In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis reflect on their personal and professional experiences of 2024 and what they learned. Reflect – conferences, books, podcast guests. Thinking differently about teaching and learning math. Hope you’ll take the time to reflect and capture your own learning.

Curtis and Joanie reference these episodes of Room to Grow which aired in 2024:

· Teaching and Learning Math: Students’ Perspectives Part 1 (aired August 28, 2024) and Part 2 (aired September 17, 2024)

· Routines for Supporting Student Thinking with Grace Kelemanik and Amy Lucenta (aired October 16, 2023)

· Unleashing the Mathematical Brilliance of All Students with Rachel Lambert (aired April 10, 2023)

· Balancing Instructional Modalities (aired March 12, 2024)

· Asset-Based Teaching to Transform Math Class with Mike Steele and Joleigh Honey (aired October 15, 2024)

· A Conversation with the National Teacher of the Year with Rebecka Peterson (aired February 13, 2024)

· High School Mathematics Reimagined Revitalized and Relevant with Latrenda Knighten and Kevin Dykema (aired November 12, 2024)

Additional referenced content includes:

· The book Transform Your Math Class Using Asset-Based Teaching for Grades 6-12

· The work of Liping Ma, including her book Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics

· Rachel Lambert’s research and resources at mathematizing4all.com

· Kevin Dykema’s President’s Message on Balancing Instructional Strategies in the Math Classroom

· NCTM’s Reimagining High School Mathematics resources on the NCTM webpage

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In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis speak with leaders of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) about their recent publication, High School Mathematics Reimagined, Revitalized and Relevant. Latrenda Knighten, NCTM President and Kevin Dykema, NCTM Past-President share a great overview of how rethinking how and what we teach in high school math can be improved so that more students leave high school prepared. This preparation involves not only knowing more mathematics, but believing in their capability as math learners and in their preparation for whatever path they have chosen for themselves after graduating.

The new “three Rs” of high school math build on NCTM’s previous high school publication, Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations from 2018, and give practical examples and suggestions to engage students in mathematical and statistical modeling, make connections across major concepts, and using mathematical and statistical processes as a frame for student thinking.

We encourage you to explore the resources below, referenced in this episode:

o You can find NCTM’s webpage dedicated to supporting the book HERE

o NCTM’s webinar about the book was recorded and is available to all HERE

o More information about the Launch Years Pathways work out of the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin can be found HERE

o Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) reports can be found HERE

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In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis speak with Mike Steele and Joleigh Honey, authors of the recently released book transform your math class using asset-based teaching for grades 6-12. The book and the conversation explore what is meant by “asset-based,” and why shifting to more asset-based approaches supports a broader range of learners.

Mike and Joleigh unpack ideas around asset-based language, including, the language of mathematics, the language students use to talk about math, and the language educators use to talk about students. They also explore classroom and instructional routines, many of which are already in common use in classrooms, and how to ensure these routines fall more on the asset side of the continuum than on the deficit side. Finally, the conversation shifts to the larger educational structures that could benefit from a more asset-focused lens.

We encourage you to explore the resources below, referenced in this episode:

· Mike and Joleigh’s book, Tranform your math class using asset-based teaching for grades 6-12 can be found here

· Learn more about Mike Steele here or here and about Joleigh Honey here or here

· Mike and Joleigh both serve on the NCTM Board of Directors

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