{"podcast":{"title":"Making Math Moments That Matter","slug":"making-math-moments-that-matter-546594","podcast_index_feed_id":546594,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1721682.rss","website_url":"https://makemathmoments.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/5qj2lz6b29gi5kv4qehvl4l3yfau?.jpg","author":"Kyle Pearce & Jon Orr","episode_count":481,"summary":"Helping you transform your K-12 math lesson plans by building confidence in effective teaching practices, guiding you to transform your math curriculum, and inspiring classroom strategies to engage all students. As a teacher are you wondering how to create K-12 math lesson plans where students don't want to stop exploring your math curriculum when the bell rings? As a mathematics coordinator or leader are you wondering how to support teachers when implementing engaging math lessons that fuel student sense making? Over the last 19 years, Kyle and Jon, the founders of MakeMathMoments.com have been engaging students, teachers, and district program leaders with effective mathematics pedagogy, accessible resources, and inspiring learning environments in K-12 math classrooms. Now, in this podcast they coach you - K-12 classroom teachers and district leaders of mathematics through a 6 step plan that cultivates and fosters your mathematics program like a strong, healthy and balanced tree. If you master the 6 parts of an effective mathematics program, the impact you have on students or teachers will grow and reach far and wide. Every week, you’ll hear insight from practicing classroom teac…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T14:21:24.785730+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594"},"episode":{"title":"Conceptual vs Procedural Math: What Effective Math Instruction Looks Like When You Stop Picking Sides","slug":"conceptual-vs-procedural-math-what-effective-math-instruction-looks-like-when-you-stop-picking-sides","published_at":"2026-04-16T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594/conceptual-vs-procedural-math-what-effective-math-instruction-looks-like-when-you-stop-picking-sides","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721682/episodes/19022802-conceptual-vs-procedural-math-what-effective-math-instruction-looks-like-when-you-stop-picking-sides.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721682/episodes/19022802-conceptual-vs-procedural-math-what-effective-math-instruction-looks-like-when-you-stop-picking-sides.mp3","summary":"In this episode, hosts Jon Orr and Yvette Lehman unpack a tension that’s been debated in math education for decades: conceptual understanding vs. procedural fluency. Yvette shares a powerful realization from her math classroom experience: in striving to teach conceptually, she may have unintentionally neglected opportunities for students to build automaticity and recall. Meanwhile, Jon highlights the importance of helping students move fluidly between visual models, strategies, and algorithms...","meta_description":"In this episode, hosts Jon Orr and Yvette Lehman unpack a tension that’s been debated in math education for decades: conceptual understanding vs. procedur…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1439,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594/episodes/conceptual-vs-procedural-math-what-effective-math-instruction-looks-like-when-you-stop-picking-sides/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594/conceptual-vs-procedural-math-what-effective-math-instruction-looks-like-when-you-stop-picking-sides.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}