In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on May 20, 2026.

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What benefits have you found from teaching reasoning and mathing in your classroom? In this episode, Pam shares with Kim things she learned in her recent trip to South Korea.

Talking Points

• Learning with your students
• Importance of turn and talks to capture internal "aha" moments
• Value of vulnerability and openness in the classroom
• Math content vs math content for teaching
• How open-ended problems and real math-ing naturally differentiates

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on May 3, 2026.

Note: It’s more fun if you try to solve the problem, share it on social media, comment on others strategies, before you listen to Pam and Kim’s strategies.

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