we get this message across to parents? How do we get more parents involved in math discussions and deepen their understandings about the importance of math tools, practices, and talking about math? 

Today’s episode explores not only the why, but the how of engaging parents in Kids Math Talk. 
Host Desiree Harrison interviews authors of the text, Partnering with Parents in Elementary School Math: A Guide for Teachers and Leaders, Dr. Hilary Kreisberg and Matthew Beyranevand.

Today’s episode supports us in strengthening these skill sets as we learn alongside an author who is intertwining Math, Literacy, and Growth Mindset to build positive math identities and Kids Math Talk. 

Host Desiree Harrison talks with author and math educator and author Alice Aspinall. 

Today’s episode supports us in strengthening these skill sets as we learn alongside an author who is intertwining Math, Literacy, and Growth Mindset to build positive math identities and Kids Math Talk. 

Host Desiree Harrison talks with author and math educator and author Alice Aspinall. 

The Math education world talks a lot about positioning students for success, but What exactly is positioning? Turns out that the definition of positioning in the education world is not just about the physical location of one student versus another.

Host Desiree Harrison interviews Dr. Kathryn Chval, highlighting the book, Teaching Math to Multilingual Students, Grades K-8: Positioning English Learners for Success, that she co-authored.
Topics Explored:
1. What is positioning theory and how does it relate to education?
2. Strategies for positioning multilingual learners to success
3. Behaviors to avoid

The Math education world talks a lot about positioning students for success, but What exactly is positioning? Turns out that the definition of positioning in the education world is not just about the physical location of one student versus another.

Host Desiree Harrison interviews Dr. Kathryn Chval, highlighting the book, Teaching Math to Multilingual Students, Grades K-8: Positioning English Learners for Success, that she co-authored.
Topics Explored:
1. What is positioning theory and how does it relate to education?
2. Strategies for positioning multilingual learners to success
3. Behaviors to avoid

In Episode 30, Kids Math Talk host Desiree Harrison talks with the authors of The Math Pact series, Karen Karp, Barbara Dougherty, and Sarah Bush about:

1. What is a Mathematics Whole School Agreement?
2. How does using this Agreement build coherence and increase mathematical identities and student agency?
3. How do parents and educators get started?

Are you wondering what makes something a rich math task? Or how you implement them into your classroom?
In this episode, host Desiree Harrison talks with Delise Andrews and Sorsha T. Mulroe, two of the co-authors of the grades 4-5 version of the Corwin book series, Classroom-Ready Rich Math Tasks: Engaging Students in Doing Math, to answer these questions and more. 

Classroom-Ready Rich Math Tasks: Engaging Students in Doing Math Series Links
K-1 version
2-3 version
4-5 version

In Episode 30, Kids Math Talk host Desiree Harrison talks with the authors of The Math Pact series, Karen Karp, Barbara Dougherty, and Sarah Bush about:

1. What is a Mathematics Whole School Agreement?
2. How does using this Agreement build coherence and increase mathematical identities and student agency?
3. How do parents and educators get started?

Are you wondering what makes something a rich math task? Or how you implement them into your classroom?
In this episode, host Desiree Harrison talks with Delise Andrews and Sorsha T. Mulroe, two of the co-authors of the grades 4-5 version of the Corwin book series, Classroom-Ready Rich Math Tasks: Engaging Students in Doing Math, to answer these questions and more. 

Classroom-Ready Rich Math Tasks: Engaging Students in Doing Math Series Links
K-1 version
2-3 version
4-5 version

Season 3 of the Kids Math Talk podcast is almost here! We will continue to explore mathematics teaching and learning with interviews from scholars in the math education world, and we’ll also continue to break down definitions and offer practical tips for educators and parents. There’s also going to be another giveaway of professional learning books and digital manipulatives subscriptions. You can enter this giveaway starting July 27, 2021 by heading to kidsmathtalk.com or by finding the entry form link on Twitter by searching the hashtag #kidsmathtalk. Stay safe and keep the Kids Math Talk going strong. Season 3 of the Kids Math Talk podcast starts August 3, 2021.