Decluttering Proportional Relationships - An Interview With James Tanton & Ted Coe

<p><b>In this episode, Kyle and Jon speak with James Tanton, Mathematician-at-Large for the Mathematical Association of America and Founder of the Global Math Project and Ted Coe, NWEA’s Director of Content Advocacy and Design. </b></p><p><b>James and Ted hop on the show today to dig into the collective work of a group of mathematics education leaders involving one of the most important yet misunderstood concepts in mathematics: Proportional Relationships.</b></p><p><b>Stick around as we dig into ideas around proportionality and what we can do to help declutter this crucial middle school math concept. </b></p><p><br/></p><p><b>You’ll Learn: </b></p><ul><li><b>How so much of the mathematics we explore in school is cluttered and what we can do to declutter your proportional relationship unit;</b></li><li><b>How math is not just about the</b><b><em> act of doing</em></b><b>, but also the </b><b><em>act of thinking</em></b><b> and </b><b><em>habits of thinking</em></b><b>; </b></li><li><b>About James’ fascination with emu eggs; </b></li><li><b>Why you want to start with the most difficult problem first; and, </b></li><li><b>Why we should be thinking about the words we use and say in math class. </b></li></ul><p><br/></p><p><b>Resources: </b></p><ul><li><a href='https://makemathmoments.com/episode6/'><b>Episode 6: Looking for Joy in Mathematics: An Interview with James Tanton [Podcast]</b></a></li><li><h1><a href='https://makemathmoments.com/episode45/'><b>Episode #45 – Global Math Week, Exploding Dots, and James Tanton [Podcast]</b></a></h1></li><li><a href='https://www.nwea.org/resource-library/map-growth-research-guidance/proportional-relationships-decluttered-white-paper-oct20-3'><b>Proportional Relationships Decluttered - At Last!</b></a></li><li><a href='http://www.corestandards.org/'><b>Common Core State Standards (CCSS)</b></a></li><li><a href='http://ime.math.arizona.edu/progressions/'><b>CCSS Progressions Documents</b></a></li><li><a href='https://learn.makemathmoments.com/task/stacking-paper'><b>Stacking Pa