More Math for More People
by CPM Podcast
Latest episode
Episode 6.12: Howie Hua joins us and you can see him at the CPM…
Episode 6.12: Howie Hua joins us and you can see him at the CPM…
About this podcast
CPM Educational Program is a non-profit publisher of math textbooks for grades 6-12. As part of its mission, CPM provides a multitude of professional learning opportunities for math educators. The More Math for More People podcast is part of that outreach and mission. Published biweekly, the hosts, Joel Miller and Misty Nikula, discuss the CPM curriculum, trends in math education and share strategies to shift instructional practices to create a more inclusive and student-centered classroom. They also highlight upcoming CPM professional learning opportunities and have conversations with math educators about how they do what they do. We hope that you find the podcast informative, engaging and fun. Intro music credit: JuliusH from pixabay.com.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 136 episodes
- Episode 6.12: Howie Hua joins us and you can see him at the CPM Teacher Conference! · 31 min · Season 6 Episode 12Math has a PR problem, and we don’t think the solution is more worksheets. Then we’re joined by Fresno State math lecturer and social media creator Howie Hua, who’s become a…
- Episode 6.11: National M&M Day + Supporting Teachers in Sahuarita, AZ · 29 min · Season 6 Episode 11FIRST! 2027 CPM Teacher Conference registration is open! Register by Nov 15 for the biggest discounts. AND remember to book your room at the conference hotel for maximum fun and…
- Episode 6.10: Celebrating Coffee and Teacher Researchers! · 35 min · Season 6 Episode 10Coffee is optional, curiosity is not. We start with a quick National Coffee Day riff, then move into a practical, teacher driven conversation with Lisa Amick, Director of Teacher…
- Episode 6.09: We talk with Rafael about Change (dot, dot, dot) · 32 min · Season 6 Episode 9Change is easy to celebrate when it’s an abstract idea. It gets real when it asks us to shift our routines, our relationships, and the way we lead. We start with a lighter spark…
- Episode 6.8: Join the Leading Together Program for LOTS of Reasons · 31 min · Season 6 Episode 8Orange. Month. Woman. Purple. We start with No Rhyme Nor Reason Day and tumble into a surprisingly useful question: why do some things resist neat rules, whether it’s language…
- Episode 6.7: Serendipitous Back to School Ramblings · 28 min · Season 6 Episode 7Serendipity gets tossed around as a synonym for “surprise,” but we want the real thing: the unexpected moment that actually matters because you notice it, connect it, and do…
- Episode 6.6: Have you done a Community Circle in your classroom, yet? · 33 min · Season 6 Episode 6A circle of chairs can do what a stack of rules never will. We start with a quick National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day warm-up, then we get into a practical, teacher-tested…
- Episode 6.5: How do you picture taking a monkey to lunch? · 46 min · Season 6 Episode 5An AI voice answers the phone, sounds friendly, and almost passes as human. For a moment it feels convenient, even a little magical, and then something shifts and you realize…
- Episode 6.4: Tell the Truth and Cover Your Assets · 27 min · Season 6 Episode 4“My students can’t” sounds like a fact, but it usually hides something else: we don’t yet have a clear way to see what students can do, name it, and build on it. We dig into that…
- Episode 6.3: Pink Flaming-Os and Jumbo-Sized Convo with Peter Liljedahl · 46 min · Season 6 Episode 3Pink Flamingo Day kicks things off with a surprising bit of natural history, then we make a sharp turn into the question that matters for every math teacher: what actually gets…
- Episode 6.2: Donald Duck! and Part 2 of Adult Learning with Peter Carpenter · 38 min · Season 6 Episode 2Donald Duck ... Love him? Find him annoying? Or do you want him banned? (That story is fake, by the way....) Then we pick up part two of our conversation with Peter Carpenter to…
- Episode 6.1: Math, M-A-T-H, Math plus Adult Learning with Peter Carpenter · 34 min · Season 6 Episode 1Spelling “tuberculosis” on the spot is one thing, but designing learning that actually changes what adults do is a whole different challenge. We start season six on Scripps…
- Episode 5.23: We get a lot of mileage out of our values discussion with Rafael · 34 min · Season 5 Episode 23National Odometer Day sounds like a joke until you follow the math hiding in plain sight. We kick things off by unpacking what an odometer actually measures, why it can help…
- Episode 5.22: School Bus Drivers & Station Rotation · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 22We start by honoring school bus drivers and sharing our memories of riding the school bus on School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Then we all know that math class gets quieter…
- Episode 5.21: National Gardening Day and All About ABP! · 28 min · Season 5 Episode 21National Gardening Day starts with a surprisingly honest question: do you like gardening, or do you like having a garden? From urban farming stats to blueberry bushes that take…
- Episode 5.20: Crayons and a Site-Based Leadership Book Study! · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 20It's National Crayon Day! What are your favorite or least favorite memories about crayons? Do you still like to use crayons today? :wink Then we talk with Jeremiah Morgan about…
- Episode 5.19 - Conversación con Rafael and Join Them on Their Journey Updates! · 51 min · Season 5 Episode 19This episode opens with a lighthearted discussion about National 3D Day, where we joke about three-dimensional experiences like 3D movies, printing, and art. Then we have another…
- Episode 5.18: 3, 2, 1, Ignite! · 53 min · Season 5 Episode 18On this episode we share the Ignite talks from the 2026 CPM Teacher Conference. The room buzzed with that end-of-day, can’t-stop-thinking energy as teachers took the Ignite stage…
- Episode 5.17: We missed a week so this one is SUPER SIZED!!! · 47 min · Season 5 Episode 17We missed an episode - lots of "life" happening for Joel and Misty... So we're catching up with this week's episode! Ever feel like numbers aren’t telling the whole story of your…
- Episode 5.16 - Happy New Year? Yes and No... with Rafael del Castillo · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 16A quirky holiday about Printing Ink turns into a surprising exploration of how learning really sticks. We start with soot, gelatin, CMYK, and the tactile world of…
