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Making Math Moments That Matter

Kyle Pearce & Jon Orr

Helping you transform your K-12 math lesson plans by building confidence in effective teaching practices, guiding you to transform your math curriculum, and inspiring classroom strategies to engage all students.As a teacher are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans where students don"t want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings?As a mathematics coordinator or leader are you wondering how to support teachers when implementing engaging math lessons that fuel student

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19:34

Leading Without Authority: How Coaches Can Activate...

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2025/07/03

We know school administrators play a crucial role in driving long-term math improvement—but what happens when you're a coach or teacher leader trying to create change without formal authority? In this episode, we dive into the practical side of leading from the middle. If you're trying to build a team, clarify roles, and move math goals forward—this conversation is for you. You’ll hear actionable ideas for engaging principals in the work, building shared ownership, and creating momentum even ...

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16:01

Boost Math Participation & Discourse with These...

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2025/06/30

Fresh from the 2025 NCTE-NCTM conference in Chicago, our team reflects on one powerful math instructional routine that stood out—an approach that sparked ideas for both classroom practice and professional learning design. In this episode, we highlight a key move from Annie Forest’s session, rooted in the cooperative learning strategies of Spencer Kagan, that helped create a clear balance between doing the math and taking away something concrete to implement tomorrow. You’ll hear how this rout...

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22:09

Coaching Up: How to Lead Without Authority and Still...

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2025/06/26

We know principals are busy—constantly managing urgent issues and putting out fires. But we also know this: school-level change is the most powerful lever we have for improving student learning in math. So the real question is: are we setting school leaders up for success? In this episode, we help you reflect on your current systems and support structures using a simple leadership audit: How are we positioning principals to take ownership of instructional leadership in math?Are they aligned t...

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26:40

Small Summer Shifts That Set You Up for a Better Math...

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2025/06/23

The end of the school year can feel like a whirlwind—agitated students, hot classrooms, and a growing list of to-dos. But before rushing into summer, we need to pause, reflect, and make space for restoration and inspiration. In this episode, we help you reframe the homestretch—not as something to survive, but as a chance to celebrate growth, restore your energy, and set intentions for the summer and beyond. Whether you're crawling to the finish line or closing out with joy, this is your remin...

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21:49

Why Principals Must Lead School-Level Change In...

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2025/06/19

We know principals are busy—constantly managing urgent issues and putting out fires. But we also know this: school-level change is the most powerful lever we have for improving student learning in math. So the real question is: are we setting school leaders up for math success? In this episode, we help schools and districts reflect on their current systems and support structures using a simple leadership audit: How are we positioning principals to take ownership of instructional leadership in...

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25:53

3 Ways to Set Students Up for Summer Math Success |...

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2025/06/16

Summer learning loss in math is real—and it doesn’t affect all students equally. In this episode, we explore how the summer slide disproportionately impacts historically marginalized students and what teachers can do now to change that trajectory for mathematics. From family partnerships to incentive programs and low-effort prep ideas, we’ll walk you through practical ways to support continued learning for math over the summer months. Whether you're a classroom teacher or a school leader, thi...

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38:10

How To Unpack Math Standards with Teachers: The...

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2025/06/12

Math curriculums and standards are more ambitious than ever—often asking teachers to cover more than a year's worth of learning in less than 10 months. Many districts have wisely taken the first step by identifying priority math standards. But the real magic happens in what comes next: unpacking those standards. In this episode, we dive into what it really means to unpack a math standard. We’ll model the process using an example focused on exponents and powers to make this abstract concept co...

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36:52

Why Your Fact Fluency Fix May Have Failed (So far) &...

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2025/06/09

We were told to move away from flashcards, multiplication drills, and timed tests in math class—and for good reason. These practices didn’t support mathematical reasoning and often damaged student confidence and identity. But in our well-intentioned shift, many educators were left asking: What do we do instead? In this episode, we reflect on what we got right and where we missed the mark in our approach to teaching basic math fact fluency. We unpack what true fact fluency looks like and...

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22:37

Create End of Year Impact | Adopt, Adapt, Abandon For...

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2025/06/05

As the school year winds down, it’s time to reflect—not react on your math impact. In this episode, we dive into one of the most important (and often skipped) parts of sustainable change for math programs: reflection and intentional decision-making. Using the Adopt, Adapt, Abandon protocol, we’ll guide you through how to evaluate what worked, what can be improved, and what truly needs to go in your school or district math program. Plus, we’ll share key insights and cautionary tales from the d...

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22:30

When High Scores Lie: Rethinking How We Assess in...

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2025/06/02

On a recent coaching call, we spoke with a new teacher who was feeling great about a math quiz her students had just aced—until she wasn’t. The quiz focused on using the array model for multiplication, and students were awarded points for drawing the array and getting the right product. But when we looked deeper, something didn’t sit right: Did these scores truly reflect her students’ understanding and grade-level expectations? In this episode, we unpack what was missing from the math a...

