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Powerful Strategies for Teaching Middle School Math with Kathy Martin18 Jul 202300:25:44

Join us as we dive into a captivating podcast interview with Kathy Martin, founder of the Prealgebra Teachers Math Membership. Kathy shares her top takeaways from the highly anticipated Middle School Math Summit, featuring esteemed speakers Deborah Peart, Steve Buch, Kristen Damman, Ellen Levin, Brianne Beebe, and more. Get ready to kick off the school year on a strong note with practical advice and game-changing insights!
Learn an in-the-moment technique that alleviates math anxiety, discover a revolutionary approach to grading, and hear expert tips on effectively organizing and preparing teaching materials for a seamless and engaging learning journey.  Tune in to be inspired, challenged, and equipped with actionable techniques that will help you become a more effective and confident middle school math educator.

Get your free ticket to Kathy Martin's Middle School Math Summit here: https://middleschoolmathsummit.com/?affiliate=allisondillard

Get your free ticket to Allison Dillard’s Crush Math Anxiety Virtual Conference for Educators (plus other free resources) here: https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/

Easy Strategies to Help Math Students with ADHD Thrive with Dr. Hokehe Effiong31 Mar 202300:18:19

Dr. Hokehe Effiong is a certified board pediatrician, a TEDx speaker on ADHD, the mom of three awesome kids, an advocate for kids in foster care, and the CEO of Glow Pediatrics, a virtual integrative pediatric practice for students with ADHD.

In today's Allison Loves Math Podcast interview, Hokehe shares simple, practical, actionable strategies that educators and parents can use to help students with ADHD thrive in math.

Connect with Hokehe: 

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Making Math Moments in Class Everyday with Jon Orr and Kyle Pierce12 Nov 202200:29:13

Spark Curiosity. Fuel Sensemaking. Ignite Teacher Moves.

The Allison Loves Math Podcast is back! In this first interview, Jon Orr and Kyle Pierce share their framework for helping teachers to make math moments every day that promote productive struggle and build resilient learners. Their three-part framework covers (1) Sparking Curiosity, (2) Fueling Sensemaking, and (3) Igniting Teacher Moves.

Join Jon and Kyle at their free Making Math Moments Virtual Summit on November, 18-20th: https://summit.makemathmoments.com/

Find the Allison Loves Math playlists at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog, including

  • Playlist for Elementary School Teachers
  • Playlist for High School Teachers and College Professors
  • Playlist for Parents

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Child’s Math IEP with Beth Liesenfeld05 Jul 202200:20:17

“Teach your kids to ask for things when they need them.” - Beth Liesenfeld

 

Learning math can become fun and easy if we make the best of the available resources by learning to advocate and approach the appropriate school teams for an effective IEP learning experience. 

In this episode, I chat with Beth Liesenfeld, an occupational therapist and founder of The IEP Lab, an organization focused on providing insider knowledge about the IEP system and process to enable parents of children with special needs to get an effective IEP and get their child learning, all without having to constantly fight with the school district! 

Allison and Beth discuss:

  • Beth’s experiences that led to her founding the IEP Lab [1.06]
  • Beth’s Top 5 Tips for getting the most out of your math IEP

- Have limited priorities - Pick 2 things that could create the most impact [6.00]

- Consistency in communication [8.40]

- Knowing how your child learns [11.00]

- Approaching advocacy [12.30]

  • Advice for parents who are homeschooling their child [9.40]

Similar episodes you might enjoy:

Beth’s Resources

 

Allison’s Books

 

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Use Math Competitions to Challenge Your Students with Ingrid Moats07 Jun 202200:19:01

"Growth comes from challenging oneself to get out of their comfort zone and try."

When it comes to math, one of the best ways to challenge students with concepts that dig deeper into and go beyond their school curriculum is math competitions.

In today's interview, I sit down with Ingrid Moats, owner of Tampa Bay Test Prep, to learn all about the fascinating world of math competitions. Through this episode, Ingrid answers my many questions and draws attention to the role of math competitions in shaping a student's confidence in and love of math. 

Allison and Ingrid discuss: 

  • Growing up in a math environment [1.29]

  • Levelling up math skills with Mathletics - Math Competitions [3.12]

  • Math Competitions - Math Kangaroo, Math Olympiad, AMC8, Math Counts [5.08] 

  • Benefits of participating in math competitions [7.09] 

  • Creating opportunities for participating in math competitions at your school [8.45]

  • Learning from each other [16.02]

Quotes

  • I really loved detective stories and mystery stories, and so I was like if I could put clue 1 and clue 2 together maybe I could get something I have never seen before… I was the detective. 

  • Math competitions give a little bit of exposure to see a variety of math they didn’t get to see before. 

  • Light up the math brain and showcase see what they can do. Students need to know that they can struggle and succeed.

Connect with Ingrid Moats Allison’s Books

Raise your Math Grade  |  Crush Hypothesis Testing  |  Crush Math Now   |  Love Math Journal

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Help Your Students Overcome Math Learning Loss with Elly Blanco-Rowe03 May 202200:21:13
How can we help our students recover from pandemic learning loss in mathematics? As we look ahead, to our students' long-term ability to succeed in math and STEM, our task ahead as teachers is both complex and of far-reaching importance.

This is why today I invited Elly Blanco- Rowe, a senior educational consultant for Teaching Matters, to share with us tips to help our students overcome math learning loss.

As an experienced teacher with over 20 years of coaching and school leadership, Elly advocates for equitable, culturally responsive mathematics instruction for all children. She holds a Masters in Teaching from Pace University, an MBA from Ba-Ruk College and a Masters in School Building Leadership from Mercy College. She is also currently a doctoral student at Fordham University in Educational Leadership, Administration and Policy.

Elly and I chat about: 

  • Improving teacher effectiveness for student success[3.48]
  • 3 practices for teachers
    • Slowing down and going deeper while at a grade level [7.50]
    • Leveraging technology to teach students [8.26]
    • Simplifying learning by making the context relevant to the content [9.10] 
  • Tiktok as a means of instructing students [11.43]
  • How teachers can go deeper into specific topics [14.00]

Quotes

  • Simplify learning by making context relevant to the content.
  • The power that comes from knowing the vertical alignment is so intense. Knowing what is coming up next and how does the learning from this year support next year's learning is really helpful.
  • Bring technology to the classroom. Use TikTok as a means of instructing students!
Connect with Teaching Matters

LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Connect with Elly Blanco-Rowe

Instagram | LinkedIn

Allison’s Books

Raise your Math Grade  |  Crush Hypothesis Testing  |  Crush Math Now   |  Love Math Journal

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Math Is... And Other Love Math Journal Prompts05 Apr 202200:24:26

In today's episode, my co-author for the Love Math Journal, Nicole Thomson, and I dive into the first prompts from the Love Math Journal to provide advice, tips and inspiration for teachers who are introducing the Love Math Journal to their classes for the first time.

