Embracing your limitless mind w/ Jo Boaler
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) In Vanessa's masters thesis titled "Imagining a World Where Paris Hilton Loves Math", there was nobody quoted more frequently than today's guest, Stanford pr...
20 Juli 202341min
Teaching students to ... think?! w/ Peter Liljedahl
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Peter Liljedahl is literally changing the math classroom. His book "Building Thinking Classrooms" has taken the educational world by storm with a simple mes...
13 Juli 202343min
Mistakes: Villains or Heroes?
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Should mistake-making be encouraged in math class? Or should mistakes be shamed because “in the real world” you can get fired from your job from making a mis...
6 Juli 202332min
Centering student voice in math class w/ Crystal Watson
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Today's guest literally entered the chat wearing a t-shirt that read "TRUTH MATTERS”, and that sure set the tone for this wide-ranging episode! Crystal M. W...
29 Juni 202343min
Redefining "Success"
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) In today's episode, Vanessa explores the dangers of narrowly defining success and argues that contrary to popular belief, failure and success are actually BF...
22 Juni 202328min
Refresher: Drag queens & math class w/ Kyne Santos
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) In honour of Pride Month, we're taking a mid-season 5 break to re-air one of our all-time fave episodes featuring mathematician / drag queen Kyne Santos. Dr...
15 Juni 202333min
How struggle leads to growth w/ Robert Kaplinsky
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Think of this week's episode as a kind of reverse palate cleanser ... Vanessa and today's guest Robert Kaplinsky more than make up for the lack of swearing l...
8 Juni 202338min
How trauma affects the brain w/ Liesl McConchie
Send us a text! (US messaging rates apply) Last week's episode featured a deep dive with Vanessa into math trauma: what it is and how to avoid it. Today, brain expert Liesl McConchie joins her to expl...
1 Juni 202344min
