{"podcast":{"title":"Chalk & Talk","slug":"chalk-talk-6066907","podcast_index_feed_id":6066907,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/chalkandtalkpodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://chalkandtalkpodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15991035/Chalk_and_talk_logo.png","author":"Anna Stokke","episode_count":78,"summary":"Everyone wants to see children and young adults succeed in math, but it can be difficult to sort myths from facts in education. Join math professor, Anna Stokke, for conversations with leading educators about the importance of math, effective teaching methods, and debunking common myths about math and teaching. Chalk & Talk is a podcast for anyone interested in education, including educators, parents and students.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T20:17:13.151018+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chalk-talk-6066907"},"episode":{"title":"Science of Math: The movement everyone's talking about with Sarah Powell (Ep. 65)","slug":"science-of-math-the-movement-everyone-s-talking-about-with-sarah-powell-ep-65","published_at":"2026-02-20T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chalk-talk-6066907/science-of-math-the-movement-everyone-s-talking-about-with-sarah-powell-ep-65","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chalk-talk-6066907","url":"https://chalkandtalkpodcast.podbean.com/e/science-of-math-the-movement-everyones-talking-about-with-sarah-powell-ep-65/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z3humvcasb7s3p8z/Ep_65_-_Final6ijk5.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Anna is joined once again by Dr. Sarah Powell, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin whose research focusses on supporting students with math difficulties. They respond to a recent NCSM statement criticizing the Science of Math movement. Anna and Sarah unpack what the Science of Math is and why high-quality evidence matters. They address misconceptions about explicit instruction and “one-size-fits-all” teaching and explore why math instruction deserves the same scientific scrutiny as reading instruction. This episode is a must-listen for educators, school leaders, policymakers, and parents navigating the current math education landscape. This episode is also available in video at www.youtube.com/@chalktalk-stokke SHORT COURSE La Trobe Short Course: Evidence-informed Mathematics Teaching – An Introduction https://shortcourses.latrobe.edu.au/evidence-informed-mathematics-teaching TIMESTAMPS [00:00:22] Introduction and an overview of the NCSM statement [00:10:25] What is the Science of Math? [00:12:07] Is this only about special education? [00:14:24] Math learning through the general lens of learning science [00:17:19] Is the Science of Math equivalent to the Science of Reading? [00:20:01] The instructional hierarchy applies to learning anything [00:24:07] The same groups tried to discredit What Works Clearinghouse [00:26:30] Responding to claims about research citations [00:29:49] Addressing the NCSM’s claims about quantitative research [00:31:21] Why quantitative research and data matter [00:38:24] Why alignment with IES and What Works Clearinghouse is a strength, not a flaw [00:40:18] Importance of measuring learning [00:42:59] Strange statements about an impoverished pedagogical approach [00:47:30] Misconceptions about explicit instruction…","meta_description":"In this episode, Anna is joined once again by Dr. Sarah Powell, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin whose research focusses on supporting stu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3905,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chalk-talk-6066907/episodes/science-of-math-the-movement-everyone-s-talking-about-with-sarah-powell-ep-65/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chalk-talk-6066907/science-of-math-the-movement-everyone-s-talking-about-with-sarah-powell-ep-65.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}