Math is Figure-Out-Able!
Education

Math is Figure-Out-Able!

by Pam Harris, Kim Montague

Math teacher educator Pam Harris and her cohost Kim Montague answer the question: If not algorithms, then what? Join them for ~15-30 minutes every Tuesday as they cast their vision for mathematics education and give actionable items to help teachers teach math that is Figure-Out-Able. See www.MathisFigureOutAble.com for more great resources!

100 episodes
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Ep 301: Factor Puzzles 2: Integers
22:51 Mar 24, 2026
2
#MathStratChat - March 18, 2026
5:58 Mar 18, 2026
3
Ep 300: Factor Puzzles 1: Whole Numbers
25:38 Mar 17, 2026
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#MathStratChat - March 11, 2026
6:13 Mar 11, 2026
5
Ep 299: Developing Mathematical Reasoning: The Strategies, Models, and Lessons to Teach the Big Ideas in 3-5
26:41 Mar 10, 2026
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#MathStratChat - March 4, 2026
4:10 Mar 4, 2026
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Ep 298: Who Gets to Math? One thing that Opens or Closes the Gate
26:27 Mar 3, 2026
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#MathStratChat - February 25, 2026
4:20 Feb 25, 2026
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Ep 297: What Makes Good Shifts in a School's Math Teaching?
24:23 Feb 24, 2026
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#MathStratChat - February 18, 2026
4:11 Feb 18, 2026
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Ep 296: Live at NCTM Spring
23:01 Feb 17, 2026
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#MathStratChat - February 11, 2026
5:15 Feb 11, 2026
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Ep 295: Differentiating Problem Strings for your Grade Level: Over Subtraction
24:01 Feb 10, 2026
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#MathStratChat - February 4, 2026
5:55 Feb 4, 2026
15
Ep 294: Introducing Logarithms
22:42 Feb 3, 2026
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#MathStratChat - January 28, 2026
5:24 Jan 28, 2026
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Ep 293: What Makes a Good Number Talk?
34:29 Jan 27, 2026
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#MathStratChat - January 21, 2026
4:34 Jan 21, 2026
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Ep 292: Playing With Division and Fractions
24:07 Jan 20, 2026
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#MathStratChat - January 14, 2026
6:33 Jan 14, 2026
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Ep 291: Starting the Year Grounded
23:17 Jan 13, 2026
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#MathStratChat - January 7, 2026
5:25 Jan 7, 2026
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Ep 290: Looking Ahead to 2026
20:18 Jan 6, 2026
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#MathStratChat - December 31, 2025
6:48 Dec 31, 2025
25
Ep 289: Pedagogical Moves vs Personality
25:54 Dec 30, 2025
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#MathStratChat - December 24, 2025
5:54 Dec 24, 2025
27
Ep 288: 12 Days of Free Part 2
23:25 Dec 23, 2025
28
#MathStratChat - December 17, 2025
6:02 Dec 17, 2025
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Ep 287: 12 Days of Free, Pt 1
18:41 Dec 16, 2025
30
#MathStratChat - December 10 , 2025
4:31 Dec 10, 2025
31
Ep 286: Listening Is Not Enough
25:41 Dec 9, 2025
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#MathStratChat - December 3 , 2025
5:07 Dec 3, 2025
33
Ep 285: Small Shifts, Big Impact
18:12 Dec 2, 2025
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#MathStratChat - November 26, 2025
6:27 Nov 26, 2025
35
Ep 284: Grateful for...
21:06 Nov 25, 2025
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#MathStratChat - November 19, 2025
5:27 Nov 20, 2025
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Ep 283: Are Equations Ever the Best Model?
24:56 Nov 18, 2025
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#MathStratChat - November 12, 2025
4:50 Nov 12, 2025
39
Ep 282: Playing With Math
23:11 Nov 11, 2025
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#MathStratChat - November 5, 2025
4:27 Nov 5, 2025
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Ep 281: Developing Mathematical Reasoning: The Strategies, Models, and Lessons to Teach the Big Ideas in K-2
28:32 Nov 4, 2025
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#MathStratChat - October 29 , 2025
6:05 Oct 30, 2025
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Ep 280: Rapid Fire Math Pedagogy Questions
28:39 Oct 28, 2025
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#MathStratChat - October 22, 2025
6:04 Oct 23, 2025
45
NCSM/NCTM Reflections: What We Are Thinking About!
25:51 Oct 21, 2025
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#MathStratChat - October 15 , 2025
7:28 Oct 15, 2025
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Ep 278: Benefit from Solving Equations Graphically
20:27 Oct 14, 2025
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#MathStratChat - October 8, 2025
6:54 Oct 8, 2025
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Ep 277: Memorize the Facts - It Makes All the Difference
25:00 Oct 7, 2025
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#MathStratChat - October 1, 2025
5:08 Oct 2, 2025
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