Episode 131: TMT/MTE Joint Episode - Amber Candela, Allyson Hallman-Thrasher, & Rachael Eriksen Brown: Lessons from the Editors
Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Amber Candela, (University of Missouri-St. Louis), Dr. Allyson Hallman-Thrasher, (Ohio University), and Rachael Eriksen Brown, (Pennsylvania State University–Abington) as they share their advice and expertise as mathematics teacher editors and their work as editors of the Mathematics Teacher Educator Journal. Specifically, we discuss their latest article titled “So who’s the actual editor?,” from Volume 14, Issue 3 of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal.
Candela, A. G., Hallman-Thrasher, A., & Brown, R. E. (2026). “So who’s the actual editor?”. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 14*(3), 135-138. * https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2026-0011 (https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2026-0011)
Review for MTE (https://www.nctm.org/Publications/Get-Published/Review/Review-for-Mathematics-Teacher-Educator/)
mte@nctm.org (mailto:mte@nctm.org) - email the editors with questions/comments
Mathematics Teacher Educator Writing Tool (https://pubs.nctm.org/fileasset/Journal%20Documents/MTE%20Writing%20Tool.docx)
The Mathematics Teacher Educator podcast is supported by Amidon Planet (https://amidonplanet.com/).
Special Guests: Allyson Hallman-Thrasher, Amber Candela, and Rachael Brown.
9 Sept 2026
Episode 130: Roundtable Discussion: Building our Community of Math Teacher Educators through Events and Opportunities through the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
Learning to teach math teachers better by engaging in a roundtable discussion about the events and opportunities of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators that help promote community and engagement around the improvement of mathematics teacher education.
Links from the episode
Volunteer Form (https://amte.net/content/volunteer-amte)
Virtual Institute 2026, “Learning in Motion: Sustaining Practice, Strengthening Community” (https://amte.net/content/amte-virtual-institute-0)
31st Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD (https://amte.net/content/2027-annual-amte-conference)
Community Circles (https://amte.net/content/amte-community-circles)
Mathematics Teacher Educator journal (https://amte.net/publications/mte)
Mathematics Teacher Educator podcast (https://amte.net/news/2020/02/mte-podcast)
Equity Book Club (https://forms.gle/oGmZuYui8Z61yWkf7)
Service, Teaching, & Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education: Supporting Early Career Professionals (https://amte.net/star)
Early Career BIPOC Faculty Mentoring Program (https://amte.net/content/amte-early-career-bipoc-faculty-mentoring-program)
Support AMTE (https://amte.net/support-amte)
20 May 2026
Episode 129: Jennifer Ward, Joseph DiNapoli, & Alesia Moldavan: Helping Teachers Support Productive Struggle
Learning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Jennifer Ward, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Kennesaw State University, Dr. Joseph DiNapoli, Associate Professor at Montclair State University, and Dr. Alesia Moldavan, Associate Professor of Elementary Mathematics and Science Education at Georgia Southern University. They share their experience and expertise on being mathematics teacher educators, their work around supporting noticing of productive struggle in teacher preparation, and the role the STaR program played in them coming together.
Links from the episode
Ward, J., DiNapoli, J. & Monahan, K. (2022). Instructional perseverance in early-childhood classrooms: Supporting children’s development of STEM reasoning in a social justice context. Education Science, 12(159). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030159 (https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12030159)
TMT 122 - Keith Leatham and PME-NA 2026 (https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/122)
Service, Teaching, & Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education: Supporting Early Career Mathematics Teacher Educators (https://amte.net/star) Follow the link for more information and to give to support the program.
Special Guests: Alesia Moldavan, Jennifer Ward, and Joseph DiNapoli.
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Episode 70: Sean Nank: Coaching and Leading through Relationships
Published 16 Nov 2022 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And it's funny because that just happened like two, three weeks ago from when we were recording this. And I already had some students find it online. And one of the students came up and just said something out loud that he never thought he would say out loud. And just like bear hugged me for like a solid minute because... he realized that, you know, his disabilities are, I mean, it's a part of who he is, but it's nowhere near who he is. And it surprises me that students don't really hear that nearly as often as they should. That if you feel inadequate, if you feel like you're not a math person, if you've been diagnosed, if you have an IEP, if you have a 504, if you're an English learner, that's just the part, that's nowhere near who you are. […]
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