Build Math Minds
The Podcast
The Build Math Minds podcast is for my fellow Recovering Traditionalists out there.
If you don’t know whether or not you are a Recovering Traditionalist, here’s how I define us. We are math educators who used to teach math the traditional way. Flip lesson by lesson in the textbook, directly teaching step-by-step how to solve math problems. But now, we are working to change that to a style of teaching math that is fun and meets our students where they are at, not just teaching what comes next in the textbook. We want to encourage our students to be thinkers, problem solvers, and lovers of mathematics…we are wanting to build our students math minds and not just create calculators. If that is you, then this podcast is for you.
Listen To The Latest Episodes
Episode 161: A candy bar is better than a pie…when it comes to fractions
Fractions, Percentages, Decimals, and Proportions: A Learning-Teaching Trajectory for Grade 4, 5, and 6 by Frans van Galen, et al Register for the Math Strategy Sessions Become a member of the Build Math Minds PD site The youtube video for this episodeWelcome fellow...
Episode 160: Tips for Getting Kids to Talk in Math Class
STAND & TALKS. The best thing I ever did to get students talking to one another. By Sara Van Der Werf Become a member of the Build Math Minds PD site The youtube video for this episodeWelcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 160: Tips for Getting Kids...
Episode 159: The Number Strings Queens
Details about Cathy Fosnot & Pam Harris’ Problem Strings Workshop Pam Harris’ Powerful Numeracy book Cathy Fosnot’s Minilessons Books at New Perspectives on Learning Cathy Fosnot’s new k-5 problem strings series – Problem Strings for Fluency and Beyond Register...
Episode 158: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Preventing Teacher Burnout
Register for the 2024 Virtual Math Summit The youtube video for this episodeWelcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 158: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Preventing Teacher Burnout. Before we get into the episode, this week’s positivity comes from Facebook...
Episode 157: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Challenges and Benefits of Building Kids’ Thinking
Register for the 2024 Virtual Math Summit The youtube video for this episodeWelcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 157: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Challenges and Benefits of Building Kids' Thinking Before we get into the episode, this week’s positivity...
Episode 156: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Things to Think About When Doing Number Routines
Register for the 2024 Virtual Math Summit The youtube video for this episodeWelcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 156: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Things to Think About When Doing Number Routines Before we get into the episode, this week’s positivity...
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Past Episodes
Episode #0: Welcome to the Build Math Minds Podcast
Episode #1: Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction
Episode #3: Balancing The Equation
Episode #5: Bandaids and Bandwagons
Episode #7: Beyond Pizzas & Pies
Episode #9: Teaching Fractions for Understanding
Episode #11: Never Say Anything A Kid Can Say
Episode #13: Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions
Episode #15: Knowing Mathematics for Teaching
Episode #17: Why Leaders Should Eat Last
Episode #19: Elementary Math Specialists
Episode #21: Inspiration & Information from Jennifer Lagrange
Episode #23: Bottoms Up Hundred Chart
Episode #25: Inspiration & Information from Carri Naumann-Monti
Episode #27: CGI-Using Kids Intuitive Mathematical Reasoning
Episode #29: Are you Indispensable?
Episode #31: Using your textbook as a guide with Christy Crees
Episode #33: Building Confidence in your Students with Melissa Barone
Episode #35: Features of Appropriate Math Tasks
Episode #37: Mathematical Argument in the Elementary Classroom
Episode #39: Executive Function’s Impact on Mathematics
Episode #41: Help Students Learn to Love Math with Kelly Sickle
Episode #43: Open Middle Math
Episode #45: 13 Rules that Expire
Episode #47: Innovate Inside the Box
Episode # 49: Catalyzing Change
Episode #51: Choral Counting and Counting Collections
Episode #53: Fluency is not just Fast & Accurate
Episode #55: Teaching Math at Home
Episode #57: How to Build Math Fluency
Episode #59: Harmful Effects of Algorithm
Episode #61: The Benefits of Inventing Algorithms
Episode #63: Admitting When I’m Wrong
Episode #65: Getting Started with Educational Equity
Episode #67: Selecting & Sequencing Student Solutions
Episode #69: The 2020 Virtual Math Summit
Episode #71: Continue the Learning from the Virtual Math Summit
Episode #73: Addressing Unfinished Learning
Episode #75: Counting is a Substitute for Sense Making
Episode #77: Predicting Future Academic Success
Episode #79: How Can I Help?
Episode #81: I’m Just Bad at Math
Episode #83: Inspection-Worthy Mistakes
Episode #85: Paper-Pencil versus Mental Computation
Episode #87: The Power of Addition in Building Fluency in Subtraction
Episode #89: Understanding Equality
Episode #91: Teaching Math for Understanding
Episode #93: Constructing Goals for Student Learning
Episode #95: Is Student Achievement or Student Enjoyment Our Goal?
Episode #97: Top Elementary Math Books for Your Summer 2021 Reading
Episode #99: Preview of Andre Daughty and Alice Aspinall’s Sessions at the 2021 Virtual Math Summit
Episode #101: Preview of Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record’s sessions at the 2021 Virtual Math Summit
Episode #103: Preview of 3 more sessions at the 2021 Virtual Math Summit
Episode #105: 3rd-5th grade sessions at the 2021 Virtual Math Summit
Episode #107: CGI Math
Episode #109: Wondering About The use of AND in math
Episode #111: Fluency is the By-Product of Flexibility
Episode #113: The Knowledge Needed for Teaching Mathematics
Episode #115: Helping Kids Make Connections in Mathematics with Kelly Rogers
Episode #117: Why I Was Gone
Episode #119: Managing Small Group Work
Episode #121: Math Problems with More Than One Answer (part 1)
Episode #123: Math Problems with More Than One Answer (part 3)
Episode #125: Less Expectation, More Appreciation
Episode #127: Thinking vs Mimicking
Episode #129: Taking it a Step Further with Fractions and Subitizing
Episode #131: Observing Math Understanding with Michelle Chu and Kristen Emmel
Episode #133: Experiences and Equity and Access
Episode #135: The Tip of the Iceberg
Episode # 137: Math in Children’s Literature
Episode #139: Should We Stop Giving Tests in Math?
