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Math Teacher Lounge

Math Teacher Lounge

Bethany Lockhart Johnson and Dan Meyer

Math Teacher Lounge is a biweekly podcast created specifically for K–12 math educators. In each episode co-hosts Bethany Lockhart Johnson (@lockhartedu) and Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer)dive deep, with guests, into the math and educational topics you care about. Interact with us on Twitter (@mtlshow) or join our Facebook group (facebook.com/groups/mathteacherlounge) for more content.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Math Teacher Lounge episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Math Teacher Lounge for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Math Teacher Lounge episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Math Teacher Lounge - S5-07: Discerning the role of AI in education
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07/31/23 • 33 min

Join us for our summer mini-series where we’ll be talking about artificial intelligence (AI): what it is, how it is already being used in education, and how it will continue to transform education in the future. In this kickoff episode, we sat down with Jennifer Carolan, general partner at Reach Capital, to chat about the current state of AI in education technology.

As a former teacher and current leading-edge education technology entrepreneur, Jennifer has so much to share on how, if done correctly, AI will become a partner with educators and a tool for fostering social learning opportunities.

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Math Teacher Lounge - S5-08: Utilizing AI as a teaching tool
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08/23/23 • 29 min

Join us as we continue our summer mini-series where we discuss how to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) as a teaching tool. In this episode of Math Teacher Lounge, we sit down with educator Kristen Moore to discuss how she is using Chat GPT as a tool to revolutionize student learning and streamline lesson planning.
Listen today and don’t forget to grab your MTL study guide to track your learning and make the most of this episode!

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Math Teacher Lounge - S6-02: Assessing fluency

S6-02: Assessing fluency

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10/04/23 • 36 min

Tune in to our latest episode where we sat down with Dr. Valerie Henry to discuss how math fluency assessments can be redesigned to provide teachers with better data and students with better learning experiences.
Listen today and don’t forget to grab your MTL study guide to track key strategies and make the most of this episode!
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Math Teacher Lounge - S6-E04: "Making Black Girls Count," with Dr. Nicole Joseph
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11/01/23 • 36 min

Join us for a special episode of Math Teacher lounge where we take a break from our focus on math fluency to talk with scholar and author Nicole M. Joseph Ph.D. Tune in to this important conversation where Dr. Joseph shares her research and discusses how we can begin to uplift Black girls and empower them in our math classrooms.
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Math Teacher Lounge - S6-E05: Cultivating community and fluency
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11/15/23 • 33 min

Tune in to Episode 5, where we dive back into our season-long discussion of math fluency with classroom teacher Lauren Carr. Listen as Lauren shares how she allows her students to approach mathematical thinking and learning with joy and fun to encourage the development of math fluency.
For more from Lauren Carr, follow her on X!

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Math Teacher Lounge - S6-E06: Nurturing fluency through student strengths
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11/29/23 • 51 min

Join us for Episode 6, where we discuss how to take an asset-based approach to building math fluency with John W. Staley, Ph.D., who has spent decades in math classrooms. In this episode Dr. Staley shares his experiences and research to provide strategies on how to utilize student strengths to encourage growth.
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Math Teacher Lounge - S6-E07: Building math fluency through games
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12/13/23 • 56 min

Join Math Teacher Lounge as we continue our season-long discussion on math fluency with a special live recording at NCTM 2023. In this episode, our guest, Jennifer Bay-Williams Ph.D., and Dan dive into math fluency games to discuss how we bring joy into the classroom while building math fluency.
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Join us for Episode 9, in which Bethany sits down with former classroom teacher Myuriel von Aspen to talk about the importance of a systematic approach to math-fluency instruction. Listen as von Aspen discusses how effective fluency instruction takes students beyond fact memorization into deeper learning through mathematical discourse.
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Math Teacher Lounge - S6-E10: Supercharge math fluency through problem-solving
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01/24/24 • 38 min

Tune into this episode of Math Teacher Lounge, featuring math teaching and learning specialist and friend of the podcast, Fawn Nguyen. Listen as Nguyen dives into the unique and powerful relationship between math fluency and problem-solving, and learn about how problem-solving activities can be leveraged to engage all students and fuel math fluency development.
Learn why math fluency and problem-solving have a symbiotic relationship and how to create problem-solving activities that generate individual and peer learning opportunities, including examples from the California framework. Plus, hear tips for supporting the relationship between problem-solving and math fluency that can implemented in the classroom, throughout the school building, and at home.

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Math Teacher Lounge - S5-06: Season takeaways for tackling math anxiety
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07/06/23 • 39 min

As we wrap up this season of Math Teacher Lounge, we’re sharing our biggest takeaways from our incredible discussions around tackling math anxiety.

We’ve been able to speak to five great thinkers on math and the anxieties that can affect students, teachers, and even caregivers. From acknowledging math anxiety and finding ways to immediately start relieving the pressure, to redefining math and establishing positive math routines in and out of the classroom, we’ve learned so much with every single episode. Listen now to hear our season highlights, as well as some of our favorite responses from listeners!

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FAQ

How many episodes does Math Teacher Lounge have?

Math Teacher Lounge currently has 39 episodes available.

What topics does Math Teacher Lounge cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts, Edtech, Education and Math.

What is the most popular episode on Math Teacher Lounge?

The episode title 'S5-03: Cultivating a joy of learning with Sesame Workshop' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Math Teacher Lounge?

The average episode length on Math Teacher Lounge is 36 minutes.

How often are episodes of Math Teacher Lounge released?

Episodes of Math Teacher Lounge are typically released every 21 days.

When was the first episode of Math Teacher Lounge?

The first episode of Math Teacher Lounge was released on Mar 31, 2022.

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