We cover tips for discussing tips, examples, and advice for the following Love Math Journal prompts:

  • How do you feel about math?
  • Why do you feel this way?
  • Math is...

If you are a teacher, math lead, principal or district leader looking for resources to help 4th-8th grade students develop growth mindsets and SEL skills, specifically for math, download a free review copy of the Love Math Journal here: https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/reviewcopy

If you're interested in purchasing the Love Math Journal for your class, school, or district, provide educators with discounts on bulk orders. For questions on discounts and purchase orders, email allison@allisonlovesmath.com.

You can listen to my other interviews with Nicole Thomson:

How to Assess Math Understanding Like a Volleyball Coach with Tom Schimmer15 Mar 202200:25:20
"Every moment of practice coaches assess their athletes. They're not grading their athletes, but they're looking at what their athletes are doing."

Today's interview is with Tom Schimmer, author of the bestselling book, Grading from the Inside Out, and an expert in assessment, grading, RTI, and educational leadership.  Through this episode, Tom draws attention to ways assessment can boost our student’s confidence and love for math, including how to assess math the way coaches assess their athletes. 

Allison and Tom discuss: 

  • How Tom’s teachers played vital roles in nurturing his love for math. [1.56]
  • What good assessment practices look like [7.00]
  • How to make room for learning from mistakes in a math class [9.14]
  • Why and how to avoid redundancy in math tests [15.44]
  • Assessment planning [20.29]
  • Tom's books on instruction and assessment [22.57]
  • Quality over counting: Situations where equal marks do not equate to equal understanding [24.34]

Quotes

  • Find a way to use evidence (outcomes of assessment) to advance learning as opposed to just judge learning.
  • ‘What’s the score during warmup?’

‘The score is 00. The game hasn't started.’ 

‘Okay. Why did you sweat in practice? Why didn't you die for a loose ball? Why didn't you do all of that? You clearly didn't get anything? Because it's to start the game, the game is 00. 

‘Well, it prepared me to play better, right? 

  • Be prepared to demonstrate math proficiency without practicing math proficiency, even though you're not harvesting anything, you're not gaining anything, you're looking at this idea that this is going to improve my math skill. 
  • Percentage system is not all it's cracked up to be when it comes to grading.
  • Every moment of practice the coaches assess their athletes, they're not grading their athletes, but they're looking at what their athletes are doing. So if we taught like we coached in the sense that we do very little quantification. We would have an assessment system or an assessment experience for our students that would be most beneficial to them reaching proficiency with the learning goals.

Links from the episode

Allison’s episode on Tom’s podcast

Connect with Tom Schimmer

  • Twitter: @TomSchimmer; @TomSchimmerPod
  • Instagram: @tomschimmerpodcast
  • Facebook: Schimmer Education
  • YouTube: Tom Schimmer Podcast
  • TikTok: @tomschimmerpodcast
Allison’s Books Connect with Allison
Teacher Self-Care Starts with Meal Planning with Marie Fiebach01 Mar 202200:19:46
The lastest covid surge has ended. This is the time to catch up on taking care of yourself. 

For one person, self-care might be vegging out and sleeping in. For another, it might be having a cocktail and a good laugh with friends. For yet another, it might be eating healthier and eliminating the stress of last-minute family meals.

Today's interview features Marie Fiebach, family dinner coach and the host of the Feed Your Family Tonight podcast. In this episode, Marie and I talk about meal planning, quick dinner recipes and so much more. 

Allison and Marie chat about:

  • Time management secrets to weeknight dinner success [3.00]
  • Eliminating stress by having backup meal plans [6.59]
  • Marie's quick dinner recipes [11.32]
  • How and when to experiment with new dinner ideas [13.31]
  • Marie’s favorite go-to breakfast recipes [17.06]

Quotes

  • Prep your meals today to be successful later in the week. 
  • Dinners do not have to be fancy. It can be a little bit boring. It is ok if you have 10 or 12 meals and you're having the same things over and over again

Free weekly meal planning sheet at feedyourfamilytonight.com/plan

Connect with Marie: - Marie's website and free meal planning guide: https://feedyourfamilytonight.com/ - Marie's podcast: https://feedyourfamilytonight.com/podcasts/ - Marie's Instagram: @feedyourfamilytonightFB: - Marie's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FeedYourFamilyTonight   Allison’s Books

Connect with Allison Dillard

Things to Consider Before You Quit Teaching with Janice Scholl15 Feb 202200:25:36
Are you thinking about taking a career break? If teaching through the pandemic has you thinking about switching careers, there is much to consider before making the jump. In today's episode, Allison interviews career coach and host of the Money, Career and Motherhood Podcast, about how to plan for a career that strikes a balance between your personal, professional, and family life. These are some highlights from the episode: 
  • What unquantifiable factors to consider before taking a career break [2:10]
  • How to find a balance in your life on your professional, personal, and family front [5.17]
  • Thinking about what you value before taking a career break [10.01]
  • Accepting there will be burnouts and learning curves in any career [11.13]
  • Investing in yourself when you are not working [18.23]
  • Squeezing opportunities from challenging times [24.19]

Check out Janice’s previous interview on Allison Loves Math Podcast

Check out Janice's Website

Allison’s Books

  • Raise your Math Grade: Get this FREE short book, which is a toughen-up math manifesto mixed with you-can-do-it enthusiasm. It is an open educational resource, meaning you can share it freely with friends, students, and colleagues. 

  • Crush Hypothesis Testing:  In Introductory Statistics, hypothesis testing is one of the most difficult topics and every teacher, textbook, YouTube video explains in a slightly different way. If it's making you frustrated, you're not alone. Learn the 5-Step Method that Makes Hypothesis Testing Easier and Understandable

  • Crush Math Now:  Order this best-selling Amazon book! It is a study guide packed with all the advice Allison has given students over the years on math mindset, study skills, and test-taking strategies.
  • Love Math Journal: Get this growth mindset journal to help 4th-8th grade students to succeed in and love math. This journal is co-authored by Allison and Nicole Thomson, who had been on Episode# 44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety.
Connect with Allison
The Key to Enhancing Student Success is... with Punam Saxena01 Feb 202200:22:08

Students need support to shine and grow.  In this episode, Punam Saxena, author of Parent Power, discusses how parent engagement at school and at home can boost a child's academic success.  

Parent Impact Coach, TEDx speaker, and host of the Edu-Me Podcast, Punam Saxena sheds light on how a student-parent-teacher team can nurture a child to become the best version of themselves. 

