Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast

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Episode 64: TMT/MTE Joint Episode - So who’s the actual editor? Oct 06, 2026

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In this joint episode of the Mathematics Teacher Educator Podcast and the Teaching Math Teaching podcast, we explore a recent article, titled “So who’s the actual editor?”, from Volume 14, Issue 3 of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal. This discussion is led by Joel Amidon, Jen Wolfe, and Dusty Jones and article authors/MTE journal editors, Amber Candela, Allyson Hallman-Thrasher, and Rachael Eriksen Brown.

Candela, A. G., Hallman-Thrasher, A., & Brown, R. E. (2026). “So who’s the actual editor?”. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 14*(3), 135-138. * https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2026-0011
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Special Guests: Allyson Hallman-Thrasher, Amber Candella, and Rachael Brown.

Episode 63: Empowering Mathematics Teachers to Support Emergent Bilinguals: A Collaborative Approach to Integrating Funds of Knowledge Sep 15, 2026

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In this episode, we explore a recent article, titled “Empowering Mathematics Teachers to Support Emergent Bilinguals: A Collaborative Approach to Integrating Funds of Knowledge”, from Volume 14, Issue 3 of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal. In this discussion we will focus on the problem addressed in the article, the work behind it, and what it means for practice. This episode includes the authors, Jiyeong Yi and Shristi Shrestha. The article was also authored by Jasmine Sourwine.

Yi, J., Sourwine, J., & Shrestha, S. (2026). Empowering Mathematics Teachers to Support Emergent Bilinguals: A Collaborative Approach to Integrating Funds of Knowledge. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 14(3), 151-167. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2025-0010

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Special Guests: Jiyeong Yi and Shristi Shrestha.

Episode 62: Broadening Participation in Mathematics With Equity Analytics (EQUIP-Informed): A Teacher Professional Development Model for Centering Equity Aug 25, 2026

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In this episode, we explore a recent article, titled “Broadening Participation in Mathematics With Equity Analytics (EQUIP-Informed): A Teacher Professional Development Model for Centering Equity”, from Volume 14, Issue 3, of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal. In this discussion we will focus on the problem addressed in the article, the work behind it, and what it means for practice. This episode includes the article author Eva Thanheiser. The article was also authored by Kathryn Roman and Ruth Heaton.

Thanheiser, E., Roman, K., & Heaton, R. (2026). Broadening Participation in Mathematics With Equity Analytics (EQUIP-Informed): A Teacher Professional Development Model for Centering Equity. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 14(3), 139-150. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2025-0001

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Teaching Math Teaching Episode 32: Niral Shah & Daniel Reinholz: Observing Participation and Recognizing Equity
Teaching Math Teaching Episode 18: Ruth Heaton: Chief Executive Officer at Teachers Development Group

Thanheiser, E., Robinson, M. L., Han, S. B., Sugimoto, A., Koestler, C., & Felton-Koestler, M. (2025). Data Reasoning About Ourselves and Others. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 118(10), 750-759.

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Episode 61: Critically Conscious Mathematics Leaders: Fostering Specialists’ Learning and Transformative Leadership Aug 04, 2026

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In this episode, we explore a recent article, titled “Critically Conscious Mathematics Leaders: Fostering Specialists’ Learning and Transformative Leadership”, from Volume 14, Issue 3 of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal. In this discussion we will focus on the problem addressed in the article, the work behind it, and what it means for practice. This episode includes the article authors, Katherine Comey Edwards and Courtney K. Baker.

Edwards, K. C., & Baker, C. K. (2026). Critically Conscious Mathematics Leaders: Fostering Specialists’ Learning and Transformative Leadership. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 14(3), 168-180. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2025-0037

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Special Guests: Courtney Baker and Katherine Comey Edwards.

Episode 60: Preservice Teachers’ Evolving Knowledge Around Technology for Teaching Mathematics Jun 02, 2026

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In this episode, we explore a recent article, titled “Preservice Teachers’ Evolving Knowledge Around Technology for Teaching Mathematics”, from Volume 14, Issue 2 of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal. In this discussion we will focus on the problem addressed in the article, the work behind it, and what it means for practice. This discussion is led by Joel Amidon and article authors, Kelly Navas and Karina Hensberry.

Navas, K., & Hensberry, K. K. R. (2026). Preservice Teachers’ Evolving Knowledge Around Technology for Teaching Mathematics. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 14(2), 102-120. Retrieved Jun 1, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2024-0039

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Special Guests: Karina Hensberry and Kelly Navas.

