Allison Loves Math Podcast

“Students with Dyscalculia are very smart, but the way we teach math in schools is not accessible to them.” - Adrianne Meldrum

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Today’s interview is with Adrianne Meldrum, the founder of Made for Math (MFM), about how to best support our students with Dyscalculia. From concrete pictorials and subitizing, to tips on teaching place values and the best ways to tweak your worksheets, Adrianne provides a wealth of concrete tips that you can use tomorrow to help your students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and math learning disabilities.

Adrianne is the founder and owner of Made for Math (MFM), an all-online math center focused on serving students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and math learning disabilities. She is a certified Multisensory Math Instructor through Marilyn Zekker and recently graduated with a Master’s Degree from Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity.

WEBSITE:

• Website https://madeformath.com/
• Unlocking Dyscalculia Web Series: https://madeformath.com/unlocking-dyscalculia/
• [email protected]
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MadeforMath
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/madeformath
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madeformath/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/made-for-math

Find the Allison Loves Math playlists at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog, including

• Playlist for Elementary School Teachers
• Playlist for High School Teachers and College Professors
• Playlist for Parents

Get Allison’s Books:

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59
• Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Allison%20Dillard%22
• Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/author/604645715/Allison-Dillard
• Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=allison%20dillard
• And other online retailers

Excellent and equity are the same thing. There are factors that advance the work of equity and we want to be ruthless about doing more of that. - Ken Williams

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In today’s interview, Ken Williams shares how we can apply strategies from his book. Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for ALL Students, to our math class. From the mindset shift ‘start with the crown’ to dismantling ability groups, Ken will help you improve your math class to maximize learning for every student.

Ken Williams is a husband, father, nationally-recognized trainer, speaker, coach and consultant in leadership and school culture, and the author of Ruthless Equity. A practitioner for nearly three decades, Ken led the improvement efforts at two schools by leveraging the Professional Learning Communities at Work process. To learn more about Ken’s work, follow Ken on Twitter at @unfoldthesoul or visit Unfold The Soul online at www.unfoldthesoul.com

Connect with Ken:

• www.unfoldthesoul.com
• 877-6UNFOLD
• [email protected]
• Twitter: @unfoldthesoul
• Facebook: Unfold The Soul
• Instagram: @unfoldthesoul

Find the Allison Loves Math playlists at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog, including

• Playlist for Elementary School Teachers
• Playlist for High School Teachers and College Professors
• Playlist for Parents

Get Allison’s Books:

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59
• Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Allison%20Dillard%22
• Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/author/604645715/Allison-Dillard
• Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=allison%20dillard
• And other online retailers

As a young student and far too long as a young teacher, I actually bought into the myth that math was rote memorizable... I now have a different bent. - Pam Harris

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Today, Allison interviews Pam Harris, the author of Building Powerful Numeracy and host of the Math is FigurOutAble Podcast. A former secondary mathematics teacher, Pam is a K-12 mathematics education consultant, a T3 (Teachers Teaching with Technology) National Instructor, and a nationally known speaker.

Pam discusses:

• What is means for math to be “FigureOutAble”
• How algorithms do (and do not) play a role in math classrooms
• How to deal with pushback from teachers to cling to teaching algorithms first
• A fun routine for teaching numeracy with ten partners and hundred partners

Connect with Pam:

• Website - https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/
• Math is FigureOutAble Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-is-figure-out-able-with-pam-harris/id1518815325
• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8CDrD-XCeQHzekywDKxreg
• Instagram - @pamharris_math
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/457333671628039
• Twitter - @pwharris

Find the Allison Loves Math playlists at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog, including

• Playlist for Elementary School Teachers
• Playlist for High School Teachers and College Professors
• Playlist for Parents

Get Allison’s Books:

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59
• Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Allison%20Dillard%22
• Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/author/604645715/Allison-Dillard
• Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=allison%20dillard
• And other online retailers

“Sometimes the strongest math learners are the ones who are the slowest processors. They just need a little bit more time to think through certain concepts. So we have to reframe our understanding of what it means to be strong in math.” - Kwame Sarfo-Mensah

Today, Allison interviews Kwame Sarfo-Mensah, the author of Shaping the Teacher Identity: 8 Lessons That Will Help Define the Teacher in You and From Inaction to 'In Action': Creating a New Normal for Urban Educators. A 15-year veteran urban educator, the founder of Identity Talk Consulting, LLC, and a proud graduate of Temple University, Kwame holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and a Master's Degree in Elementary Education. He was honored as the 2019 National Member of the Year by Black Educators Rock, Inc. for his unwavering commitment to the advancement of the teacher profession.

Kwame discusses:

• The origins of the Radical Math Talk Podcast
• The problems with empasizing speed, pacing, and high-stakes testing
• How learning math is like learning a new language
• It’s okay to let older students use manipulatives
• Redefining what it means to be good at math
• The benefits of Howie Hua videos
• Creating a sense of belonging in math class

Connect with Kwame:

• Website - https://www.identitytalk4educators.com
• Identity Talk 4 Educators LIVE Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/identity-talk-4-educators-live/id1509599570
• Radical Math Talk Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/radical-math-talk/id1592658139
• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mP1u2wPVb4UAuct9cM_Yw
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kwam_the_identity_shaper
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/identityshaper
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwame-sarfo-mensah-76142482/
• Patreon - Kwame Sarfo-Mensah is creating multimedia content and ABAR community spaces for educators | Patreon

Find the Allison Loves Math playlists at https://www.allisonlovesmath.com/blog, including

• Playlist for Elementary School Teachers
• Playlist for High School Teachers and College Professors
• Playlist for Parents

Get Allison’s Books:

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-Dillard/e/B07PV43V59
• Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Allison%20Dillard%22
• Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/author/604645715/Allison-Dillard
• Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=allison%20dillard
• And other online retailers

Hi! Welcome to Allison Loves Math!!

In this episode, I'll share a bit about my background (I'm a math professor and author) and why I created the Allison Loves Math Podcast. Then, I'll jump right into 5 actionable steps I teach students to overcome their nerves and build a strong math foundation.