Allison and Punam discuss:

  • Punam's new Ted Talk [2.03]
  • How a student’s a socio-emotional environment impacts their academic performance [4.11]
  • How teachers can engage reluctant parents [8.37]
  • Being a better parent [19.00]

Check out Punam’s previous interview on Allison Loves Math Podcast: https://allisonlovesmath.mykajabi.com/blog/PunamSaxena

Connect with Punam Saxena

Punam's TedTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrY3dM-AvOg

Punam's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Parent-Power-Navigate-School-Beyond/dp/1736640208

Punam's Website: https://www.edu-me.net/

Allison's Books

  • Raise your Math Grade: Get this FREE short book, which is a toughen-up math manifesto mixed with you-can-do-it enthusiasm. It is an open educational resource, meaning you can share it freely with friends, students, and colleagues. 
  • Crush Math Now:  Order this best-selling Amazon book! It is a study guide packed with all the advice Allison has given students over the years on math mindset, study skills, and test-taking strategies.
  • Love Math Journal: Get this growth mindset journal to help 4th-8th grade students to succeed in and love math. This journal is co-authored by Allison and Nicole Thomson, who had been on Episode# 44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety.

Connect with Allison

Self-Advocacy Advice for Underrepresented Math Students with Shanise Walker18 Jan 202200:26:39

"Do you want to be great or do you want to be comfortable?"

Advocate for your needs. Be proactive. Build a support system. Take risks. Push yourself to do great things. In today's interview, Shanise Walker, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, shares inspiring and practical advice for math students about how to advocate for themselves and set themselves up for success in math.

Shanise is a first-generation college student, who earned B.S. in Mathematics from UGA and Ph.D. in Mathematics from Iowa State University.  Her research interests lie in extremal combinatorics and graph theory and she is active in service to the mathematical profession related to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). 

Allison and Shanise discuss:

  • How Shanise fell in love with Math [3.15]
  • Being proactive and having a plan [5.54]
  • Shanise talks about her blog in the American Mathematical Society [10.18]
  • Having a spectrum of support system [16.20]
  • If you are doing Math Majors, take up English courses[21.55]

 

Check out Shanise’s blog: https://blogs.ams.org/livingproof/2021/09/14/how-challenging-experiences-led-me-to-pursue-a-phd-in-mathematics-by-shanise-walker/

Connect with Shanise: walkersg@uwec.edu

 

Connect with Allison

Allison’s Books

  • Raise your Math Grade: Get this FREE short book, which is a toughen-up math manifesto mixed with you-can-do-it enthusiasm. It is an open educational resource, meaning you can share it freely with friends, students, and colleagues. 
  • Crush Math Now:  Order this best-selling Amazon book! It is a study guide packed with all the advice Allison has given students over the years on math mindset, study skills, and test-taking strategies.
  • Love Math Journal: Get this growth mindset journal to help 4th-8th grade students to succeed in and love math. This journal is co-authored by Allison and Nicole Thomson, who had been on Episode# 44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math
Helping Students to Discover a Reason to Love Math Again with Professor Prime31 Mar 202300:21:37

A wildly inspiring YouTube creator, Professor Prime passionately shares how to teach your students that math is in everything. He also discusses healthy work boundaries, having empathy for students who struggle with math,  and thinking of students who don’t like math as students who are looking for a reason to love math.

A math educator on a mission to build a world that sees math everywhere, Professor Prime has 2000+ YouTube videos on everything from his experience teaching math to math and Epic Games, math and Star Wars, math and Pokemon, and math and art.

Teacher Resource!! Professor Prime's playlists Math is Awesome! Here’s Why! (49 videos) and Everything is Super Mathematical!!!! (32 videos) contain quick videos under 1 minute that are perfect to play at the start of your math class.

Connect with Allison:

Connect with Professor Prime: 

  • Email: professorprime8787@gmail.com
How To Write A Math Book (Part 2) with Allison Dillard and Jennifer Flenner04 Jan 202200:21:41

Remember - A published book is better than no book. 

Part 2 is here! In this episode, Jennifer Flenner, the co-author of my new book Crush Hypothesis Testing, is interviewing me on how you, as a teacher, can spread your love of math by writing books that will inspire kids, parents, and teachers beyond your classroom and school.  

Allison and Jennifer discuss:

  • Recap [2.57]
  • Proofing the book [3.20]
  • Publishing the book [4.57]
  • Motivation to write the book [7.58]
  • Pitfalls to avoid [11.14]
  • Equations and diagrams for your books [13.29]

Check out Jennifer's episode: Tips for Teaching Introductory Statistic: https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog/JenniferFlenner

Check out Allison's Books:

  • Raise your Math Grade: Get this FREE short book, which is a toughen-up math manifesto mixed with you-can-do-it enthusiasm. It is an open educational resource, meaning you can share it freely with friends, students, and colleagues. 
  • Crush Math Now:  Order this best-selling Amazon book! It is a study guide packed with all the advice Allison has given students over the years on math mindset, study skills, and test-taking strategies.
  • Love Math Journal: Get this growth mindset journal to help 4th-8th grade students to succeed in and love math. This journal is co-authored by Allison and Nicole Thomson, who had been on Episode# 44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety.
  • Crush Hypothesis Testing: The five-step method to make hypothesis testing easier and understandable. I wrote this book with Math Professor Jennifer Flenner and you can read the first two chapters of Crush Hypothesis Testing for free at www.allisonlovesmath.com/free.

Connect with Allison

 

How To Write A Math Book (Part 1) with Allison Dillard and Jennifer Flenner28 Dec 202100:25:18

Today’s episode is an exciting one! Jennifer Flenner, the co-author of my new book Crush Hypothesis Testing, is interviewing me on how you, as a teacher, can spread your love of math by writing books that will inspire kids, parents, and teachers beyond your classroom and school.  

Allison and Jennifer discuss:

  • What made Allison start writing math books [4.20]
  • Building a community of math enthusiasts [6.13]
  • Why should you as a teacher write math books? [7.09]
  • The creation of the Love Math Journal [8.17]
  • How to get started and write your book  [11.20]
  • Advice for getting your book idea or concept just right [16.17]

Check out Jennifer's episode: Tips for Teaching Introductory Statistic: https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog/JenniferFlenner

Check out Allison's Books:

  • Raise your Math Grade: Get this FREE short book, which is a toughen-up math manifesto mixed with you-can-do-it enthusiasm. It is an open educational resource, meaning you can share it freely with friends, students, and colleagues. 
  • Crush Math Now:  Order this best-selling Amazon book! It is a study guide packed with all the advice Allison has given students over the years on math mindset, study skills, and test-taking strategies.
  • Love Math Journal: Get this growth mindset journal to help 4th-8th grade students to succeed in and love math. This journal is co-authored by Allison and Nicole Thomson, who had been on Episode# 44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety.
  • Crush Hypothesis Testing: The five-step method to make hypothesis testing easier and understandable. I wrote this book with Math Professor Jennifer Flenner and you can read the first two chapters of Crush Hypothesis Testing for free at www.allisonlovesmath.com/free.

