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    Math is Figure-Out-Able!

    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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    Latest Episodes:
    #MathStratChat - October 21, 2026 Oct 21, 2026
    Show notes

    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

    Ep 331: What Type Of Math Teacher Are You? Part 2 Oct 20, 2026
    Show notes

    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 teachers
    • How students are impacted by different teaching beliefs and actions
    • How building belief in kids' capability (and teachers' own capability) drives Math is Figure-Out-Able workshops

    Links:

    1. BLOG: When "Covered" Doesn't Mean Understood: Building Reasoning in Middle School Math

    2. Developing Mathematical Reasoning Book Series

    3. Developing Mathematical Reasoning: Avoiding the Trap of Algorithms audiobook

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

    #MathStratChat - October 14 2026 Oct 14, 2026
    Show notes

    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

    Ep 330: What Type Of Math Teacher Are You? Part 1 Oct 13, 2026
    Show notes

    What perspective and assumptions do you bring to your teaching? In this episode, Pam and Kim discuss the kinds of teachers they've interacted with and their own growth as teachers.

    Talking Points:

    • "Inquiry-based" + Mimicking
    • "Direct teach" + Mimicking
    • "Inquiry-based"+ Math-ing
    • "Direct teach" + Math-ing

    Links:

    1. BLOG: When "Covered" Doesn't Mean Understood: Building Reasoning in Middle School Math

    2. Developing Mathematical Reasoning Book Series

    3. Developing Mathematical Reasoning: Avoiding the Trap of Algorithms audiobook

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

    #MathStratChat - October 7, 2026 Oct 07, 2026
    Show notes

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on October 7, 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

    Ep 329: Explicit Teaching? Solving Equations Oct 06, 2026
    Show notes

    What can we do to keep students thinking, instead of waiting to be told what to do? In this episode Pam and Kim focus on an algebra Problem String that helps students learn to choose between strategies.
    Talking Points:

    • What it mean to keep kids in "Thinking Land"
    • How to keep students actively reasoning versus cueing them to mimic/memorize steps
    • How the same instructional phrase can lead students into or out of "Thinking Land"
    • Ask yourself: "Is this direct move keeping kids reasoning, or just cueing mimicry?"

    Links:

    1. BLOG: When "Covered" Doesn't Mean Understood: Building Reasoning in Middle School Math

    2. Developing Mathematical Reasoning Book Series

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

    #MathStratChat - September 30, 2026 Sep 30, 2026
    Show notes

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on September 30, 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

    Ep 328: Explicit Teaching? Adding Mixed Numbers Sep 29, 2026
    Show notes

    What does explicit teaching mean to you? In this episode, Pam and Kim discuss an Adding Mixed Numbers Problem String, idenitfying exactly what teachers should be explicit about versus what they should leave for students to grapple with.
    Talking Points:

    • Being explicit about the student's job during a Problem String
    • Ways to nudge students to make connections
    • Eliciting specific strategies
    • Creating helper problems

    Links:

    1. Pam's Books

    2. Math is FigureOutAble Blog

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

    #MathStratChat - September 23, 2026 Sep 23, 2026
    Show notes

    In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on September 23, 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

    Ep 327: Explicit Teaching? Distance Versus Removal Sep 22, 2026
    Show notes

    When do we allow students more freedom, and when do we need to be more explicit? In this episode, Pam and Kim analyze a Distance vs. Removal subtraction Problem String, identifying when they are explicit and when they are not.
    Talking Points:

    • Intentional contexts, number choices, and problem order
    • Choosing which strategies to elicit and represent
    • Planned board layouts
    • Focusing the conversation
    • Highlighting mathematical behaviors
    • Layering explicit content, behavior, and community goals around open-ended student reasoning

    Links:

    1. Podcasts Episodes Distance vs. Removal: Ep96 and Ep149

    2. Pam's Books

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

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