Hot Seat #2 - Is It OK to Quit Teaching?17 July 2024For this next Hot Seat debate, we talk about the complicated decision to leave education. With many teachers leaving or considering leaving the profession, we brought on two former educators–Laila Nur & Justin Aion–to debate the question: Is it OK to quit teaching?Follow Laila on Twitter: @mslai...00:57:15
Hot Seat #1 - Is Math Dead?03 July 2024Welcome to our very first Hot Seat debate! In this debate we hear from Sunil Singh and explore his idea that: Math is Dead!Follow Sunil on Twitter: @MathgardenCheck out Sunil’s Website: www.mathsings.comListened to the episode? Now, it’s your turn to share! Go to our Twitter: @DebateMathPod to share...00:37:04
Debate 28 - A 4-Day School Week?13 June 2024You may have heard news of schools and districts that are switching to a 4 day school week. There are claims of improved teacher retention or reduced costs. However, this is a highly debated topic. So we invited four guests to share their thoughts on the debate: Let's Switch to a 4-Day School Week!R...00:49:46
Debate 27 - The Science of Math?02 May 2024Have you heard of the Science of Math? It is a movement in the math education world, which aims to use research to inform best practices. However, there has been some push back to this movement. Critics question what and how research was quoted and used. This controversy sounded like a topic for the...01:03:29
Debate 26 - 2 LIVE Debates!28 March 2024This month's episode is a special recording of two LIVE debates at the OMCA 2024 Retreat. Listen as thoughtful math leaders discuss two topics and answer questions from the audience!The first topic is:We need to have common evaluations.The second debate topic is:Teachers spend too much time on direc...00:50:26
Debate 25 - Should You Follow the Textbook?22 February 2024Let’s talk about textbooks! Some teachers are handed a textbook and are instructed to follow it. Others may have never had a textbook offered to them. If you are given a textbook, should you be following it? And how much? And if you don’t have one, should you start? Tune in as four thoughtful educat...01:02:31
Episode 300 - What to Expect in Season 3!30 January 2024Welcome to Season 3!Listen in as Chris & Rob talk about the upcoming season!Listened to the episode? Now, it’s your turn to share! Go to our Twitter: @DebateMathPod to share your thoughts. Don’t forget to check out the video version of this podcast on our YouTube channel!Keep up with all the lat...00:10:49
Debate 24 - Bringing Joy to Math Class!07 December 2023We wanted to end the year by bringing together a few of our guests from past debates for a roundtable to reflect on the past debates and also engage in a discussion around the question: How do we bring joy to math class? With politics around education and teaching so often turning negative in the ne...01:01:28
Debate 23 - What is the BEST Standard of Math Practice?02 November 2023If you know the Common Core, then you have probably seen the 8 Standards of Math Practice (or SMPs as we refer to them). Here at the DebateMath podcast, we are HUGE fans of SMP#3 - Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. But we wanted to take some time to highlight some of t...00:55:11
Debate 22 - Ditch Geometry05 October 2023Earlier this season we had a lovely debate on whether or not to Ditch Algebra 2. During that debate, our four guests tangentially expressed four very different viewpoints on Geometry. We thought it would be a great idea to get these guests back together to hear more of their thoughts on Geometry. Sh...01:01:21