Connect with Allison

Reinventing Assessment will Improve Learning With Melissa Dean21 Dec 202100:30:38

Melissa Dean is back on Allison Loves Math Podcast!

Blogger at Dean of Math, middle school math teacher, and author of the upcoming book, ‘Unschool,’ Melissa Dean is back sharing new ways to disrupt math class. Melissa’s first interview in Season 1 explored ways to Radically Reimagine Your Math Class and today she’s here to explore how to radically reimagine how we assess and evaluate math learning.

Allison and Melissa discuss:

  • The story and purpose behind Melissa’s new book, Unschool [6.47] 
  • The importance of assessing math learning the correct way [7.25]
  • Ideas to start changing your assessment and evaluation style [9.35]
  • Why and how to emphasize providing feedback in assessment [15.55]
  • Melissa’s big ah-ha moment with her students [17.42]
  • The changing role of math teachers education [23.58]

Resources 

Connect with Melissa Dean

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Math is Beautiful, Awesome, and Everywhere with Prof. Prime14 Dec 202100:30:46

Math is all around us. From video games to sports to groceries to travel, everything around us has its foundations in math. 

This week’s interview features Professor Prime, host of the wildly inspiring YouTube channel Math Time with Professor Prime. A math educator on a mission to build a world that loves math, Prof. Prime shares how you, as an educator, can spread the love of math by helping students to see how math is beautiful, awesome, and in everything.

Allison and Prof. Prime discuss:

  • What got Prof. Prime to share his love for math [1.49]
  • Approaching sports and video games with math in mind [6.15]
  • Math Time with Professor Prime videos that connect math to real-life [12:45]
  • What drives Prof. Prime to create math content on youtube[18.40]
  • How educators can connect and inspire students to love math [22.33]

Connect with Professor Prime:

Allison's Favorite Professor Prime YouTube Videos:

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Using Math Infused Stories to Teach Elementary School Math With Lynda Brennan07 Dec 202100:22:18

What is the best way to feed veggies to kids?  Wrap them up with their favorite food and then watch them enjoy it. 

Similarly, what is the best way to teach math to kids? Wrap it up in a story and watch the learning unfold. 

Today’s episode is an exciting one! I interview educator, math storyteller and author, Lynda Brennan. Lynda is the founder of the Math MileMarkers® series, creator of the "Make 10" Games produced by Nasco, and a 2020 New York State Finalist for the Presidential Award in Mathematics. An elementary teacher with over 20 years experience, currently working as an elementary math specialist in a Title 1 NYS public school, Lynda shares books and ideas that will help your students and kids to love and learn math through relevant, interesting, math-infused stories.

Allison and Lynda discuss:

  • Jayla The Number Navigator and using stories to strengthen student understanding of number line [2.50] 
  • What math infused stories are and how they can help elementary school students to learn and love math [6.50]
  • On My Way To Grandma’s House and the long-term benefits of using stories to teach rounding numbers [8.50]
  • Louie Lucky Looker and using stories to teach both division skills and problem-solving [15.55]


Connect with Lynda Brennan

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How to Create an Optimal Learning Environment for Students with Estie Alessandrini30 Nov 202100:26:14

Distraction is a major obstacle to studying efficiently.

From the buzzing of phone notifications to the smell of good food in the kitchen, having your mind stick to a task can be a challenge when so much is happening around us. 

In this episode, I chat with physician and medical researcher, Estie Alessandrini, about seven factors that help create an optimal environment to boost productivity and stay focused.  As a brain health expert, Estie shares her work on knowledge growth and how to effectively regulate this progression using brain-based strategies. She has created The CLEVER Learning Method with a goal to empower as many children as possible with the super skill of knowing how to learn best.

Allison and Estie discuss:

  • How learning is not about getting the right answer. It is about the journey to the answer [1.26]
  • What a clever learning environment is [4:20]
  • Being able to connect the dots before getting started with a new concept [5.35]
  • The importance of creating an optimal environment for the brain to function [11.00]
  • Seven factors to create a clever learning environment [12.12]
  • What a Brain Break is [12.55]
  • How the learning space affects your learning [16.24]
  • How being hydrated affects the mind [22.02]

Estie's Resources

Connect with Allison Dillard

Allison's Math Books

  • Raise your Math Grade: Get this FREE short book, which is a toughen-up math manifesto mixed with you-can-do-it enthusiasm. It is an open educational resource, meaning you can share it freely with friends, students, and colleagues. 
  • Crush Math Now:  Order this best-selling Amazon book! It is a study guide packed with all the advice Allison has given students over the years on math mindset, study skills, and test-taking strategies.
  • Love Math Journal: Get this growth mindset journal to help 4th-8th grade students to succeed in and love math. This journal is co-authored by Allison and Nicole Thomson, who had been on Episode# 44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety.

 

Imagine a World Where Kim Kardashian Loves Math with Vanessa Vakharia23 Nov 202100:27:46

Can media subtly alter the way you perceive something?

Internet and technology have made the world a global village. With constant access to media and the fast pace of changing trends, subtle impressions of the way women are represented in math and STEM are still impacting our students' views of math. 

This episode features The Math Guru, Vanessa Vakharia. The author of Math Hacks, Vanessa appears regularly on national television and news outlets as an expert in math education and speaks globally at conferences about re-inventing media representations of women in STEM. Her goal is to totally change math culture so that STEM is finally as cool and accessible as every single Taylor Swift song. 

Tune in to this jazzy conversation with Vanessa, where we discuss inappropriate representations of math in the media and how you, as a teacher, can help students grow beyond that.

Allison and Vanessa discuss:

  • The influence of media on young minds [2.15]
  • Inappropriate representations of math in media [3.35]
  • How mainstream fashion brands are influencing mindset for math in kids [11.15]
  • How can you, as a teacher, can counter these negative representations of math [12.56] 
  • How Vanessa became the Lady Gaga of Math despite failing in math twice [19.36]

Math-In-The-Media Assignment for students: 

  • Perform a character sketch of a character from a movie or TV series who is good at math. Write about the interests and background of the character, along with the plot of the story. Have the students present their findings and discuss how the characters who love math were portrayed. Bonus question: If you could rewrite these movies or change the character, what changes would you make?
  • Show a math movie and discuss how it portrays math.

Connect with Vanessa Vakharia a.k.a The Math Guru 

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Book Resources

  • Love Math Journal: Get this growth mindset journal to help 4th-8th grade students to succeed in and love math. This journal is co-authored by Allison and Nicole Thomson, who had been on Episode# 44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety.
  • Raise your Math Grade: Get this FREE short book, which is a toughen-up math manifesto mixed with you-can-do-it enthusiasm. It is an open educational resource, meaning you can share it freely with friends, students, and colleagues. 
  • Crush Math Now:  Order this best-selling Amazon book! It is a study guide packed with all the advice Allison has given students over the years on math mindset, study skills, and test-taking strategies.
How to be a Better Parent in Stressful Times with Trish Wilkinson16 Nov 202100:22:39

Our kids are growing every passing day and it’s our job as parents to teach them the skills and values they will need to thrive in the world. It’s easier said than done though.

