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
Reaching the Edges, Impacting the Whole
Dear Educator,
What if the question that transforms your entire approach to teaching isn’t “What am I teaching?”—but “Who am I teaching for?”
In this episode, we center a powerful truth: when we design our lessons for the margins, we don’t lose anyone—we reach everyone. Imagine yourself standing at the center of a circle. If your reach extends all the way to the edge, then everything in between is included. That’s the power of intentional design.
We explore:
- What it looks and sounds like to reach the margins—through planning, anticipating, assessing, and adapting
- Why proximity, movement, and visibility are just as critical as content
- How our teacher moves, student seating, feedback loops, and room scans can be small shifts with big impact
- A grounding reminder that learning is change in long-term memory, and real learning requires consolidation and transfer
This episode is both a challenge and an invitation: to move intentionally, plan methodically, and teach with your full radius in mind. Because when we teach from the center outward with care, clarity, and strategy—every learner gets what they need.
💡 Download the Season 2 Listening Companion + Journal Coloring Book to reflect and act as you listen.
🎧 And remember: Starting August 1, this podcast becomes Make Math Happen, a name that’s clearer, bolder, and a constant reminder to act on behalf of our students.
Let’s go make it happen.
With care,
Laneshia
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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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