Math Ed Podcast

Yusuke Uegatani from Hiroshima University High School (Fukuyama, Japan) discusses the article "Decentralising mathematics: Mutual development of spontaneous and mathematical concepts via informal reasoning," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics (Vol. 118). Co-authors: Hiroki Otani, Taro Fujita. Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-024-10366-w  Yusuke's ORCID scholar page List of episodes

Alina Kadluba from the Technical University of Munich (Germany) discusses the article, "How much C is in TPACK? A systematic review on the assessment of TPACK in mathematics," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics (Vol. 118). Co-authors: Anselm Strohmaier, Christian Schons, Andreas Obersteiner. Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-024-10357-x Alina's professional webpage List of episodes

Sarah Powell, a professor at the University of Texas, leads the Science of Math initiative, aiming to enhance math education through evidence-based practices. Rachel Lambert from UC Santa Barbara critiques this initiative, raising concerns about current methodologies and the interpretation of instructional claims. They explore the importance of balancing procedural fluency with conceptual understanding in math, discuss misconceptions about algorithms, and advocate for higher citation standards in educational research. Their insights provide a thought-provoking dialogue on improving math instruction for all students.

Alan Schoenfeld from the University of California, Berkeley, discusses his career in mathematics education research. Alan's professional webpage Alan's Google Scholar page List of episodes

Jodie Hunter from Massey University (New Zealand) discusses the article, "Weaving together the threads of Indigenous knowledge and mathematics," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 116. Co-author: Roberta Hunter Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-023-10256-7  Jodie's professional webpage: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/expertise/profile.cfm?stref=463201  List of episodes

For this 200th official episode of the podcast, Samuel Otten from the University of Missouri discusses the main ideas from some of his most highly-cited articles and also from some of his "underrated" articles. Sam's website IJRME article on video vs live lesson observations: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1743727X.2024.2350068  JMB article on citations of Stein and Lane (1996): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0732312316301109  MTMS article on going over homework: https://pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/mtms/21/2/article-p98.xml MT article on why we need to learn math: https://pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/mt/105/1/article-p20.xml [FREE PDF VERSION] List of episodes

Drew Nucci (dnucci@wested.org) from WestEd discusses his article, "The role of an online learning environment in teacher care for secondary mathematics students," published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 117. We also discuss Colleague.AI, which is a curriculum and assessment tool for teachers. WestEd's website Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-024-10350-4  Colleague.AI: https://www.colleague.ai/  List of episodes

Hanan Alyami from Purdue University Fort Wayne discusses her article, "Defining radian: Provoked concept definitions of radian angle measure," published in Research in Mathematics Education (Vol. 25). Article URL: https://journals.scholarsportal.info/details/14794802/v25i0002/154_drpcdoram.xml  Hanan's Professional Webpage: https://www.pfw.edu/about-pfw/who-we-are/directories/hanan-alyami List of episodes

Priya V. Prasad from the University of Texas at San Antonio discusses her NSF-project working with college algebra instructors and previews some research that will be shared at the PME-NA conference in a report entitled "Factors contributing to instructional shifts at the college level," co-author Jessica Gehrtz.Priya's professional webpage https://sciences.utsa.edu/faculty/profiles/prasad-priya.html List of episodes

Jonathan Bostic from Bowling Green State University discusses MathEdMeasures.org and the work of the VM2ED (Validity Evidence for Measurement in Mathematics Education) project, with Erin Krupa and others. https://MathEdMeasures.org/ Jonathan's professional webpage List of past episodes