Math Teacher Lounge

Math Teacher Lounge is a biweekly podcast created specifically for K–12 math educators. In each episode, co-hosts Bethany Lockhart Johnson (@lockhartedu) and Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer) chat with expert guests, taking a deep dive into the math and educational topics you care about.

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S5-04. Coaching tips for managing math anxiety in teachers

So far this season, we’ve investigated math anxiety in students and its causes with passionate researchers and curriculum experts, including one from Sesame Workshop! Now we hear from Dr. Heidi Sabnani, consultant, coach, and co-host of Math 4 All, as she gives us research-based tips for teachers who are facing math anxiety themselves! Listen as we discuss Heidi’s own math anxiety and journey through math, the effects teacher math anxiety can have on instruction, and practices educators can implement right away for overcoming math anxiety.

 

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Season 5

Listen to Season 5!

  • Episode 3

  • Episode 2

  • Episode 1

Winter Wrap-Up episodes

Listen to the Winter Wrap-Up!

  • Episode 3

  • Episode 2

  • Episode 1

Season 4

Listen to Season 4!

  • Episode 5

  • Episode 4

  • Episode 3

  • Episode 2

  • Episode 1

Season 3

Listen to Season 3!

  • Episode 6

  • Episode 5

  • Episode 4

  • Episode 3

  • Episode 2

  • Episode 1

Season 2

Watch Season 2!

  • Episode 4

  • Episode 3

  • Episode 2

  • Episode 1

Season 1

Watch Season 1!

  • Episode 6

  • Episode 5

  • Episode 4

  • Episode 3

  • Episode 2

  • Episode 1

About your hosts

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Bethany Johnson co-host of Math Teacher Lounge

Bethany Lockhart Johnson

Bethany Lockhart Johnson is an elementary school educator and author. Prior to serving as a multiple-subject teacher, she taught theater and dance, and now loves incorporating movement and creative play into her classroom. Bethany is committed to helping students find joy in discovering their identities as mathematicians. In addition to her role as a full-time classroom teacher, Bethany is a Student Achievement Partners California Core Advocate and is active in national and local mathematics organizations. Bethany is a member of the Illustrative Mathematics Elementary Curriculum Steering Committee and serves as a consultant, creating materials to support families during distance learning.

Dan Meyer co-host of Math Teacher Lounge

Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer taught high school math to students who didn’t like high school math. He has advocated for better math instruction on CNN, Good Morning America, Everyday With Rachel Ray, and TED.com. He earned his doctorate from Stanford University in math education and is currently the Dean of Research at Desmos, where he explores the future of math, technology, and learning. Dan has worked with teachers internationally and in all 50 United States and was named one of Tech & Learning’s 30 Leaders of the Future.

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