This is a post to support the presentation, Let’em Teach! Small Group Teaching Toward Desired Practices, at the annual conference of the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics with my co-presenters, Jazmine Smith, Maddy Robbins, Evie Bledsoe, and Jamya Benson. Amidon, J., Robbins, M., Smith, J., Bledsoe, E., & Benson, Read more…
In the fall of 2023, we were asked to revisit a presentation that we gave in 2017 that addresses the productive struggle and shame in the mathematics classroom. The presentation starts with an overview of productive struggle incorporating research on the shame-pride axis and equitable mathematics teaching. Teacher-leaders will be Read more…
In October of 2023, I gave a talk at the Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Washington, D.C. What follows is a description of that talk, a link to the handout for that talk, the slides supporting the talk, a citation for reference, and finally Read more…
This post contains the slides, citation, and referenced resources for the talk given at the 2023 Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Link to the slides. Amidon, J. Monroe, A. Cook, C., & Amidon, K. (February, 2023). MatHistories, Mathematics Teacher Efficacy, and Reconciling Relationships with Mathematics in Read more…
In September of 2022, I was invited to give a talk that I titled, Relationships, Resources, and Resilient Pedagogy: Enhancing Instruction for More Equitable and Sustainable Outcomes for the Every Learner Everywhere Webinar Series: Keys to Success Through Digital Learning. Below is a PDF version of the slides I used for the Read more…
Learning to teach better with Dr. David Williamson Shaffer, Vilas Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Educational Psychology, as we discuss the three principles(and share some examples) that sum up his course, Psychology of Education Communications, or How to Make PowerPoints that Read more…
This workshop at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference in New Orleans, started out with an overview of productive struggle incorporating research on the shame-pride axis and equitable mathematics teaching. The teachers were shown how to reposition struggle, minimize shame, and foster students identifying themselves as doers Read more…
In January of 2022, I was invited to give a talk that I titled, Starting with the Learner: Inclusive Instruction as Teaching with Social Justice for the Every Learner Everywhere Webinar Series: Strategies for Success in Online Teaching and Learning. Below is a PDF version of the slides I used Read more…
In September of 2021, my colleagues, Ann Monroe and Candies Cook, and I, were to present our work at the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Annual Conference and the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Atlanta, GA. Both events were canceled and we were Read more…
In this episode of the Amidon Planet Podcast, Dr. Jen Wolfe of the University of Arizona shares an awesome collection of resources she has accumulated in response to converting her teaching to online instruction in the Spring of 2020. In this podcast/video cast we not only discuss the reasoning behind Read more…