Math Ed Podcast

Nathalie Sinclair from Simon Fraser University in Canada discusses her article, "Knowing as remembering: Methodological experiments in embodied experiences of number," published in Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education. 

• Article URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40751-023-00132-7
• Nathalie's professional webpage https://www.sfu.ca/education/faculty-profiles/nsinclair.html 

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In this digest episode we hear summaries from Kelly Demirjian, Joshua Pope, Loella Lapat, and Samuel Otten about the following articles:

• [01:00] Stephan, M., Register, J., Reinke, L., Robinson, C., Pugalenthi, P., & Pugalee, D. (2021). People use math as a weapon: Critical mathematics consciousness in the time of COVID-19. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 108(3), 513-532. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-021-10062-z
• [06:38] Faulkner, V. N., Stiff, L. V., Marshall, P. L., Nietfeld, J., & Crossland, C. L. (2014). Race and teacher evaluations as predictors of algebra placement. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 45(3), 288-311. https://pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/jrme/45/3/article-p288.xml
• [11:10] Brand, B. R., Glasson, G. E., & Green, A. M. (2006). Sociocultural factors influencing students' learning in science and mathematics: An analysis of the perspectives of African American students. School Science and Mathematics, 106(5), 228-236. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1949-8594.2006.tb18081.x
• [16:08] Amorós-Poveda, L., & Bernárdez-Gómez, A. (2023). Edutuber and Gender in STEM. Education Sciences, 14(1), 40. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/1/40

Special Issue on Incremental PD for Math Teachers, accepting articles through August 31: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education/special_issues/YBV49M7Q71

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Higinio Dominguez from Michigan State University discusses the article, "Young philosophers: Fifth-grade students animating the concept of space," published in ZDM Mathematics Education. Co-authors: Abreu and Peralta.

• Higinio's professional webpage https://education.msu.edu/people/dominguez-higinio/

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Paul Cobb from Vanderbilt University discusses his career in mathematics education research.

• Paul's Google Scholar page https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7bcDRVEAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra 

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Christa Jackson from Saint Louis University discusses the book series that she is editing for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World.

• Christa's professional webpage https://www.slu.edu/education/faculty/christa-jackson.php 
• NCTM's bookstore https://www.nctm.org/Search/?query=powerful%20mathematicians

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Robert Q. Berry III from the University of Arizona delivers his plenary at PME-NA in Reno, NV. "Preparing teachers to engage students for equitable mathematics education."

• Robert's Professional Webpage https://provost.arizona.edu/person/robert-q-berry-iii
• YouTube video of this presentation https://youtu.be/jb9iPyalz4E?si=PEiPzb79rzlbBMre
• PME-NA Proceedings http://www.pmena.org/proceedings/ 
• Recap of the other PME-NA plenaries https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mathed/episodes/2023-10-16T09_15_44-07_00

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Kathy Sun from Santa Clara University and Jennifer Ruef from the University of Oregon discuss their article, "Examining and conceptualizing the relationship between teacher praise and the co-construction of mathematical competence in classrooms," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 71.

• Article URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0732312323000354
• Kathy's Professional Webpage https://www.scu.edu/ecp/faculty/educationfaculty/kathy-liu-sun-phd/sun.html
• Jenny's Professional Webpage https://education.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty/all/jruef

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This episode includes information about the 3 plenary presentations at the 2023 NCTM Annual Meeting and 2 summaries from presenters -- Gail Burrill from Michigan State University, Amanda Huffman-Hayes from Purdue University, and Lindsay Gold from the University of Dayton. The NCTM Annual Meeting and Research Conference were held in Washington, DC.

• NCTM Website https://www.nctm.org/
• 2023 Program https://www.nctm.org/uploadedFiles/Conferences_and_Professional_Development/Annual_Meetings/DC2023/DC2023_Annual_Program.pdf

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Summaries of PME-NA presentations by Mitch Nathan, James Middleton, Lisa Lunney Borden, José Luis Cortina, Theodore Chao, Amy Parks, Melissa Gresalfi, Nathaniel Bryan, Naomi Jessup, Tran Templeton, and others. PME-NA 2023 was held in Reno, NV, led by Teruni Lamberg.

