Kids Math Talk
Children are listening and learning from everything we say. The goal of the Kids Math Talk Podcast is to give parents and educators practical tips and insights that will deepen mathematical understanding while also encouraging the conversation about math to remain active and positive.
Episodes
50 episodes
Spotlight on Professional Learning - Part 2 with Chase Orton
Before pressing play, make sure you have listened to Episode 46 where Chase begins his discussion about professional learning. After the intro, we will jump into Part 2 of Spotlight on Professional learning.
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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28:51
Building On What Students Know - An Interview with Dr. John Tapper
On the podcast, we talk a lot about how asset-based pedagogy, beliefs about mathematics, and how beliefs about who can learn mathematics impacts mathematics teaching. Today’s guest challenges us to move beyond beliefs and theory and move closer...
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Season 5
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Episode 48
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36:51
Engaging Students with Fact Fluency - An Interview with Dr. Juli K. Dixon
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Season 5
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Episode 47
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35:01
Spotlight on Professional Learning - Part 1 with Chase Orton
We might tell our kids and our students that learning never stops. Today’s guest challenges us to live into this mindset by altering our professional learning practices. And just like our learning, today’s episode is unfinished…Part 2 of my int...
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Season 5
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Episode 46
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30:45
Playing in the Math Sandbox - An interview with Kim Morrow-Leong and Sara Delano Moore
Do you ever feel like there just isn’t enough time to let kids play with math? To let them explore the meaning of math word problems before solving them? Today’s guests talk all about a metaphorical sandbox that gives children the space and tim...
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Season 4
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Episode 45
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45:50
Making Math Come to Life! An Interview with TJ Jemison
I’m excited to have one of the authors of the series, Math By The Book join us for this episode. The Math by the Book series has a bundle for kindergarten through 5th grade and uses children’s literature as a vehicle for engagement, authenticit...
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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36:14
Season 4 Trailer
New Episodes will now be released on the 1st Tuesday of the month, with another break for the summer. Stay safe and keep the Kids Math Talk going strong. Season 4 of the Kids Math Talk podcast starts February 1, 2022.
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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1:05
Exploring Basic Math Fact Fluency - An Interview with Dr. Nicki, Dr. Alison J. Mello, Ann Elise Record
Today's guests offer their expertise in how to set up your classroom for exploration and journey towards basic math fact fluency.
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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1:00:39
Culturally Responsive Teaching and Making Tasks accessible- Part 3 of an interview with Pam and Dawn
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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12:38
Increasing Equity for All Learners by Using Wait Time - Part 2 of an interview with Pam and Dawn
Welcome to Part 2 of the mini-series on increasing equity for all learners. Here we continue to learn from Pam and Dawn about the guiding principles that are a part of Math Recovery and also about the importance of using wait time with all lear...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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17:53
Increasing Equity for All Learners and Creating a Shared Background- Part 1 of an interview with Pam and Dawn
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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19:07
How Do We Build Financial Literacy? Strategies for Young Learners - An Interview with Lindsay Gold
Kids Math Talk Podcast Host Desiree Harrison interviews Dr. Lindsay A. Gold, author of the book, On the Money: Mathematic...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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32:54
Empowering Children as Decision Makers - An Interview with Jenny and John
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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37:26
Redefining and Empowering Math Identities - A preview of the Math Equity Conference with Dr. Jamila Riser
In this 34th episode of the podcast, host Desiree Harrison talks with Dr. Jamila Riser about the upcoming Math Equity Conference (October 8, 2021).Delaware...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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26:55
Engaging Parents in Math- An Interview with Hilary and Matthew
It seems like everyone always has an opinion about math and how math should be taught, especially to elementary students. With teachers learning and implementing an influx of new strategies, methods, and assessment plans, parents are often feel...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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27:21
Connecting Math, Literacy, and Growth Mindset- An Interview with Alice Aspinall
Today’s episode supports us in strengthening these skill sets as we learn alongside an author who is intertwining Math, Literacy, and Growth Mindset to build positive math identities and Kids Math Talk. Host Desiree Harrison talks ...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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29:34
How Are You Positioning Multilingual Students? Empowering Math Learners - An Interview with Kathryn Chval
The Math education world talks a lot about positioning students for success, but What exactly is positioning? Turns out that the definition of positioning in the education world is not just about the physical location of one student versus anot...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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50:41
Implementing Rich Math Tasks - An Interview with Delise Andrews and Sorsha T. Mulroe
Are you wondering what makes something a rich math task? Or how you implement them into your classroom?In this episode, host Desiree Harrison talks with Delise Andrews and Sorsha T. Mulroe, two of the co-authors of the grades 4-5 version of...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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28:06
Building Math Coherence in your School-An Interview with Karen Karp, Barbara Dougherty, Sarah Bush
In Episode 30, Kids Math Talk host Desiree Harrison talks with the authors of The Math Pact series,...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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42:05
Season 3 Trailer
Season 3 of the Kids Math Talk podcast is almost here! We will continue to explore mathematics teaching and learning with interviews from scholars in the math education world, and we’ll also continue to break down definitions and offer practica...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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0:59
Advocating for Early Math with Carolyn Pfister and Lisa Grant
Looking for some professional learning opportunities this summer? One focused on children ages 0 to 8 years is happening on June 25, 2021 - The Early Math Symposium. Tickets are absolutely free and there is a great lineup of speakers and breako...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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21:00
Family Roots - An Interview with Dr. and Mrs. Harrison
Today’s guests are Dr. Ernest and Karen Harrison - my parents. I have to thank them for taking this risk and allowing me to interview them and upload this for the world to hear a small part of their stories. I hope this will encoura...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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51:18