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...

Jana Dean & Heather Byington, Supporting Multilingual Learners During Number Talks

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 17

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 educator...

Kristin Frang, Understanding the Roots of Fluency with Addition & Subtraction

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 16

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? 

DeAnn Huinker & Melissa Hedges, Math Trajectories for Young Learners, Part 2

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 15

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 mea...

DeAnn Huinker & Melissa Hedges, Math Trajectories for Young Learners, Part 1

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 14

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 mea...

Mike Steele, Pacing Discourse-Rich Lessons

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 13

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 sever...

Kyndall Thomas, Building a Meaningful Understanding of Properties Through Fact Fluency Tasks

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 12

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 m...

Amy Hackenberg, Understanding Units Coordination

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 11

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 fro...

What Counts as Counting? with Dr. Christopher Danielson

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 10

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 wi...

Dr. Todd Hinnenkamp, Enacting Talk Moves with Intention

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 9

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...

Janet Walkoe & Margaret Walton, Exploring the Seeds of Algebraic Thinking

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 8

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 Marga...

Tutita Casa, Anna Strauss, Jenna Waggoner & Mhret Wondmagegne, Developing Student Agency: The Strategy Showcase

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 7

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 cul...

Christy Pettis & Terry Wyberg, The Case for Choral Counting with Fractions

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 6

How can educators help students recognize similarities in the way whole numbers and fractions behave? And are there ways educators can build on students' understanding of whole numbers to support their understanding of fractions? 

The answer from today'...

Ramsey Merritt, Improving Students' Turn & Talk Experience

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 5

Most educators know what a turn and talk is—but are your students excited to do them? 

In this episode, we put turn and talks under a microscope. We'll talk with Ramsey Merritt from the Harvard Graduate School of Education about ways to revamp and better scaffold...

Pam Harris, Exploring the Power & Purpose of Number Strings

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 4

I've struggled when I have a new strategy I want my students to consider and despite my best efforts, it just doesn't surface organically. While I didn't want to just tell my students what to do, I wasn't sure how to move forward. Then I discovered number strings. 

To...

Kim Montague, I Have, You Need: The Utility Player of Instructional Routines

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 3

In sports, a utility player is someone who can play multiple positions competently, providing flexibility and adaptability. From my perspective, the routine I have, you need may just be the utility player of classroom routines.

Today we're talking with Kim Mon...

Sue Looney, Same but Different: Encouraging Students to Think Flexibly

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 2

Sometimes students struggle in math because they fail to make connections. For too many students, every concept feels like its own entity without any connection to the larger network of mathematical ideas. 

On the podcast today, we're talking with Dr. Sue Loone...

Christopher Danielson, Which One Doesn't Belong? Routine: Fostering Flexible Reasoning

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 1

The idea of comparing items and looking for similarities and differences has been explored by many math educators. Christopher Danielson has taken this idea to new heights. Inspired by the Sesame Street song "One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others)," Christo...