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Math is Figure-Out-Able!
Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what? Join them for ~15-30 minutes every Tuesday as they cast their vision for mathematics education and give actionable items to help teachers teach math that is Figure-Out-Able. See www.MathisFigureOutAble.com for more great resources!
Episodes
419 episodes
#MathStratChat - August 13, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 13, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategie...
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3:13
Ep 269: Why the Debate between Inquiry and Direct Instruction, Developing Reasoning and Teaching Procedures.
Does inquiry mean leaving students to their own devices? In this episode Pam and Kim share their thoughts on the debate teaching reasoning vs. teaching procedures.Talking Points:We all want what's best for studentsS...
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Episode 269
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#MathStratChat - August 6, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 6, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies...
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5:06
Ep 268: Connecting Strategies, Properties, and Models in Addition
How can teachers help students be more sophisticated additive reasoners? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the major addition strategies, what properties they use, and how to model student thinking.Talking Points:Addition ...
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Episode 268
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24:13
#MathStratChat - July 30, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 30, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies,...
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3:46
Ep 267: Connecting Strategies, Properties, and Models in Multiplication
If your only focus is answer getting, students may never experience and grapple with and understand multiplicative properties. In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how to use models to help students progress to more sophisticated strategies usin...
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28:00
#MathStratChat - July 23, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 23, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies,...
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Ep 266: Solving Proportions - Within & Between
How does proportional thinking prepare students for reasoning with variables? In this episode Pam and Kim explore the transition from proportional reasoning to functional reasoning.Talking Points:Connecting proportional reas...
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Episode 266
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31:27
#MathStratChat - July 16, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 16, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies,...
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Ep 265: Show Your Work
Should you require student's to show their work in mathematics? Whose work? When? How much work? For what purpose? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss classroom culture and the importance of communication in mathematics, diving into these quest...
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25:34
#MathStratChat - July 9, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 9, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, ...
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Ep 264: Facilitating an Equivalence Structure Problem String - Multiplicative Reasoning
How can Problem Strings help build big ideas? In this episode Pam and Kim walk through a Problem String that helps students dig into area and multiplicative equivalence and help you know how to expertly facilitate.Talking Points:
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Episode 264
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29:52
#MathStratChat - July 2, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 2, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, ...
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3:33
Ep 263: Facilitating an Equivalence Structure Problem String - Additive Reasoning
How does a Problem String look in front of real students? In this episode Pam and Kim give a play by play for how a Problem String could be facilitated.Talking Points:When to circulate and when to ask for choral response
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Episode 263
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36:58
#MathStratChat - June 25, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on June 25, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies,...
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3:30
Ep 262: Code Switching in Mathematics
What if finding equivalence between fractions, decimals, and precents wasn't just a task for students to do, but a tool making them more efficient in rational number computations? In this episode Pam and Kim talk about code switching with ratio...
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Episode 262
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27:57
#MathStratChat - June 18, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on June 18, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies,...
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4:24
Ep 261: Five Year Anniversary Episode
Five years of important conversations, lots of laughs and a blooper every once in a while. In this episode Pam and Kim revisit some important moments of the podcast from the last 5 years.Talking Points:Clips from the past 5 ...
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Episode 261
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29:33
#MathStratChat - June 11, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on June 11, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies,...
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3:00
Ep 260: Refining And Extending I Have, You Need
How can you get the most out of I Have, You Need in your classroom? In this podcast Pam and Kim answer some common questions and dig deeper into one of their favorite routines, I Have You Need.Talking Points:Do cars speak the la...
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Episode 245
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29:40
#MathStratChat - June 4, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on June 4, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, ...
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3:50
Ep 259: Universal Screeners: The Good, Bad, and Ugly - Part 2
We've got a lot to say about screeners! In this episode Pam and Kim dig a bit more into why we screen and what we do with the results.Talking Points:Are screeners useful for diagnosing and grouping students?Are asse...
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Episode 259
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25:40
#MathStratChat - May 28, 2025
In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on May 28, 2025. Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, ...
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3:24
Ep 258: Universal Screeners: The Good, Bad, and Ugly - Part 1
Are Universal Screeners worth the time and effort? What do we gain? In this episode Pam and Kim begin their discussion about using Universal Screeners and raise some wonders for consideration.Talking Points:Defining sc...
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Episode 258
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27:34
