Record a 3-6 minute audio summary of some math ed research, either your own or something you've read that you think is worth sharing. Send your audio file to ottensam@att.net and put Math Ed Digest in the subject line. Within your audio summary, please introduce yourself and also give credit to all co-authors of the work. To hear examples of past digest episodes, see the list of episodes and look for those marked Digest....
Apr 22, 2023•2 min•Season 2023Ep. 2303
Anne-Sophie Supply from the University of Leuven (Belgium) discusses the article, " It is probably a pattern: Does spontaneous focusing on regularities in preschool predict reasoning about randomness four years later? " published in Educational Studies in Mathematics , Volume 112. Co-authors: Wijns, Van Dooren, & Onghena Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-022-10187-9 List of episodes...
Mar 28, 2023•21 min•Season 2023Ep. 2303
Gladys Krause from William & Mary, Melissa Adams-Corral from U Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Luz Maldonado Rodríguez from Texas State discuss their article, " Developing awareness around language practices in the elementary bilingual mathematics classroom ," published by the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education , Volume 15. Article URL (free): https://jume-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/JUME/article/view/462 Gladys's professional webpage Melissa's professional website Luz's professional webpage List of e...
Mar 08, 2023•32 min•Season 2023Ep. 2302
Egan Chernoff from the University of Saskatchewan discusses the special issues of The Mathematics Enthusiast that feature reviews by math educators of books related to the popularization of mathematics. Egan also turns the tables and asks Sam some questions about the Math Ed Podcast. The Mathematics Enthusiast special issues: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol20/iss1/ Egan's Website: https://www.eganchernoff.info/ Numberphile YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@numberphile List of episod...
Feb 06, 2023•1 hr•Season 2023Ep. 2301
Julie Nurnberger-Haag discusses the article "Gameplay in perspective: Applications of a conceptual framework to analyze features of mathematics classroom games in consideration of students' experiences," published in the International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology . Co-authors: Jamie Wernet and Judy Benjamin. IJEMST article (open access): https://www.ijemst.net/index.php/ijemst/article/view/2328/345 Mathematics Game Features Framework (from the IJEMST article): htt...
Dec 24, 2022•34 min•Season 2022Ep. 2208
Chris Jett from Georgia State University discusses his book Black Male Success in Higher Education: How the Mathematical Brotherhood Empowers Collegiate Community to Thrive , from Teachers College Press. Chris's Professional Webpage Book from TCPress Episode 1911 with Chris discussing his JRME article on Black male persistence List of episodes...
Oct 19, 2022•27 min•Season 2022Ep. 2207
In honor of the life and work of Jeremy Kilpatrick, this is a rebroadcast of the episode that was originally posted October 1, 2014 . Jeremy Kilpatrick from the University of Georgia discusses his career in mathematics education, including his work on curriculum and the history of the field as well as the landmark report Adding It Up . Jeremy's Professional Website Jeremy's interview with Polya Free access to Adding It Up...
Sep 20, 2022•38 min•Season 2022Ep. 1418
Fran Arbaugh from Pennsylvania State University discusses the article, "Investigating secondary mathematics preservice teachers' instructional vision: Learning to teach through pedagogies of practice," published in the Journal of Teacher Education , Volume 72. Co-authors: Graysay, Freeburn, and Konuk. Article URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022487120965938 Fran's Professional Webpage List of episodes...
Sep 15, 2022•33 min•Season 2022Ep. 2206
Christa Jackson from Saint Louis University discusses the article, "Equity-oriented conceptual framework for K-12 STEM literacy," published in the International Journal of STEM Education , Volume 8. Co-authors: Mohr-Schroeder, Bush, Maiorca, Roberts, Yost, and Fowler Article URL (open access): https://stemeducationjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40594-021-00294-z Christa's Professional Webpage STEM for All STEM Camp Video Showcase List of episodes...
Aug 19, 2022•26 min•Season 2022Ep. 2205
Siddhi Desai, Sarah Bush, and Farshid Safi from the University of Central Florida discuss their article, " Mathematical representations in the teaching and learning of geometry: A review of the literature from the United States ," published in the Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education , Volume 25. Article URL (free): https://ejrsme.icrsme.com/article/view/20634 Siddhi's website: https://ssdesai.wordpress.com/ Sarah's website: https://ccie.ucf.edu/person/sarah-bus...
