Teaching Math Teaching Podcast

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Melodie Baker, Executive Director of ImpactSTATS, a research and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equity through policy and data-driven storytelling. Dr. Baker has been helping bridge the gap between research and practice, which ensures that important scholarship in mathematics education is understood and used by audiences beyond our field.

Links
ImpactStats
Teachers Empowered to Advance Change in Mathematics Project (teachmath.info)
Amidon Planet Podcast E029: Teaching (Online) Better with Jen Wolfe

Special Guest: Melodie Baker.

Learning to teach mathematics better with Dr. Amanda Sawyer, a full professor in the College of Education at James Madison University. She shares about some new resources she has created that provide global perspectives - and different practices - that are supported by universally-true properties of mathematics. Several of these are centered around Mable MATHis Mysteries, and are useful for students and adults, including preservice and practicing teachers.

Mable MATHis Mysteries website https://mablemathis.com/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MableMATHisMiniMemos
Amazon link to Mable MATHis and the Mysterious Aunt Sally

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Keith Leatham shares about the upcoming PME-NA conference hosted by Brigham Young University, which will be held October 11-14, 2026. Proposals are due on February 23, 2026 at midnight PST.

TMT Episode 2 with Keith Leatham

PME-NA 48 official site

Special Guest: Keith Leatham.

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Katey Arrington, Charles E. Wilkes, II, Rachael Brown, Jennifer Wolfe, and moderated by Enrique Galindo, titled “The Future We Teach For: Strengthening our Collective Voices and Actions in Mathematics Teacher Education.”

Links from the Episode:
TMT Episode 82: Melissa Adams Corral: Teaching as Community Organizing
TMT Episode 28: Aris Winger: Finding Discomfort in the Hard Questions

Learning to teach better with Dr. Drew Nucci, researcher at WestEd. He shares about his experiences with teaching mathematics, and his research findings from interviewing mathematics & science teachers about how they are thinking about and using generative AI in their practice.

Show notes and links:
Drew Nucci on LinkedIn
Math Ed Podcast episode 2510: Drew Nucci - artificial intelligence and math education
The AmplifyGAIN Center
Colleague AI
Playlab
Study: Emerging Patterns of Gen AI Use in K-12 Science and Mathematics Education
WestEd: Advancing AI in Education
2026 Annual AMTE Conference sessions...

Learning to teach math teachers better with with Dr. Amber Candela, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator and her role as one of the three co-editors of the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal, a joint venture between the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Links from the episode

Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal
Write for the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal
Review for the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal

Practice-Driven Professional Development (PDPD...

Learning to teach math teachers better as we share our keynote, Learning as a Mathematics Teacher Educator, from the 2025 AMTE Virtual Institute, themed Across the Arc: Sustaining Our Learning, Sharing Our Practice.

Learning to teach mathematics better with Ariel Beggs, program coordinator, professional development facilitator, and Presidential Award winning educator. Ariel shares her journey from two decades of middle school mathematics teaching to supporting mathematics educators through the University of Arizona Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers. Throughout the conversation, she highlights the power of supportive relationships, noting the difference between toxic and tolerable stress is the presence of community and connection, and how this belief shapes her coaching, collaboration, and leadership.

Links from the episode
Center of Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR)
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Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Marian Dingle, Implementation Manager at Assessment for Good and the president of TODOS: Mathematics for ALL. She shares her advice and experience as a teacher and thought leader in mathematics education and she challenges educators and organizations to transform their teaching to uplift and honor the brilliance and identities of all learners and educators.

Links from the epsidoe
TODOS: Mathematics for ALL

Assessment for Good

On the Podcast: What We Do for the Love of Math with Heinemann Fellow Marian Dingle and Dr. Naomi Jessup<...

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Pamela Seda, Founder and CEO of Seda Educational Consulting and President of the Benjamin Banneker Association. She shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator, being a mathematics education leader, and using the ICUCARE Equity Framework from her book, Choosing to See: A Framework for Equity in the Math Classroom.

Links from the Episode
Seda Educational Counsulting
ICUCARE Framework: Seven Principles for Effective Mathematics Instruction
The Benjamin Banneker Association
Episode 54: Kyndall Brown: Moving Toward Greater Equity Through Statewide Professional Development and his...

Learning to teach better with Dr. Colleen Eddy, full professor and chair of the Department of Teacher Education and Administration at the University of North Texas, and current president of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. She shares about the importance of community, tips on the publication process, and helping grow leaders.

