Math is Figure-Out-Able!

By: Pam Harris Kim Montague
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  • 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!
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Episodes
  • #MathStratChat - March 12, 2025

    #MathStratChat - March 12, 2025
    Mar 13 2025

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on March 5, 2025.


    Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


    Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

    Twitter: @PWHarris

    Instagram: Pam Harris_math

    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education


    Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!
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    5 mins
  • Ep 247: Avoid the Digit Trap

    Ep 247: Avoid the Digit Trap
    Mar 11 2025

    Why do students not realize their incorrect answers are completely unreasonable? In this episode Pam and Kim discuss another trap students fall into when taught to mimic algorithms as 'the way' to solve problems.


    Talking Points:

    • The patterns in Remove a Friendly Number Over strategy
    • Important place value conversations
    • How students can be stuck dealing with only digits rather than magnitude
    • Reasonableness, or "Ish", numbers
    • Parsing out polynomials into too many pieces

    Check out our social media
    Twitter: @PWHarris
    Instagram: Pam Harris_math
    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education
    Linkedin: Pam Harris Consulting LLC

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    24 mins
  • #MathStratChat - March 5, 2025

    #MathStratChat - March 5, 2025
    Mar 6 2025

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on March 5, 2025.


    Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.


    Check out #MathStratChat on your favorite social media site and join in the conversation.

    Twitter: @PWHarris

    Instagram: Pam Harris_math

    Facebook: Pam Harris, author, mathematics education


    Want more? Check out the archive of all of our #MathStratChat posts!
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    6 mins

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