allison loves math podcast by Allison Dillard
Join us as we dive into a captivating podcast interview with Kathy Martin, founder of the Prealgebra Teachers Math Membership. Kathy shares her top takeaways from the highly anticipated Middle School Math Summit, featuring esteemed speakers Deborah Peart, Steve Buch, Kristen Damman, Ellen Levin, Brianne Beebe, and more. Get ready to kick off the school year on a strong note with practical advice and game-changing insights!
Dr. Hokehe Effiong is a certified board pediatrician, a TEDx speaker on ADHD, the mom of three awesome kids, an advocate for kids in foster care, and the CEO of Glow Pediatrics, a virtual integrative pediatric practice for students with ADHD.
A wildly inspiring YouTube creator, Professor Prime passionately shares how to teach your students that math is in everything. He also discusses healthy work boundaries, having empathy for students who struggle with math, and thinking of students who don’t like math as students who are looking for a reason to love math.
"The way you learn isn’t the way everyone learns." - Christina Tondevold
As a young student and far too long as a young teacher, I actually bought into the myth that math was rote memorizable… I now have a different bent. - Pam Harris
“Sometimes the strongest math learners are the ones who are the slowest processors. They just need a little bit more time to think through certain concepts. So we have to reframe our understanding of what it means to be strong in math.” - Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
Can you solve it algebraically, arithmetically, and geometrically? - Marianne Strayton
Excellent and equity are the same thing. There are factors that advance the work of equity and we want to be ruthless about doing more of that. - Ken Williams
“Students with Dyscalculia are very smart, but the way we teach math in schools is not accessible to them.” - Adrianne Meldrum
Bringing the world to your classroom can be silly, but it can also be profound and it can make math more meaningful.
Spark Curiosity. Fuel Sensemaking. Ignite Teacher Moves.
“Teach your kids to ask for things when they need them.” - Beth Liesenfeld
"Growth comes from challenging oneself to get out of their comfort zone and try."
This is why today I invited Elly Blanco- Rowe, a senior educational consultant for Teaching Matters, to share with us tips to help our students overcome math learning loss.
In today's episode, my co-author for the Love Math Journal, Nicole Thomson, and I dive into the first prompts from the Love Math Journal to provide advice, tips and inspiration for teachers who are introducing the Love Math Journal to their classes for the first time.
Today's interview is with Tom Schimmer, author of the bestselling book, Grading from the Inside Out, and an expert in assessment, grading, RTI, and educational leadership. Through this episode, Tom draws attention to ways assessment can boost our student’s confidence and love for math, including how to assess math the way coaches assess their athletes.
For one person, self-care might be vegging out and sleeping in. For another, it might be having a cocktail and a good laugh with friends. For yet another, it might be eating healthier and eliminating the stress of last-minute family meals.
Students need support to shine and grow. In this episode, Punam Saxena, author of Parent Power, discusses how parent engagement at school and at home can boost a child's academic success.
"Do you want to be great or do you want to be comfortable?"
Remember - A published book is better than no book.
Today’s episode is an exciting one! Jennifer Flenner, the co-author of my new book Crush Hypothesis Testing, is interviewing me on how you, as a teacher, can spread your love of math by writing books that will inspire kids, parents, and teachers beyond your classroom and school.
Melissa Dean is back on Allison Loves Math Podcast!
Math is all around us. From video games to sports to groceries to travel, everything around us has its foundations in math.
What is the best way to feed veggies to kids? Wrap them up with their favorite food and then watch them enjoy it.
Distraction is a major obstacle to studying efficiently.
Can media subtly alter the way you perceive something?
Our kids are growing every passing day and it’s our job as parents to teach them the skills and values they will need to thrive in the world. It’s easier said than done though.
Forget worksheets. Let’s make learning math fun!
How do you help your child see math in everyday things?
Is it possible to help our math students become better citizens, while teaching them statistics?
Does your daughter feel anxious when it comes to dealing with math? If yes, this episode is for you!
This week, I interviewed Nicole Santamaria, a bilingual occupational therapist and founder of OT for Real Life, about why some kids get stuck in math and how we can help them get unstuck.
In today’s podcast, I'm experimenting with a new type of episode format! There's no guest and it's going to be a short and quick episode geared towards Statistics students. If you’re a Statistics teacher, I encourage you to share this podcast episode or YouTube video with your class. It even comes with a quick assignment at the end: Answer the question, “Why is Statistics important for you?”
Today, I talk with Kabo Sekoele, an online math tutor from South Africa and former civil engineering student, about how parents can help their 5th-7th grade kids strengthen their skills in and mindset about math.
In today’s interview, my co-author Nicole Thomson and I talk about a new growth mindset resource we’ve created for 4th-8th graders called the Love Math Journal. It was inspired by my original interview with Nicole, #44 Using Gratitude to Help Students Overcome Math Anxiety.
This week, I interview Nicole Thomson, former elementary school teacher and founder of The Fulfilled Classroom, about using gratitude to rediscover our joy of teaching, while simultaneously helping our students to overcome their math anxiety.
Today, I have a super fun talk with Zoey and Bia, co-hosts of the How to Rob a Bank Podcast, about how we can help girls and women in STEM and math to overcome imposter syndrome.
