{"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 You Teach Standard Algorithms First? A Better Way to Build Math Fluency","slug":"should-you-teach-standard-algorithms-first-a-better-way-to-build-math-fluency","published_at":"2026-03-26T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594/should-you-teach-standard-algorithms-first-a-better-way-to-build-math-fluency","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721682/episodes/18901859-should-you-teach-standard-algorithms-first-a-better-way-to-build-math-fluency.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1721682/episodes/18901859-should-you-teach-standard-algorithms-first-a-better-way-to-build-math-fluency.mp3","summary":"If the standard algorithm is the final goal in math, why not just teach it directly? This question came up during a recent math leadership summit while discussing fluency and strategy development in math classrooms. One teacher asked a question many educators are quietly wondering: if students ultimately need to use the standard algorithm in math, why spend time exploring other strategies first? This debate sits at the heart of modern math instruction. Some argue that teaching the standard al...","meta_description":"If the standard algorithm is the final goal in math, why not just teach it directly? This question came up during a recent math leadership summit while di…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1774,"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-you-teach-standard-algorithms-first-a-better-way-to-build-math-fluency/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-you-teach-standard-algorithms-first-a-better-way-to-build-math-fluency.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}