Episode 59: Adapting Messages and Materials for Multiple Communities: Using Teacher Recruitment Materials With Integrity May 12, 2026

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In this episode, we explore a recent article, titled “Adapting Messages and Materials for Multiple Communities: Using Teacher Recruitment Materials With Integrity”, from Volume 14, Issue 2 of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal. In this discussion we will focus on the problem addressed in the article, the work behind it, and what it means for practice. This discussion is led by Joel Amidon and article authors, Jean Lee, Gary Martin, and Glenn Waddell. The article was also authored by Amy Roth McDuffie.

Lee, J. S., Martin, W. G., Waddell, Jr., G., & McDuffie, A. R. (2026). Adapting Messages and Materials for Multiple Communities: Using Teacher Recruitment Materials With Integrity. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 14(2), 72-85. Retrieved Apr 28, 2026, from https://doi-org.umiss.idm.oclc.org/10.5951/MTE.2023-0056

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Special Guests: Glenn Waddell, Jean Lee, and W. Gary Martin.

Episode 58: Engaging in Equity-Oriented Mathematics Teaching Together: A Tool to Support Mentor and Teacher Candidate Learning Apr 21, 2026

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In this episode, we explore a recent article, titled “Engaging in Equity-Oriented Mathematics Teaching Together: A Tool to Support Mentor and Teacher Candidate Learning”, from Volume 14, Issue 2 of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal. In this discussion we will focus on the problem addressed in the article, the work behind it, and what it means for practice. This discussion includeds article authors, Taylor Stafford, Heather Fink, and Melinda Knapp . The article was also authored by Ruth Heaton and Torrey Kulow.

Stafford, T. E., Fink, H., Knapp, M., Heaton, R., & Kulow, T. (2026). Engaging in Equity-Oriented Mathematics Teaching Together: A Tool to Support Mentor and Teacher Candidate Learning. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 14(2), 121-134. Retrieved Apr 6, 2026, from https://doi-org.umiss.idm.oclc.org/10.5951/MTE.2025-0024

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Special Guests: Heather Fink, Melinda Knapp, and Taylor Stafford.

Episode 57: Dilemmas and Design Principles in Planning for Justice-Oriented Community-Based Mathematical Modeling Lessons Oct 24, 2023

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This article details the development of design principles to support teachers in planning for a Community-Based Mathematical Modeling task with a focus on social justice in the elementary grades. By reflecting on the dilemmas we encountered in the design and enactment of the tasks, we developed five design principles that allowed us to address issues of social justice as well as attend to powerful mathematical ideas to bring awareness and take action around a local problem. Through our article, we hope to share with mathematics teacher educators
design principles to help plan for tasks with pre- and in-service teachers that prioritize connecting mathematics to social issues and empower both teachers and students to take action to make a positive impact in the community.

Special Guests: Holly Nicole Tate and Jennifer Suh.

Episode 56: Are We Preparing Agents of Change or Instruments of Inequity? Teaching Toward Antiracist Mathematics Teacher Education Oct 11, 2023

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The authors began this work with the understandings that (a) there is no “neutral” when it comes to the teaching of mathematics, and (b) mathematics teacher educators need to do something to help produce teachers of mathematics that develop students’ relationships with mathematics and push against the inequities that exist both within and outside of the classrooms in which they will teach. In response, the authors created, deployed, and studied a learning module in an attempt to enact antiracist mathematics teacher education. The learning module activities, the findings about the learning from the prospective teachers who engaged in the module, and messages for mathematics teacher educators who want to engage in this work are shared.

Special Guests: Anne Marie Marshall, Joel Amidon, and Rebecca E. Smith.

Episode 54: “Rahul is a Math Nerd” and “Mia Can Be a Drama Queen”: How Mixed-Reality Simulations Can Perpetuate Racist and Sexist Stereotypes Sep 12, 2023

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This article focuses on using simulations of practice in teacher education. We studied preservice teachers’ engagement with a popular simulations platform, which creates mixed-reality simulations of five digital avatars controlled by a single live interactor. Because simulations are only an approximation of real practice, our overarching goal was to understand how mathematical stereotypes might arise in simulated spaces. We used Discourse analysis to classify the stereotypes present and the EQUIP observation tool to understand how PTs made participation opportunities available. We found that the simulations might have perpetuated
overtly racist and sexist stereotypes and that negatively stereotyped students were afforded lower-quality opportunities to participate. We discuss how to mitigate potential harm caused and offer guidance for redesigning more equitable and antiracist simulations. Our goal is to raise critical questions for our field around the use of simulations of practice.

Special Guests: Daniel Reinholz and Liza Bondurant.

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