Topic: Mathematics

Number talks are a great way for teachers to help students share their mathematical thinking and grow their confidence as mathematicians.

What are visual patterns, and how can they open new possibilities for building math routines?

Learn a new instructional move to help students focus their mathematical thinking from the authors of Teaching for Thinking and Routines for Reasoning, Grace Kelemanik and Amy Lucenta.

What makes a good math game? We might not know it, but some of our most loved games are steeped in mathematical thinking.

Kent and Dr. Berry cover a wide range of topics, from building math classrooms where students feel confident participating, to committing to DEI work in mathematics.

Educational subjects lose power when taught in isolation. Bring literature into your math classroom to pique student curiosity and connect it to advocacy…all while learning math.

On the podcast, Kent and Ilana talk about building a risk-taking community, acknowledging different strengths, and fostering learning relationships with students.

Teaching students to think and reason mathematically is sometimes a challenge. This is where instructional routines come in.

How studying decimals empowered students to change their community: A blog by Margie Pearse, coauthor of Math by the Book: Fifth Grade.

Making space for students to solve problems in different ways and making mental math an integral part of your teaching.

When interviewing students to find out how they reason numerically―focus on how they explain their thinking. You might be surprised by what you hear.

How do we help all students make sense of mathematics? — with stories! Literature can support and enhance mathematics instruction.

How do stories create space for mathematical thinking? Today on the podcast we’re joined by Sue O’Connell, lead author of the Math by the Book series, and two of her co-authors Danielle Moore, and TJ Jemison.

Is high school math failing students? The way math is taught today hasn’t changed much over the years.

Interviewing students—asking them to do math without paper and pencil—can reveal more about how they reason numerically and offer guidance for next-steps.

WATCH NOW: On September 21st, Marilyn Burns went live on the Heinemann Facebook page to give educators a closer look at Listening to Learn, a new K--5 digital interview tool.

Stories support curiosity and engagement. By creating excitement with our students we make the task of teaching specific grade level math skills easier.

Suggestions for how to have meaningful and important conversations with K–5 students about math from Marilyn Burns.