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Learning how to teach better by documenting mile markers on the road to better teaching. Also a replay of the culminating experience of the Teaching Math Teaching Podcast Teaching Math at a Distance: Grades K-12, A Practical Guide to Rich Remote Instruction Book Club with Theresa Wills. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode52/ .

The Transition Years focuses on the complexity and importance of the transition years, the last two years of high school and the first two years of postsecondary education, on the mathematics experiences of students. Listen in as Joel Amidon and Dr. John Staley provide an overview of the transition years, key topics and issues to consider around the transition years, and to preview upcoming progra...

Learning to teach better by examining the the featured book, Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World by Scott Harrison . Also a replay of the culminating episode of the Teaching Math Teaching Podcast Reimagining the Mathematics Classroom: Creating and Sustaining Productive Learning Environments by Cathery Yeh, Mark Ellis, and Carolee Koehn Hurtado...

Learning to teach better by celebrating the life and legacy of Bob Moses, with Dr. Aris Winger, as we discuss his book, Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode50/

Learning to teach better by examining the TV show, Ted Lasso, and the Bucks NBA Championship. Also a replay of the culminating episode of the Teaching Math Teaching Podcast High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, & Respond to Social Injustice Book Club from July of 2020. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episosde49/

Learning to teach better by examining the Secret of Basketball from The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy by Bill Simmons. Also a replay of the culminating episode of the Teaching Math Teaching Podcast Rough Draft Math Book Club from June of 2020. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episosde48/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Natalie Hobson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Sonoma State University, as we discuss publications and a presentation that we created on "Getting Started with Equity in Mathematics Education." Show notes for this episode can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode47/

Learning to teach better by discussing the featured book, Growing Weeders into Leaders: Leadership Lessons from the Ground Level, with the author, University of Mississippi Director of Landscape Services, Jeff McManus. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode46/ .

Learning to teach better by considering storytelling with author and educator, David Waddell Show notes for the episode can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode45/

Learning to teach better with the featured book, Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives by Tim Harford, and sharing an opportunity for growth through #NoGuilt Book Clubs. Show notes are available at https://amidonplanet.com/episode44/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Alice Udvari-Solner as we discuss her book, Joyful Learning: Active and Collaborative Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms. Show notes for this episode at https://amidonplanet.com/episode43/

Learning to teach better with Joe Dye as we discuss his over 40 years in education and how he continues to learn and grow as a teacher. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode42/

Learning to teach better with Dr. John Staley as we discuss the power of professional organizations to learn about, support, and promote good teaching. Show notes at https://amidonplanet.com/episode41/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Amanda Jansen, as we discuss her book, Rough Draft Math: Revising to Learn. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode40/

Learning to teach better by sharing some learnings from 2020, a word of the year for 2021, and a discussion with Matthew Mifflin about his new single, Out of the Clouds. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode39/

Learning to teach better by talking with Shane Been about teaching over the past (almost) 20 years (or ever since we started teaching high school mathematics together at Sauk Prairie High School). This is another episode in the Reflect Series that started at the beginning of the spring of 2020. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode38/

Learning to teach better by learning how to care for our mental health with Pat Ward of Pat Ward Counseling. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode37/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Rick Balkin, Professor of Leadership & Counselor Education at the University of Mississippi, as we discuss his new book Practicing Forgiveness: A Path Toward Healing. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode36/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Linda Angotti, Emerita Professor in Music Education from Kent State University as we discuss the featured book, How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode35/

Learning to teach better with Lo Alaman of The Woodlands United Methodist Church - Harvest Campus, as we talk about teaching, poetry, and his new book, We Sang a Dirge: Poems, Laments, and Other Things that Matter to God. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode34/

Learning to teach better with Joe Sweeney and Amanda Milewski as we discuss the featured article, On-ramps to professional practice: Selecting and implementing digital technologies for virtual field experiences from  Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode33/

Learning to teach better with Shimikqua Ellis as we discuss the featured book, Not Light, But Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom by Matthew R. Kay. Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode32/

Learning to teach better with the featured book, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch Show notes at https://amidonplanet.com/episode31/

Learning to Teach Better with Matthew Mifflin of Phrygian Frog Music Professionals (BMI) and Phrygian Frog Records as we talk about music, song writing and his new single, Each Day. Show notes at https://amidonplanet.com/episode30/

Learning to teach better with Dr. Jen Wolfe of the University of Arizona as she shares an awesome collection of resources she has accumulated in response to converting her teaching to online instruction in the Spring of 2020 Show notes can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode29/