Pi Before Dinner
Pi Before Dinner
Dr. Lou
Connecting folks to the "heart" and "soul" of mathematics. Your inspiration for learning and teaching math with your favorite math guru and influencer, Dr. Lou. Features recaps from my live community, resources, and tips for homeschoolers, teachers, leaders and parents.
Launching Culturally Relevant Mathematics Tasks
In this episode, I discuss how to strengthen the launch of mathematics tasks with attention to these two elements.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pibeforedinner/message
Dec 9, 2020
28 min
Teaching to the Brilliance of Black Boys in Mathematics
In this episode, Dr. Lou hosts a critical conversation with Black men on teaching to the brilliance of Black boys in mathematics featuring leading national mathematics scholar, Dr. Christopher Jett, and master math educators, Dr. Nevels Nevels, and Gregory Lakey, --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pibeforedinner/message
Nov 20, 2020
1 hr 5 min
Promises to Keep
An inspirational moment as I think about my work in mathematics. Based on the Robert Frost poem. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pibeforedinner/message
Oct 9, 2020
9 min
Being Black in Mathematics: Stories of Resilience
In this episode, Dr. Lou talks with Dr. Holly Pope,  Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Immersed Games, and Queshonda Kudaisi, PhD Candidate at the University of South Florida and their stories of resilience in mathematics. This episode is part of the continuing series on Racial Justice in Mathematics.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pibeforedinner/message
Jun 18, 2020
29 min
"Raising" Black Girl Math Magic
A series of mathematics conversations with amazing Black women parent-educator-leaders discussing parenting, identity, success and resilience in mathematics for Black girls.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pibeforedinner/message
May 10, 2020
29 min
Black, Brown, and Gifted
Where does giftedness for math come from? The key to mathematical giftedness lies with parents, but now how we think it is. In this episode we talk about what giftedness is and isn't, sort through the myths and explore keys to teaching all children for giftedness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pibeforedinner/message
Apr 19, 2020
25 min
Kites, Shapes and Stuff!
Discover how we learn geometry and how we can make geometry learning at home and at school more engaging and challenging! Listen to essential ideas, teaching tips, and common myths about math learning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pibeforedinner/message
Apr 3, 2020
27 min