Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast
Our podcast episodes reveal powerful stories, strategies and “secrets” for building a math classroom that you’ve always wanted.

About The Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast
Make Math Moments is on a mission to provide an opportunity for all mathematics educators around the world to access professional learning opportunities that will elevate their teaching practice and promote an equitable learning experience for all students. We strive to provide all educators with the opportunity to spark their learning through the Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast as a means to inspire the exploration of new pedagogical practices and to seek out opportunities to deepen their own mathematical content knowledge.
The goal of the podcast is to help more mathematics educators to create a classroom culture where students don’t want to stop exploring mathematics when the bell rings by interviewing featured guests such as Jo Boaler, Peter Liljedahl, Sunil Singh, Dan Meyer, Nicki Newton, John Hattie, inviting mathematics teachers on to the show to engage in “Mentoring Moment” episodes where we coach them through a current math classroom struggle, or to simply riff on a specific big idea, tool or strategy for simply.
We strive to positively impact the K-12 mathematical experience for over 1 million students by helping mathematics teachers and mathematics district leaders to strengthen the six (6) key parts of an effective mathematics program.
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Episode Show Notes and Resource Pages
A new episode is released each and every Monday morning at 5:30 AM Eastern / 2:30 AM Pacific Time with full show notes to summarize the episode, complete transcripts and links to resources relevant to that specific episode.
Episode #348: Too Many Math Initiatives, Not Enough Impact – How One District Found Focus & Results
Episode #347: How To Group Students In Math Class: Similar Abilities or Mixed Abilities in Math Classrooms?
Episode #346: The Five-Why Framework For Decision Making in Math Leadership & Education
Episode #345: Hitting Refresh In Your Math Classroom: How To Create The Right Conditions For Math Success
Episode #344: How To Create Math Impact and Avoid Teacher Burnout: Pressure & Support.
Episode #343: Shifting From Textbook Teacher to Responsive Teacher Through Formative Assessment
Episode #342: It’s Not Just About the Math Curriculum: Turning Math Routines Into Real Results
Episode #341: How To Prepare For Teacher Interviews for Math Success
Episode #340: When to Say Goodbye: Navigating Challenging Math Coaching Relationships
Episode #339: Harnessing Feedback in Math Class: How to Make Assessment Work for You and Your Students
Episode #338: Beyond the Helper Zone: Strategies for Sustainable Math Coaching Impact
Episode #337: They’re Not Engaged! What Should I Do? – A Math Mentoring Moment
Episode #336: From Math Busywork to Results: How to Monitor What Matters in Math Improvement
Episode #335: Storytelling with Data: Making Data and Numbers Come Alive in Math Class
Episode #334: How You Can Model Math Lessons Effectively for Lasting Impact
Episode #333: How Do I Engage My Students When Teaching a Split-Level Math Class | Equitable Math Lessons
Episode #332: Breaking Down Barriers That Prevent Progress in Mathematics Achievement
Episode #331: How Diverse Math Teaching Styles Help You & Your Students
Insightful Conversations with Mathematics Leaders and Mathematics Classroom Teachers
We host some of the most influential minds in education…
Discussions With Purpose
How do I teach tasks & cover the curriculum?
How do I coach teachers for effective change?
Why mindfulness is needed in mathematics classes.
How can I help students build fact fluency?
How do I spark curiosity & fuel sense making with abstract concepts?
How can I engage students while teaching strictly online?
How can I manage giving feedback in a reasonable amount of time?
How parental mindset is key in a student’s progression of mathematics.
How do I build in purposeful practice into my lesson plan?
At Make Math Moments, we believe that an effective mathematics program must be cultivated and fostered like a strong, healthy and balanced tree.
When you know how to strengthen the 6 parts of an effective math program, your impact will grow far and wide.

Leadership and Classroom Pillars
Trunk

Content Knowledge & Mathematical Proficiency
Roots
Help your educators in developing their mathematical proficiency.

Mindset & Beliefs
Soil, Sunlight, Water
Shift educator mindsets and beliefs from deficit thinking towards asset thinking.

Professional Development Structure
Limbs
Create a sustainable, supportive, and actionable professional development structure that creates change.

Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Branches
Train & Support your educators on effective use of the 8 effective teaching practices.

Lessons, Tools, Resources and Environment
Leaves
Utilize resources that designed to spark curiosity as well as fuel sense making in students.
Your report will show you where your mathematics improvement plan is performing well, where you need to improve, and give you a customized plan to strengthen all 6 parts of your program.