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Global Math Department Podcast

Global Math Department Podcast

The Global Math Department is a group of math educators sharing what they’ve learned. Professional development among colleagues who are also friends. Fun, immediately useful and interesting! We host a webinar each Tuesday evening at 9pm ET and post a podcasts of the presentations here. For more information or full video recordings, visit bigmarker.com/globalmathdept.

  • 54 minutes 58 seconds
    Finding Joy in Math
    Finding Joy in Math May 30, 2023 It is common for a math educator to hear “I’m not a math person” or “Oh, I hate math.” How can we show that math as a subject is something to go towards rather than avoid? In this talk, we will discuss ways of finding joy in doing […]
    31 May 2023, 8:21 pm
  • 1 hour 16 seconds
    Building Thinking Classrooms: Six Years Later
    Building Thinking Classrooms: Six Years Later May 16, 2023 There is no denying it—teaching is different now. We all feel it. And we see it manifest in our schools and communities, as well as in state and national politics. So, at this moment of inflection in K12 education, where do we go from here? Join […]
    17 May 2023, 3:52 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Grading and Assessment (and more): Where Do We Go From Here?
    Grading and Assessment (and more): Where Do We Go From Here? May 2, 2023 There is no denying it—teaching is different now. We all feel it. And we see it manifest in our schools and communities, as well as in state and national politics. So, at this moment of inflection in K12 education, where do […]
    4 May 2023, 3:49 pm
  • 58 minutes 44 seconds
    What We Learned about Math, Teaching and Technology While Building Desmos
    What We Learned about Math, Teaching and Technology While Building Desmos April 18, 2023 For the last ten years, Desmos has worked to help students learn math and love learning math. We are at a pivotal moment as colleagues, as is Global Math Department, so several of us wanted to offer a reflection on what […]
    25 April 2023, 1:47 am
  • 49 minutes 18 seconds
    Street Data from Implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in Middle School
    Street Data from Implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in Middle School April 4, 2023 This is a story of a coach and a teacher moving from playing with non-curricular tasks last spring to implementing the BTC framework regularly with curricular tasks this year. Our journey is not over, but our street data are showing a powerful […]
    6 April 2023, 8:24 pm
  • 1 hour 26 seconds
    Using CODAP to Teach Statistics and Data Concepts
    Using CODAP to Teach Statistics and Data Concepts March 21, 2023 Come and engage with a free online data tool, CODAP, for exploring bigger datasets and learning key statistics and data practices and concepts. The activities shared will be appropriate for middle and high school students. Participants will also be introduced to a new professional […]
    26 March 2023, 10:35 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Talk Number 2 Me: Mathematics and Mindfulness
    Talk Number 2 Me: Mathematics and Mindfulness March 7, 2023 Emotional Intelligence is the linchpin to building students’ identities as doers/lovers of mathematics. In 2020-2021, I was a first time principal during a pandemic! Come hear my candid reflections and learnings as I applied my skill of integrating The Standards of Mathematical Practice and social-emotional […]
    11 March 2023, 12:39 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Innovative Mathematics and the Rosenthal Prize
    Innovative Mathematics and the Rosenthal Prize February 21, 2023 Join us as we explore a selection of Rosenthal Prize winning mathematics lessons. The Rosenthal Prize is an annual prize given for innovative mathematics lessons by the National Museum of Mathematics in New York. We will discuss what makes these mathematics lessons innovative and virtually participate […]
    23 February 2023, 2:51 am
  • 53 minutes 26 seconds
    Kindergarten Math Matters!
    Kindergarten Math Matters! Date: February 7, 2023 During this presentation we will discuss the importance of building a strong math foundation in kindergarten. We will discuss strategies, tools and reaources that will prepare children for success well beyond kindergarten. So much of what children learn and how they begin to see themselves as mathematicians begins […]
    23 February 2023, 1:39 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    How can social justice can be a part of the math lessons in a classroom?
    How can social justice can be a part of the math lessons in a classroom? Date: January 10, 2023 The presentation will highlight the importance of social justice in today’s mathematics classrooms, and what some ways to include them as a regular feature in contents being taught in the classrooms. Some ways of how this […]
    12 January 2023, 2:50 pm
  • The Art of Asking Questions: How to Train Students to Ask Questions
    The Art of Asking Questions: How to Train Students to Ask Questions Date: December 13, 2022 Asking questions is an art form. As such it is a skill that is learned through practice and must be nurtured. Students that are taught how to ask questions become self-directed learners and have deeper more meaningful learning experiences. […]
    15 December 2022, 12:09 am
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