Samuel Otten

Math Ed Podcast

Interviews with mathematics education researchers about recent studies. Hosted by Samuel Otten, University of Missouri.www.mathedpodcast.comProduced by Fibre Studios

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Samuel Otten

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Education

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Latest episode

Jun 17, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 1714: Emily Fyfe 20.11.2017

Emily Fyfe from Indiana University discusses her article, " Assessing formal knowledge of math equivalence among algebra and pre-algebra students ," published in the Journal of Educational Psychology . Emily's professional webpage See comments for references mentioned during the interview . Complete list of episodes

Episode 1713: Theodore Chao 11.11.2017

Teddy Chao from Ohio State University discusses his co-authored chapter, "Experiences using clinical interviews in mathematics methods courses to empower preservice teachers: A conversation among three critical mathematics educators," from the AMTE professional book series (co-authors: ). Guest hosted by Cara Haines. Teddy's STEAM Factory page TeachMath.info See comments for references mentioned d...

Episode 1712: 100th Episode! 20.10.2017

This special episode features a look back at math ed articles and books that have inspired us. Thanks to Joel Amidon, Lynette Guzman, Chris Austin, Sheunghyun Yeo, Jeremy Strayer, Dave Coffey, and Dan Meyer for their contributions. References are in the comments on MathEdPodcast.com. If you're interested in being a podcast contributor in the future, please contact Sam at ottensa@missouri.edu. Comp...

Episode 1711: Beth Herbel-Eisenmann and Michelle Cirillo 10.10.2017

Beth Herbel-Eisenmann from Michigan State University and Michelle Cirillo from the University of Delaware talk about their forthcoming set of professional development materials, Mathematics Discourse in Secondary Classrooms (MDISC) , published by Math Solutions. Co-authors: Michael Steele, Samuel Otten, and Kate Johnson MDISC Project Page Math Solutions Product Page Complete list of episodes

Episode 1710: Matthew Inglis 25.09.2017

Matthew Inglis from Loughborough University (UK) discusses his book, Does mathematical study develop logical thinking? Testing the Theory of Formal Discipline , published by World Scientific (with co-author Nina Attridge). Matthew's Personal Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview Complete list of episodes *Send in your audio submissions for the 100th episode special...

Episode 1709: Aimee Ellington 11.09.2017

Aimee Ellington from Virginia Commonwealth University discusses the article, " Effectively coaching middle school teachers: A case for teacher and student learning ," published in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior , Volume 46. (Co-authors: Whitenack and Edwards) Aimee's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview. Complete list of episodes

Episode 1708: Les Steffe 10.08.2017

Les Steffe from the University of Georgia talks about his career in mathematics, including graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, the theory of radical constructivism, and research on students' understanding of number. Guest host: Kevin Moore See the comments for references mentioned during the interview. Complete list of episodes

Episode 1707: Amanda Jansen & Dawn Berk 16.06.2017

Mandy Jansen and Dawn Berk from the University of Delaware discuss their article, " Investigating alignment between elementary mathematics teacher education and graduates' teaching of mathematics for conceptual understanding ," from Harvard Educational Review . Co-author: Erin Meikle. Mandy's Professional Webpage Dawn's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the inte...

Episode 1706: Susan Friel 28.05.2017

Susan Friel from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill discusses her career in mathematics and statistics education, her work on Connected Mathematics , and her part in the NCTM (1991) Professional Standards for Teaching. Susan's Professional Webpage Connected Mathematics middle school curriculum See the comments for references mentioned during the interview. Complete list of episodes

Episode 1705: Paul Cobb on Improving Teaching at Scale 08.05.2017

Paul Cobb from Vanderbilt University received the 2016 Distinguished Scholar Award from the AERA Special Interest Group on Research in Mathematics Education. This special episode features the remarks he made at the SIG-RME business meeting in San Antonio, TX, on April 28, 2017. Thanks go to Janine Remillard for capturing the audio of this presentation. Paul's professional webpage SIG-RME website C...

Episode 1704: Elizabeth Fennema 30.04.2017

Eliz Fennema, emeritus professor from the University of Wisconsin, discusses her career in mathematics education, her research on gender-differences in mathematics, and her role on the Cognitively Guided Instruction project. Guest host: Susan Empson See the comments for references mentioned during the interview Complete list of past episodes

Episode 1703: Denise Spangler 23.04.2017

Denise Spangler from the University of Georgia discusses the forthcoming chapter, "Research on core practices in K-12 mathematics teaching" (co-author: Victoria Jacobs), appearing in the Compendium of Research in Mathematics Education (NCTM). Denise's Professional Webpage Core Practice Consortium Table of Contents for the COMPENDIUM See the comments for references mentioned during the interview Co...

