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Math on the Rocks
We are three mathematics educators who love to talk about math, math education, and the politics of math...often while drinking a beer. Our podcast is an attempt to invite more people into our conversations. For the video versions of our episodes, go here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f
Episodes
- Math on the Rocks
Ep 24 - Yolande Beckles talks about community and family engagement, inclusion, and equity
Yolande Beckles was our guest for a live recording at the CMC South Conference in Palm Springs, November 2024. Her energy and passion are absolutely…
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Ep 23 - Deborah Crayton builds community by inspiring curiosity
What a gift the Math on the Rocks community received! Deborah Crayton was referred to us from a friend of a friend of a friend. The math community really…
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Ep 22 - Cathy Williams quells the skeptics
Cathy Williams was our guest for a live recording at the CMC South Conference in Palm Springs. She brings the heat regarding modernizing what good mathematics…
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Ep 21 - Hilda shares how to value students' knowledge and skills that exist outside the classroom
Hilda shows why she is a leader in California on equity and access in mathematics. In this episode, Hilda shares how to value and identify our students'…
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Ep 20 - How to get students engaged in math class
Duane and Scott get together to bounce around ideas for how to get students more engaged in math class. Sheesh…we came up with sooooo many ideas. BTW - hang…
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Ep 19 - Cole and Duane chat about raising student performance
Duane and Cole get together in a room to prepare for the SEVEN live sessions we will be doing at CMC-Couth Conference in Palm Springs. We finally announce the…
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Ep 18 - Dr Kyndall Brown on making math lessons culturally and personally relevant
In this episode we replay the webinar we recently hosted with the remarkable Dr Kyndall Brown. Kyndall is currently the executive director of the California…
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Ep 17 - Working with the skeptic next door
Duane and Cole talk about how to work with the teacher next door to you who might be very skeptical of the kind of teaching CMC, NCTM, and the California…
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Ep 16 - MotR is going on the road
The boys from Math on the Rocks is going on the road! We will be recording SEVEN live podcast episodes at the CMC-South Conference in Palm Springs, November 8…
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Ep 15 - Brandon brings the JOY
In this episode we replay the webinar we recently hosted with the effervescent Brandon Smith. Brandon is the Director of Mathematics Innovation and Lead…
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Ep 14 - Big ideas in every lesson
In this episode Cole pulls his car over to record the episode near a random vineyard. Scott shows up…late, but better late than NEVER. Duane is just in his…
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Ep 13 - The band gets together and talks about Big Ideas
In this episode we get the band back together. We enjoyed our summer break, but school is back in session and we've got our game faces on again. Cole is…
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Ep 12 - Annie has us Making sense of Sense-Making
In this episode Annie Fetter shares how to place Sense-Making at the core of your classroom instruction. Why should you care about what Annie has to say? Annie…
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Ep 11 - Albert talks about the 5 components of instructional design
Cole hosted the latest Inspiring Math Minds webinar because Duane was off galavanting with this family. Albert Vilalta shares some simple, but profound, tasks…
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Ep 10 - We are right. They are wrong.
Cole finishes his Ed.D. Scott shows up late. We talk about timed activities. We debrief the brilliance of Ed Campos and look forward to visiting with Jo…
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Ep 09 - Ed shows us that ChatGPT is the MVP of our PLC
Ed Campos shares his futuristic thinking about how teachers might use ChatGPT in their classrooms to make teachers BETTER rather than in a way that attempts to…
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Ep 08 - Scott reflects on his year
While Cole is away getting his PhD, Duane and Scoot shoot the breeze a little bit about the fact that they both have sons with Down syndrome. Then we get down…
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Ep 07 - Cultural and Personal Relevance
In this episode we talk a little bit about how cool it is to be a member of the California Mathematics Council and especially being on the leadership team. We…
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Ep 06 - Active Engagement Through Investigation and Connection
In this episode Duane and Cole debrief the webinar Dan Meyer recently hosted and then we talk about how to create active student engagement through…
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Ep 05 - Dan Meyer on How to Invite Students In
On the 3rd Thursday of every month the Math on the Rocks team hosts live webinar with a math ed luminary. This time it was the legendary Dan Meyer. He shares…
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Ep 04 - The guys talk about Three Dimensions of Systemic Change
In this episode we dig into the Three Dimensions of Systemic Change That Support Mathematics Instruction. We will discuss each dimension during the next three…
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Ep 03 - Fawn Nguyen shares her thinking
On the 3rd Thursday of every month, the MotR crew sponsors a webinar guest-hosted by some sort of luminary in the math education field. In this episode, it is…
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Ep 02 - The entire MotR band gets together
Whew! The CMC Central Symposium was a WILD success this past weekend, so this episode we debrief that amazing experience. We also dabble in math anxiety and…
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Ep 01 - Duane and Cole introduce MotR
Here is our inaugural episode. Cole and Duane introduce Math on the Rocks and share the latest news coming from the Central Region of the California Math…