Interviews with mathematics education researchers about recent studies. Hosted by Samuel Otten, University of Missouri.www.mathedpodcast.comProduced by Fibre Studios
Episode 1804: Digest 2
This digest episode features the following summaries (timecodes indicated): (02:10) Thompson, P. W., Hatfield, N. J., Yoon, H., Joshua, S., & Byerley, C. (2017). Covariational reasoning among U.S. and South Korean secondary mathematics teachers. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 48, 95–111. Summarized by Jeremy Strayer (08:28) Lobato, J., & Walters, C. D. (2017). A taxonomy of approaches to learning trajectories and progressions. In Cai, J. (Ed.), Compendium for research in mathematics education (pp. 74-101). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Summarized by Kimberly Morrow-Leong (20:10) Polly, D., Wang, C., Martin, C., Lambert, R., Pugalee, D., & Middleton, C. (2018). The influence of mathematics professional development, school-level, and teacher-level variables on primary students' mathematics achievement. Early Childhood Education Journal, 46, 31-45. Summarized by Sam Otten Complete list of episodes
Episode 1803: Zalman Usiskin
Zal Usiskin from the University of Chicago discusses his career in mathematics education. Zal's UChicago Profile UCSMP Textbook Series http://ucsmp.uchicago.edu/ We Need Another Revolution collected volume See the comments for referencesComplete list of episodes
Episode 1802: Muteb Alqahtani
Muteb Alqahtani from SUNY Cortland discusses the article, "Mediational activities in a dynamic geometry environment and teachers' specialized content knowledge," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, volume 38. (Co-author: Arthur Powell) Muteb's Department Webpage Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732312317300299 See the comments for referencesComplete list of episodes
Episode 1801: Laurie Rubel
Laurie Rubel from Brooklyn College CUNY discusses her article, "Equity-directed instructional practices: Beyond the dominant perspective," published in the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, volume 10. She also addresses the personal attacks that have resulted from this work. Article: http://ed-osprey.gsu.edu/ojs/index.php/JUME/article/view/324 Laurie's professional webpage: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/faculty/faculty_profile.jsp?faculty=441 Timeline of events: https://equitymathed.wordpress.com/2018/01/09/the-attack-on-dr-laurie-rubels-work-so-far/ #StandWithLaurieRubel See the comments for referencesComplete list of episodes
Episode 1717: Ryota Matsuura
Ryota Matsuura from St. Olaf College discusses the article, "The search for hidden structure," published in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School (Co-authors: Sword and Finkelstein). He also describes the Budapest Semester in Mathematics Education study-abroad program. Ryota's Professional Webpage BSME Website See comments for references from the episodeComplete list of episodes
Episode 1716: Digest 1
This digest episode features the following summaries (timecodes indicated): (02:14) Blazar & Pollard. (2017). Does test preparation mean low-quality instruction? Educational Researcher, 46, 420-433. Summarized by Sam Otten (08:24) Lesser, L. M., Pearl, D. K., & Weber III, J. J. (2016) Assessing Fun Items' Effectiveness in Increasing Learning of College Introductory Statistics Students: Results of a Randomized Experiment. Journal of Statistics Education, 24(2), 54-62. Summarized by Asal Aslemand (14:56) Kastberg, S. E., Tyminski, A. M., Lischka, A. E., & Sanchez, W. B. (Eds.). Building support for scholarly practices in mathematics methods. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc. Summarized by Jeremy Strayer (22:49) Louie, N. L. (2017). The Culture of Exclusion in Mathematics Education and Its Persistence in Equity-Oriented Teaching. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 48(5), 488-519. Summarized by Marty Fong (29:14) Follow-up conversation with author Nicole Louie. Interviewed by Chuck Munter Complete list of episodes
Episode 1715: Zandra de Araujo
Zandra de Araujo from the University of Missouri discusses her article, "Connections between secondary mathematics teachers' beliefs and their selection of tasks for English language learners", published in Curriculum Inquiry, Volume 47. Zandra's Professional Website See the comments for referneces mentioned during the interviewComplete list of episodes
Episode 1714: Emily Fyfe
Emily Fyfe from Indiana University discusses her article, "Assessing formal knowledge of math equivalence among algebra and pre-algebra students," published in the Journal of Educational Psychology. Emily's professional webpage See comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes
Episode 1713: Theodore Chao
Teddy Chao from Ohio State University discusses his co-authored chapter, "Experiences using clinical interviews in mathematics methods courses to empower preservice teachers: A conversation among three critical mathematics educators," from the AMTE professional book series (co-authors: ). Guest hosted by Cara Haines. Teddy's STEAM Factory page TeachMath.info See comments for references mentioned during the interviewComplete list of episodes
Episode 1712: 100th Episode!
This special episode features a look back at math ed articles and books that have inspired us. Thanks to Joel Amidon, Lynette Guzman, Chris Austin, Sheunghyun Yeo, Jeremy Strayer, Dave Coffey, and Dan Meyer for their contributions.References are in the comments on MathEdPodcast.com.If you're interested in being a podcast contributor in the future, please contact Sam at ottensa@missouri.edu.Complete list of episodes
Episode 1711: Beth Herbel-Eisenmann and Michelle Cirillo
Beth Herbel-Eisenmann from Michigan State University and Michelle Cirillo from the University of Delaware talk about their forthcoming set of professional development materials, Mathematics Discourse in Secondary Classrooms (MDISC), published by Math Solutions. Co-authors: Michael Steele, Samuel Otten, and Kate Johnson MDISC Project Page Math Solutions Product Page Complete list of episodes
Episode 1710: Matthew Inglis
Matthew Inglis from Loughborough University (UK) discusses his book, Does mathematical study develop logical thinking? Testing the Theory of Formal Discipline, published by World Scientific (with co-author Nina Attridge). Matthew's Personal Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interviewComplete list of episodes*Send in your audio submissions for the 100th episode special to ottensa AT missouri DOT edu by October 10th.
Episode 1709: Aimee Ellington
Aimee Ellington from Virginia Commonwealth University discusses the article, "Effectively coaching middle school teachers: A case for teacher and student learning," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 46. (Co-authors: Whitenack and Edwards) Aimee's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes
Episode 1708: Les Steffe
Les Steffe from the University of Georgia talks about his career in mathematics, including graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, the theory of radical constructivism, and research on students' understanding of number.Guest host: Kevin MooreSee the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes
Episode 1707: Amanda Jansen & Dawn Berk
Mandy Jansen and Dawn Berk from the University of Delaware discuss their article, "Investigating alignment between elementary mathematics teacher education and graduates' teaching of mathematics for conceptual understanding," from Harvard Educational Review. Co-author: Erin Meikle. Mandy's Professional Webpage Dawn's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Complete list of episodes