Math Ed Podcast

Lyn English from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, discusses her career in mathematics education, her editorship of Mathematical Thinking and Learning, and current issues related to STEM education. Lyn's professional website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview

This episode focuses on two chapters from the the forthcoming book Psychometric Models in Mathematics Education (listen to Episode 1611 for details). First, Nicki Kersting from the University of Arizona discusses "Examining and understanding dimensionality in the context of instrument development." Second, Erik Jacobson from Indiana University and Janine Remillard from the University of Pennsylvania discuss "The interaction between measure design and construct development: Building validity arguments." Nicki's Professional Webpage Erik's Professional Webpage Janine's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interviews.

Mimi Engel from Vanderbilt University discusses the article, "Mathematics content coverage and student learning in kindergarten," published in Educational Researcher, Volume 45. (Co-authors: Claessens, Watts, and Farkas) Mimi's Professional Website National Center for Educational Statistics See the comments for references mentioned during the interview

Michael de Villiers speaks with guest host, Michelle Cirillo, about his career in mathematics education. Dr. de Villiers is an emeritus professor from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and an honorary professor at the University of Stellenbosch. Michael's Dynamic Math Website Michael's Professional Webpage Proof with Dynamic Geometry Software

Andrew Izsák from the University of Georgia and Jonathan Templin from the University of Kansas discuss their forthcoming edited volume on psychometric models in mathematics education and also their chapter entitled, "Coordinating conceptualizations of mathematical knowledge with psychometric models." The book will be published this fall by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Andrew's professional webpage Jonathan's professional website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.Scalar Learning podcast (see Episode 66)

Greg Larnell from the University of Illinois at Chicago discusses his article, "More than just skill: Mathematics identities, racialized narratives, and remediation among black undergraduates" (free PDF available), published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 47. Greg's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Sandy Fillebrown from Saint Joseph's University discusses the article, "Courses on the beauty of mathematics: Our version of general educatino mathematics courses," published in PRIMUS and written by Agnes Rash and Sandy. SJU General Education Sandy's Professional Webpage

Erin Turner from the University of Arizona discusses the article, "Learning to leverage children's multiple mathematical knowledge bases in mathematics instruction," to be published in the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education. Co-authors: Foote, Stoehr, Roth McDuffie, Aguirre, Bartell, Drake Erin's Professional Website TEACH MATH Project Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Tom Carpenter, emeritus professor from the University of Wisconsin and NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award winner, discusses his career in mathematics education. Wisconsin Faculty Page Brief Biography from NCTM See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Brent Davis from the University of Calgary delivers his plenary, "How research into second-language learning might be useful for improving mathematics teaching practice," at the 2016 NCTM Research Conference, San Francisco, CA. Slides accompanying the presentation Brent's Professional Webpage Thanks to NCTM and to Raymond Johnson for helping make this episode possible.

Rochelle Gutiérrez from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign discusses her scholarly career in mathematics education. Rochelle's Professional Website Information about Rochelle's Noyce Project AMTE "Getting Personal" Video of Rochelle See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Raymond Johnson from the University of Colorado and the Colorado Department of Education discusses the article, "Teachers, tasks, and tensions: Lessons from a research-practice partnership," published in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. (Co-authors: Severance, Penuel, Leary) Open access preprint available through CU Raymond's Professional Webpage Inquiry Hub Partnership MathEd.Net MathEd wiki See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Allison Hintz from the University of Washington at Bothell and Kersti Tyson from the University of New Mexico discuss their article, "Complex listening: Supporting students to listen as mathematical sense-makers," published in Mathematical Thinking and Learning, Volume 17. Allison's Professional Webpage Kersti's Researchgate Page Listening Study Group leader Andrea English (Andrea.English@ed.ac.uk) See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Charles Hohensee from the University of Delaware discusses his article, "Teachers' awareness of the relationship between prior knowledge and new learning," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Volume 47. Charles's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Samuel Otten from the University of Missouri discusses the article "Univocal and dialogic discourse in secondary mathematics classrooms: The case of attending to precision," published in ZDM - The International Journal on Mathematics Education, Volume 47. (Co-authors: Chris Engledowl and Vickie Spain) Sam's Professional Website University of Missouri's PhD Program in Mathematics Education University of Missouri's Online Master's Program in Mathematics Education The concluding music is "The Highway" by Samuel Otten, based on the short story by Ray Bradbury. And on Sam's list of favorite TV shows, the third slot will sometimes go to Modern Family over Breaking Bad depending on the time of year.See the comments for references mentioned during the episode.

Laurie Zack from High Point University discusses the article, "Flipping freshman mathematics," published in a PRIMUS special issue on flipped instruction at the college level. (Co-authors: Fuselier, Graham-Squire, Lamb, & O'Hara) High Point's Mathematics Department Website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Kristen Bieda (Michigan State University), Anna Conner (University of Georgia), and Pablo Mejia-Ramos (Rutgers University) formed a panel at the PMENA 37 working group on argumentation, justification, and proof. The working group was organized by Michelle Cirillo, Megan Staples, Karl Kosko, Jill Newton, and Keith Weber. Working Group Paper from the PMENA Proceedings Listen to Episode 1519 for Keith Weber's presentation from this same working group.

Keith Weber from Rutgers University gave a presentation on research related to argumentation, justification, and proof in mathematics education. This was part of a working group at PMENA 37 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. The working group was organized by Michelle Cirillo, Megan Staples, Karl Kosko, Jill Newton, and Keith. Keith's Professional Webpage Working Group Paper from the PMENA Proceedings Listen to Episode 1520 for a panel discussion from this same working group.

Mike Shaughnessy from Portland State University discusses his career in mathematics and statistics education. Mike's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes

Sam Otten from the University of Missouri discusses the article, "Making the most of going over homework," published in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Volume 21. (Co-authors: Michelle Cirillo, Beth Herbel-Eisenmann). Sam's Professional Website TCR article with analytic details Mizzou's online master's program in math ed See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.List of episodes