{"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":"Should Students Show Their Work in Math? What Teachers Should Actually Assess","slug":"should-students-show-their-work-in-math-what-teachers-should-actually-assess","published_at":"2026-03-19T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594/should-students-show-their-work-in-math-what-teachers-should-actually-assess","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721682/episodes/18873443-should-students-show-their-work-in-math-what-teachers-should-actually-assess.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721682/episodes/18873443-should-students-show-their-work-in-math-what-teachers-should-actually-assess.mp3","summary":"Some math teachers insist students must always show their math thinking. Others argue that if the math answer is correct, that should be enough. When math grading practices don’t align with math learning goals, frustration grows — for math students and parents alike. The real issue isn’t compliance in math. It’s clarity about what we are assessing in math. In this episode, we explore: The difference between assessing math fluency and assessing math understandingWhy getting the right answer in...","meta_description":"Some math teachers insist students must always show their math thinking. Others argue that if the math answer is correct, that should be enough. When math…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1423,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594/episodes/should-students-show-their-work-in-math-what-teachers-should-actually-assess/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/should-students-show-their-work-in-math-what-teachers-should-actually-assess.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}