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. 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 Read more…
Learning to teach better with Kelsey Vosters as she shares a story of her development as a teacher on the Road to Better Teaching podcast. Enjoy! Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast provider. Links Shop the Amidon Planet Store (to 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 Read more…
Learning to teach better with Alex Crosby, Discipleship Pastor at The Orchard in Oxford, MS, as we discuss John Mark Comer’s book, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. Enjoy! Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast provider. Links The Orchard Read more…
Learning to teach better by considering what it means to teach toward antiracist mathematics teacher education. In this episode, Joel is joined by Dr. Anne Marie Marshall and Dr. Rebecca Smith as they share a recent publication in Mathematics Teacher Read more…
Learning to teach better with Dr. Gary Williams as we discuss Charles Duhigg’s book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Enjoy! Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast provider. Links Shop Read more…
Learning to teach better with Dr. Dorothy White, Professor of Mathematics Education, from the University of Georgia, as we discuss our respective paths to becoming full professors at our institutions of higher learning. This all in an effort to consider Read more…
Learning to teach better with Rick Balkin, Amanda Winburn, Erika Schmit, and Samantha Marie Mendoza as we discuss their book, Counseling Youth: Systemic Issues and Interventions. Enjoy! Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast provider. Links Shop the Amidon Planet Read more…
Learning to teach better with national debate runner-up and Amidon Planet resident, Noah Amidon, as we discuss lessons learned for better teaching from 3 years of practice, competition, and judging in the world of speech and debate, all culminating with Read more…