Podcasts
The Teacher As Encourager of Logic
In this very short minisode, Melissa, with laryngitis, shares that listeners should go to the Episode 112 page on theteacheras.com to see her students' reflections about logic puzzles. The students share how the puzzles got easier with continued practice and how they created their own logic puzzles.
Ep. 85 Zooming In on Math Teacher Moves with Jen Hawkins
Do you encourage your math students to struggle with new ideas and problem solve? Math consultant, Jen Hawkins, shares teacher moves in this episode that will foster more independent math thinkers.
Ep. 81 Meaningful Math Games with Ann Elise Record and Dr. Nicki Newton
Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record are back! This time they are chatting about meaningful math games. They talk about all different types of math games such as collaborative games, competitive games, card games and traditional games that students already know how to play like War and Jeopardy.
Episode 63: Zooming In on Making Math Fun with Libo Valencia
In this episode, Melissa chats with Libo Valencia, a high school/college math educator who incorporates math play into his instruction. K-12 teachers will be inspired by Libo's creativity and enthusiasm.
Episode 44: Top Ten Math Manipulatives
In this second edition of Top Ten, Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record return with their own lists of top ten math manipulatives and collaborate to create one essential top ten list. Dr. Nicki and Ann Elise are so knowledgeable and share their favorite manipulatives and how they like to use them with students.
Episode 12: The Teacher As Mathematician with Ann Elise Record
Ann Elise Record shares her passion for and expertise in mathematics instruction in the elementary grades.