Math is Figure-Out-Able!

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on October 28, 2026. 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

How does Mathematics Education compare to the Science of Reading? In this episode, Pam Harris begins a conversation by addressing the broader differences in defining each discipline and the level of consensus in the literacy and mathematics education communities. Talking Points: How terminology describing evidence-based practices differs in reading and mathematics.How math educators lack the same consensus as in the Science of Reading.Language Arts/Literacy is the analog to Mathematics. Read...

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on October 21, 2026. 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

A teacher's willingness (or unwillingness) to work on their craft of teaching, no matter the reason, impacts thier students. In this episode, Pam and Kim unpack one student's perspective about why teachers do or do not teach math that is figureoutable. Talking Points: How teachers respond differently to Math-is-Figure-Out-Able ideas?A student's take on 4 types of teachersHow students are impacted by different teaching beliefs and actionsHow building belief in kids' capability (and teachers'...

In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on October 14, 2026. 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