Make Math Happen
Make Math Happen (formerly known as PD for the SOUL) is the podcast for educators ready to move with intention and teach with impact. Hosted by math coach and equity-focused educator Laneshia Boone, each episode bridges practice and purpose to help you design instruction that centers students, builds capacity, and makes learning stick—especially for those pushed to the margins.
Every week, you’ll get strategies that work in real classrooms, grounded reflections that challenge the status quo, and conversations with educators who are making bold moves in math education. From planning with purpose to using charts that anchor learning, from building strong routines to disrupting expired rules, this podcast is where meaningful math instruction comes to life.
You’ll walk away with ready-to-use tools, fresh insight, and the confidence to make every lesson count.
Because when we move with care, plan with clarity, and teach with courage, we make math happen.
Make Math Happen
Permission to Pause: The Rest Teachers Deserve
Dear Educator,
This one’s for you.
You’ve poured yourself out this year—lesson after lesson, meeting after meeting, heart first, always. And now? You’re spent. But before you jump into the planning, prepping, and PD… pause. You deserve rest. Not earned. Not justified. Just deserved—because you're human.
In this episode, we explore the mindset shift required to embrace rest not as a reward, but as a right. We talk about why teachers—especially those who care deeply—must build in space to reset, reflect, and reconnect to what really matters. Because when you rest, you don’t lose momentum—you regain clarity.
📖 Check Out the Journal:
Your permission slip to pause is right here:
👉 Grab the Season 2 Journal & Coloring Book
Part reflection space, part creativity outlet, part soul-care strategy.
💡 Featured in this episode:
- What teacher exhaustion is really signaling
- How to create rhythms of rest (even in busy seasons)
- My personal journal reflection on releasing pressure
- Why capacity-building starts with care for the self
- The myth of “earning” your rest—and how to unlearn it
🔗 Want to see how I’m using the journal?
Read my reflection example here.
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Remember, new episodes drop every Sunday at 9:00 am, so mark your calendars! Until next time, keep making math happen, and I’ll catch you in the next episode.
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