More Math for More People
CPM Educational Program is a non-profit publisher of math textbooks for grades 6-12. As part of its mission, CPM provides a multitude of professional learning opportunities for math educators. The More Math for More People podcast is part of that outreach and mission. Published biweekly, the hosts, Joel Miller and Misty Nikula, discuss the CPM curriculum, trends in math education and share strategies to shift instructional practices to create a more inclusive and student-centered classroom. They also highlight upcoming CPM professional learning opportunities and have conversations with math educators about how they do what they do. We hope that you find the podcast informative, engaging and fun. Intro music credit: JuliusH from pixabay.com.
More Math for More People
Episode 3.4: Where Joel and Misty discuss forklift safety and have a conversation with Tony Hawk
This week Joel and Misty celebrate National Forklift Safety Day. So if you have an opportunity to use a forklift today - DO IT SAFELY, PLEASE!
Then they have an engaging conversation with Tony Hawk (no, not THAT Tony Hawk!), the Executive Director for K-12 Mathematics for the Detroit Public Schools, Community District. Tony discusses some of the challenges and successes for math in Detroit and how his "why defines his what."
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