Episode #141: Get the Most Out Of Math Games
Episode #143: Summer Reading List for Elementary Math Teachers 2022
Episode #145: Math Textbooks Have the Teaching of Fluency All Wrong
Episode #147: Practice Makes Permanent
Episode #149: Things to Say Instead of IDK
Episode #151: What Do Students Need to Know About Division?
Episode #153: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Tips for Creating Student-Centered Classrooms
Episode #155: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Teaching Math with Newcomers in Mind
Episode #157: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Challenges and Benefits of Building Kids’ Thinking
Episode #2: Three Phase Lesson Format to create a Student Centered Mathematics Classroom
Episode #4: Inspiration from Ann Elise Record
Episode #6: Contexts for Learning Fractions
Episode #8: Inspiration & Information from Jeni Veale
Episode #10: Making Number Talks Matter
Episode #12: Inspiration & Information from Lisa Kuo
Episode #14: The Teaching Gap
Episode #16: Inspiration & Information from Lemi-Ola Erinkitola
Episode #18: The Professional Development Gap
Episode #20: PD at Your Fingertips
Episode #22: Young Children Reinvent Arithmetic
Episode #24: Exceptionally Bright Children
Episode #26: Adding It Up
Episode #28: Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving
Episode #30: Inspiration & Information from Jessica Boyer
Episode #32: You have permission with Jess Hempel & Christine Farrell
Episode #34: Effectively Using Games to Build Mathematical Thinking & Reasoning
Episode #36: Encourage Student Perseverance and Authority
Episode #38: Look for and Make Use of Structure
Episode #40: Purposeful Practice
Episode #42: Making the Case for Play in the Classroom
Episode #44: Making Sense is First and Computation is Second
Episode #46: Get Going Using Math Manipulatives with Lori Linsmeyer
Episode #48: Developing a Culture of Questioning Can Be an Agent of Change
Episode #50: Transitioning From Teacher to Math Coach with Peggy Loutzenhiser
Episode #52: Am I a Broken Record?
Episode #54: Free Resources
Episode #56: Stop Teaching
Episode #58: Meaningful Mathematics
Episode #60: Building Self-Reliance in Math
Episode #62: The 80/20 Rule Applied to Teaching Math
Episode #64: Building Our Minds…Not Just In Math
Episode #66: Jump-start Math Class with Daily Routines
Episode #68: What Works Best
Episode #70: Implementing Ideas from the Virtual Math Summit
Episode #72: The Distance Learning Playbook
Episode #74: Why Children Have Difficulties with their Math Facts
Episode #76: Creating Images for Subitizing
Episode #78: Looking for the CAN DOs in Math
Episode #80: The 5 Strands of Mathematical Proficiency
Episode # 82: Hands-Down Conversations
Episode #84: The Dyscalculia Toolkit
Episode #86: Why Subtraction Is So Hard
Episode #88: Virtual versus Physical Manipulatives
Episode #90: The Missing Piece to Math Fluency
Episode #92: The Power of Counting
Episode #94: Small Teacher Moves with Vicki Tilson
Episode #96: This is Only a Test
Episode #98: Fluency Sessions at the Virtual Math Summit 2021
Episode #100: Preview of Dawn Dibley & Pam Tabor and Zak Champagne’s Sessions at the 2021 Virtual Math Summit
Episode #102: Equity & Access Sessions at the 2021 Virtual Math Summit
Episode #104: Two Ways to Build Number Sense (Virtual Math Summit Preview)
Episode #106: Two of my favorite ways to engage students (Virtual Math Summit Preview)
Episode #108: Creating More Wonder, Joy & Beauty in Math
Episode #110: Responses About The Use of AND in Math
Episode #112: Types of Activities that Build Math Fluency
Episode #114: Misconceptions About Developing Fact Fluency
Episode #116: Stop Teaching Strategies
Episode #118: Making Thinking Visible
Episode #120: My Favorite Mathy Gifts for 2021
Episode #122: Teaching Division with Remainders Even in the Early Years
Episode #124: Math Problems With More Than One Answer (Part 3)
Episode #126: Powerful Moments in Math Class with Mike Flynn
Episode #128: Doing Things Differently
Episode #130: Building Our Understanding
Episode #132: The Connecting Pillar
Episode #134: Pencil or Pen?
Episode #136: Problem Solving in Math
Episode #138: More Than a Test
Episode #140: Alternatives to Math Tests
Episode #142: Nothing Lasts Forever
Episode #144: What is Computational Fluency?
Episode #146: Standard Algorithms Compared to Computational Strategies
Episode #148: Why is Understanding Fractions So Hard?
Episode #150: A Quick Math Story Problem Activity
Episode #152: Why don’t you talk about Time & Money?
Episode #154: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Helping Students Understand Multiplication
Episode #156: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Things to Think About When Doing Number Routines
Episode #158: Virtual Math Summit Preview: Preventing Teacher Burnout