Math Ed Podcast

Dan Chazan and Lawrence Clark from the University of Maryland discuss the Special Issue in Teachers College Record (Vol. 115, No. 2) focused on African American mathematics teachers in urban contexts. Particular attention is given to Lawrence's article, "African American mathematics teachers as agents in their African American students' mathematics identity formation." (Co-authors: Badertscher, Napp) link to special issue, link to article

• Dan's Professional Website
• Lawrence's Professional Website
• Case Studies Project Website

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Rick Cangelosi from Washington State University discusses the article, "The negative sign and exponential expressions: Unveiling students' persistent errors and misconceptions," from the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 32. (Co-authors: Madrid, Cooper, Olson, Hartter) link to article

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Dana Cox from Miami University discusses the article, "Similarity in middle school mathematics: At the crossroads of geometry and number," from Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Volume 15. link to article

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• Dana's Professional Website

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Doug Grouws from the University of Missouri discusses the article, "Curriculum and implementation effects on high school students' learning from curricula representing subject-specific and integrated content organizations," from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 44. (Co-authors: Tarr, Chavez, Sears, Soria, Taylan) link to article

• Doug's Professional Website
• COSMIC Project Website

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Randy Philipp from San Diego State University discusses the Integrating Mathematics and Pedagogy (IMAP) project and various aspects of his career in mathematics education. link to IMAP resources

• Randy's Professional Website
• IMAP Project Website
• IMAP Sample Videos

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David Purpura from Purdue University discusses the article, "Informal numeracy skills: The structure and relations among numbering, relations, and arithmetic operations in preschool," from the American Journal of Educational Research, Volume 50. (Co-author: Christopher Lonigan) link to article

• David's Professional Website

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James Tarr from the University of Missouri discusses the article, "New assessments for new standards: The potential transformation of mathematics education and its research implications," from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 44. (Co-authors: Berry, Walker, Rasmussen, Hollebrands, Konold, Chval, King) link to article

• James's Professional Website
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Indigo Esmonde from the University of Toronto discusses the article, "Power in numbers: Student participation in mathematical discussions in heterogeneous spaces," from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. (Co-author: Jennifer Langer-Osuna) link to article

• Indigo's Professional Website

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Erin Turner from the University of Arizona and Higinio Dominguez from Michigan State University discuss the article, "English learners' participation in mathematical discussion: Shifting positionings and dynamic identities," from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 44. (Co-authors: Maldonado, Empson) link to article

• Erin's Professional Website
• Higinio's Professional Website
  

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Phil Vahey from SRI International discusses the article, "A cross-disciplinary approach to teaching data literacy and proportionality," from Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 81. (Co-authors: Rafanan, Patton, Swan, van 't Hooft, Kratcoski, Stanford) link to article

• Phil's Professional Website
• TWD Project Website

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Corey Webel from Montclair State University discusses the article, "High school students' goals for working together in mathematics class: Mediating the practical rationality of studenting," from Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Volume 15. link to article

• Corey's Professional Website

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Chandra Orrill from UMass-Dartmouth and the Kaput Center discusses the article, "Making sense of double number lines in professional development: Exploring teachers' understandings of proportional relationships," from the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. (Co-author: Rachael Brown) link to article

• Chandra's Professional Website
• InterMath Project Website

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Jungeun Park from the University of Delaware discusses the article, "Teaching prospective teachers about fractions: Historical and pedagogical perspectives," from Educational Studies in Mathematics. (Co-authors: Gucler, McCrory) link to article

• Jungeun's Professional Website
• ME.ET Project Website

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Mandy Jansen from the University of Delaware discusses the article, "Detecting students' experiences of discontinuities between Middle School and High School mathematics programs: Learning during boundary crossing," appearing in Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Volume 14. (Co-authors: Herbel-Eisenmann, Smith) link to article

• Mandy's Professional Website

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Beth Herbel-Eisenmann from Michigan State discusses the article, "(Developing) Teacher Discourse Moves: A Framework for Professional Development," which will appear in Mathematics Teacher Educator. (Co-authors: Steele, Cirillo) link to article

• Beth's Professional Website
• MDISC Project Website

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*Note: Sam served as a graduate assistant on the MDISC project from 2009-2012.

Ian Whitacre from Florida State discusses the article, "Happy and sad thoughts: An exploration of children's integer reasoning," appearing in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 31. (Co-authors: Bishop, Lamb, Philipp, Schappelle, Lewis) link to article

• Ian's Professional Website
• Mapping Integers Project Website

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Megan Staples from the University of Connecticut discusses the article, "Justification as a teaching and learning practice: Its (potential) multifaceted role in middle grades mathematics classrooms," appearing in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 31. (Co-authors: Bartlo, Thanheiser) link to article

• Megan's Professional Website
• JAGUAR Project Website

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Bill Zahner from Boston University discusses the article, "Mathematics Teaching Practices with Technology that Support Conceptual Understanding for Latino/a Students," appearing in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 31. (Co-authors: Velaquez, Moschkovich, Vahey, Lara-Meloy) link to article

• Bill's Professional Website
• SimCalc Project Website

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This site collects interviews with mathematics education researchers focused on their recent work published in peer-reviewed journals. Episodes are approximately 30 minutes in length and are posted several times per month. Topics range across the spectrum of research in mathematics education and tags will be used to mark various sub-topics.

Music: The Man from The Illustrated Man (Samuel Otten)

The final question in every interview is one that is inspired by Aaron Brakoniecki.