In today’s interview, I talk with Gabriel Rojas, college professor, author of the Algebra User Manual, and recipient of the ASCE New Faces of Engineering Award, about how learning math is similar to learning a new language.
Today, I interview Dr. Carrie Cutler, a clinical assistant professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at the University of Houston and the author of Math-Positive Mindsets, about 5 strategies teachers and parents can use to help students approach math in a positive way.
Julie Lythcott Haims is the author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult and the award winning memoir Real American, which illustrates her experience as a Black and biracial person in white spaces. Julie holds a BA from Stanford and a JD from Harvard. Her third book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult, was just released on April 6 2021!
We discuss:
This week, I interview Catherine Roberts, Executive Director of The American Mathematical Society and Math Professor at College of the Holy Cross, about the far-reaching impact her liberal arts education from Bowdoin College has had on her research, teaching, and career.
In this episode, I talk with Jennifer Flenner, math professor and my co-author for the upcoming book, Crush Hypothesis Testing, about teaching Introductory Statistics!
In today's interview, John Lanza, author of The Art of Allowance and creator of The Money Mammals, and I talk about tips to help parents raise money-smart kids.
In today's episode, I talk with educational therapists, Stephanie Pitts and Rachel Kapp, about how executive function skills affect how a child learns math.
In this interview, I get to chat with Melissa Dean, math teacher and infamous blogger at Dean of Math, about ways to shake things up in your math class!
In this episode, I chat with Betsy Jewell, host of The High School Hamster Wheel podcast and expert in helping out parents who are running in circles trying to help their teen navigate what to do after high school.
Margaret Dahlberg isn't the typical guest you'll find on a math podcast! She is a classically trained pianist, composer, and music educator... and Allison is talking with her today about music, emotions and math anxiety.
Steve Warner loves math, specifically teaching pure math, writing pure math books, and helping to introduce pure math concepts to math-loving high school students.
Denis Sheeran, the author of Instant Relevance and a former math teacher, loves helping math teachers to make math more interesting, relevant, and engaging for students.
Laura Link, founder of Link Private tutoring and the Communications Director of The National Test Prep Association, loves math and helping students do their best on the ACT.
Today, we speak to Punam Saxena, parent coach, host of the Edu-Me Podcast, and author of the upcoming book, Power Parent.
***A quick note on this episode: We had some tech issues with this recording so you will hear some distortion, but Ginah had some great pieces of advice that I didn't want you to miss. Enjoy!
In this episode, we speak to Danielle Bettman, Mom of 2, positive parenting coach & host of the Failing Motherhood Podcast.
Today, we speak to an amazing parenting coach, Katherine Saltzberg, about a huge obstacle to success in math, STEM, and school: social media distractions.
Today, we speak to Jen Higgins, Certified Personality Coach, Statistics Major and Enneagram Ninja. In this episode, we cover:
Today, Chelsie Washington, host of the Weird Mom Podcast, updates parents of high school juniors and seniors on what they need to know about college applications.
What do high-achieving students need to know about the SAT and ACT? Amy Seeley, the co-founder of the National Test Prep Association, shares the inside scoop for parents whose kids are applying to the most competitive colleges.
Today, principal and author, Chris Skierski shares with us a unique and effective classroom set up that helps math teachers to better reach, motivate, and more effectively teach math students.
Today’s interview with Vickie Brett and Amanda Selogie, civil rights attorneys and the hosts of the Inclusive Education Project Podcast, is all about supporting parents and their children, who need access to special education resources.
In today's interview, I talk with business coach, mom and host of the Frickin Awesome Entrepreneur Podcast, Alissa Daire Nelson.
Today, Jennifer Ozgur, a professional development instructor with over two decades of classroom experience, is giving us a 30-minute crash course on the brain!
As teachers and parents, it's always fun when we can find different ways to teach our kids about math outside of school!
**This episode was recorded while Emily did a live baking demonstration, so you will hear some jingling spoons and kitchen noises in the background! Enjoy!
Janice Scholl is a mom, a business coach, and the host of the Money, Career & Motherhood podcast! Using her background in commercial banking and consulting, Janice mentors women who want to keep their finances on track when they start a business.
Today, we talk with Brent Monte, Co-Chair of the Math Department at Irvine Valley College, PhD in Education, and marathon runner, about how to get math students engaged and motivated.
Felicia Darling is a trailblazer in math education. The author of Teachin It! and the upcoming book The Ripple Effect, Felicia holds a PhD in Math Education from Stanford and is the first person in her family to go to college.
Today's interview is for teachers who want to more effectively help their students thrive in an online classroom!
Rachel Richards, the author of Money Honey and Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement, makes personal finance easy to understand and easy to implement!!
If you are a parent, putting off your own personal creative endeavors because you're pressed for time, this episode is for you!
Jo Ann Noyes is a pioneer!
Teachers, what would it feel like to be able to exponentially grow your success, while lowering your stress and anxiety... and teach your students to do the same?
"What colleges don't want is to accept a student who is not going to thrive on their campus." - Mike Bergin
Hi! Welcome to Allison Loves Math!!
We can all get a little nervous when we’re taking a math test, but for some students it’s more than nerves.
