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Episode 124: Melodie Baker: Mathematics Education Research as a Public Good

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Melodie Baker, Executive Director of ImpactSTATS, a research and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equity through policy and data-driven storytelling. Dr. Baker has been helping bridge the gap between research and practice, which ensures that important scholarship in mathematics education is understood and used by audiences beyond our field. Links ImpactStats Teachers Empowered to Advance Change in Mathematics Project (teachmath.info) Amidon Planet Podcast E029: Teaching (Online) Better with Jen WolfeSpecial Guest: Melodie Baker.

Episode 123: Amanda Sawyer: Supporting a Global Mathematics Understanding

Learning to teach mathematics better with Dr. Amanda Sawyer, a full professor in the College of Education at James Madison University. She shares about some new resources she has created that provide global perspectives - and different practices - that are supported by universally-true properties of mathematics. Several of these are centered around Mable MATHis Mysteries, and are useful for students and adults, including preservice and practicing teachers. Mable MATHis Mysteries website https://mablemathis.com/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MableMATHisMiniMemos Amazon link to Mable MATHis and the Mysterious Aunt SallySpecial Guest: Amanda Sawyer.

Episode 122: Keith Leatham and PME-NA 2026

Keith Leatham shares about the upcoming PME-NA conference hosted by Brigham Young University, which will be held October 11-14, 2026. Proposals are due on February 23, 2026 at midnight PST. TMT Episode 2 with Keith Leatham PME-NA 48 official siteSpecial Guest: Keith Leatham.

Episode 121: Roundtable Discussion: Opening Session of the 30th AMTE Annual Conference, “The Future We Teach For: Strengthening our Collective Voices and Actions in Mathematics Teacher Education” featuring Katey Arrington, Charles E. Wilkes, II, Rachael B

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Katey Arrington, Charles E. Wilkes, II, Rachael Brown, Jennifer Wolfe, and moderated by Enrique Galindo, titled “The Future We Teach For: Strengthening our Collective Voices and Actions in Mathematics Teacher Education.” Links from the Episode: TMT Episode 82: Melissa Adams Corral: Teaching as Community Organizing TMT Episode 28: Aris Winger: Finding Discomfort in the Hard Questions

Episode 120: Drew Nucci: Social Connections and Generative AI

Learning to teach better with Dr. Drew Nucci, researcher at WestEd. He shares about his experiences with teaching mathematics, and his research findings from interviewing mathematics & science teachers about how they are thinking about and using generative AI in their practice. Show notes and links: Drew Nucci on LinkedIn Math Ed Podcast episode 2510: Drew Nucci - artificial intelligence and math education The AmplifyGAIN Center Colleague AI Playlab Study: Emerging Patterns of Gen AI Use in K-12 Science and Mathematics Education WestEd: Advancing AI in Education 2026 Annual AMTE Conference sessions with Drew: 068. Building Partnerships to Advance Mathematics Education Research, Policy, and Practice - Catherine Paolucci & Drew Nucci (Feb 6 @ 8:15 am) 214. Transforming Math Instruction with Generative AI: Implications for Math Teachers' Professional Learning - Drew Nucci & Sarah Nielsen (Feb 7 @ 11:30 am) Special Guest: Drew Nucci.