[From the Archives] Making Sense of Fractions with Susan Empson, PhD

Rounding Up · Jul 30, 2026 · 23m

Making Sense of Fractions with Susan Empson, PhD

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 23

For quite a few adults, fractions were a stumbling block in their education, causing them to lose their footing and begin to doubt their ability to make sense of math. But this doesn't have to be the case for our students!

In this rerelease of an episode from Season 2, we're talking with Susan Empson, PhD, about big ideas in fractions and how we can make them more meaningful for our students.

BIOGRAPHY

Susan B. Empson is an emerita professor in the department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum at the…