Raising kids to be amazing adults requires patience and perseverance, especially when dealing with children gets challenging. Tune in to this insightful conversation with Trish Wilkinson, co-author of Brain Stages: How to Raise Smart, Confident Kids and Have Fun Doing It. She is the founder of Brain Stages Parenting, a parent coach, a veteran teacher, and a mom of two. In this episode, Trish shares how you can be a better parent when dealing with kids gets harder. 

Allison and Trish discuss:

  • What inspired Trish to create the Brain Stages framework [5.55]
  • How our body signals us before we stress out [7.50]
  • The steps we need to take before responding to challenging situations [9.11]
  • How this procedure can help students relieve their math anxiety [10.39]
  • Dealing with kids when they are don’t communicate with you [12.30]
  • How to make screen time healthy for kids with Trish’s Healthy Screen Time mini-course [18.06] (coupon code in the show notes)

Resources

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Book Resources 

  1. Raise your Math Grade: Get this FREE short book, which is a toughen-up math manifesto mixed with you-can-do-it enthusiasm. It is an open educational resource, meaning you can share it freely with friends, students, and colleagues. 
  2. Crush Math Now:  Order this best-selling Amazon book! It is a study guide packed with all the advice Allison has given students over the years on math mindset, study skills, and test-taking strategies.
  3. Love Math Journal: Get this growth mindset journal to help 4th-8th grade students to succeed in and love math. This journal is co-authored by Allison and Nicole Thomson, who had been on Episode# 44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety.
Playing Math Games With Your Child with Mark Hendrickson09 Nov 202100:24:44

Forget worksheets. Let’s make learning math fun!

Tune in to this fun conversation with Mark Hendrickson, product developer of the newly released Beast Academy Playground, a free and growing collection of tabletop math games and activities for kids. Mark and I have a fun discussion about how math, if you forgo the structure of workbooks and formal lessons, can simply be a great way to have fun with our kids. 

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How to Spark Up Conversations that Boost Your Child’s Comfort with Math02 Nov 202100:27:56

How do you help your child see math in everyday things? 

Math is everywhere. From the tick of your clock to the speed of your car, from the size of clothing to the measurements of your favorite cupcake recipe, math is everywhere. 

Tune in to this interview with Alice Aspinall, author of many children’s books, including Everyone Can Learn Math. A high school math teacher and a mom of two young kids, Alice has become a strong advocate of teaching a growth mindset. She continually looks for ways to build young people’s confidence in math and to make math fun, challenging, and friendly. Alice believes everyone can learn math and she is on a mission to prove it.

Alice and Allison discuss:

  • Alice’s story behind her children’s books and love of math [1.02]
  • How parents can have math conversations with their kids [5.55]
  • Alice’s experience, as a parent and as a teacher, with the Love Math Journal [8.24]
  • How parents bad-mouthing math can hinder their child’s math experiences [9.44]
  • How to make your kids see math in their lives and surroundings [11.33]
  • Why sympathizing with your kid’s dislike of math is NOT the solution! [16.38]

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Building Math Minds with Christina Tondevold21 Feb 202300:18:59

"The way you learn isn’t the way everyone learns." - Christina Tondevold

Today, Allison interviews Christina Tondevold from the Build Math Minds Virtual Summit, a free virtual summit from February 25th - March 6th with an incredible lineup of speakers including Jennifer-Bay Williams, Peter Liljedahl, Pam Harris, and more!

You can grab your free ticket to the summit here: https://virtualmathsummit.com/

Christina gives us a sneak peek at her top takeaways from the following sessions:

  • Peter Liljedahl: Building Thinking Classrooms

  • Pam Harris: Division that Doesn't Make Students Cry

  • Angela Watson: Fewer Things, Better: Making Time for What Matters Most

  • Rebecca Lorde: Understanding Dyscalculia and the Science of Math

  • Jen Hunt: Leveraging Brain-Body Connection as Math Intervention for Primary Students

Pam Harris, is a speaker at the summit, was already on the Allison Loves Math Podcast! You can listen to her interview here: https://allisonlovesmath.mykajabi.com/blog/PamHarris

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Bring Your Statistics Class to Life with Community-Engaged Learning with Jana Asher and Jeffrey Musyt26 Oct 202100:29:34

Is it possible to help our math students become better citizens, while teaching them statistics?

Tune in to today’s episode with Jana Asher & Jeffrey Musyt, assistant professors at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of Slippery Rock University. Through the Office of Community Engaged Learning at Slippery Rock University, Jana & Jeffrey have been using ‘community-engagement' projects to level up how they teach Statistics and will share how you can do the same in your classroom!

The key topics discussed in this episode include:

  • How to use statistics as a tool for becoming a good citizen [6.06]
  • How to foster relationships with community partners in your school [12.32]
  • Know what to do (and not to do) when creating a community-engaged project [18.00]
  • Jana shares the importance of having a backup dataset plan [19.45]
  • Even as a teacher, it is OKAY to make mistakes [22.44]

Connect with Jana Asher & Jeffrey Musyt

Connect with Allison Dillard

  • Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59
  • Website: https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/
  • Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/allisonlovesmath
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllisonLovesMath
  • Twitter : https://twitter.com/AllisonLuvsMath

Get the first 2 Chapters of Allison's upcoming book, Crush Hypothesis Testing, for free at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/free

How to Boost Your Daughter’s Math Confidence with Brittany Rhodes19 Oct 202100:35:54

Does your daughter feel anxious when it comes to dealing with math? If yes, this episode is for you!

Welcome to the very first episode of Season 2 of the Allison Loves Math Podcast. In this episode, I interview the founder of Black Girl MATHgic, Brittany Rhodes. Black Girl MATHgic is the world’s first and only subscription box dedicated to increasing math confidence and decreasing math anxiety in 3rd-8th grade girls. Brittany shares three things you can do to lessen your child’s math phobia and set your child up for success with math and STEM. 

