Math Ed Podcast

Nick Wasserman from Teachers College discusses his article, "Mathematics and science teachers' use of and confidence in empirical reasoning: Implications for STEM teacher preparation," published in School Science and Mathematics, Volume 115 (Co-author: Dara Rossi).

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Sybilla Beckmann and Andrew Izsák from the University of Georgia discuss their article, "Two perspectives on proportional relationships: Extending complementary origins of multiplication in terms of quantities," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 46.

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• Andrew's Professional Webpage

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Bill Zahner from San Diego State University discusses his article, "The rise and run of a computational understanding of slope in a conceptually focused bilingual algebra class," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 88.

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• CRMSE Website

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Chuck Munter from the University of Pittsburgh discusses his article, "Developing Visions of High-Quality Mathematics Instruction," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 45.

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• MIST Project Website

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Sue Peters from the University of Louisville discusses her article, "Developing understanding of statistical variation: Secondary statistics teachers' perceptions and recollections of learning factors," published in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, Vol. 17.

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Annie Wilhelm from Southern Methodist University discusses her article, "Mathematics teachers' enactment of cognitively demanding tasks: Investigating links to teachers' knowledge and conceptions," from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 45.

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• Annie's Professional Webpage

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The podcast usually focuses on current research findings but I would like to deviate for a moment to share a video response to the troubling NBC News story about the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.

The NBC video clip talks about convoluted Common Core approaches to "simple" math problems and describes parents and children struggling with these problems for hours. I made a YouTube video to try to correct at least some of the misinformation (and I did draw generally on past research in mathematics education).

• http://youtu.be/dmybO35F_EI

Next week will feature a return to form with Episode 1420.

Sean Yee from the University of South Carolina and Jonathan Bostic from Bowling Green State University discuss their article, "Developing a contextualization of students' mathematical problem solving," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior.

• Sean's Professional Webpage
• Jonathan's BGSU Faculty Webpage

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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

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Keith Leatham from Brigham Young University discusses the article, "The case of the Case of Benny: Elucidating the influence of a landmark study in mathematics education," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 35. (Co-author: Tyler Winiecke)

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