Math is Figure-Out-Able with Pam Harris

Math is Figure-Out-Able with Pam Harris

Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what?Join them for ~15 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

September 20, 2023 7 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on September 20, 2023. 



Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.



Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

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This one's for all you, parents! How can you support your children in becoming mathematicians?  In this episode Pam and Kim go over their favorite ways to explore math at home in fun game-like activities.
Talking Points:
Speak about math positively

  • Wondering
  • Doubling and Halving
  • Using 10s to find 9s and using 10s to find 5s
  • I Have, You Need

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September 13, 2023 5 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on September 13, 2023. 


Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

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September 12, 2023 28 mins

Can you reason about what it means for a point to be within a given quadrant? Can your students? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss weather and geography to develop understanding of the quadrants in the cartesian coordinate system.
Talking Points:

  • Understanding points relative to their quadrants and the y = x line
  • Kim's connection to Alaska
  • What makes Australia so unique
  • Graphing inequalities is Figure-Out-Able! 

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September 6, 2023 5 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on September 6, 2023. 


Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

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September 5, 2023 28 mins

Let's do some guessing! In this episode Pam and Kim develop some functional reasoning by analyzing the relationships between their guesses and reality.
Talking Points:

  • Pam's guesses using her pop culture knowledge
  • How would you know if you are a good guesser?
  • Graphing guesses and actual age as an ordered pair
  • Using the data to discuss the meaning of y=x 
  • The parent function for building all functions

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August 30, 2023 4 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 30, 2023. 


Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

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What does it mean for math to be figure-out-able? What will you teach? How? Why? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss their thoughts to changing the "how" and "what" of math education around the world and explore the "why".
Talking Points:

  • "What" math we teach should come first
  • "How" the math should be embedded in the "what"
  • What Pam and Kim think about "Why"...
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August 24, 2023 5 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 23, 2023. 


Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

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What role does terminology have in math teaching? How do we want students to approach problems? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss when to teach vocabulary how we can prepare students to tackle problems with confidence.
Talking Points:

  • "Just In Case" vs "Just In Time" vocabulary
  • Social Knowledge vs Logical Mathematical Knowledge
  • Anchor Charts to cinch learning
  • Rejecting key words for operations
  • Wrong answers...
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August 17, 2023 5 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 16, 2023. 


Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

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August 15, 2023 26 mins

There is so much that is good happening in the math teaching community! In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how we can determine how much of which good things to put into our classrooms.
Talking Points:

  • Going beyond nixing tricks
  • Social versus logical knowledge
  • Nixing the tricks is more than explaining the math better
  • The dangers of going all in on any good teaching practice
    • Number Talks 
    • Exploding Dots
    • Manipulatives
  • Keep ...
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August 10, 2023 3 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 9, 2023. 


Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

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August 8, 2023 20 mins

Who does not love a quick, easy routine that gives students useful problem solving relationships? In this episode Pam and Kim revisit I Have, You Need and apply it with different target numbers.
Talking Points:

Kim and Pam play I Have, You Need often with clocks and marathons
It's not about speed
Goal is reducing cognitive load in the midst of solving other problems
Another goal is building fluency

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August 3, 2023 3 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on August 2, 2023. 


Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

Facebook: Pam Harris, a...

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August 1, 2023 28 mins

What exactly is a Problem String? In this episode Pam and Kim dig into that question and give examples of what a problem string is and is not.
Talking Points:

  • Pam's conversation with Howie Hua - Problem Strings are not strategies
  • Example of a helper clunker structure Problem String
  • What is structure vs strategy? 
  • Example of an equivalent structred Problem String
  • The power of owning multiple strategies

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July 27, 2023 5 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 26, 2023. 



Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.



Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

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July 25, 2023 17 mins

What are some important relationships that students can use to do Real Math with fractions? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss some important relationships that can help develop deeper understanding about fractions for fractional equivalence and comparison.
Talking Points:

  • A listener's review
  • Using benchmark fractions to compare
  • Using a number line to compare fractions
  • How does understanding unit fractions help compare ug...
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July 20, 2023 4 mins

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on July 19, 2023. 



Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.



Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

Twitter: @PWHarris

Instagram: Pam Harris_math

Facebook: Pam ...

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July 18, 2023 23 mins

What if your students could think and reason about the relative sizes of fractions? In this episode Pam and Kim think about where fractions go on clotheslines to show how you can help your students compare fractions without a memorized procedure.
Talking points:

  • A podcast listener shares her perspective of mathematics as a student
  • Clothesline Math examples using fractions and percents
  • Connecting fractions and percent...
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