Adding It All Up
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) welcomes you to Adding It All Up —a podcast created by and for mathematics educators and teachers. Join us each month as we explore current topics, insights, and emerging trends with thought leaders in the math community.
Episodes
Francis Su joins Latrenda and Dewey on the podcast to explore how teaching in mathematics is about more than content delivery. They cover the importance of building relationships, fostering curiosity, and creating meaningful human connections in the classroom.
Latrenda and Dewey welcome Ken Ono to the podcast to discuss the evolving role of mathematics during Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month. Discover how data, artificial intelligence, and real-world applications—from classroom investigations to Olympic swimming performance—are reshaping how we think about math education.
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Peter Liljedahl joins Latrenda and Dewey to explore what it takes to build a “thinking classroom” where students do the heavy lifting.
They discuss what these classrooms look and feel like, why traditional routines often lead to answer-getting instead of real thinking, and practical moves, like random groups, vertical whiteboards, and purposeful tasks, that help every student engage, collaborate, and develop a stronger math identit...
Jenny Bay-Williams and John SanGiovanni join Latrenda and Dewey to discuss building numeracy, strategic fluency, and student agency. They explore why fluency isn’t about memorization or speed drills, how “think time” and classroom routines support reasoning, and how giving students a repertoire of strategies helps them make more confident choices in math.
Salandra Grice-Johnson and Alexis Lien join the podcast to shine a spotlight on mathematical belonging, the feeling that every student has a valued place in the math classroom.
Through stories, insights, and research from the recent issue of the MTLT journal, they unpack how fostering a sense of belonging can strengthen students’ confidence, support their math identity, and transform their relationship with the subject.
In part 2 of their two-part conversation with Vanessa Vakharia, NCTM President Latrenda Knighten and President-elect, Dewey Gottlieb, continue their discussion on students’ relationships with mathematics, and how educators can empower and guide them to realize they are fully capable of understanding it.
Join NCTM President Latrenda Knighten and the new President-elect, Dewey Gottlieb, for part one of a two-part conversation with Vanessa Vakharia.
They'll discuss students’ relationships with mathematics and how educators can empower and guide them to realize they are fully capable of understanding it.
Join NCTM President Latrenda Knighten and the new President-elect, Dewey Gottlieb, as they invite Holly Kreider to discuss daily activities that can create natural opportunities for children to build confidence in math.
This episode of Adding It All Up is sponsored by Prodigy Math.
Lateefah Id-Deen, NCTM 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition Opening Keynote Speaker, joins Latrenda and Kevin to discuss building meaningful connections with students in the math classroom and leaving behind a legacy a teacher can be proud of.
- Register for the NCTM 2025 Annual Meeting.
This episode of Adding It All Up is sponsored by Prodigy Math.
Elaine Saunders, Zepherine Miller, and Shin Law join the podcast to delve into strategies for setting up a successful school year. From launching meaningful math routines to building strong classroom communities, this episode is packed with practical tips and inspiring insights to help educators start the year with confidence.
This episode of Adding It All Up is sponsored by Prodigy Math.
Joshua Sawyer and Mahmoud Harding join the podcast to discuss the importance of meaningfully integrating data science and data literacy into mathematics instruction and how to prepare students for the future.
Resources and articles referenced in the podcast:
- Skew The Script
- Statistics Teacher
- Data Moves by Tim Erickson, Michelle Wilkerson, William Finzer, and Frieda Reichsman
- Digging into Data: Illustrating a Data Investigation Proc...
Corinne Day, John SanGiovanni, and Kristopher Childs join the podcast to discuss their favorite NCTM publications, books, journals, and articles for listeners and how the readings furthered their careers as math educators.
Books and Articles referenced in the podcast:
Latrenda Knighten and Kevin Dykema invite Susie Katt and Dave Ebert to discuss the connection between literacy and mathematics—and why integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills into math instruction can transform student understanding.
Related events and resources:
Della Cronin from the Bose Public Affairs Group and NCTM Associate Executive Director, Dave Barnes, stop by the podcast to discuss why advocacy efforts for math education are crucial to the community's success.
This episode of Adding It All Up is sponsored by Prodigy Math.
Sam Rhodes, Kelly Reigle, and MTLT Editor in Chief, Angela Barlow join the podcast to discuss the role of metacognition, a reflective process to help math students succeed with problem-solving in and out of the classroom.
- Building Students’ Metacognitive Toolboxes (NCTM Members Only)
- Learn more about Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 (MTLT)
NCTM’s Kevin Dykema and Latrenda Knighten recap the 2024 year, highlighting areas of growth in meeting the needs of students, publications, and conferences and discussing what they hope to see in 2025.
David Barnes, NCTM Associate Executive Director, joins Kevin and Latrenda to discuss the 2024 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) results, highlighting the challenges and next steps for the mathematics education community.
Explore results for the 2024 NAEP Mathematics Assessment.
Read the NCTM news release.
Learn more about professional development opportunities for your school or district.
NCTM’s Kevin Dykema and Latrenda Knighten invite two coaching experts, Courtney Baker and Melinda Knapp, to the podcast to discuss their book, Proactive Mathematics Coaching, Bridging Content, Context, and Practice, and the power of the proactive coaching framework, which helps math leaders refine their practices.
Purchase a copy of Proactive Mathematics Coaching: Bridging Content, Context, and Practice
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NCTM’s Kevin Dykema and Latrenda Knighten invite three mathematics teachers, Alyssa Schexnayder (elementary school), Maggie McHugh (middle school), and Joe Bolz (high school) to the podcast to discuss developing teacher playbooks and how to empower students to learn.
NCTM’s Chonda Long takes over hosting duties for this episode of Adding It All Up and asks new NCTM President, Latrenda Knighten, and NCTM Past President, Kevin Dykema, about diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in modern-day math classrooms.
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