Math is Figure-Out-Able with Pam Harris

Pam Harris

Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what?Join them for ~15 minutes every Tuesday as they cast their vision for mathematics education and give actionable items to help teachers teach math that is Figure-Out-Able. See www.MathisFigureOutAble.com for more great resources!

  • 3 minutes 6 seconds
    #MathStratChat - November 13, 2024

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on November 13, 2024. 


    Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


    Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

    Twitter: @PWHarris

    Instagram: Pam Harris_math

    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

    14 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 23 minutes 45 seconds
    Ep 230: Systems of Equations with Elimination (with sandwiches and cookies)

    Don't you think math needs more cookies in it? In this episode Pam and Kim use Desmos graphing calculator to go through a routine to make sense of systems of equations before doing any elimination or substitution.
    Talking Points:

    • Kim going to a Cafe for sandwiches and cookies
    • Graphing on Desmos graphing calculator
    • Understanding x and y intercepts
    • Understanding where the lines intersect 
    • Relating systems of equations to each other

    Link to Desmos Graphing Calculator: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/qq59ey0bub 

    Check out our social media
    Twitter: @PWHarris
    Instagram: Pam Harris_math
    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
    Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

    12 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 2 minutes 33 seconds
    #MathStratChat - November 6, 2024

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on November 6, 2024. 


    Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


    Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

    Twitter: @PWHarris

    Instagram: Pam Harris_math

    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

    7 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 22 minutes 12 seconds
    Ep 229: Solving Inequalities

    Do we flip the sign when its negative? Or is it we keep the sign and flip the minus? I'm confused! In this episode Pam and Kim avoid all that confusion and make solving inequalities figureoutable!
    Talking Points:

    • Open Number Lines for Inequalities
    • Using "Reflecting the inequality" vs "flipping the sign"
    • Reasoning about balancing the equation

    Check out our social media
    Twitter: @PWHarris
    Instagram: Pam Harris_math
    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
    Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

    5 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 3 minutes 9 seconds
    #MathStratChat - October 30, 2024

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on October 30, 2024. 


    Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


    Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

    Twitter: @PWHarris

    Instagram: Pam Harris_math

    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

    31 October 2024, 4:00 am
  • 25 minutes 53 seconds
    Ep 228: Solving Equations Pt 2

    Solving equations is figureoutable! In this episode Pam and Kim do a follow up string to last week's episode to further develop algebraic reasoning.
    Talking Points

    • Using a double open number line to build proportional reasoning
    • Using what you know to find x and explore multiple relationships
    • Understanding equations vs mimicking steps
    • Simultaneity can be tricky
    • Additive vs Multiplicative thinking showing up
    • Operator meaning of fractions comes into play

    Check out our social media
    Twitter: @PWHarris
    Instagram: Pam Harris_math
    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
    Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

    29 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 2 minutes 49 seconds
    #MathStratChat - October 23, 2024

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on October 23, 2024. 


    Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


    Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

    Twitter: @PWHarris

    Instagram: Pam Harris_math

    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

    24 October 2024, 4:00 am
  • 28 minutes 30 seconds
    Ep 227: Solving Equations Pt 1

    Do we need to memorize a bunch of rules to solve linear equations or can we reason about them? In this episode Pam and Kim use a model to make thinking visible and keep students reasoning! 

    Talking Points: 

    • Modeling on a double open number line
    • Finding where x lies on a double open number line.
    • Grappling with the opposite of x 
    • Building integer sense as well as building equation solving sense
    • Reasoning about an equation versus balancing an equation

    Check out our social media
    Twitter: @PWHarris
    Instagram: Pam Harris_math
    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
    Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

    22 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 2 minutes 27 seconds
    #MathStratChat - October 16, 2024

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on October 16, 2024. 


    Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


    Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

    Twitter: @PWHarris

    Instagram: Pam Harris_math

    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

    17 October 2024, 4:00 am
  • 23 minutes
    Ep 226: Choosing Problem Strings

    How can we help students who have always mimicked learn to reason through the content we need to teach? In this episode Pam and Kim lay out their approach to getting students up to speed while preparing them for the content of the day.
    Talking Points:

    • How to avoid students feeling belittled 
    • Using a 1/3, 2/3 mindest to planning 
    • Planning with the entire year in mind
    • Layering in complexity to build a single strategy
    • Only change one thing at a time
    • It may take longer in the beginning or when you switch a strategy

    Check out our social media
    Twitter: @PWHarris
    Instagram: Pam Harris_math
    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
    Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 

    15 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 2 minutes 20 seconds
    #MathStratChat - October 9, 2024

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on October 9, 2024. 


    Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


    Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

    Twitter: @PWHarris

    Instagram: Pam Harris_math

    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education

    10 October 2024, 4:00 am
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