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23:34

What We Got Wrong (and Right) in Our Last Full-Day...

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2025/05/29

Planning a full-day professional development session for math can feel like a golden opportunity—and a daunting challenge. How do you make the most of extended time with educators while keeping energy high, engagement strong, and math learning impactful? In this episode, we reflect on our most recent full-day math PD session and unpack the choices we made—what paid off and what we’d do differently next time. From structuring the day to managing pacing, promoting interaction, and avoidin...

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29:28

19 Years of Advice on Teaching Through Math Tasks in...

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2025/05/26

In this reflective and candid episode, we dive into the lessons we’ve learned since shifting to a task-based approach to teaching math. With over 19 years (combined) of experience experimenting, adjusting, and growing, we each share one key insight we wish we had known earlier. From choosing the right math task to setting up your classroom for engagement and productive struggle, we unpack the subtle (and not-so-subtle) shifts that have made a lasting impact on our math instruction. We’ll also...

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37:04

Your School or District Math Improvement Plan...

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2025/05/22

How do you know if your district’s math improvement plan is truly making an impact—and can you prove it before the test scores roll in? If you're a district math leader overwhelmed by fragmented documents, unclear goals, and scattered PD efforts, this episode will feel like a reset button. Too often, school systems lack a cohesive strategy for driving measurable, sustainable math gains. This walkthrough episode introduces a powerful dashboard tool designed to align your vision, track real pro...

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44:46

How We Boosted Math Scores in High School Without...

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2025/05/19

What happens when two math teachers throw out homework, redefine grading and assessment, and make student growth the heart of every math lesson? Too many classrooms are dominated by points, pressure, and compliance. But what if your students actually chased learning—without sacrificing test scores or accountability? In this episode, Keenan Clark and Jake Towers join Jon Orr to reveal how they transformed their math classrooms by replacing traditional grading and homework with a feedback-rich,...

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22:10

How To Help Teachers Build Resilient Problem Solvers...

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2025/05/15

In this case study episode, we dive into a common but concerning classroom reality: students passively waiting for instructions while teachers carry the cognitive load. This learned helplessness undermines students’ mathematical thinking and independence. So, what can you do as an instructional leader to shift the culture? How can you move from answer-getting to genuine resilient problem sovlers and productive struggle? Join us as we unpack both short- and long-term leadership moves that can ...

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19:14

Three (3) Critical Math Topics To Avoid Rushing To...

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2025/05/12

In the push to cover content and keep pace, it's easy to jump straight to the algorithm. But what if that focus on efficiency is doing more harm than good? In this episode, we explore how rushing to procedures can rob students of opportunities to reason, make connections, and develop true mathematical understanding in three(3) critical math topics. Together, we’ll unpack what’s really at stake—and how a shift in mindset can help you cultivate curious, confident math thinkers. Slowing down mig...

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26:50

Why Most District Math Improvement Plans Fail (And...

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2025/05/08

District improvement efforts often stall—not because of a lack of intention, but because of misaligned objectives, vague goals, or a failure to track meaningful progress. In this episode, we dig into the foundational question: What are we really trying to achieve? You'll learn how to craft clear, lofty district-wide objectives that serve as a true north year over year, while also committing to short-term key results that are specific, time-bound, and attainable. Most importantly, we discuss h...

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39:46

Avoiding The Trap of Algorithms in Math - An...

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2025/05/05

Are we teaching students fake math — and missing the chance to build real mathematical thinkers? If you've ever felt frustrated that your students are following procedures without true understanding — or wondered why some students seem "mathy" while others struggle — this conversation with math is figureoutable’s Pam Harris will open your eyes. Together with Jon Orr, Pam Harris uncovers the hidden traps in traditional math teaching that reinforce shallow learning, and she shares how rethinkin...

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25:45

How To Convert Math PD Into Classroom Action

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2025/05/01

As a K-12 math coordinator, coach, leader are you constantly collecting resources, leading PD, and chasing the next big idea—only to wonder if any of it is actually changing classroom practice? If you're a math coach, coordinator, or administrator who feels stuck in a loop of sharing best practices without seeing those practices transferred consistently into the classroom, this episode dives into the heart of that struggle. Kyle Pearce, Yvette Lehman, and Jon Orr confront a challenge many lea...

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27:38

Parent Pushback: How to Teach High Quality Math...

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2025/04/28

How can we bridge the gap between modern math classrooms and the way our generation learned math? Today’s classrooms look nothing like they did 20 years ago—by design. But while educators are embracing student-centered math that fosters deep understanding, many parents are left confused or concerned. Kelly Green, an experienced educator and math consultant, joins the show to tackle one of education’s most overlooked challenges: bringing parents along in the math transformation. Whether you’re...

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