NCSM/NCTM Reflections: What We Are Thinking About!
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NCSM/NCTM Reflections: What We Are Thinking About!

25:51 Oct 21, 2025
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Pam and Kim went to NCSM and NCTM in Atlanta!  In this episode, they share some of their favorite moments, biggest take-aways, and new insights gleaned from the sessions they attended and the people they met.Talking Points: Discussing the meaning of "algorithm" with Sarah Bush and Karen Karp, authors of The Math Pact Importance of talk moves and listening moves, with Elham Kazemi and Allison Hintz, authors of Intentional Talk And Listening The joy of celebrating someone else's learning from Vanessa VakhariaHow the Science of Reading does not correlate or correspond with what the people who call themselves the Science of Math are suggestingThe importance of Affirming Learning WalksClarifying the meaning of the word "procedural", as in "procedural fluency"The misleading nature of much of the math research currently being approved by What Works ClearinghouseShout-out to James Tanton for being intellectually curious!Check out our social mediaTwitter: @PWHarrisInstagram: Pam Harris_mathFacebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics educationLinkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC 
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