Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jennifer Ward, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Kennesaw State University, Dr. Joseph DiNapoli, Associate Professor at Montclair State University, and Dr. Alesia Moldavan, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics and Science Education at Georgia Southern University. They share their experience and expertise on being mathematics teacher educators, their work around supporting noticing of productive struggle in teacher preparation, and the role the STaR program played in them coming together.

Links from the episode

Ward, J., DiNapoli, J. & Monahan, K. (2022). Instructional perseverance in early-childhood classrooms: Supporting children’s development of STEM reasoning in a social justice context. Education Science, 12(159). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030159

TMT 122 - Keith Leatham and PME-NA 2026

Service, Teaching, & Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education: Supporting Early Career Mathematics Teacher Educators Follow the link for more information and to give to support the program.

Special Guests: Alesia Moldavan, Jennifer Ward, and Joseph DiNapoli.

Learning to teach math teachers better with members of the Rethinking Grades Community Circle, Dr. Angela Broaddus, Professor of Mathematics, at Benedictine College, Dr. Alyson Lischka, Professor of Mathematics Education at Middle Tennessee State University, Dr. Joshua Hertel, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Dr. Amanda Meiners, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, at Northwest Missouri State University, and Dr. Lisa Hawley, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, at Grand Valley State University.

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Temple Walkowiak and AMTE Community Circles
Personal Finance for Educators Substack from Josh Hertel
Amidon Planet E123: Thriving as an Educator -Balancing Passion, Life, and Finances with Josh Hertel

Special Guests: Alyson Lischka, Amanda Meiners, Angela Broaddus, Joshua Hertel, and Lisa Hawley.

Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Brittany L. Marshall, Assistant Professor at San Diego State University in the College of Education, as we discuss her advice and expertise as a mathematics teacher educator and her work to disrupt traditional mathematics logics that exclude students from intentionally-neglected communities.

Links from the Episode

Marshall, B. L., & Battey, D. (2025). “I want them to see their magic!”: Two teachers working within structural constraints to help cultivate their Black girl students’ positive mathematics identities. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2025.101273
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732312325000379

Marshall, B. L. (2025). Thoughts and theories on Black girls’ intersectional experiences in mathematics classrooms. Multicultural Perspectives, 27(2), 101–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2025.2558482
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15210960.2025.2558482

Battey, D., Marshall, B.L. (2024). Math logics: Perpetrators of whiteness in STEM educational spaces. In J. Ravulo, K. Olcoń, T. Dune, A. Workman, & P. Liamputtong (eds.), Handbook of Critical Whiteness. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5085-6_34
https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-981-97-5085-6_34

Joseph, N. M. (2021). Black Feminist Mathematics Pedagogies (BlackFMP): A curricular confrontation to gendered antiblackness in the US mathematics education system. Curriculum Inquiry, 51(1), 75-97.

Shedd, C. (2015). Unequal city: Race, schools, and perceptions of injustice. Russell Sage Foundation.

AMTE Service, Teaching, and Research in Matheamtics Education

Special Guest: Brittany L. Marshall.