Episode 1702: Charles Munter 17.03.2017

Chuck Munter from the University of Missouri discusses his article, " Examining relations between mathematics teachers' instructional vision and knowledge and change in practice ," [ FREE PDF ] published in the American Journal of Education , Volume 123. (Co-author: Richard Correnti) Chuck's Professional Webpage MIST Project Website Complete list of past episodes See the comments for references me...

Episode 1701: Luis Leyva 04.01.2017

Luis Leyva from Vanderbilt University discusses his article, " An intersectional analysis of Latin@ college women's counter-stories in mathematics ," published in the Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, Volume 9. http://ed-osprey.gsu.edu/ojs/index.php/JUME/article/view/295/201 Luis's professional webpage Note: Drawing on Gutiérrez (2013), the term Latin@ (which you will hear Luis pronouncing i...

Episode 1621: Megan Taylor 26.12.2016

Megan Taylor from Trellis Education ( http://www.trelliseducation.org/ ) discusses her article, "From effective curricula toward effective curriculum use," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education , Volume 47. See the comments for references mentioned during the interview.

Episode 1620: Kimberly Cervello Rogers 05.12.2016

Kimberly Cervello Rogers from Bowling Green State University discusses the article, " Graduate teaching assistants' enactment of reasoning-and-proving tasks in a content course for elementary teachers ," published in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education , Volume 47. (Co-author: Michael Steele) Kim's Professional Website See the comment for references mentioned during the interview. Co...

Episode 1619: Julie Nurnberger-Haag 23.11.2016

Julie Nurnberger-Haag from Kent State University discusses her article, " A cautionary tale: How children's books (mis)teach shapes ," published in Early Education and Development . Julie's Professional Webpage Article: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10409289.2016.1242993 Episode 1509 on Julie's number book study See comments for references mentioned during the interview .

Episode 1618: Argumentation, Justification, and Proof Panel at PMENA 14.11.2016

This special episode features a panel of scholars from the Argumentation, Justification, and Proof working group at the PMENA conference in Tucson, AZ . Featured are Eric Knuth from the University of Wisconsin, Orit Zaslavsky from New York University, and David Yopp from the University of Idaho. 2016 Conference Paper (via ResearchGate) 2016 White Paper (via ResearchGate) 2015 Conference paper (via...

Episode 1617: Dave Coffey & John Golden 07.11.2016

Dave Coffey and John Golden from Grand Valley State University discuss their scholarly use of blogs, Twitter, and YouTube in their thinking about mathematics education and teacher preparation. Dave's deltascape blog John's mathhombre blog #MTBoS (Math Twitter Blogosphere) See the comments for references mentioned during the episode .

Episode 1616: Katy Ulrich 30.10.2016

Katy Ulrich from Virginia Tech University discusses her two-part article series called "Stages in constructing and coordinating units additively and multiplicatively," published in For the Learning of Mathematics . Part 1 and Part 2 Katy's Professional Webpage See the comments for references mentioned during the interview

Episode 1615: Lyn English 27.09.2016

Lyn English from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, discusses her career in mathematics education, her editorship of Mathematical Thinking and Learning , and current issues related to STEM education. Lyn's professional website See the comments for references mentioned during the interview

Episode 1614: Nichole Kersting, Erik Jacobson, & Janine Remillard 29.08.2016

This episode focuses on two chapters from the the forthcoming book Psychometric Models in Mathematics Education (listen to Episode 1611 for details). First, Nicki Kersting from the University of Arizona discusses "Examining and understanding dimensionality in the context of instrument development." Second, Erik Jacobson from Indiana University and Janine Remillard from the University of Pennsylvan...

Episode 1613: Mimi Engel 25.08.2016

Mimi Engel from Vanderbilt University discusses the article, " Mathematics content coverage and student learning in kindergarten ," published in Educational Researcher , Volume 45. (Co-authors: Claessens, Watts, and Farkas) Mimi's Professional Website National Center for Educational Statistics See the comments for references mentioned during the interview

Episode 1612: Michael de Villiers 15.08.2016

Michael de Villiers speaks with guest host, Michelle Cirillo, about his career in mathematics education. Dr. de Villiers is an emeritus professor from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and an honorary professor at the University of Stellenbosch. Michael's Dynamic Math Website Michael's Professional Webpage Proof with Dynamic Geometry Software

Episode 1611: Andrew Izsák & Jonathan Templin 08.08.2016

Andrew Izsák from the University of Georgia and Jonathan Templin from the University of Kansas discuss their forthcoming edited volume on psychometric models in mathematics education and also their chapter entitled, "Coordinating conceptualizations of mathematical knowledge with psychometric models." The book will be published this fall by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Andrew's...

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