Links mentioned in the episode:
Research Council on Mathematics Learning https://www.rcml-math.org/

2026 RCML Conference in Las Vegas https://www.rcml-math.org/upcoming-conference-registration

Call from SSM Special Issue Call:
Research in STEM Research Partnerships
https://onlinelibrary.wiley...

Learning to teach math teachers better through an episode of The Transition Years.

Listen in as Joel Amidon and Dr. John Staley reflect on four years of collaborative work aimed at transforming students’ mathematical experiences during the transition years. Hear the behind-the-scenes story of how professional organizations came together to amplify voices, build a lasting network, and create real change. From grassroots conversations to state-level influence, John emphasizes the importance of shared leadership, accessible resources, and continuing the momentum to support teachers, students, and families. Whether you’re a teacher, counselor, leader, parent, or advocate, this episode chal...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Alisha Gibson, Mathematics Curriculum Specialist from the Jackson Public Schools in Jackson, MS and President of the Mississippi Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. She shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics coach with open eyes toward helping teachers become the best version of themselves as teachers of mathematics.

Links from the episode

Teaching Math Teaching: Episode 13 - Lydia Klespis: Coaching Elementary Teachers during COVID-19

Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2025 Fall Conference, November 7-8, Defying Tradition: Let Thinking Take Flight

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Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jen Wolfe, Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Arizona, as we talk about two chapters we co‑authored for the newest Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Professional Book Series, Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education, edited by Dr. Eva Thanheiser and Dr. Courtney Koestler.
We dig into our chapters:
​Centering Community Care & Love in the Preparation of Prospective Secondary Teachers: A Collective Responsibility Approach to Mathematics Teaching and Learning, and
​Establishing the “We” with Prospective Elementary Teachers: Conversation Grids as Teaching M...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Courtney Koestler and Eva Thanheiser as they share their experience in editing the latest Association of Mathematics Teachers Educators (AMTE) Professional Volume, Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education, and how colleagues build community to center equity and justice in their teaching of math teachers.

Links from the episode
Teaching Math Teaching Podcast Episode 63: Courtney Koestler and Eva Thanheiser: Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher Education

Link to purchase Building Community to Center Equity and Justice in Mathematics Teacher...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Gina Wilson, Knowles Teacher Initiative Program Officer of Teacher Development and Dr. Ayanna Perry, Director of Outreach and Dissemination, as we discuss supporting early career mathematics teachers and the professional development of teachers outside of higher education.

Links from the episode
Knowles Teacher Initiative
Knowles Teaching Fellowship
Knowles Academy
Knowles Annual Conference
Five to Thrive Series from Corwin
The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation
Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership

Special Guests: Ayanna Perry and Gina Wilson.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Farshid Safi, K-12 Math Educator, Associate Director for Teaching and Service and Associate Professor in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida, as well as the President of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. We discuss with Farshid the upcoming 2026 conference and how AMTE is continuing to live out its mission and position statements.

Links from the episode
AMTE Mission and Long Term Goals
AMTE Position Statements
2026 AMTE Annual Conference in Portland, OR
Teaching Math Teaching Episode 47 - Farshid Safi: Sense-Making...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Karen Karp, as she shares her experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator. She also shares her work at the intersection of special education and mathematics education, and opportunities for professional growth through the Mathematics Education Trust.

Links from the Episode
Karen Karp's Website
Mathematics Education Trust (MET) Grants and Awards website
NCTM MET Grant information for all audiences -- PDF
NCTM MET Grant Information for MTEs – PDF
MET Spring Grants Webinar
MET Lifetime Achievement Award
Donate to MET!

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Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Elham Kazemi, Professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator, and her perspective on helping educational leaders make space for good mathematics teaching to happen in schools.

Links from the episode:
Elham's Faculty page at the University of Washington
TMT Episode 99: Rodrigo Gutiérrez and Melissa Hosten: Being Responsive and Engaged to Elevate the Work of Math Teachers
Megan Franke’s Math Ed Podcast episode

Learning Together: Organizing Sch...

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Daniel Edelen, Assistant Professor in the College of Education & Human Development at Georgia State University, as he shares strategies and mindsets for recognizing the brilliance of young children, centering them and their experiences, and developing empathy as a teacher and teacher educator. He is an ethnographer who is passionate about understanding how children understand, create, and navigate authority, autonomy, and agency in the classroom, particularly in settings where the content relates to STEM and STEAM.

Show notes:
Authority Research
The social construction of authorities: An interactional ethnographic...

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Nicol Howard, Lateefah Id-Deen, Carlos LópezLeiva, and Farshid Safi, titled “Moving Beyond Transactional Relationships in Educational Spaces.”

