Room to Grow is the math podcast that brings you discussions on trending topics in math education in short segments. We’re not here to talk at people. We’re here to think and learn with others — because when it comes to mathematics there’s always room to grow!
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We go DEEP on the Room to Grow™ Podcast. Curiously exploring relationships, connection, and the nuances and complexities of the human experience, every episode combines a unique blend of wisdom & humour along with rare levels of openness & honesty. Join host/founder Emily Gough, a relationship coach, author & speaker, as we explore how to take ownership of your life, revolutionize your relationship to yourself and learn to communicate while creating thriving connections with others. With bot ...
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The podcast that keeps it real with NO sugar coating No fluff just REAL TALK
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406. Stop Performing Vulnerability: How to Speak From Your Heart Instead of Your Head
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36:132025 didn't ask for transformation, it demanded it. For me, that meant shedding so many layers of protection and armor to let myself be truly seen. In today's episode, we go deep on the difference between performing vulnerability and actually letting someone in. Because you say you want intimacy…but are you actually bringing your vulnerability, or …
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Centering Student Reasoning in Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Fluency
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33:54In this episode of Room to Grow, Curtis and Joanie reconsider the balance of conceptual understanding and procedural fluency in math instruction. Although this topic has been discussed before, our hosts acknowledge that there is great nuance and many considerations in considering these two ideas in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Curtis a…
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HOW DID OR WILL YOU HANDLE TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS ( FAMILY OR FRIENDS) DURING THE HOLIDAYS
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29:38How did or How will you handle toxic relationships during the holidays with (family or friends)
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The Senseless Violence In Our COMMUNITY
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55:47HOW WE NEED TO STOP THE SENSELESS VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY
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WHY THE GROWN FOLKS ROOM WAS STARTED
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1:06:25DISCUSSION OF WHY THE GROWN FOLKS ROOM WAS STARTED AND WHAT IS THE MISSION FOR THE GROWN FOLKS ROOM
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THE 40th DAY OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN
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40:3840 DAY'S OF GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN AND THINGS GETTING WORSE
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WHILE WE DON'T GET PAID CONGRESS & SENATORS DO
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1:08:43THE DISCUSSION OF HOW MANY TIMES THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN SINCE 1976 TO TO DATE & WHY GOVERNMENT LEADERS STILL GET PAID
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WEEK 5 OF THE GOV.SHUT DOWN WHAT A MESS
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1:04:58HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS SHUT DOWN GOING INTO THE 5TH WEEK FOOD STAMP SUPPLEMENT IS ON HOLD FOR MONTH OF NOVEMBER
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Government Shut Down /Government Leaders GET BACK TO WORK
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46:12DISCUSSION ON GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN
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Developing Mathematical Reasoning with Pam Harris
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1:04:22This episode of Room to Grow, Curtis and Joanie speak with Pam Harris. Pam is well known and loved for her website, podcast, books, and conference sessions all based on her core belief that “Math is FigureOutAble.” Today’s discussion centers on Pam’s newest publication, Developing Mathematical Reasoning: Avoiding the Traps of Algorithms. Pam starts…
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Is the president trying to end our democracy
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discussion on how to take time for yourself to control stress
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405. Coaching Call: Anxiety vs Intuition When Healthy Love Feels Scary with Haley
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1:03:30Today I'm sitting down with my incredible former client Haley, who very bravely volunteered to share some of her story publicly and to allow me to coach her while you get to listen in. Haley was part of the last round of my women's group Grown A$$ Woman Era, and you get to hear directly from her how much of a massive impact the group had on her. It…
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404. When Safety Becomes the Cage: The Price of Playing Small
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28:22So often we choose safety over purpose — pulling back, isolating, or waiting for the "right" moment instead of leaning into the uncertainty of what our soul is calling us toward. True safety isn't found in control or certainty, but in the trust we create within ourselves and the connections we nurture with others. Playing it small might feel comfy …
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What is legal to say & not legal FREE SPEECH
