DebateMath Podcast
Welcome to the DebateMath Podcast, the show where we’re redefining what it means to debate in mathematics & education, where multiple sides of ideas are explored, evidence matters, and we all grow and learn from hearing each other.
We know the world–and our classrooms–are not binary. So we lean into the gray area in our discussions. We invite on guests with differing viewpoints on the way math is taught, and listen in as they debate with each other.
Come dig into any debate, where we listen to learn, not to prove someone wrong, but to deepen our understanding.
DebateMath Podcast
Debate 25 - Should You Follow the Textbook?
Let’s talk about textbooks! Some teachers are handed a textbook and are instructed to follow it. Others may have never had a textbook offered to them. If you are given a textbook, should you be following it? And how much? And if you don’t have one, should you start? Tune in as four thoughtful educators debate the resolution: Teachers should follow the textbook.
Resources Referenced in this Episode
- The book Pi of Life was mentioned.
- Graspable Math
- Open Middle Math
- Same But Different Math
- Which One Doesn’t Belong?
- The BEAM Program
- Follow Gabe Davis Twitter: @gdavis451
- Follow Zak Champagne Twitter: @Zakchamp or check out his website: zakchamp.com
- Follow Melissa Dean on Twitter & Instagram: @Dean_of_math, check out her blog: deanofmath.wordpress.com, or read her new book: Unravel School.
- Follow Tim Brzezinski on Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube: @TimBrzezinski
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