Links from the episode:
Service, Teaching, & Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education: Supporting Early Career Professionals (STaR Fellows Program)
Support the STaR program and other opportunities for promoting mathematics teacher education from AMTE
AMTE Community Circles
AMTE Volunteer Form

Naomi Jessup

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Joi Spencer, Dean of the School of Education at the University of California, Riverside. as we discuss her experience and expertise as a math teacher educator, her long running STEAM Academy, and her book, Anti-Blackness at School: Creating Affirming Educational Spaces for African American Students.

Links from the episode
STEAM Academy
Anti-Blackness at School: Creating Affirming Educational Spaces for African American Students by Joi Spencer and Kerri Ullucci
Math Ed Podcast Episode 1405: Megan Franke

Special Guest: Joi Spencer.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Erin Krupa, Associate Professor College of Education at North Carolina State University, and Jonathan Bostic, Professor and Director of Grant Innovations in the College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University. Listen as Erin and Jonathan share about the importance and benefits of building a community, and also about the project Validity Evidence for Measurement in Mathematics Education.

Validity Evidence for Measurement in Mathematics Education website https://mathedmeasures.org/

Math Ed Podcast episode 2409: Jonathan Bostic - math ed measures and validity

Bostic, J...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Rick Hudson, Chair of Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southern Indiana and Vice President for Professional Learning of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Listen as he shares his experience and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator and opportunities for learning and growing as an educator through experiences, relationships, and opportunities to serve.

Links from the episode
Hiebert, J., Carpenter, T. P., & Fennema, E. (1997). Making sense: Teaching and learning mathematics with understanding. Heinemann.
Liljedahl, P. (2020). Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching...

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the 100th episode of the Teaching Math Teaching podcast, the opportunities to support fellow math teacher educators through financial giving, and the upcoming conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators in Reno, NV in 2025.

Links from the episode
Support the work of AMTE on Giving Tuesday (and beyond).
2025 AMTE Annual Conference in Reno, Nevada, February 6-8, 2025

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Learning to teach math teachers better with Melissa Hosten and Dr. Rodrigo Gutiérrez, Directors of the Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) at the University of Arizona, as we discuss their varied experiences and advice as mathematics teacher educators, and the work, mission, and opportunities of the CRR.

Links from the episode
Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) Website
@Uarizonacrr (social media)
AmeriCorps Program
Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Special Guests: Melissa Hosten and Rodrigo Gutiérrez .

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jacqueline Leonard, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Education at the University of Wyoming, as she shares her many and varied experiences in mathematics education, and her advice on being a mathematics teacher educator looking to take steps toward a more equitable future.

Links
Leonard, J. (2018). Culturally Specific Pedagogy in the Mathematics Classroom: Strategies for Teachers and Students. Routledge.

Leonard, J., & Martin, D. B. (Eds.). (2013). The Brilliance of Black Children in Mathematics: Beyond the Numbers and Toward New Discourse. IAP.

Ladson-Billings, G. (1994). The Dreamkeepers. Successful Teachers...

Learning to teach better with Dr. David Coffey & Dr. Kathryn Coffey. Kathy has recently retired as an elementary mathematics specialist, and Dave is a professor of mathematics at Grand Valley State University. They share insights from design-based thinking on planning and teaching, and talk with us about their new book, Using Design Thinking to Support the Teaching and Learning of K-8 Mathematics.

Show notes:
Designing Math Adventures: Using Design Thinking to Support the Teaching and Learning of K-8 Mathematics

Design Thinking at Grand Valley

Math Ed podcast: David Coffey and Kathryn Coffey...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kate Johnson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Brigham Young University, as we discuss her experiences and advice as a mathematics teacher educator, as an associate editor of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal, and as a co-author of the article, Ungrievable: Theorizing white Christian nationalist rhetorical practices in education in the Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies journal.

Links from the episode

Johnson, K. R., Hadley, H. L., Schoonbeck, A., & Benson, S. E. (2024) Ungrievable: Theorizing white Christian nationalist rhetorical practices in education. Review of Education, Pedagogy...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Katey Arrington, Director of Systemic Transformation at The University of Texas at Austin, Charles A. Dana Center, and the President of NCSM: Mathematics Education Leadership. Listen as she shares her experience and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator and her path toward approaching the systemic transformation of mathematics education from her time as an undergraduate to her roles at the Dana Center and the president of NCSM: Mathematics Education Leadership.