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This episode of Room to Grow brings together our 2025 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from Principles to Actions, an NCTM publication. After discussing each of the eight practices in isolation over the last several months, this month tackles the ideas and challenges in actually making substantive change to classroom practice. Our hosts…
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When Your Neighbors Borrowing Becomes a Habit
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45:25when your neighbor constantly wants to borrow money
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CITY LIVING - VS - COUNTRY /RURAL LIVING
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33:00THE DIFFERENCE OF LIVING IN THE CITY COMPARED TO LIVING IN THE COUNTRY / RURAL AREAS
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Supporting Productive Struggle in Learning Mathematics
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43:12This episode of Room to Grow wraps up Joanie and Curtis’ season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions. The final practice in the series is “Support productive struggle in learning mathematics.” This is defined as follows: Effective teaching of mathematics consistently provides students, individually and co…
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GROWN KIDS DISRESPECTING THEIR PARENTS BUT ALWAYS NEEDING & WANTING THEM TO DO FOR THEM
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IS AMERICA TRYING TO SETTLE THE MESS IN GAZA OR PLAYING REFEREE
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RELAXING MUSIC CHILLING WHILE LIFE IS LIFING
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GROWN FOLKS WHO DON'T GET ENOUGH SLEEP
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41:56LIVING WITH SLEEP DISTURBANCE AND SOLUTIONS
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Build Procedural Fluency from Conceptual Understanding
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44:22In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Build procedural fluency from conceptual understanding.” This is defined as follows: Effective teaching of mathematics builds fluency wi…
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THE STRESS COMPARING YOUR LIFE WITH OTHERS WILL BRING
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discussing the walk with the lord and the challenges
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403. How to Keep the Fire & Desire Burning in Your Long Term Relationship
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23:04"When you make your partner your entire world, you slowly stop being YOU. And the very things that drew them to you in the first place, your energy, your passions, your independence, your joy, they all begin to dim." Today I'm giving you the tools you need to not just keep the spark alive in your relationship, but to keep the fire thriving - and it…
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We as a people must do better with stopping all of this violence
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In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Pose Purposeful Questions.” This is defined as follows: Effective teaching of mathematics uses purposeful questions to assess and advanc…
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congratulating all the father's (dad's) in the world
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are you protecting you inner peace or are you running empty
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Welcome to The Grown Folks Room — where we talk life, love, healing, and the hustle with no filters and no fluff. Hosted by Deacon Blackass, this is the spot for real conversations, unfiltered opinions, and the kind of soul talk they don’t teach you in school. Whether you’re dealing with burnout, boundaries, bills, or bouncing back — pull up a seat…
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Establish Mathematics Goals to Focus Learning
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34:04In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating its 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Establish Mathematics Goals to Focus Learning.” This is defined as follows: Effective teaching of mathematics establishes clear goals for…
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402. Killing Off Your Good Girl & Becoming a Grown Ass Woman with Kat
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1:04:06The next round of the Grown Ass Woman Era group is here! We start May 21st, 2025 - get the details HERE. Next steps: Book a call with me and we'll make sure it's a great fit! This is an intimate and curated group, and I personally chat with each person before joining so everyone has the best possible experience. ************************** I'm bring…
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Elicit and Use Evidence of Student Thinking
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42:19In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Elicit and Use Evidence of Student Thinking.” In Principles to Actions, NCTM describes this teaching practice in this way: Effective tea…
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Using and Connecting Mathematical Representations
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32:20In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Use and connect mathematical representations.” Our hosts describe the five representations outlined in Principles to Actions, which incl…
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Promoting Reasoning and Problem Solving with Tasks
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24:57In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue the season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Implement Tasks that Promote Reasoning and Problem Solving.” Our hosts being by expounding on the difference between selecting a task an…
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401. How Do You Source Your Value in Relationships?
