The Educators MathCast

18: Voices From the Field - Jody Guarino and Chepina Rumsey

Jody and Chepina join Zak to talk about how important it is to encourage curiosity in the math classroom.

17: Math at Home

In this episode of The Educator’s MathCast, Zak and Mike take on a question families ask all the time: what should math at home actually look like? Building on their earlier conversation about homework, they explore how meaningful math experiences outside of school can be simple, natural, and most importantly, joyful.

16: Voices From the Field: Marta Garcia

Friend of the show Marta Garcia joins Zak to talk about how math leaders have a mission to support students where there are in their learning journey.

15: Math Homework. Yea or Nay?

Zak and Mike get real with their opinions on the value of sending kids home with math homework.

14: Voices From the Field: Kaneka Turner

Zak and Kaneka chat about the importance of curiosity and asking questions when working with students and teachers.

13: Gen X and Math Education

In this episode, Mike and Zak reflect on growing up as Gen X kids, from Oregon Trail and mixtapes to encyclopedias and memorized phone numbers. Those experiences lead us into a bigger conversation about effortful learning and what it takes for ideas to really stick in math classrooms.
We talk about curiosity, productive struggle, and the importance of creating math classrooms where students are willing to put in the work of thinking. In a world where answers are always a click away, how do we design learning that helps students build understanding that lasts?

12: Voices From the Field: Liesl McConchie

Liesl McConchie and Zak talk about how the brain learns and ways to leverage that with students in the math classroom.

11: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of AI

Are you using Large Language Models (LLMs) in your work as a math professional? It's a powerful tool, but that doesn't mean there aren't huge pitfalls to avoid. In this episode of the Educators MathCast Mike and Zak talk about ways they use AI to work more efficiently, shortcomings of the technology they've come across, and major drawbacks they see playing out in the field.
 
Can you spot AI when you see it? Am I an AI? Bleep bloop bleep?

10: Voices From the Field: Brittany Hege

Brittany Hege from Mix & Math joins Zak on this episode of the Educators MathCast.

9: Hot Takes on Teacher Beliefs

Zak and Mike tackle some commonly held teacher beliefs. Are they Always, Sometimes or Never True?