It has been a while since we got together to record an episode of Math On the Rocks, so Scott and Duane got together to catch up. We refresh our conversation about the Teaching Through Problem Solving instructional strategy. TTP is like Building Thinking Classrooms…but different. TTP is like the 5 Practices…but different. Listen to this episode to begin your journey to learn about TTP.

All our webinars are published on our MOtR channel, but there are also found here: https://www.cmcmath.org/online-learning

Here is our Teaching through Problem Solving slide deck:

https://tinyurl.com/MCOE-TTP

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✚ CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚ Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series

✚ Visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

✚ Become a member of the California Math Council:

https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew

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✚ YouTube (video & audio):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f

✚ Spotify (video & audio):

https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a

✚ Apple Podcast (audio only):

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089

Odalis Amparo joins us all the way from Massachusetts and shares best practices for multilingual learners. Odalis was a teacher and now works for Student Achievement Partners. She says math is NOT a universal language. Rather, math is multilingual. Join us in this episode and learn what role language plays in mathematics.

This is one of the most thought-provoking episodes we've done! Odalis is brilliant.

CONTACT:

Odalis Amparo (she/her/ella)

oamparo@studentsachieve.net

www.linkedin.com/in/odalis-amparo-al515a255

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚ CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚ Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series

✚ Visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

✚ Become a member of the California Math Council:

https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew

SUBSCRIBE!

✚ YouTube (video & audio):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f

✚ Spotify (video & audio):

https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a

✚ Apple Podcast (audio only):

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089

In this rebroadcast of our Inspiring Math Minds webinar Richard Sgroi teaches us the algebra and finance connection and how we can use real world, real math, and real interest to engage our students. This is NOT consumer math. Teaching Advanced Algebra with Financial Applications is a life-long learning tool that all students should have access to. We need to think deeply about recognizing that learning about FINANCE has the power to empower our students.

This episode gave the MOtR crew lots to explore!

Richard's website: http://financialalgebra.com

Get his slides here: https://www.financialalgebra.com/resources

Richard's email: dr.rsgroi@gmail.com

REGISTER FOR OUR CONFERENCES:

✚ CMC Central Symposium in Bakersfield, March 13 & 14, 2026:

https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central-symposium

LEARN with the California Mathematics Council…

✚ Join us in our monthly Inspiring Math Minds webinars and get on our mailing list to be notified:

https://www.cmcmath.org/cmc-central/virtual-learning-series

✚ Visit the California Math Council website:

https://www.cmcmath.org/

✚ Become a member of the California Math Council:

https://camc.memberclicks.net/member-info-join-renew

SUBSCRIBE!

✚ YouTube (video & audio):

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvolZqLMhJmlKZXVW-HMWHmGsXXaeH09f

✚ Spotify (video & audio):

https://open.spotify.com/show/7A17FvtyV8FiFJ0SWoTiQm?si=44d81611497e4c7a

✚ Apple Podcast (audio only):

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/math-on-the-rocks/id1728772089