#103: Learning and Teaching Early Math: An Interview With Dr. Doug Clements

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>In this episode we speak with author, early years math curriculum designer Doug Clements. Doug is a professor at the university of Denver. He’s published over 130 research studies, authored 23 books on early years mathematics. He’s served on the U.S. President&apos;s National Mathematics Advisory Panel and he’s a co-founder of Learningtrajectories.org with his partner Julie Sarama. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Stick around while we dive into why we need to think deeply about early elementary mathematics; how we can help students think conceptually about mathematical ideas at a young age; learn about resources you can use at home to strengthen early years mathematics; and, how parental mindset is key in a student&apos;s progression of mathematics. </span></p> <p><strong>You’ll Learn: </strong></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Why we need to think deeply about early elementary mathematics. </span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How we can help students think conceptually about mathematical ideas at a young age. </span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Resources you can use at home to strengthen early years mathematics. </span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>How parental mindset is key in a student&apos;s progression of mathematics. </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources: </strong></p> <p><a href='http://learningtrajectories.org/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>http://learningtrajectories.org/</span></a><span style='font-weight: 400;'> </span></p> <p><a href='https://amzn.to/3f60WxA'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Which One Doesn’t Belong [Book] </span></a></p> <p><a href='https://amzn.to/2JcPrsT'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Learning and Teaching Early Math [Book] </span></a></p> <p><a href='https://www.mff.cuni.cz/veda/konference/wds/proc/pdf12/WDS12_112_m8_Vojkuvkova.pdf'> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>The Van H