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Math is Figure-Out-Able with Pam Harris

Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what?Join them for ~15 minutes every Tuesday as they cast their vision for mathematics educati... Read more

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Ep 108: Beginning Decimal Multiplication

Ep 108: Beginning Decimal Multiplication

How can we help students make sense of decimal multiplication? In this episode Pam and Kim run through two beginning Pro... Read more

12 Jul 2022

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Ep 107: All About Decimals

Ep 107: All About Decimals

We've gotten a ton of questions about decimals. In this episode Pam and Kim discuss three different models and why they ... Read more

5 Jul 2022

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It's our two year anniversary! We are so grateful you've spent this time with us. In this episode Pam and Kim discuss op... Read more

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