Links from the episode
Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin
UTeach...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Hyejin Park, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Drake University, Dr. Travis Weiland, Assistant Professor at the University of Houston, Dr. Samantha Marshall, Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, and Dr. Eunhye Flavin, Assistant Professor at Stonehill College, as they share their experience and expertise as mathematics teacher educators and share their work on the AMTE Research Committee, more specifically the AMTE Dissertation Award, and the importance of getting involved and helping others get involved in organizational leadership!

Links from the epsode
AMTE Volunteer Form
AMTE Community...

Learning to teach math teachers with Dr. Barbara King, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning at Florida International University, Dr. Siddhi Desai, Assistant Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dr. Justin Burris, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Houston, and Sheila Orr, a Doctoral Candidate in Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education at Michigan State University. They share their experience as mathematics teacher educators and share their work on the AMTE Equity Committee, which includes the Equity Book Club, how their study on AMTE Conference presentations led to changes in the proposal system and conference format, and finally, they share...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Nirmala Naresh, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of North Texas and the AMTE Associate Vice President for the Annual Conference Program, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator as well as gaining insight on improvements for next year's AMTE Conference in Reno, NV.

AMTE Volunteer Form
AMTE Annual Conference Information and Proposal Submission
University of North Texas Master of Science (Mathematics Education Concentration)
University of North Texas Graduate Certificate for Dual Credit Teaching in Mathematics
Mathematics...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kyle Whipple, Associate Professor of Education for Equity and Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Dr. Enrique Ortiz, Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Central Florida, Alexa Lee-Hassan, Learning Sciences Graduate Student and Mathematics Education Lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Dr. Liza Bondurant, Associate Professor at Mississippi State University. They share their experience as mathematics teacher educators and their work on the AMTE Advocacy Committee and their plans for the upcoming AMTE conference in February of 2025 in Reno, NV as well as the importance...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Christa Jackson, Professor of Mathematics, Science, and STEM Education at St. Louis University. She shares her infectious joy about learning and mathematics. Christa is currently serving as the editor of a new book series from NCTM, Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World. Four of the planned thirteen books are currently available.

Show notes:

Jackson, C., & Delaney, A. (2017). Chapter 10: Mindsets and Practices: Shifting to an Equity-centered Paradigm.

_Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World _series

Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

Special Guest: Christa Jackson.<...

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Cat Maiorca from Oklahoma State University and Dr. Jessica Ivy from Purdue University Northwest. They share findings from their presentation at the AMTE 2024 conference that won the 2024 AMTE National Technology Leadership Initiative award, entitled Developing Mathematics Lessons and Assessments with Chatbots for Learning in Teacher Education: Innovation and Challenges. During this conversation, they describe considerations for judiciously selecting and using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in mathematics teacher education.

Show notes:
Our guests are joined by their colleagues to present an AMTE Webinar on this topic on April 3, 2024.
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Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Christopher Jett, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Georgia State University. We discuss efforts to be an advocate for others within mathematics teacher education, and also his book, Black Male Success in Higher Education.

Show notes:
Jett, C. C. (2022). Black male success in higher education: How the mathematical brotherhood empowers a collegiate community to thrive. Teachers College Press.

https://www.tcpress.com/black-male-success-in-higher-education-9780807767412

Jett, C.,Yeh, C., & Zavala, M. (2022). From argumentation to truth-telling: Critical race theory in mathematics teacher education. MathematicsTeacher Educator,10(3), 223-230. https...

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Jenny Bay Williams, Liza Bondurant, Yvonne Lai, Richard Velasco, and Eva Thanheiser, titled "Critical Conversations: AMTE Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics In Social and Political Contexts".

Links from the episode:

Recording of the Opening Session

Standards for Preparing Teachers of Mathematics

Velasco, R. C. L. (2023, July). Constant Critical Reflexivity: Engaging in an Archaeology of Self to Promote Racial Literacy in a Math...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Matthew Campbell, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Associate Director & Coordinator of Teacher Education at West Virginia University, as he shares his experiences and advice on being a mathematics teacher educator as well as sharing his work with the Moutaineer Mathematics Master Teacher (M3T) Project. Matt also shares his experiences with the STaR (Service Teaching and Research) Fellowship program and how listeners can apply to be a STaR fellow or help fund the program.

Links from the episode
Apply to the Service Teaching and Research (STaR) in...

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Sarah Bush, Professor of K-12 STEM Education and Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida. Sarah shares about her roles within NCTM as a Board Member (2019-2022) and Task Force Chair and Lead Writer for Catalyzing Change in Middle School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations. She also speaks about the Master Teacher Fellows and their work in a Noyce Track 3 grant, Empowering STEM Teachers with Earned Doctorates.

Links mentioned in this episode:
Empowering STEM Teachers with Earned Doctorates (Noyce...