What is the Science of Math, and what does research say about how students learn math? In Episode 3 of the Chalk & Talk podcast, math professor Anna Stokke talks with Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden, founder and CPO of SpringMath, about how the movement started and what it’s trying to change. They go through some common beliefs about math teaching: that timed tests cause math anxiety, that standard algorithms get in the way of understanding and that explicit instruction only helps students who struggle. Dr. VanDerHeyden also explains what happens when students fall behind in math for teachers and parents.
