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PODCAST

Math is Figure-Out-Able!

Pam Harris, Kim Montague

Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what? Join them for ~15-30 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!

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3:48

#MathStratChat - April 30, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/05/01

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on April 30, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the ar...

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31:39

Ep 254: Preparing for a Problem String

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/04/29

You've chosen a Problem String to teach, but does it need any preparation? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how they prepare to facilitate a Problem String. Talking Points: Is it ok to adjust a pre-written Problem String?What should you include in your 'Kim's Notes'?What will your final board layout look like?Naming specific teacher moves Practice using models ahead of timeAre pre-created models ok?Where can you find pre-written strings complete with facilitation notes and final disp...

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3:38

#MathStratChat - April 23, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/04/24

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on April 23, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the ar...

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29:34

Ep 253: Choosing a Problem String

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/04/22

Which Problem Strings are appropriate for your students? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss what they consider when choosing a Problem String for a classroom. Talking Points: A fraction addition example stringThings to consider when choosing a Problem String:Prewritten vs write your ownTime of yearStrategies students already ownBuilding a model vs building a strategyOrder of sophistication of strategiesBuilding a model vs strategyNew content versus review/reteachSee episodes 33, 71, 72, 163...

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3:26

#MathStratChat - April 16, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/04/17

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on April 16, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the ar...

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29:03

Ep 252: Foundations for Multi-Digit Multiplication &...

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/04/15

What kinds of tasks help students build multi-digit multiplication and division strategies? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how to sequence tasks to develop the foundational strategies and relationships for multi-digit multiplication and division: Scaling, Over and Adjust, Partial Products, Factoring Talking Points: Benefits of using diverse task typesSample of three "messy" tasks to develop:Ratio tablesArea model2 different kinds of divisionRelationship between multiplication and divisi...

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3:12

#MathStratChat - April 9, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/04/10

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on April 9, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the arc...

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32:00

Ep 251: Foundations for Multi-Digit Addition &...

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/04/08

What kinds of tasks help students build multi-digit addition and subtraction strategies? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how to sequence tasks to develop the foundational strategies and relationships for multi-digit addition and subtraction: Friendly numbers, place value, adjusting, the commutative property, decomposing Talking Points: Sequencing tasks is more than just moving from one page to the next in the teacher guideSample of three "messy" tasks to:develop number linesmake connecti...

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2:38

#MathStratChat - April 2, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/04/03

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on April 2, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the arc...

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29:11

Ep 250: Foundations for Single Digit Multiplication &...

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/04/01

Math class is richer and more fun when the goal is more than answer-getting! In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how to sequence tasks to develop the foundational strategies and relationships for single digit multiplication and division: doubling, making use of ten, and partial products/quotients. Talking Points: Three sample sequence of tasks that use: A product approachStudent exploration of patternsJust in time vocabularyDifferentiation Foundations of multiplicative reasoning, area, ...

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5:25

#MathStratChat - March 26, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/03/27

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on March 26, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the ar...

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27:25

Ep 249: Foundations for Single Digit Addition &...

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/03/25

What should the bulk of math class look like? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss sequencing tasks to build foundational relationships that develop into major strategies. Talking Points Major relationships that build the major strategiesProblem Strings are one kind of taskFoundational Relationships for young learnersRich tasks that get kids messing with relationshipsWhat does practice look like? (See Episode 38 for more information on Hint Cards)Check out pre planned sequence of tasks in the...

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4:45

#MathStratChat - March 19, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/03/20

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on March 19, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the ar...

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20:59

Ep 248: Avoid the I'm Not A Math Person Trap

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/03/18

Why do students give up on learning math? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss how using algorithms as teaching tools is distorting students' perception of what the definition of math is, which results in a poor mathematical identity. Talking Points: A mysterious five pound bagA proportional reasoning Problem StringTrap #1 and #2 (see Ep 246 and 247 for more details)Trap #3 a false definition of math that leads to Identity Definition of Math TrapRead Pam's new book for more information:...

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4:40

#MathStratChat - March 12, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/03/13

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on March 12, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the ar...

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23:43

Ep 247: Avoid the Digit Trap

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/03/11

Why do students not realize their incorrect answers are completely unreasonable? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss another trap students fall into when taught to mimic algorithms as 'the way' to solve problems. Talking Points: The patterns in Remove a Friendly Number Over strategyImportant place value conversationsHow students can be stuck dealing with only digits rather than magnitudeReasonableness, or "Ish", numbersParsing out polynomials into too many piecesCheck out our social media Tw...

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6:21

#MathStratChat - March 5, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/03/06

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on March 5, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the arc...

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23:32

Ep 246: Avoid the Trap of Using Less Sophisticated...

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/03/04

If a student can perform an algorithm, have they developed the mathematical reasoning that operation calls for? Or are they answer-getting? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss a major trap students fall into when we teach mathematics as a series of steps to rotely memorize. Talking Points: A closer look at the multiplication algorithm and a major trap.Problem String that helps give students a high does of patterns for a multiplicative strategy.Algorithms disregard reasonableness.Memori...

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4:26

#MathStratChat - February 26, 2025

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/02/27

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on February 26, 2025. 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 Want more? Check out the...

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28:20

Ep 245: Three Distortions that Ruin Math Teaching

Math is Figure-Out-Able! ·

2025/02/25

If math is figure-out-able why does the world not always teach it that way? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the three major distortions holding back math education today. Autostereograms as a metaphorHow the distortions are learnedHow the distortions create frustrationHow classrooms transform without distortionsWe want all kids to "see the shark"!Check out our social media Twitter: @PWHarris Instagram: Pam Harris_math Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education Linkedin: Pam Harri...

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