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Rounding Up

The Math Learning Center

Welcome to “Rounding Up” with the Math Learning Center. These conversations focus on topics that are important to Bridges teachers, administrators and anyone interested in Bridges in Mathematics. Hosted by Mike Wallus, VP of Educator Support at MLC.

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Season 4 | Episode 2 - Dr. Sue Looney - Same but...

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2025/09/18

Sue Looney, Same but Different: Encouraging Students to Think Flexibly ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 2 Sometimes students struggle in math because they fail to make connections. For too many students, every concept feels like its own entity without any connection to the larger network of mathematical ideas. On the podcast today, we’re talking with Dr. Sue Looney about the powerful same and different routine. We explore the ways that teachers can use this routine to help students identify

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19:29

Season 4 | Episode 1 - Dr. Christopher Danielson,...

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2025/09/04

Christopher Danielson, Which One Doesn’t Belong? Routine: Fostering Flexible Reasoning ROUNDING UP: SEASON 4 | EPISODE 1 The idea of comparing items and looking for similarities and differences has been explored by many math educators. Christopher Danielson has taken this idea to new heights. Inspired by the Sesame Street song “One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others),” Christopher wrote the book Which One Doesn't Belong? In this episode, we'll ask Christopher about the routine of the same name

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23:57

Season 3 | Episode 17 - Understanding the Role of...

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2025/05/08

William Zahner, Understanding the Role of Language in Math Classrooms ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 17 How can educators understand the relationship between language and the mathematical concepts and skills students engage with in their classrooms? And how might educators think about the mathematical demands and the language demands of tasks when planning their instruction? In this episode, we discuss these questions with Bill Zahner, director of the Center for Research in Mathematics and Science

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19:43

Season 3 | Episode 16 - Assessment as a Shared...

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2025/04/17

Tisha Jones, Assessment as a Shared Journey: Cultivating Partnerships with Families & Caregivers ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 16 Families and caregivers play an essential role in students’ success in school and in shaping their identities as learners. Therefore, establishing strong partnerships with families and caregivers is crucial for equitable teaching and learning. This episode is designed to help educators explore the importance of collaborating with families and caregivers and learn

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22:14

Season 3 | Episode 15 – What If I Don’t Understand...

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2025/04/03

Ryan Flessner, What If I Don’t Understand Their Thinking? ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 15 “What do I do if I don’t understand my student’s strategy?” This is a question teachers grapple with constantly, particularly when conferring with students during class. How educators respond in moments like these can have a profound impact on students’ learning and their mathematical identities. In this episode, we talk with Ryan Flessner from Butler University about what educators can say or do when faced

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26:24

Season 3 | Episode 14 – Supporting Neurodiverse...

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2025/03/20

Dr. Cathery Yeh, Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Elementary Mathematics Classrooms ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 14 What meaning does the term neurodiverse convey and how might it impact a student’s learning experience? And how can educators think about the work of designing environments and experiences that support neurodiverse students learning mathematics? In this episode, we discuss these questions with Dr. Cathery Yeh, a professor in STEM education from the University of Texas at

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30:08

Season 3 | Episode 13 – Assessment in the Early Years...

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2025/03/06

Assessment in the Early Years Guest: Shelly Scheafer ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 13 Mike (00:09.127) Welcome to the podcast Shelley. Thank you so much for joining us today. Shelly (00:12.956) Thank you, Mike, for having me. Mike (00:16.078) So I'd like to start with this question. What makes the work of assessing younger children, particularly students in grades K through two, different from assessing students in upper elementary grades or even beyond? Shelly (00:30.3) There's a lot to that

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23:00

Season 3 | Episode 12 – Inside Out: Examining the...

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2025/02/20

Dr. Victoria Jacobs, Examining the Meaning and Purpose of our Questions ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 12 Mike (00:03): The questions educators ask their students matter. They can have a profound impact on students' thinking and the shape of their mathematical identities. Today we're examining different types of questions, their purpose and the meaning students make of them. Joining us for this conversation is Dr. Vicki Jacobs from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Welcome to the

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18:42

Season 3 | Episode 11 – Affirming Students’...

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2025/02/06

Dr. Karisma Morton, Understanding and Supporting Math Identity ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 11 In this episode, we will explore the connection between identity and mathematics learning. We’ll examine the factors that may have shaped our own identities and those of our students. We’ll also discuss ways to practice affirming students' identities in mathematics instruction. BIOGRAPHIES Dr. Karisma Morton is an assistant professor of mathematics education at the University of North Texas. Her

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33:56

Season 3 | Episode 10 – Building Productive...

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2025/01/23

Sue Kim and Myuriel Von Aspen, Building Productive Partnerships ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 10 In this episode, we examine the practice of building productive student partnerships. We’ll talk about ways educators can cultivate joyful and productive partnerships and the role the educator plays once students are engaged with their partner. BIOGRAPHIES Sue Kim is an advocate for children’s thinking and providing them a voice in learning mathematics. She received her teaching credential and

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26:30

Season 3 | Episode 9 – Breaking the Cycle of Math...

