Math is Figure-Out-Able! podcast

Math is Figure-Out-Able!

Pam Harris, Kim Montague

Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what? Join them for ~15-30 minutes every Tuesday as they cast their vision for mathematics education and give actionable items to help teachers teach math that is Figure-Out-Able. See www.MathisFigureOutAble.com for more great resources!

320 Episodes

#MathStratChat - September 4, 2024
9/5/2024
5:23
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on September 4, 2024. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.Twitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationWant more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!
Ep 220: The Important Teacher Move You Are Not Doing Enough
9/3/2024
29:18
How can you intentionally build a Math is FigureOutAble culture in your classroom? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss Pam's recent month long trip to Australia and the important teacher moves she showcased in the lab lessons while she was there. Talking Points:Pam's time Down UnderWait timePrivate SignalFocus on thinking verses focus on the answerA challenge for some students: What hint could you give?Teacher engaged with students the entire timeDoes every kid need to finish the problem?Do you need more time or help?Check out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC
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#MathStratChat - August 28, 2024
8/29/2024
4:10
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 28, 2024. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.Twitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationWant more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!
Ep 219: Find the Mean, Median, Mode
8/27/2024
31:41
Statistics Problem Strings? Yes Please! In this episode Pam and Kim demonstrate a Problem String that helps students develop intuition for the meanings of mean, median, and mode.Talking Points:Names are social knowledge, but the feel for what they mean in the data is logical mathematical knowledgeExperience with data helps students develop real understanding of mean, median, mode Changing the data values and comparing how that affects the measures of central tendency deepen understandingCheck out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC
#MathStratChat - August 21, 2024
8/22/2024
8:11
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 21, 2024. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.Twitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationWant more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!
Ep 218: Finding the Mean
8/20/2024
21:48
Is statistics figureoutable? In this episode Pam and Kim explore a Problem String to build logical mathematical sense for the meaning of mean.Talking Points:What is the mean?Just in time vocabularySocial vs Logical Mathematical knowledgeUnderstanding mean/average is much more than performing an averaging procedureCheck out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC
#MathStratChat - August 14, 2024
8/15/2024
5:19
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 14, 2024. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.Twitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationWant more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!
Ep 217: Slow Reveal Graphs
8/13/2024
24:35
We were joined by Jenna Laib at our last challenge where she facilitated an amazing routine called Slow Reveal Graphs. In this episode Pam and Kim share that same Slow Reveal Graph and explain along the way why it makes for such an impactful tool to teach data analysis and interpretation for students K-12.Talking Points:Shout out to Jenna Laib for currating the Slow Reveal Graphs websiteQuestions that focus on Strategy vs AnswersHigh level of engagementNatural extensions built into the routineBuilding thinking to analyze data representations and notice critical information or bias of the creatorThe advantages to using routinesFollow along with the podcast with the Slow Reveal Graph here: https://slowrevealgraphs.com/2022/04/22/how-loud-is-too-loud-english-espanol/Check out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC
#MathStratChat - August 7, 2024
8/8/2024
5:27
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 7, 2024. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.Twitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationWant more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!
Ep 216: Assembling Great Resources With Sembl
8/6/2024
20:06
Have you ever discoverd a super task or routine online only not be able to find it again when you really need it? In this episode Pam and Kim share Sembl, a curation of free, online math resources for your classroom that are filtered for quaility and organized for ease of use. Resources ready for you to integrate into your own curriculum!Talking Points:An amazing tool for finding and organizing tasks and other math contentGreat to find new math education creatorsApp is able to organize and share in and between schoolsWe probably should mention we don't benefit monetarily from promoting tools like this, we just like them :) Check out Sembl! https://www.sembl.app/Check out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC

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