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…
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 Educator, Are We Preparing Agents of Change or Instruments of Read more…
Learning to teach better with Dr. Jennifer Wolfe, of the University of Arizona, as we discuss the featured article, Supporting Mathematics Instruction Through Community, by Joel Amidon and Morgan Trevathan, and Mathematics Education Trust Grants through the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Enjoy! Click here to subscribe via your Read more…
Learning to teach better with Past President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Montana, Johnny Lott, as he discusses lessons learned through his vast amount of experience teaching, writing, and leading. Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast provider. Links 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…
Learning to teach better by reflecting on 2021 with Kayla Luke and discussing my article from the Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 journal, “Sharing the Golden Nuggets”. Enjoy! Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast provider. Links
Learning to teach better with Dr. John Staley as we discuss the power of professional organizations to learn about, support, and promote good teaching. Enjoy! Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast provider. Links Shop the Amidon Planet Store (to get yourself a t-shirt, hoodie, or coffee cup) or the Amidon Planet Read more…
What are the milemarkers on you path to developing as a professional? This episode of the podcast is a bit different. In early October, I had the opportunity to present and attend the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Conference in Nashville, TN. Also at the conference were Read more…
Behind every math teacher is a calling to invest in the lives of others. But sometimes that calling gets lost in the daily hustle and bustle of teaching. During this session at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference in Nashville, TN, participants were asked to recall, refine, Read more…
#CelebrateTheStruggle Teachers of mathematics are being called to promote productive struggle in their classrooms, or as the Common Core State Standards puts it, students should be able to “make sense of problems and persevere in solving them”. But what if struggle, the thing that is necessary to persevere, is seen Read more…