 

Brittany and Allison discuss:

  • What keeps Brittany driven to help students with their math struggles [2:58]
  • Cool features from the Black Girl MATHgic box [5.42]
  • A solution to the bias one might face while dealing with math [10.20]
  • How Brittany dealt with the bias she faced from her science teacher while she was in seventh grade [11.29]
  • Homework that up-levels math skills [17.09]
  • How to develop confidence in learning math [18.52]
  • How repeating math affirmations can help you reach your goals [25.20]

Connect with Black Girl Mathgic

Connect with Allison Dillard

  • Website: https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/
  • Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/allisonlovesmath
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllisonLovesMath
  • Twitter : https://twitter.com/AllisonLuvsMath

Get a FREE copy of Raise your Math Grade at https://allisonlovesmath.mykajabi.com/booksbyallison

 

Rest, Recharge and Don't Do Math Over the Summer29 Jun 202100:28:31
In this special 50th episode & Season 1 finale of the Allison Loves Math Podcast, I talk with Marie Fiebach of the Feed Your Family Tonight Podcast, Janice Scholl of the Money, Career & Motherhood Podcast, and Jeanann Khalife of the Divorced Demystified Podcast about how and why to rest, recharge and not do math over the summer.   In today's episode: - We talk about taking the summer to rest, have fun, and live the life that you want your kids to grow up to have. - Marie shares how to approach meals for the family over the summer (Spoiler: Cut yourself some slack!) - Janice shares tips to juggle the tug-of-war of work-life balance during the summer. - Jeanann shares why planning fun for the adults, not just the kids, is super important.   Marie: Get Marie's Weekly Meal Plan Sheet at: https://feedyourfamilytonight.com/math Janice: Schedule a free career break strategy session with Janice at: https://moneycareermotherhood.com/ Jeanann: Sign up for a free consultation with Jeanann at: https://www.altdivorcesolutions.com/about-us/jeanann-khalife/
A Standards-Based Approach to Social-Emotional Learning22 Jun 202100:28:08
Today, I interview Greg Mullen, a CA credentialed K-8 teacher, host of the Exploring the Core Podcast, and author of Creating a Self-Directed Learning Environment about how to teach both social-emotional learning skills and standards to our math students.   Greg covers: - What standards are at their core and why they are important - What social-emotional learning skills are and how they bolster student success in math - The nuanced difference between teaching students math and teaching them how to learn math - Practical tips to embed social-emotional learning into your math class to make for a more empowering learning experience   You can listen to Allison's interview on Greg's podcast, Exploring the Core, at https://exploring-the-core-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/s2e5   You can learn more about Greg at www.exploringthecore.com.    You can learn more about Allison at www.allisonlovesmath.com.  

 

How to Help Kids Get Unstuck in Math with Nicole Santamaria15 Jun 202100:30:56

This week, I interviewed Nicole Santamaria, a bilingual occupational therapist and founder of OT for Real Life, about why some kids get stuck in math and how we can help them get unstuck.

Nicole shares:

  • What occupational therapists do and how they can support students struggling in math

  • Teaching strategies to help your students who struggle with task analysis and executive functioning skills

  • Tweaks to instruction that can help math students who struggle with taking notes and showing their work

  • Ways to introduce, break down and help students with math word problems

Find out more about Nicole at

https://www.miamihandwriting.net/podcast.

Get podcast updates and Allison’s FREE resources to Inspire Your Students to Love Math at www.allisonlovesmath.com

 

The Importance of Statistics08 Jun 202100:04:55

In today’s podcast, I'm experimenting with a new type of episode format! There's no guest and it's going to be a short and quick episode geared towards Statistics students. If you’re a Statistics teacher, I encourage you to share this podcast episode or YouTube video with your class. It even comes with a quick assignment at the end: Answer the question, “Why is Statistics important for you?”

In this short episode for students, I discuss:

  • Why you should never take a class or spend time on things that are not important or meaningful.

  • How Statistics is relevant to our everyday lives and a crucial component to understanding the world.

  • The ways Statistics will prepare you for and impact your career, even if it’s a career that’s not STEM-related.

  • Why it’s important to take classes, like Statistics, that are challenging and confusing.

You can find out more about my upcoming book, Crush Hypothesis Testing, at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/

How to Help 5th, 6th and 7th Graders Develop a Growth Mindset about Math with Kabo Sekoele01 Jun 202100:28:17

Today, I talk with Kabo Sekoele, an online math tutor from South Africa and former civil engineering student, about how parents can help their 5th-7th grade kids strengthen their skills in and mindset about math.

Kabo shares:

  • What growth mindset is and why it’s crucial to student success in math
  • Her own experience with math anxiety as a child and #1 thing that helped her overcome it
  • Why developing a growth mindset around math is crucial to raising good, resilient kids
  • Tips for parents to help their kids develop a growth mindset

You can get Allison's free ebook, Raise Your Math Grade, at www.allisonlovesmath.com/freebook

You can schedule a free consultation with Kabo at http://kabothemathtutor.com/

You can watch Kabo's videos on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6padPyfvQZwyKOPpJc7Tw.

The Love Math Journal with Nicole Thomson25 May 202100:30:02

In today’s interview, my co-author Nicole Thomson and I talk about a new growth mindset resource we’ve created for 4th-8th graders called the Love Math Journal. It was inspired by my original interview with Nicole, #44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety.

You can get it today on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Math-Journal-Affirmations-Reflections-ebook/dp/B095J36SPN

For Nicole's Canadian friends, you can also get it on Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/195072008X 

Nicole is a former elementary school teacher, founder of The Fulfill Classroom, and author of The Little Things. Nicole and I discuss:

  • How our first podcast interview evolved into a unique joint project, combining my work in math and mindset with Nicole’s work with gratitude and happiness.

  • The many reasons why it’s important for students to love math and how we as teachers and parents can help students to value math and enjoy learning it.

  • What growth mindset and fixed mindsets are and how they affect a student’s ability to succeed in math

  • What gratitude and affirmations are, how they help students strengthen social and emotional skills, and how to consistently integrate this into how we teach math.

  • How the Love Math Journal is a quick and easy resource for teachers, who want to help their students develop growth mindsets, think more deeply about how they approach math, and, ultimately, love math.

You can get Allison and Nicole’s Love Math Journal at Amazon.com!

Using Gratitude Prompts to Alleviate Math Anxiety with Nicole Thomson18 May 202100:28:45

This week, I interview Nicole Thomson, former elementary school teacher and founder of The Fulfilled Classroom, about using gratitude to rediscover our joy of teaching, while simultaneously helping our students to overcome their math anxiety.

Following the interview, Nicole and I decided to join forces to create the Love Math Journal, a growth mindset resource for 4th-8th graders with 200+ quick prompts, affirmations, and reflections. It will be available on Amazon starting May 23rd!

In this interview, Nicole shares:

  • How to create a fulfilled classroom, even if your class is filled with math-anxious students
  • The many benefits of gratitude and how to incorporate it into your math class
  • How Allison’s similar out-of-the-box experiments with meditation and visualization have helped her remedial math students (see Allison’s experiment in the Miracle Morning for Teacher’s book by Hal Elrod and Honoree Corder)
  • What to do if you’re nervous or hesitant about experimenting with gratitude in your math class

Get Nicole’s free eBook "Implementing Gratitude in the Classroom" at https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5fa9a12b6996343ac57ae7f3.


Get Allison’s FREE resources to inspire your students to love math at www.allisonlovesmath.com.