Apr 18, 2022•6 min•Season 2022Ep. 2204
Hollylynne Lee from North Carolina State University discusses articles from the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education and CHANCE about Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics. Lee, H. S., & Harrison, T. (2021). Trends in teaching Advanced Placement Statistics: Results from a National Survey. Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 29 (3), 317-327. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26939169.2021.1965509 Lee, H. S., Vaskalis, Z. T., Stokes, D. J., & Harrison, T. ...
Mar 30, 2022•21 min•Season 2022Ep. 3
Zandra de Araujo from the University of Florida and Erin Smith from the University of Southern Mississippi discuss their article, " Examining English language learners' learning needs through the lens of algebra curriculum materials ," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics (Vol. 109). Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-021-10081-w Zandra's Website Erin's Webpage List of episodes...
Feb 25, 2022•34 min•Season 2022Ep. 2
Bima Sapkota from Purdue University discusses her article, "Preservice teachers' conceptualizations of mathematical tasks," published in The Mathematics Educator . Bima on ResearchGate The Mathematics Educator journal website List of episodes...
Feb 07, 2022•23 min•Season 2022Ep. 1
Summaries from Investigations in Mathematics Learning 13 (1) (01:50) Frances K. Harper, Eryn M. Maher & Hyunyi Jung—Whiteness as a Stumbling Block in Learning to Teach Mathematics for Social Justice (09:52) Christopher C. Jett—The Qualms and Quarrels with Online Undergraduate Mathematics: The Experiences of African American Male STEM Majors (14:10) Jemimah Young & Jahneille A. Cunningham—Repositioning Black Girls in Mathematics Disposition Research: New Perspectives from QuantCrit. Summa...
Jan 14, 2022•24 min•Ep. 2112
Jane-Jane Lo from Western Michigan University discusses her career in mathematics education. Jane-Jane's professional webpage List of episodes
Dec 22, 2021•20 min•Ep. 2111
Ian Stewart from the University of Warwick discusses his book, What the Use? How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life (Basic Books). Ian's Website: https://ianstewartjoat.weebly.com/ Book URL: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/ian-stewart/whats-the-use/9781541699496/ Complete list of episodes...
Dec 16, 2021•31 min•Ep. 2110
Mandy Jansen from the University of Delaware discusses her book, Rough Draft Math: Revising to Learn (Stenhouse). Mandy's Professional Webpage and Website Book URL: https://www.stenhouse.com/content/rough-draft-math @MandyMathEd on Twitter Complete list of episodes...
Dec 07, 2021•21 min•Ep. 2109
Ronnie Karsenty from the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) discusses her article, "Implementing professional development programs for mathematics teachers at scale: What counts as success?", published in ZDM Mathematics Education (Vol. 53). Ronnie's professional webpage: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/ScienceTeaching/Karsenty/ Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11858-021-01250-5 Complete list of episodes...
Nov 30, 2021•30 min•Ep. 2108
Bill Zahner from San Diego State University discusses the article, " Examining the Recruitment, Placement, and Career Trajectories of Secondary Mathematics Teachers Prepared for High-Need Schools ," published in Teachers College Record , Volume 121. Co-authors: Chapin, Levine, He, Afonso Bill's professional webpage: https://crmse.sdsu.edu/members/zahner Article URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/016146811912100201 Noyce Scholarship Program (NSF) Teach for America List of episodes...
Nov 19, 2021•29 min•Ep. 2107
Cheng-Yao Lin from Southern Illinois University discusses the article, "Preservice teachers' understanding of decimals using standard algorithm and alternative strategies," published in the International Journal of Mathematics Teaching and Learning (Vol. 22). Co-authors: Joung & Kim. We also discuss his work on the Growing Problem Solvers department for Mathematics Teacher: Learning & Teaching PreK-12 . Cheng-Yao's professional webpage https://ehs.siu.edu/ci/faculty-staff/faculty-all/lin...