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2025/01/09

Dr. Kasi Allen, Breaking the Cycle of Math Trauma ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 9 If you are an educator, you’ve likely heard people say things like “I’m a math person.” While this may make you cringe, if you dig a bit deeper, many people can identify specific experiences that convinced them that this was true. In fact, some of you might secretly wonder if you are a math person as well. Today we’re talking with Dr. Kasi Allen about math trauma: what it is and how educators can take steps to

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35:50

Season 3 | Episode 8 – Helping our students build a...

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2024/12/19

ROUNDING UP: SEASON 3 | EPISODE 8 As a field, mathematics education has come a long way over the past few years in describing the ways students come to understand number, quantity, place value, and even fractions. But when it comes to geometry, particularly concepts involving shape, it’s often less clear how student thinking develops. Today, we’re talking with Dr. Rebecca Ambrose about ways we can help our students build a meaningful understanding of geometry. BIOGRAPHIES Rebecca Ambrose researches

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26:28

Season 3 | Episode 7 – How you say it matters:...

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2024/12/05

Rounding Up Season 3 | Episode 7 – Number Sense Guest: Dr. James Brickwedde Mike Wallus: Carry the 1, add a 0, cross multiply. All of these are phrases that educators heard when they were growing up. This language is so ingrained we often use it without even thinking. But what's the long-term impact of language like this on our students’ number sense? Today we're talking with Dr. James Brickwedde about the impact of language and the ways educators can use it to cultivate their students’ number

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23:44

Season 3 | Episode 6 – Nurturing Mathematical...

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2024/11/21

Rounding Up Season 3 | Episode 6 – Argumentation, Justification & Conjecture Guests: Jody Guarino and Chepina Rumsey Mike Wallus: Argumentation, justification, conjecture. All of these are practices we hope to cultivate, but they may not be practices we associate with kindergarten, first-, and second-graders. What would it look like to encourage these practices with our youngest learners? Today we'll talk about this question with Jody Guarino and Chepina Rumsey, authors of the book Nurturing Math

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17:54

Season 3 | Episode 5 - Building Asset-Focused...

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2024/11/07

Rounding Up Season 3 | Episode 05 - Building Asset-Focused Professional Learning Communities Guests: Summer Pettigrew and Megan Williams Mike Wallus: Professional learning communities have been around for a long time and in many different iterations. But what does it look like to schedule and structure professional learning communities that actually help educators understand and respond to their students’ thinking in meaningful ways? Today we're talking with Summer Pettigrew and Megan Williams from

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30:27

Season 3 | Episode 04 - Making Sense of Unitizing:...

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2024/10/24

Rounding Up Season 3 | Episode 4 – Making Sense of Unitizing: The Theme That Runs Through Elementary Mathematics Guest: Beth Hulbert Mike Wallus: During their elementary years, students grapple with many topics that involve relationships between different units. This concept, called “unitizing,” serves as a foundation for much of the mathematics that students encounter during their elementary years. Today, we're talking with Beth Hulbert from the Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) about the ways

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23:16

Season 3 | Episode 03 - Choice as a Foundation for...

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2024/10/10

Rounding Up Season 3 | Episode 3 – Choice as a Foundation for Student Engagement Guest: Drs. Zandra de Araujo and Amber Candela Mike Wallus: As an educator, I know that offering my students choice has a big impact on their engagement, their identity, and their sense of autonomy. That said, I've not always been sure how to design choice into the activities in my classroom, especially when I'm using curriculum. Today we're talking with Drs. Zandra de Araujo and Amber Candela about some of the ways

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29:53

Season 3 | Episode 02 - Principles for Responsive...

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2024/09/19

Rounding Up Season 3 | Episode 2 – Responsive Curriculum Guest: Dr. Corey Drake Mike Wallus: When it comes to curriculum, educators are often told to implement with “fidelity.” But what does fidelity mean? And where does that leave educators who want to be responsive to students in their classrooms? Today we're talking with Dr. Corey Drake about principles for responsive curriculum use that invite educators to respond to the students in their classrooms while still implementing curriculum with

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44:24

Season 3 | Episode 01 - Grouping Practices That...

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2024/09/05

Rounding Up Season 3 | Episode 1 – Grouping Practices That Promote Efficacy and Knowledge Transfer Guest: Dr. Peter Liljedahl Mike Wallus: We know from research that student collaboration can have a powerful impact on learning. That said, how we group students for collaboration matters—a lot. Today we're talking with Dr. Peter Liljedahl, author of “Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics,” about how educators can form productive, collaborative groups in their classrooms. Mike: Hello, Peter

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28:20

Season 2 | Episode 18 - The Promise of Counting...

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2024/05/23

Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 18 – Counting Collections Guest: Danielle Robinson and Melissa Hedges Mike Wallus: Earlier this season, we released an episode focused on the complex and interconnected set of concepts that students engage with as they learn to count. In this follow-up episode, we're going to examine a powerful routine called “counting collections.” We'll be talking with Danielle Robinson and Dr. Melissa Hedges from the Milwaukee Public Schools about counting collections and the

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