Helping Women in Math and STEM Overcome Imposter Syndrome with Bia and Zoey11 May 202100:26:04

Today, I have a super fun talk with Zoey and Bia, co-hosts of the How to Rob a Bank Podcast, about how we can help girls and women in STEM and math to overcome imposter syndrome.

Bia and Zoey discuss:

  • What imposter syndrome is and how it can affect one’s success in math and STEM

  • The time-consuming pitfalls of being a perfectionist and ways to fight perfectionist tendencies

  • How playing the part of a “natural genius” at math can cause insecurities and stress when you finally hit work that challenges you

  • Why it’s better to build a support system than to try to succeed in math and STEM all on our own

Listen to Bia and Zoey’s podcast, How to Rob a Bank, at http://www.how2robabank.com/.

Get Allison's free math resources at www.allisonlovesmath.com.

Math is FigureOutAble with Pam Harris25 Jan 202300:23:14

As a young student and far too long as a young teacher, I actually bought into the myth that math was rote memorizable… I now have a different bent.  - Pam Harris

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Today, Allison interviews Pam Harris, the author of Building Powerful Numeracy and host of the Math is FigurOutAble Podcast. A former secondary mathematics teacher, Pam is a K-12 mathematics education consultant, a T3 (Teachers Teaching with Technology) National Instructor, and a nationally known speaker. 

Pam discusses:

  • What is means for math to be “FigureOutAble”
  • How algorithms do (and do not) play a role in math classrooms
  • How to deal with pushback from teachers to cling to teaching algorithms first
  • A fun routine for teaching numeracy with ten partners and hundred partners

 

Connect with Pam:

 

  • Instagram - @pamharris_math

 

Find the Allison Loves Math playlists at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog, including

  • Playlist for Elementary School Teachers
  • Playlist for High School Teachers and College Professors
  • Playlist for Parents

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Making Algebra Friendly with Gabriel Rojas04 May 202100:28:19

In today’s interview, I talk with Gabriel Rojas, college professor, author of the Algebra User Manual, and recipient of the ASCE New Faces of Engineering Award, about how learning math is similar to learning a new language.

Gabriel and I discuss:

  • Different stages of mastery of a subject, whether it’s learning math or a language

  • The importance of practice and strong foundations in building new skills

  • The many ways Gabriel made the Algebra User Manual friendly and meaningful

  • Why math is important, a concept important to building student motivation

  • How to help students NOT be intimidated by the difference of squares

You can follow Gabriel on Instagram at @MathUserManual and find his book on Amazon!

 

Five Simple Tips to Help Students Develop a Math-Positive Mindset25 Apr 202100:28:08

Today, I interview Dr. Carrie Cutler, a clinical assistant professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at the University of Houston and the author of Math-Positive Mindsets, about 5 strategies teachers and parents can use to help students approach math in a positive way.

 

Carrie covers:

  • The importance of understanding and reinforcing the idea that everyone is a “math person”

  • The ways in which kids pick up their math positive (or negative) behaviors and beliefs from their parents and teachers

  • How embracing productive struggle, rather than  will help students persevere in math and challenges

  • The brain research behind fixed and growth mindsets

  • How to prevent your personal math anxiety from causing math anxiety in the students and kids in your life

You can learn more about Carrie here: https://www.carriecutler.com

Advice for First-Generation College Students Who Want to Major in Math with Eduardo Godinez18 Apr 202100:25:55

 

In today’s interview, I talk with Eduardo Godinez, a first generation college student graduating with a B.S. in Mathematics from UCI this spring, about his advice for other first generation college students who want to major in math.

 

Eduardo discusses:

  • How to build your own support system and why it’s especially important for first-generation college students to do so
  • The urge to compare yourself to others, how it can hurt you and how to fight against it
  • Why expecting to never make mistakes is unrealistic (and why embracing and learning from failures is the key to success)
  • Keeping a lookout for the area of mathematics you’re most passionate about (and then following your passion)

 

How to be an Adult with Julie Lythcott Haims11 Apr 202100:27:48
In today's interview, I am honored to talk with NYT Bestselling author and former Stanford Dean, Julie Lythcott Haims about how to be and raise an adult.  

Julie Lythcott Haims is the author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult and the award winning memoir Real American, which illustrates her experience as a Black and biracial person in white spaces. Julie holds a BA from Stanford and a JD from Harvard. Her third book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, was just released on April 6 2021!


In this interview, Julie discusses:

  • The ways math can be problematic or empowering

  • What it means to be an adult and why some struggle with this

  • Advice for parents on how to raise successful kids (without overparenting)

  • Inspiring stories from her new book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult 


You can order Your Turn here: https://bookshop.org/books/your-turn-how-to-be-an-adult/9781250137777

Helping Your Young Kids to Love Math with Teena Carroll and Susan Tarabulsi04 Apr 202100:22:04
Today, Teena Carroll  & Susan Tarabulsi, two math-loving moms of young kids, share different ideas about getting our young kids to enjoy math!   Teena Carroll is a math professor at  Emory & Henry College with a PhD from Georgia Tech. Susan Tarabulsi is a math major at George Mason University. Both are having a blast finding different ways to spark their kids' curiosity about math, learning, and challenges.   We talked about: - Different visuals to leave around the house to spark their curiosity - The benefits and fun of origami, building blocks, bedtime stories and math puzzles - Random mathy things math teachers do to keep their kids entertained while grading - Underlying reasons why your child might not like math and what you can do about it   Submit your math haiku's at https://mathhaikuproject.com/   Get your FREE Inspire Your Child to Love Math Quick Start Guide at www.allisonlovesmath.com/bonus  

 

How to Find an Awesome Math Tutor for Your Child with Audrey Codner-Gibson28 Mar 202100:28:38
This week, I have a fun talk with Audrey Codner-Gibson, a positive, confidence-building, super-effective Algebra tutor, about what to look for (and look out for) when finding a math tutor for your child. Spoiler: A great math tutor does waaaay more than explain math concepts.   Audrey has also taught Secondary Mathematics for 19 years in Baltimore, Maryland. She was a Professional Basketball player in Europe, a Big Five Hall of Fame inductee, and is the co-author of the upcoming book, Athlete to Entrepreneur.   Audrey and I share:  - Why tutoring is awesome and can make a huge difference in your child's grades and attitude towards math - What qualities to look for when hiring a math tutor (and what to watch out for) - Why some students have severe aversions to tutoring and math (and what we did as tutors in these scenarios) - Frequently overlooked reasons why Algebra is so confusing for some students - The difference between having a growth versus fixed mindset about math   Book a free 15-minute consultation with Audrey at https://solo.to/audreycodnergibson.   Get Allison's Inspire Your Child to Love Math Quickstart Guide at www.allisonlovesmath.com.  
How to Make Statistics Exciting with Jim Frost21 Mar 202100:23:49
Today, I talk with Jim Frost, best-selling Statistics author and the wildly popular blogger at statisticsbyjim.com, about how to make Statistics engaging, exciting, and more relatable for students.

