The Big Place Value Episode with Eric Sisofo, EdD

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 21

If you ask an educator to share some of the most important ideas in elementary mathematics, most would include place value on that list. But what does it mean to understand place value, really? And what types of language, practices, and tools support students as they build understanding?

In...

Practical Ways to Build a Strengths-Based Elementary Math Classroom with Dr. Beth Kobett

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 20

What if it were possible to capture all of the words teachers said or thought about students and put them in word clouds that hovered over each student throughout the day? What impact might the words in the cloud have on the student's learning experience? These are ...

Posing Purposeful Questions with Dr. DeAnn Huinker

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 19

Educational theorist Charles De Garmo once said, "To question well is to teach well. In the skillful use of the question, more than anything else, lies the fine art of teaching." 

In this re-release of an episode from Season 1, our guest is Dr. DeAnn Huinker, one of the coauthors of Ta...

Productive Ways to Build Fluency with Basic Facts with Dr. Jenny Bay-Williams

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 18

This summer we're replaying favorite listener episodes from the first four seasons of Rounding Up—like this one from Season 1. We'll return with all new episodes in early September.

Ensuring students master their basic facts remains a shared goal among paren...

ROUNDING UP: Supporting Multilingual Learners During Number Talks with Jana Dean & Heather Byington

What might it be like to engage in a number talk as a multilingual learner? How would you communicate your ideas, and what scaffolds might support your participation? 

Today, we're talking with Jana Dean and Heather Byington about ways educators can support multilingual learners' ...

ROUNDING UP: Understanding the Roots of Fluency with Addition & Subtraction with Kristin Frang

Research suggests that supporting students' fluency with addition and subtraction hinges on understanding how children's mathematical thinking develops. So what are the concepts and ideas that play a part in fluency with combinations to 10, 20, and beyond? 

Today, we'll explore this qu...

ROUNDING UP: Math Trajectories for Young Learners *PART 2* with Dr. DeAnn Huinker & Dr. Melissa Hedges

Research confirms that early mathematics experiences play a more significant role than we once imagined. Studies suggest that specific number competencies in 4-year-olds are strong predictors of fifth grade mathematics success. So what does it look like to provide meaningful mathematical experie...

ROUNDING UP: Math Trajectories for Young Learners *PART 1* with Dr. DeAnn Huinker & Dr. Melissa Hedges

Research confirms that early mathematics experiences play a more significant role than we once imagined. Studies suggest that specific number competencies in 4-year-olds are strong predictors of fifth grade mathematics success. So what does it look like to provide meaningful mathematical experie...

ROUNDING UP: Pacing Discourse-Rich Lessons with Dr. Mike Steele

As a classroom teacher, pacing lessons was often my Achilles' heel. If my students were sharing their thinking or working on a task, I sometimes struggled to decide when to move on to the next phase of a lesson. 

Today we're talking with Mike Steele from Ball State University about several high-leverage practices that e...

ROUNDING UP: Building a Meaningful Understanding of Properties Through Fact Fluency Tasks with Kyndall Thomas

Building fluency with multiplication and division is essential for students in the upper elementary grades. This work also presents opportunities to build students' understanding of the algebraic properties that become increasingly important in secondary mathematics. 

In thi...

ROUNDING UP: Understanding Units Coordination with Dr. Amy Hackenberg

Units coordination describes the ways students understand the organization of units (or a unit structure) when approaching problem-solving situations—and how students' understanding influences their problem-solving strategies.

In this episode, we're talking with Amy Hackenberg from the University of Indiana about...

ROUNDING UP: What Counts as Counting? with Dr. Christopher Danielson

What counts as counting? The question may sound simple, but take a moment to think about how you would answer. After all, we count all kinds of things: physical quantities, increments of time, lengths, money, as well as fractions and decimals. 

In this episode, we'll talk with Christopher Danielson about what count...

ROUNDING UP: Enacting Talk Moves with Intention with Dr. Todd Hinnenkamp

All students deserve a classroom rich in meaningful mathematical discourse. But what are the talk moves educators can use to bring this goal to life in their classrooms? 

Today, we're talking about this question with Todd Hinnenkamp from the North Kansas City Schools. Whether talk moves are new to you or alread...

ROUNDING UP: Exploring the Seeds of Algebraic Thinking with Janet Walkoe & Margaret Walton

Algebraic thinking is defined as the ability to use symbols, variables, and mathematical operations to represent and solve problems. This type of reasoning is crucial for a range of disciplines. 

In this episode, we're talking with Janet Walkoe and Margaret Walton about the seeds of algebr...

ROUNDING UP: Developing Student Agency: The Strategy Showcase with Tutita Casa, Anna Strauss, Jenna Waggoner, and Mhret Wondmagegne

When students aren't sure how to approach a problem, many of them default to asking the teacher for help. This tendency is one of the central challenges of teaching: walking the fine line between offering support and inadvertently cultivating dependence. 

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