E066: Love as Praxis with Jeremiah Sims

February 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins

antiracist, love, praxis

Learning to teach better with Dr. Jeremiah Sims, of Rooted in Love, as we discuss 'love as praxis' through his work with the IMPACT Equity Evaluation, antiracist growth mindset, and IDEAL Fellows.

Welcome to Amidon Planet!

January 26th, 2022  |  2 mins 33 secs

An overview of past episodes of the Amidon Planet Podcast, a review of the purpose of the Amidon Planet Podcast, and a preview of what is to come!

E065: Sharing Golden Nuggets and Wrapping Up 2021 with Kayla Luke

December 29th, 2021  |  59 mins 28 secs

2021, new year, reflecting

Learning to teach better by reflecting on 2021 with Kayla Luke and discussing my journal article from the Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 journal, "Sharing the Golden Nuggets".

E064: Christmas Edition with Joey Bates

December 22nd, 2021  |  39 mins 20 secs

called, calling, christmas, gospel

Learning to teach better with Joey Bates as we reflect on his recent Christmas message from the Thrill of Hope sermon series at The Orchard Oxford.

E063: Nancy Bartelt, the Enneagram, and Improving our Skill at Self Care

December 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 24 mins

enneagram, mental health, nancy bartelt, self care

Learning to teach better with Nancy Bartelt as we discuss the enneagram, self care, and recognizing when and how to do the work of self care. Nancy shares her own lessons on self care that are available in a downloadable workbook.

E062: EJ Edney and "Better ways of thinking, being and doing" in Higher Education using the IMPACT Framework

December 8th, 2021  |  44 mins 36 secs

diversity, equity, every learner everywhere, higher education, inclusion

Learning to teach better with Dr. Norris "EJ" Edney III, Director of the Center for Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Engagement at the University of Mississippi, as we discuss the Improving Departmental Equity Using the IMPACT Framework workbook from Every Learner Everywhere.

E061: How to Love Your Neighbor with Burhanettin Keskin

December 1st, 2021  |  56 mins 16 secs

autoethnography, diversity, inclusion, love, neighbor

Learning to teach better with Dr. Burhanettin Keskin, Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Mississippi, as we discuss his article, When “Even” Is Uneven: “Inclusion” as Exclusion, in the Journal of Autoethnography and how to love your neighbor.

The Transition Years: Supporting the Work

November 25th, 2021  |  51 mins 26 secs

amte, assm, cbms, dana center, launch years, ncsm, transition years

The Transition Years focuses on the complexity and importance of the transition years, the last two years of high school and the first two years of postsecondary education, on the mathematics experiences of students. Listen in as Joel Amidon, Dr. John Staley, and mathematics education leaders share and interact around how their respective organizations are supporting the work around the transition years that has been coordinated by the Launch Years Initiative/Launch Years Mathematics Organizations Leadership Network.

E060: Kristi Livingston, Powerful Teaching, and the Enneagram

November 17th, 2021  |  42 mins 9 secs

enneagram, powerful teaching

Learning to teach better with teacher educator, Kristi Livingston, as we discuss the books, Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning by Patrice Bain and Pooja K. Agarwal and The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile.

E059: Daniel Myrick, Reclaimed Project, and The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

November 12th, 2021  |  1 hr 2 mins

jocko, leadership, reclaimed, reclaimed project

Learning to teach better with Daniel Myrick of the Reclaimed Project, and teacher from Quitman County (MS) School District, as we discuss the book, The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.

E058: Tween Talk with Meghan Anderson

November 3rd, 2021  |  43 mins 3 secs

counseling, counselor, tweens

Learning to teach better by engaging in some Tween Talk with Meghan Anderson. Meghan has seen the needs and challenges of tweens, kids ages 8-12 because they are in an “in-between” phase of life, through her counseling practice and shares some lessons on how we can better serve tweens through our teaching. We end with some Ted Lasso talk...of course!

E057: How the Arts Can Save Education with Erica Halverson

October 27th, 2021  |  1 hr 7 mins

arts, arts education, book, erica halverson

Learning to teach better with Dr. Erica Halverson, Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisonsin-Madison, as we discuss her new book, How the Arts Can Save Education: Transforming Teaching, Learning, and Instruction.