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The Critical Math Drop Podcast with Your Favorite Math Teachers Kari Kokka and Michelle Cody shares Social Justice Mathematics resources with educators in each episode. www.criticalmathdrop.com IG: @criticalmathdrop X: @critmathdrop

Kari Kokka and Michelle Cody


    • Oct 14, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Season 2 Episode 2: Discussion of our Educational Facials article with Dr. Tracey Benson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 49:25


    In this episode we discuss our article "Educational Facials: A Healing Tool for the Beautiful Struggle." https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/3/303 This is a cross-posted episode with Dr. Tracey Benson's Antiracism Leadership Institute, Research to Practice Podcast. https://www.antiracisminstitute.com/ https://criticalmathdrop.com/ #iteachmath #educator A transcript is available on our website https://criticalmathdrop.com/s2-episode-2.

    Season 2 | Episode 1: Back to School

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 28:40


    In this episode, we introduce Season 2 and discuss Latine Heritage Month and Back to School activities. See resources and a transcript on our website: https://criticalmathdrop.com/s2-episode-1.

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    Episode 16: Centering Math Joy with Nth Education Partners Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 64:57


    In this episode we continue our conversation about centering math joy with Esther, Chanel, Jerica, and Jennifer of Nth Education Partners. Resources and the transcript are available at https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-15.

    Episode 15: Centering Math Joy with Nth Education Partners Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 51:00


    In this episode we chat with Jerica Jurado, Esther Song, Jennifer Dao, and Chanel Keyvan of Nth Education Partners about centering math joy. This is Part 1 of our conversation with them. Resources related to this episode are available on our website at: https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-15.

    Episode 14: Gaza and School Shootings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 44:40


    In this episode we discuss Gaza and school shootings. We share statistics which are available here: https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-14.

    Episode 13: Dinner with the Kokkas, Spotify Wrapped, and Other Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 51:24


    Happy new year! In this episode we recorded in person for the first time at Kari's parents' house, shared some end-of-year statistics from our Spotify Wrapped, and discussed our use of the Critical Math Drop Dinner Party cards. Resources we discuss are available here: https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-13.

    Episode 12: I Got 99 Problems, But Math Ain't 1 with Lianne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 71:10


    In Episode 12: I Got 99 Problems, But Math Ain't 1 with Lianne, Star Human, we explore Lianne's math journey to pursue computer engineering. She is Michelle's former middle school math student. Episode resources are available here: https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-12.

    Episode 11: Circles, Not Just a Math Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 78:30


    In this episode we share Advisory Circle lessons to build safety and community in your math classroom, available on our website https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-11. We also discuss a teacher's use of the dinner party cards, and we are still seeking contributions for "Educator Math" or "Job Math" https://bit.ly/cmd-math. #iteachmath #mtbos

    Episode 10: A Simple Appreciation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 20:16


    In this brief episode we share appreciations for our audience members and each other. We are seeking contributions for the Tik Tok challenge for "Educator Math" or "Job Math" https://bit.ly/cmd-math. Resources we discuss are on our website https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-10.

    Episode 9: Eat, Share, Math | Critical Math Drop Dinner Party (CMD2P)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 76:06


    In this episode we share the Critical Math Drop Dinner Party cards available on our website https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-9. #iteachmath #mtbos

    Episode 8: We are all Mathematical Part 2 with Angela Torres

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 66:36


    In this episode we share Part 2 of our conversation with Angela Torres, math educator, consultant, and professional learning coordinator for the University of California San Diego Mathematics Project. We discuss Complex Instruction and we play a game at the end of the episode. We share resources we discuss and a transcript on our website https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-8.

    Episode 7: We are all Mathematical Part 1 with Angela Torres

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 45:06


    In this episode, we share Part 1 of our conversation with Angela Torres, math educator, consultant, and professional learning coordinator for the University of California San Diego Mathematics Project. Resources we discuss and a transcript are available on our website https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-7

    Episode 6: With the Day 1 Math Homie Ceirin Connolly-Ingram

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 71:02


    In this episode, forensic scientist Ceirin Connolly-Ingram joins us to discuss mathematics and chemistry as they relate to his educational and career path. Resources we discuss and a transcript are available on our website https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-6

    Episode 5: Water Quality Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 42:09


    In this episode we discuss a project Kari designed where students investigate water quality of their communities and create action plans. The lesson, resources, and transcript are available on our website https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-5

    Episode 4: My Mama the Mathematician

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 52:34


    In this episode we discuss a lesson Michelle created called My Mama the Mathematician. The lesson, other resources we discuss, and the transcript are on our website https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-4.

    Episode 3: Cor(o)ner Store Food Apartheid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 42:31


    In this episode we discuss a lesson we wrote called Cor(o)ner Store Food Apartheid in the Middle School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Justice book. Resource links and a transcript can be found on our website: https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-3.

    Episode 2: Is "curvy Barbie" really curvy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 38:12


    In Episode 2, we share a social justice math task "Is 'curvy Barbie' really curvy? Visit https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-2 for the lesson, resources, links to information about scholars we discuss, and a transcript of the episode.

    Episode 1: Introducing Kari and Michelle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 38:21


    In this episode we introduce ourselves and discuss our Social Justice Mathematics work. Visit https://criticalmathdrop.com/episode-1 for all resource links and a transcript of the episode.

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