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We're All Learners and Doers of Math Everyday

Guest(s): Christa Jackson and Brooke Traverso
Date: 03/20/2024
Run time: 32:45
Season 2, Episode 2

In this episode, host Carol Pelletier Radford welcomes Christa Jackson and Brooke Traverso. In addition to sharing their teacher stories and classroom strategies, these educators share their love of math and how to make students love math! Christa shares some themes from her new book Simplifying STEM. Brooke also shares her story, "Share Your Love of Content" from Carol's book "When I Started Teaching, I Wish I Had Known..."


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Christa Jackson

Christa Jackson is a Professor of Mathematics, Science, and STEM Education at Saint Louis University. She is the Founder and Director of the Institute for STEM Collaboration, Outreach, and Education (iSCORE), where she focuses on transforming the STEM community through fostering students' STEM literacy development, STEM identities, and STEM sense of belonging. She is a professional developer and a mathematics and STEM consultant as well as an author on "Simplifying STEM: Four Equitable Practices to Inspire Meaningful Learning" and "Powerful Mathematicians who Changed the World" book series.

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Brooke Traverso

Brooke Traverso has been a teacher for 24 years. She is also a wife, a mom, and a teacher, and her family is her world!

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Carol Pelletier Radford

Carol Pelletier Radford is the founder of Mentoring in Action, an organization dedicated to the success of novice teachers and their mentors. Before she established her own organization to support mentors and new teachers, she was a veteran elementary school teacher and a teacher preparation leader. Carol is the author of Corwin’s bestselling books Mentoring in Action: Guiding, Sharing, and Reflecting With Novice Teachers and The First Years Matter: Becoming an Effective Teacher.

Carol received her Education Doctorate from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, where she focused her studies on mentoring and teacher leadership. She is also a certified yoga teacher who practices meditation and shares mindfulness strategies with educators through her online courses and website. Her podcast Teaching With Light features the stories of teachers and inspirational leaders. Her next passion project is the creation of a Teacher Legacy Network, where retired teachers can share their wisdom with the next generation of teachers.

You can learn more about Carol, find free resources, videos, meditations, courses, and all of her books at mentoringinaction.com/.

Twitter: @MentorinAction
Facebook: @MentoringinAction4Teachers
Instagram: @cpradford
 

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Simplifying STEM [PreK-5]
Four Equitable Practices to Inspire Meaningful Learning