People across the world are changing math education. In this episode Pam and Kim discuss the documentary Counted Out that they were fortunate to see. They spotlight some of the thoughts of a few of the great researchers and add their thoughts about affecting change.
Talking Points:

• Spoilers!
• The effects of algorithms today
• What needs to change?
• How do we contribute to change?
• Math is everywhere
• Giving students choice
• Jo Boaler will be on the January 2025 Math is Figureoutable Challenge!

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In today’s MathStratChat, Pam and Kim discuss the MathStratChat problem shared on social media on January 8, 2025.

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Are inverse functions figureoutable? In this episode Pam and Kim go more into the nuance of when and how we want students to tackle inverse relationships.
Talking Points:

• When to introduce inverse proportions
• Experience versus instruction
• Allowing students to grapple to in order to experience those aha moments
• Problem String design

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