This is a post to support the Math & Shame: Exploring the Relationship Between Preservice Teachers’ MatHistories and Mathematics Teacher Efficacy brief report at the 48th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education at Provo, UT. Link to Slides Jackson, 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
Learning to teach better with Ann Monroe as we reflect on a season of sharing stories of teacher development on the Road to Better Teaching podcast and introducing the Amidon Planet Mailbag. Enjoy! Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast provider. Links
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 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
Educational consultant and podcaster, Steve Barkley recorded a conversation with Candies Cook, Ann Monroe, and myself because he came across our article, Shame, Shame, Go Away: Fostering Productive Struggle with Mathematics, in the Kappa Delta Pi Record, and saw it as something teachers needed to hear about as the consider Read more
In the wake of COVID-19, educational consultant and podcaster, Steve Barkley has been put together a series of podcast episodes to help parents better serve the educational needs of their children during remote instruction. Recently he recorded a conversation with Candies Cook, Ann Monroe, and myself because he came across Read more
Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. Wilma Rudolph When I arrived on campus at the University of Mississippi in Fall of 2011, I had a meeting with my boss, Dr. David Rock, Dean of the School of Education at the University of Mississippi, to talk Read more