Sep 15, 2021•23 min•Ep. 2106
Originally posted August 26, 2018. Herbert "Bheki" Khuzwayo from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) discusses his chapter, "'Occupation of our minds': A metaphor to explain mathematics education in South Africa in the apartheid era," published in Numeracy as social practice (Yasukawa, Rogers, Jackson, & Street, Eds.). WARNING: This episode contains some disturbing quotes and offensive terminology from historical figures in South Africa....
Jul 24, 2021•37 min•Ep. 1814
Julie Nurnberger-Haag from Kent State University discusses her research on children's books. Her analysis of counting books has been published in Mathematical Thinking and Learning and her analysis of shape books used in teacher education has been published in the International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education . Co-authors: Anita Alexander, Sarah Powell, Rashmi Singh, Jamie Wernet Julie's professional webpage: https://www.kent.edu/ehhs/tlcs/eced/profile/julie-nurnberger-haag MTL artic...
Jul 01, 2021•31 min
Daniel Heck and Kristen Malzahn from Horizon Research, Inc., discuss their new book, co-authored with Paola Sztajn, Activating Math Talk: 11 Purposeful Techniques for Your Elementary Students (Corwin). Book URL: https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/activating-math-talk/book263223 Horizon Research Website : http://www.horizon-research.com/about-hri/staff Complete list of episodes...
Jun 15, 2021•24 min•Ep. 2104
Melania Bernabeu Martinez from Universidad de Alicante (Spain) discusses the article, " Primary school students' understanding of polygons and the relationships between polygons ," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics , Volume 106. Co-authors: Moreno and Llinares. Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-020-10012-1 Melania's university webpage Complete list of episodes...
Jun 04, 2021•20 min•Ep. 2103
Danyal Farsani from Universidad Finis Terrae discusses his article, " ¿Cómo los gestos de los maestros afectan a la atención visual de las estudiantes durante el discurso matemático? ," published in REDIMAT: Journal of Research in Mathematics Education , Volume 9. English title: How do teachers' gestures affect students' (girls') visual attention during mathematical discourse? Co-authors: Breda and Sebastià. Article URL: https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/redimat/article/view/5185 Dan...
May 22, 2021•26 min•Ep. 2102
Originally posted April 17, 2019. Luz Valoyes-Chávez from the University of Chile discusses her article, "On the making of a new mathematics teacher: Professional development, subjectivation, and resistance to change," published in Educaitonal Studies in Mathematics, Volume 100. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-018-9869-5
Apr 27, 2021•22 min
Anna Baccaglini-Frank from the University of Pisa discusses her article, " To tell a story, you need a protagonist: How dynamic interactive mediators can fulfill this role and foster explorative participation to mathematical discourse ," published open access in Educational Studies in Mathematics , Volume 106. Anna's Professional Webpage Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-020-10009-w Complete list of episodes University of Missouri PhD Program | MizzouMathEd.org...
Feb 23, 2021•37 min•Ep. 2101
Jamaal Young from Texas A&M University discusses the article, " Mathematics dispositions and the mathematics learning outcomes of Black students: How are they related? " published in Investigations in Mathematics Learning . Co-authors: Cunningham, Ortiz, Frank, Hamilton & Mitchell. Jamaal's Professional Webpage Article URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19477503.2020.1845537 Complete list of episodes...
Dec 24, 2020•20 min•Ep. 2012
Michael Weiss from the University of Michigan discusses his new book, Secondary Mathematics for Mathematicians and Educators: A View from Above , published by Routledge. Michael's professional webpage Routledge's webpage: https://www.routledge.com/Secondary-Mathematics-for-Mathematicians-and-Educators-A-View-from-Above/Weiss/p/book/9781138294677 Complete list of episodes...
Dec 21, 2020•40 min•Ep. 2011
In a break from mathematics education research, Sam Otten talks with Zandra de Araujo about his new children's picture book, Missing Letters: An Alphabet Book , published by Olympia Publishers with illustrations by Leon Thomas. www.MissingLettersBook.com Missing Letter Activity Sheets for Teachers https://missingletters687298379.wordpress.com/lessons/ Kids' Contest and Book Giveaway www.MissingLettersGame.com...
Nov 25, 2020•19 min
