In part two of its new math series, the Beyond My Years podcast from Amplify features Ian Brown, a second-grade teacher and author of the comic book I Hate Math. Listen to Ian’s conversation with host Ana Torres for strategies to reduce math anxiety and create positive math experiences. And look below for some new resources for math educators, including new YouTube playlists with information on math change management and student-centered math practices.

Show notes:

• Get bite-sized advice from leading thinkers in math education on:
  • Math change management playlist
  • Student-centered math practices playlist
  • Find more videos on math instruction at amplify.com/MathClassroomAdvice
• Visit amplify.com/k-5-math for a wealth of resources and activities to help you move toward math that motivates.
• Read I Hate Math by Ian Brown.
• Subscribe to Beyond My Years for recent conversations with Dan Meyer, Keri Brown, Fawn Ngyuen, and more leading math educators at.amplify.com/BMY.

The Beyond My Years podcast from Amplify has kicked off a special math series, featuring two podcast episodes and a bundle of new resources (see below!) for math educators. In this first episode, host Ana Torres chats with Matt Cash, director of elementary curriculum and instruction for Lake Elsinore Unified School District, in California, about math leadership and change management. Together, Matt and Ana discuss the importance of listening to educators during adoption processes, the power of creating systems that support teachers, and the best ways to build unity around instructional approaches.

Show notes:

• Check out the full change management bundle — including the change management playbook— at amplify.com/MathChangeManagement
• Get bite-sized advice from leading thinkers in math education on:
  • Math change management.
  • Student-centered math practices.
  • Find more videos on math instruction at amplify.com/MathClassroomAdvice.
• Subscribe to Beyond My Years for recent conversations with Dan Meyer, Keri Brown, Fawn Nguyen, and more leading math educators at.amplify.com/BMY

Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., the New York Times bestselling author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, recently joined Host Ana Torres on the Beyond My Years podcast to discuss her new landmark research on school cell phone policies. In this episode, Angela highlights the many complexities surrounding student cell phone use in schools and why there is a need to conduct research, such as her “Phones in Focus” study, to look at which phone policies are actually yielding the best outcomes. She also suggests four ingredients that set young people up to reach their goals. Finally, Ana and Beyond My Years Classroom Insider Eric Cross reflect on Angela’s insights, and Eric shares the strategies he plans to implement to provide mentors to his students.

Show notes:

• Subscribe to Beyond My Years at.amplify.com/BMY.
• Participate in Dr. Duckworth's research phonesinfocus.org
• Explore Angela Duckworth’s website: https://angeladuckworth.com/
• Read: Schools don’t know how well cellphone policies are working. You can help