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26:38Are you familiar with the ways (both conscious and more often subconscious) you source your value in relationships? In the past, I often fell into the trap of thinking it's about what I could do for another person, or what they could do for me in terms of meeting my needs and filling some sort of void. Instead, start asking yourself different quest…
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400. Embodying Bold in 2025 & Huge Life Update
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42:10There has been a lot going on behind the scenes over here the past 6 months, and I've remained quiet about most of it. So many beautiful manifestations coming to fruition along with some major challenges. I'm excited that I'm finally giving a MAJOR life update today, along with how to embody being bold in 2025. In this episode, we're talking about:…
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Facilitating Meaningful Mathematics Discourse
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31:27In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis begin a season 5 series on the Mathematics Teaching Practices from NCTM’s Principles to Actions, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. This month’s practice is “Facilitating Meaningful Mathematics Discourse.” Our hosts first identify what they mean by discourse and why it is important: that students a…
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In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis reflect on their personal and professional experiences of 2024 and what they learned. Reflect – conferences, books, podcast guests. Thinking differently about teaching and learning math. Hope you’ll take the time to reflect and capture your own learning. Curtis and Joanie reference these episodes o…
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High School Mathematics Reimagined Revitalized and Relevant
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55:23In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis speak with leaders of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) about their recent publication, High School Mathematics Reimagined, Revitalized and Relevant. Latrenda Knighten, NCTM President and Kevin Dykema, NCTM Past-President share a great overview of how rethinking how and what we…
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399. Aftermath of Hurricane Helene: Navigating Natural Disaster as a Couple with Kelly Gardner
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56:27I certainly never expected to be coming to you with an episode about living through a devastating natural disaster and yet, here we are. Joining me is my beloved partner Kelly Gardner, a relationship coach and men's work facilitator, as we come to you recording from Kelly's childhood bedroom after evacuating from Asheville, North Carolina in the wa…
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Asset-Based Teaching to Transform Math Class
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57:41In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis speak with Mike Steele and Joleigh Honey, authors of the recently released book transform your math class using asset-based teaching for grades 6-12. The book and the conversation explore what is meant by “asset-based,” and why shifting to more asset-based approaches supports a broader range of lea…
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Teaching and Learning Math: Students’ Perspectives - Part 2
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50:22In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue their conversations with middle and high school students to gain their perspectives on learning math. Our hosts interviewed six students from grades 7-12 in three different sessions. Because all of these conversations were rich with great comments, this is the second of two episodes of Roo…
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398. The Truth About Fear (And How To Overcome It)
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10:37It's often said that fear is simply "the unknown." But the unknown is a void - it hasn't happened yet, therefore, we can't fear what doesn't exist. Instead, fear is us projecting past experiences or other people's stories of what we think might go wrong into the future. Today, I'm going to share a different way to approach the "the unknown" in a wa…
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397. Carrying Old Pain Into New Relationships with Ali Olivier
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52:36If we don't properly heal wounds of our past, they can easily get carried into our future relationships and show up, unprovoked. These can be traumas from childhood, school, past relationships etc., that activate our inner defences and, inadvertently, shield us from opening up to the love, joy and happiness of our new relationships - both with our …
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After a very unintentional break, this is the first new podcast episode I've released in four months. And I want to give some insight into why. Firstly, I want to let you know that we are back with weekly episodes moving forward, and I'm very excited about it! I love the podcast so much. There is a very healing quality to it for me personally, just…
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Teaching and Learning Math: Students’ Perspectives - Part 1
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22:07In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis have conversations with middle and high school students to gain their perspectives on learning math. They interviewed six students from grades 7-12 in three different sessions. Because all of these conversations were rich with great comments, the next two episodes of Room to Grow will be devoted to…
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Part 2: Wisconsin Math Council’s CALL to Action
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35:44In this episode of Room to Grow, Joanie and Curtis continue their conversation from the Wisconsin Math Council’s annual conference. Wisconsin mathematics education leaders Mary Mooney and Lisa Hennessey share additional thoughts on the remaining pillars of their conference theme, A C.A.L.L. to Action, embracing the roles of Community, Advocacy, Lea…
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