Kids Math Talk

Kids Math Talk

Children are listening and learning from everything we say. The goal of the Kids Math Talk Podcast is to give parents and educators practical tips and insights that will deepen mathematical understanding while also encouraging the conversation about math to remain active and positive.

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November 7, 2023 28 mins

Before pressing play, make sure you have listened to Episode 46 where Chase begins his discussion about professional learning. After the intro, we will jump into Part 2 of Spotlight on Professional learning. 



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On the podcast, we talk a lot about how asset-based pedagogy, beliefs about mathematics, and how beliefs about who can learn mathematics impacts mathematics teaching. Today’s guest challenges us to move beyond beliefs and theory and move closer toward on the ground practice and a focus on evidence that drives learning forward for all students.

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We might tell our kids and our students that learning never stops. Today’s guest challenges us to live into this mindset by altering our professional learning practices. And just like our learning, today’s episode is unfinished…Part 2 of my interview with Chase will happen for Episode 49.

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August 20, 2023 33 secs
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Do you ever feel like there just isn’t enough time to let kids play with math? To let them explore the meaning of math word problems before solving them? Today’s guests talk all about a metaphorical sandbox that gives children the space and time to play, explore, engage, represent, and translate these problems into something meaningful to them. We’ll also learn about operational sense, using five different mathematical representati...

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I’m excited to have one of the authors of the series, Math By The Book join us for this episode. The Math by the Book series has a bundle for kindergarten through 5th grade and uses children’s literature as a vehicle for engagement, authenticity, and understanding the value of including context in our work with children to help them make connections about the world. Teachers are always looking to outside resources to build up their...

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January 30, 2022 1 min

New Episodes will now be released on the 1st Tuesday of the month, with another break for the summer. Stay safe and keep the Kids Math Talk going strong. Season 4 of the Kids Math Talk podcast starts February 1, 2022. 

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Today's guests offer their expertise in how to set up your classroom for exploration and journey towards basic math fact fluency.

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Welcome to Part 2 of the mini-series on increasing equity for all learners. Here we continue to learn from Pam and Dawn about the guiding principles that are a part of Math Recovery and also about the importance of using wait time with all learners. 

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Kids Math Talk Podcast Host Desiree Harrison interviews Dr. Lindsay A. Gold, author of the book, On the Money: Mathematics Activities to Build Financial Literacy Grades K-5.


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In this 34th episode of the podcast, host Desiree Harrison talks with Dr. Jamila Riser about the upcoming Math Equity Conference (October 8, 2021).

Delaware Mathematics & STEM (Virtual) Conference

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It seems like everyone always has an opinion about math and how math should be taught, especially to elementary students. With teachers learning and implementing an influx of new strategies, methods, and assessment plans, parents are often feeling left out of discussions about these techniques and as a result rely on how they were taught as a visual model for how children should be taught math today. Research shows us, however, tha...

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Today’s episode supports us in strengthening these skill sets as we learn alongside an author who is intertwining Math, Literacy, and Growth Mindset to build positive math identities and Kids Math Talk. 

Host Desiree Harrison talks with author and math educator and author Alice Aspinall. 


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The Math education world talks a lot about positioning students for success, but What exactly is positioning? Turns out that the definition of positioning in the education world is not just about the physical location of one student versus another.

Host Desiree Harrison interviews Dr. Kathryn Chval, highlighting the book, Teaching Math to Multilingual Students, Grades K-8: Positioning English Learners for Success, that sh...

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