Classnotes Podcast (May 31, 2012) Possibly more than ever before, math touches our lives in a variety of ways to help us function in today’s society. We need math to think critically and solve problems. Paula Martin Johnson, M.A., an IDRA education associate, discusses how math instruction can be made to be accessible and engaging for all students by equipping teachers with best practices and strategies that work in diverse classrooms of all grade levels. Paula is interviewed by Bradley Scott, Ph.D., director of the IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity.Show length: Send comments to [email protected]Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.ResourcesWhen It Doesn’t Add Up – Developing a New Formula for Math EducationPaula Martin Johnson, M.A., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/when-it-doesnt-add-up/A Quality Math Curriculum in Support of Effective Teaching for Elementary SchoolsW. Hook, W. Bishop, & J. Hook, Educational Studies in Mathematicshttp://www.beteronderwijsnederland.nl/files/active/0/hook-bishop-hook.pdfIsn’t Smarter: Messages About Math, Teaching, and Learning in the 21st Century C. Faster Seeleyhttp://cathyseeley.wordpress.com/writing/faster-isnt-smarter/A Coherent Curriculum – The Case of MathematicsW. Schmidt, R. Houang, & L. Cogan, American Educatorhttp://www.aft.org/pdfs/americaneducator/summer2002/curriculum.pdfIDRA South Central Collaborative for Equityhttp://www.idra.org/South_Central_Collaborative_for_Equity/Your feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post How Does it All Add Up? – Podcast Episode 108 appeared first on IDRA.