We discuss:

  • How statistics research differs from how math is taught in the classroom 
  • The importance of teaching why students need statistics and why specific rules apply 
  • The chaotic nature of making sense of data in real life 
  • The benefits of teaching Statistics without an emphasis on equations 
  • How Jim's book and blog can help teachers inspire their students to love math

You can check out Jim's blog and books at https://statisticsbyjim.com/

How a Liberal Arts Degree Will Help You In Math and Research with Catherine Roberts14 Mar 202100:28:27

This week, I interview Catherine Roberts, Executive Director of The American Mathematical Society and Math Professor at College of the Holy Cross, about the far-reaching impact her liberal arts education from Bowdoin College has had on her research, teaching, and career.

In this episode, Catherine shares: 

  • The many ways communication skills relate to math
  • How her liberal arts degree aided her in her research on water rafting in the Grand Canyon
  • How the language we use to teach subtraction in elementary school relates to higher levels of math
  • The different ways teaching Calculus changed during the Calculus Reform Movement
  • The goals and benefits of the American Mathematical Society (which you MUST check out!)

Learn more about Catherine Roberts and the American Mathematical Society at ams.org.

Get Allison's Inspire Your Students to Love Math Starter Kit at allisonlovesmath.com.
Tips for Teaching Introductory Statistics with Jennifer Flenner07 Mar 202100:26:30

In this episode, I talk with Jennifer Flenner, math professor and my co-author for the upcoming book, Crush Hypothesis Testing, about teaching Introductory Statistics!

In this episode, we give a sneak peak at our process and tips for hypothesis testing including: 

  • Why so many students struggle with hypothesis testing
  • Common traps and mistakes students make
  • A 5 step process to simplify hypothesis testing for students
  • Tips for getting students to show their work and draw graphs

Please subscribe to Allison Loves Math so that you never miss an interview!

If you are a Statistics teacher, who would like to be interviewed for Crush Hypothesis Testing, email Allison at allison@allisonlovesmath.com.

Using Stories to Teach Number Sense with Jonily Zupancic28 Feb 202100:29:34
In today's Allison Loves Math Podcast interview, I interview Jonily Zupancic, author of Making Mathineers, about how to use stories in our math class to build number sense.   Jonily shares with us: - How stories can be used to better understand and teach math students - The noteworthy differences between number sense and math ability - Strategies for assessing and strengthening student number sense - Her new book, Making Mathineers: Transformational Math Experiences That Build Conceptual Thinking For Both The Teacher and The Student   You can get Allison's Inspire Your Students to Love Math Starter Kit at www.allisonlovesmath.com   You can find out more about Jonily at www.mindsonmath.com
Radical Math Talk with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah03 Jan 202300:17:25

“Sometimes the strongest math learners are the ones who are the slowest processors. They just need a little bit more time to think through certain concepts. So we have to reframe our understanding of what it means to be strong in math.” - Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

Today, Allison interviews Kwame Sarfo-Mensah, the author of Shaping the Teacher Identity: 8 Lessons That Will Help Define the Teacher in You and From Inaction to 'In Action': Creating a New Normal for Urban Educators. A 15-year veteran urban educator, the founder of Identity Talk Consulting, LLC, and a proud graduate of Temple University, Kwame holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and a Master's Degree in Elementary Education.  He was honored as the 2019 National Member of the Year by Black Educators Rock, Inc. for his unwavering commitment to the advancement of the teacher profession.  

Kwame discusses:

  • The origins of the Radical Math Talk Podcast
  • The problems with empasizing speed, pacing, and high-stakes testing
  • How learning math is like learning a new language
  • It’s okay to let older students use manipulatives
  • Redefining what it means to  be good at math
  • The benefits of Howie Hua videos
  • Creating a sense of belonging in math class

Connect with Kwame:

Find the Allison Loves Math playlists at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog, including

  • Playlist for Elementary School Teachers
  • Playlist for High School Teachers and College Professors
  • Playlist for Parents

Get Allison’s Books:

Raise Money-Smart, Money-Empowered Kids with John Lanza21 Feb 202100:31:41

In today's interview, John Lanza, author of The Art of Allowance and creator of The Money Mammals, and I talk about tips to help parents raise money-smart kids.

We discuss: 

  • How to give your child a head-start in understanding money 
  • The importance of teaching kids about spending, sharing, and saving
  • Different ideas for age-appropriate allowances 
  • A quick tip to avoid impulse purchases

Please subscribe to Allison Loves Math so that you never miss an interview!

Get Allison’s FREE Love Math Quick Start Guide at allisonlovesmath.com.

How Executive Functioning Impacts Learning Math with Stephanie Pitts and Rachel Kapp14 Feb 202100:31:03

In today's episode, I talk with educational therapists, Stephanie Pitts and Rachel Kapp, about how executive function skills affect how a child learns math.

In this episode, we learn: 

  • What executive functioning is and why it's important 
  • The best way to ask your teacher for help when your child needs to do things differently 
  • What time blindness is and how to recognize it
  • Creating teachable moments when you don't know the answers to your kids' homework 

Please subscribe to Allison Loves Math so that you never miss an interview!

Don't miss Allison’s FREE parent and teacher resources, including Allison's Crush Math Anxiety Game Plan, at allisonlovesmath.com.

You can find out more about Stephanie Pitts at  https://myedtherapist.com/

You can find out more about Rachel Kapp at https://www.kappedtherapy.com/

Radically Reimagine Your Math Class with Melissa Dean07 Feb 202100:26:59

In this interview, I get to chat with Melissa Dean, math teacher and infamous blogger at Dean of Math, about ways to shake things up in your math class!

In this episode, Melissa shares: 

  • Creative ways to kick off your math class
  • Two simple questions to get kids engaged 
  • Why school and math class must be challenging
  • A plea to encourage arguments and discussion in the classroom 

Please subscribe to Allison Loves Math so that you never miss an interview!

Get Allison’s FREE Inspire Your Students to Love Math Quick Start Guide at allisonlovesmath.com.

Read Melissa's blog at https://deanofmath.wordpress.com/.

Get Your Child Off the High School Hamster Wheel with Betsy Jewell31 Jan 202100:25:22

In this episode, I chat with Betsy Jewell, host of The High School Hamster Wheel podcast and expert in helping out parents who are running in circles trying to help their teen navigate what to do after high school.

In this episode, Betsy shares: 

  • Why you shouldn’t overlook community college
  • Interesting stats on the world of work for our kids generation
  • The lessons we learned from taking the wrong path 
  • The skills your child needs that isn’t taught in high school

Please subscribe to Allison Loves Math so that you never miss an interview!

Don't miss Allison’s FREE parent and teacher resources, including a free downloadable copy of Allison's book Raise Your Math Grade, at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/

Learn more about Betsy at https://betsyjewell.com/

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