Creating a Ruthlessly Equitable Math Class with Ken Williams

12/05/22 • 17 min

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

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

Listen & Subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google Podcast | Amazon Podcasts

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

Previous Episode

Teaching Strategies to Help Students with Dyscalculia with Adrianne Meldrum

“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

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Using Measurement, Data and Geometry as Anchors in Elementary Math with Marianne Strayton

Can you solve it algebraically, arithmetically, and geometrically? - Marianne Strayton

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Today, Marianne Strayton, President of AMT New York State, talks about using engaging, real-world contexts as anchors to learning math. She shares how to start the year with measurement, data, and geometry standards and use them as powerful catalysts to teach the rest of the year’s curriculum.

Dr. Marianne Strayton, President of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State, is a full-time K-5 Math Interventionist in the Clarkstown Central School District in New York and a part-time senior curriculum developer for Eureka Math. Her master's degree centered around elementary STEM education and her doctoral work focused on overarching curriculum and teaching principles. She has become one of the authors of the Math MileMarkers children's book series and has published articles in NCTM and ASCD publications.

Connect with Marianne on Twitter: @MSeducateEdD

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