• http://www.pmena.org/
• http://www.pmena.org/proceedings/

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Jeffrey Choppin from the University of Rochester discusses the article, "The role of instructional materials in the relationship between the official curriculum and the enacted curriculum," published by Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Volume 24. Co-authors: Amy Roth McDuffie, Corey Drake, Jon Davis

• Article URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10986065.2020.1855376 
• Jeff's Professional Webpage: https://www.warner.rochester.edu/directory/jeffrey-choppin 

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Michael Little-Crow from Arizona State University discusses his dissertation study, "Professional Development for Math Educators Podcast: Amplifying, Hearing, and Understanding the Voice of Community Educators," under the direction of Andrea Weinburg.

• Mike's Professional Webpage https://search.asu.edu/profile/1722986
• As the Little Crow Flies podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/as-the-little-crow-flies/id1643415571

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Julie Nurnberger-Haag discusses the article "Simplest shapes first! But let's use cognitive science to reconceive and specify what "simple" means," co-authored with Clarissa Thompson and published in Mind, Brain, and Education, Volume 17.

• Article URL (open access) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mbe.12338 
• Julie's ResearchGate
• Reach out to Julie directly julie.nurnberger.haag@gmail.com

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Record a 3-6 minute audio summary of some math ed research, either your own or something you've read that you think is worth sharing. Send your audio file to ottensam@att.net and put Math Ed Digest in the subject line.

Within your audio summary, please introduce yourself and also give credit to all co-authors of the work. To hear examples of past digest episodes, see the list of episodes and look for those marked Digest.

Anne-Sophie Supply from the University of Leuven (Belgium) discusses the article, "It is probably a pattern: Does spontaneous focusing on regularities in preschool predict reasoning about randomness four years later?" published in Educational Studies in Mathematics, Volume 112. Co-authors: Wijns, Van Dooren, & Onghena

• Article URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10649-022-10187-9 

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Gladys Krause from William & Mary, Melissa Adams-Corral from U Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Luz Maldonado Rodríguez from Texas State discuss their article, "Developing awareness around language practices in the elementary bilingual mathematics classroom," published by the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, Volume 15.

• Article URL (free): https://jume-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/JUME/article/view/462 
• Gladys's professional webpage
• Melissa's professional website
• Luz's professional webpage

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Egan Chernoff from the University of Saskatchewan discusses the special issues of The Mathematics Enthusiast that feature reviews by math educators of books related to the popularization of mathematics. Egan also turns the tables and asks Sam some questions about the Math Ed Podcast.

• The Mathematics Enthusiast special issues: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol20/iss1/
• Egan's Website: https://www.eganchernoff.info/
• Numberphile YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@numberphile

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Julie Nurnberger-Haag discusses the article "Gameplay in perspective: Applications of a conceptual framework to analyze features of mathematics classroom games in consideration of students' experiences," published in the International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology. Co-authors: Jamie Wernet and Judy Benjamin.

• IJEMST article (open access): https://www.ijemst.net/index.php/ijemst/article/view/2328/345
• Mathematics Game Features Framework (from the IJEMST article): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m3daHcRoEE4IfQjNY1_3lH-ZSxzvfRbM/view?usp=share_link 
• Go-High/Go-Low game: https://library.osu.edu/ojs/index.php/OJSM/article/view/6663/5345
• Integer Product game: https://connectedmath.msu.edu/covid-19-cmp-resources/resources-for-families/math-games/product-game/
• Julie and colleagues' article on a validated test of negative number operations: Nurnberger-Haag, Kratky, & Karpinski (2022) https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/11471 

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Chris Jett from Georgia State University discusses his book Black Male Success in Higher Education: How the Mathematical Brotherhood Empowers Collegiate Community to Thrive, from Teachers College Press.

• Chris's Professional Webpage
• Book from TCPress
• Episode 1911 with Chris discussing his JRME article on Black male persistence

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In honor of the life and work of Jeremy Kilpatrick, this is a rebroadcast of the episode that was originally posted October 1, 2014. Jeremy Kilpatrick from the University of Georgia discusses his career in mathematics education, including his work on curriculum and the history of the field as well as the landmark report Adding It Up.

• Jeremy's Professional Website
• Jeremy's interview with Polya
• Free access to Adding It Up

Fran Arbaugh from Pennsylvania State University discusses the article, "Investigating secondary mathematics preservice teachers' instructional vision: Learning to teach through pedagogies of practice," published in the Journal of Teacher Education, Volume 72. Co-authors: Graysay, Freeburn, and Konuk.

• Article URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022487120965938 
• Fran's Professional Webpage

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