Elaine Saunders, Zepherine Miller, and Shin Law join the podcast to delve into strategies for setting up a successful school year. From launching meaningful math routines to building strong classroom communities, this episode is packed with practical tips and inspiring insights to help educators start the year with confidence.

This episode of Adding It All Up is sponsored by Prodigy Math.

Joshua Sawyer and Mahmoud Harding join the podcast to discuss the importance of meaningfully integrating data science and data literacy into mathematics instruction and how to prepare students for the future.

Resources and articles referenced in the podcast:

• Skew The Script
• Statistics Teacher
• Data Moves by Tim Erickson, Michelle Wilkerson, William Finzer, and Frieda Reichsman
• Digging into Data: Illustrating a Data Investigation Process by Hollylynne S. Lee, Gemma F. Mojica, and Emily Thrasher
• Data Science Is for Everyone Research Report (pdf)
• Data Science From and For the Statistics Classroom - preconference workshop at the NCTM 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition
• National Learning Progression for K–12 Data Literacy and Data Science (sign up for more information)

This episode of Adding It All Up is sponsored by Prodigy Math.

Corinne Day, John SanGiovanni, and Kristopher Childs join the podcast to discuss their favorite NCTM publications, books, journals, and articles for listeners and how the readings furthered their careers as math educators.

Books and Articles referenced in the podcast:

• High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice
• Implementing Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction: A Casebook for Professional Development, Second Edition
• Positioning Students as Thinkers and Doers of Mathematics (NCTM Members Only)
• Building Students’ Metacognitive Toolboxes (NCTM Members Only)
• Impact of Identity in K–12 Mathematics: Rethinking Equity-Based Practices, Expanded Edition
• Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All
• Catalyzing Change - Initiating Critical Conversations in Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, and High School Mathematics

This episode of Adding It All Up is sponsored by Prodigy Math.

Latrenda Knighten and Kevin Dykema invite Susie Katt and Dave Ebert to discuss the connection between literacy and mathematics—and why integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills into math instruction can transform student understanding.

Related events and resources:

• NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics
  June 16-18 | Chicago
• Examining The Connections Between Elementary Mathematics and Literacy
  May 2024 | Adding It All Up Podcast

This episode of Adding It All Up is sponsored by Prodigy Math.

Della Cronin from the Bose Public Affairs Group and NCTM Associate Executive Director, Dave Barnes, stop by the podcast to discuss why advocacy efforts for math education are crucial to the community's success.

• NCTM Advocacy Toolkit
• NCTM 2025 Legislative Platform (pdf)
• Share your story of impact.
• Be an Advocate.

This episode of Adding It All Up is sponsored by Prodigy Math.

Sam Rhodes, Kelly Reigle, and MTLT Editor in Chief, Angela Barlow join the podcast to discuss the role of metacognition, a reflective process to help math students succeed with problem-solving in and out of the classroom.

• Building Students’ Metacognitive Toolboxes (NCTM Members Only)
• Learn more about Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 (MTLT)

NCTM’s Kevin Dykema and Latrenda Knighten recap the 2024 year, highlighting areas of growth in meeting the needs of students, publications, and conferences and discussing what they hope to see in 2025.

David Barnes, NCTM Associate Executive Director, joins Kevin and Latrenda to discuss the 2024 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) results, highlighting the challenges and next steps for the mathematics education community.

Explore results for the 2024 NAEP Mathematics Assessment.

Read the NCTM news release.

Learn more about professional development opportunities for your school or district.