Podcast Episodes

038: Conquering Math Myths: A Universal Approach with Ron Martiello

Season 2 Episode 42

In this engaging episode, Ron Martiello shares his deeply personal and evolving journey with mathematics. From proudly wearing Smurf stickers in elementary school after winning fast-fact games to bec…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

037: Authenticity and Vulnerability in Teaching with Zak Champagne

Summary

In this engaging conversation, Zach Champagne shares his journey in math education, emphasizing the importance of authentic questioning, fostering curiosity, and creating safe spaces for stude…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

036: Embracing Mistakes: A Conversation with Marc Seigel

In this episode of Blue Glasses Math, I sit down with Marc Seigel—STEM educator and high school chemistry and design teacher—to talk about the power of mistake-making in learning. From flaming Dorito…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

035: Relationships, Relevance & Rethinking Math Class: A conversation with Paul Battaglia

What happens when someone who studied actuarial science and worked in corporate consulting walks away to teach high school math? In this episode, I sit down with Paul Battaglia—a powerful voice in ma…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

034: Letting Students Lead: The Math Research Elective That Changed the Game

What if the best way to help students to see themselves as math people...is to let them lead the way?

In this episode, I sit down with Anne Paoletti-Bayna - award winning educator and creator of a gr…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Letting Students Lead: The Math Research Elective That Changed the Game

What if the best way to help students see themselves as math people… is to let them lead the way?

In this episode, I sit down with Anne Paoletti-Bayna—award-winning educator and creator of a groundbre…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

033: When Sneakers Meet Standards: How Dr. Kris Childs Unlocks Math Brilliance

Season 2 Episode 33

What happens when we stop treating math like a checklist and start seeing it as a living, breathing human experience? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Kris Childs shares how centering student inter…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

032: Nurturing Curiosity in Math Education with Chepina Rumsey and Jody Guarino

In this episode of Blue Glasses Math, I sit down with Dr. Chepina Rumsey and Dr. Jody Guarino, authors of Nurturing Math Curiosity with Learners in Grades K–2.

They unpack the power of student-driven…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

031: Discovering Joy at MoMath!

What if math felt like a playground instead of a test?

In this episode, I sit down with Cindy Lawrence, executive director and CEO of the National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) in New York City and …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

030: Where are the Mathers? A conversation with Deborah Peart

Deborah Peart brings her perspective of what it feels like to be a student in a classroom whose mathematical ideas are not valued. Deborah uses her experiences as a student of math to help teachers u…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago