Learning to teach mathematics better with Dr. Amanda Sawyer, a full professor in the College of Education at James Madison University. She shares about some new resources she has created that provide global perspectives - and different practices - that are supported by universally-true properties of mathematics. Several of these are centered around Mable MATHis Mysteries, and are useful for students and adults, including preservice and practicing teachers.

Mable MATHis Mysteries website https://mablemathis.com/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MableMATHisMiniMemos
Amazon link to Mable MATHis and the Mysterious Aunt Sally

Special Guest: Amanda Sawyer.

Keith Leatham shares about the upcoming PME-NA conference hosted by Brigham Young University, which will be held October 11-14, 2026. Proposals are due on February 23, 2026 at midnight PST.

TMT Episode 2 with Keith Leatham

PME-NA 48 official site

Special Guest: Keith Leatham.

Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion around the Opening Session of the 30th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, featuring Katey Arrington, Charles E. Wilkes, II, Rachael Brown, Jennifer Wolfe, and moderated by Enrique Galindo, titled “The Future We Teach For: Strengthening our Collective Voices and Actions in Mathematics Teacher Education.”

Links from the Episode:
TMT Episode 82: Melissa Adams Corral: Teaching as Community Organizing
TMT Episode 28: Aris Winger: Finding Discomfort in the Hard Questions

Learning to teach better with Dr. Drew Nucci, researcher at WestEd. He shares about his experiences with teaching mathematics, and his research findings from interviewing mathematics & science teachers about how they are thinking about and using generative AI in their practice.

Show notes and links:
Drew Nucci on LinkedIn
Math Ed Podcast episode 2510: Drew Nucci - artificial intelligence and math education
The AmplifyGAIN Center
Colleague AI
Playlab
Study: Emerging Patterns of Gen AI Use in K-12 Science and Mathematics Education
WestEd: Advancing AI in Education
2026 Annual AMTE Conference sessions with Drew:

• 068. Building Partnerships to Advance Mathematics Education Research, Policy, and Practice - Catherine Paolucci & Drew Nucci (Feb 6 @ 8:15 am)
• 214. Transforming Math Instruction with Generative AI: Implications for Math Teachers' Professional Learning - Drew Nucci & Sarah Nielsen (Feb 7 @ 11:30 am)

Special Guest: Drew Nucci.

Learning to teach math teachers better with with Dr. Amber Candela, Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, as she shares her advice and expertise on being a mathematics teacher educator and her role as one of the three co-editors of the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal, a joint venture between the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Links from the episode

Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal
Write for the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal
Review for the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal

Practice-Driven Professional Development (PDPD) https://practicedrivenpd.com/

Otten, S., de Araujo, Z., & Candela, A. G. (2025). The Benefits of Modesty: Considering Incremental Professional Development for Mathematics Teachers. Education Sciences, 15(4), 473. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15040473

Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching to Inform Instructional Quality (Applying the TQE Process in Teachers' Math Strategies)

Special Guest: Amber Candela.

Learning to teach math teachers better as we share our keynote, Learning as a Mathematics Teacher Educator, from the 2025 AMTE Virtual Institute, themed Across the Arc: Sustaining Our Learning, Sharing Our Practice.

Learning to teach mathematics better with Ariel Beggs, program coordinator, professional development facilitator, and Presidential Award winning educator. Ariel shares her journey from two decades of middle school mathematics teaching to supporting mathematics educators through the University of Arizona Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers. Throughout the conversation, she highlights the power of supportive relationships, noting the difference between toxic and tolerable stress is the presence of community and connection, and how this belief shapes her coaching, collaboration, and leadership.

Links from the episode
Center of Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR)
ReEngaging Aspirational Learners (Getting REAL)
Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference (MEAD)

TODOS: Mathematics for ALL

Teaching Math Teaching Episode 99 - Rodrigo Gutiérrez and Melissa Hosten: Being Responsive and Engaged to Elevate the Work of Math Teachers

Teaching Math Teaching Episode 116 - Marian Dingle: You Teach Who You Are

Coaching the 5 Practices

Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World from A to Z

Reimagining the Mathematics Classroom

The Anxious Generation

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy.

Special Guest: Ariel Beggs.

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Marian Dingle, Implementation Manager at Assessment for Good and the president of TODOS: Mathematics for ALL. She shares her advice and experience as a teacher and thought leader in mathematics education and she challenges educators and organizations to transform their teaching to uplift and honor the brilliance and identities of all learners and educators.

Links from the epsidoe
TODOS: Mathematics for ALL

Assessment for Good

On the Podcast: What We Do for the Love of Math with Heinemann Fellow Marian Dingle and Dr. Naomi Jessup

TODOS Podcast Episode 7: A Conversation with Marian Dingle

Special Guest: Marian Dingle.