🚨Teach real math & teach it well. That’s the key to engagement. Projects and gimmicks can look appealing, but without purposeful practice they don’t build competence. Competence is what makes students like math. We like stuff when we're good at it. youtube.com/shorts/pA8jz...

🩺 Math education today is where medicine was 200 years ago: light on evidence & ed gurus selling programs that don't work. Like surgeons who refused to wash their hands because they didn't want to admit they were wrong. Check out this clip ⬇️ youtube.com/shorts/sNOQY...

🚨 If students aren’t thriving in math, you've got to ask why. Do you have: -the right leadership? -people in charge who understand how humans learn? -programs that are tested & not just adopted because they sound good? 🎯 If kids aren’t learning math, the problem isn’t the kids. Clip below ⬇️

Great opinion piece in the Globe & Mail by Nidhi Sachdeva "For years, math instruction has leaned heavily toward inquiry-first or discovery-based approaches, often w/o sufficient explicit instruction..but students can't reason about ideas they haven't learned" www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

🌍 This year, Chalk & Talk reached listeners around the world for evidence-informed conversations about math and education, making Chalk & Talk a top 1.5% podcast globally! Thank you for listening and thank you to all of my wonderful guests! More conversations in 2026. youtu.be/CCWTzaXzFJY?...

The Coursera course mentioned is linked here x.com/i/status/200...

🎄 I recorded a Chalk & Talk holiday message. Thank you to all Chalk & Talk guests and listeners! Happy holidays!

1/3 “People often think only smart people learn math. But it goes the other way. If you learn math, it helps make you smarter.” -Barb Oakley in my latest episode. I had both Barb and John Mighton on (two of my favourite people). John was my first guest! Ep link below👇

Practice doesn't kill creativity--it builds creativity! Loved this part of the conversation with Barb Oakley and John Mighton!

🚨 New episode with Barb Oakley and John Mighton is out! Episode link below 👇

🚀 New episode drops tomorrow with John Mighton and Barbara Oakley and it's amazing! Don't miss it!

New episode with John Mighton and Barbara Oakley coming December 19! Subscribe on any podcast app or on YouTube to listen/watch when it drops! Chalk & Talk YouTube channel: youtube.com/@chalktalk-s...

Thrilled to be quoted and see Chalk & Talk mentioned in this Norwegian NRK media article about the math curriculum. Encouraging to see a national public broadcaster questioning whether current curricular trends are driven more by ideology than by evidence. www.nrk.no/trondelag/vi...

NRK har laget en flott sak om matteundervisning, hvor jeg har hatt gleden av å bidra. Den viser fint utfordringene med utforsking og uklare læreplaner. Journalist Veløy stiller de riktige spørsmålene. Also featuring the one and only @rastokke.bsky.social (Anna Stokke) www.nrk.no/trondelag/vi...

🚨Sweden is moving toward teacher training grounded in cognitive science, prioritizing retrieval practice, cognitive load, and the science of learning. @JonasLinderoth explains the government’s proposal in this clip. Link to full episode below ⬇️

My thoughts on rejecting quantitative research are expressed in this clip. Jonas made a good point. If you don't believe in real evidence, what's left? It becomes eminence-based, not evidence-based. We're supposed to believe people b/c of their status. www.tiktok.com/@chalkandtal...

Many educators who later embraced the science of learning first went through a phase of constructivist ideals. Now posting clips like this on IG/FB/TikTok 👇 📸IG @chalkandtalkpodcast 🎵TikTok @chalkandtalkpodcast 📘FB www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

🎙New Chalk & Talk! I speak with Jonas Linderoth about Sweden’s shift away from constructivist teaching, and why cognitive science & explicit instruction matter. Fascinating lessons for other countries. Link below 👇

🚀 New episode drops tomorrow with Jonas Linderoth and it is GREAT!

1/2 Teacher prep problem: recent study found Canadian pre-service teachers scored 54% on essential literacy knowledge & just 37% in morphology. We wouldn’t trust a doctor who knows half their field. Why are we graduating teachers w/o the knowledge to teach kids to read? youtube.com/shorts/i--QR...

1/2 In 2024 a new report evaluated steps that gov'ts, school divisions & universities have taken after the release of the Ontario Human Rights report (on reading). "there was a lot of progress in many areas. However, universities did not change a single thing " youtube.com/shorts/j08dV...

"There has been a disconnect between what researchers have known for a long time...about the role of foundational literacy skills, or the role of early assessment and early intervention...Yet this knowledge hasn't made it to the schools" youtube.com/shorts/k0J2C...

1/3 🚨 It is a human right to provide good instruction to children. Canadian Human Rights Commission investigations exposed the need to improve reading instruction. Why were they neeeded, and what did they uncover? All discussed in my latest episode with George Georgiou.

🔥 New episode drops tomorrow with George Georgiou! We discuss Human Rights inquiries into why Canadian schools failed to teach so many children to read, gaps in pre-service teacher prep & more. WANTED: Human Rights investigations for MATH. 🎧It's a great episode! Don’t miss it!

💡 Do exams improve education? YES. ✅ We can analyze PISA and TIMSS data to see what happens when countries make education changes. Introduce exams → achievement rises. Abolish them → scores decline. Nuno Crato knows the data well. youtube.com/shorts/gSSC5... Link to full episode below

Brian Conrad, The Atlantic: "Who's going to trust somebody w/ a degree in airline engineering [& can't] think through a problem w/o a computer telling them the answer? The premise that foundational ideas don't need to be learned anymore is a recipe for idiocracy" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Great piece from Maya Keshavan! "The latest news from UCSD on delining math proficiency of incoming freshman is a wakeup call...it's not about having an entrance exam or not, it's about an alarming number of people who can't do elementary school math"🎯 beyondchron.org/johnny-cant-...

🔥 If someone tells you explicit instruction is “boring,” “mindless lecturing,” or “not engaging,” share this clip with them. In 60 secs, Anita Archer explains what explicit instruction actually is. It's interactive, intentional, effective & promotes student success. youtube.com/shorts/g1lOV...

💡How do you develop math problem solving skills? The data & our experience as mathematicians suggests we focus on: ✔️ Building knowledge ✔️ Explicit teaching ✔️ Practice ✔️ Mastery before projects & inquiry You need the “scales” before the “sonatas.” 🎙️Episode w/ Nuno Crato link below.

Northern lights in Winnipeg tonight.

💡 Lowering standards, eliminating exams, removing accountability/transparency measures doesn't help disadvantaged students: it hurts them. They suffer the most. Nuno Crato knows the data inside and out. We talked about it on my latest podcast. Link to full episode 👉 youtu.be/3pyPQpPOMmc

Uncovering more math hijinks at SFUSD beyondchron.org/uncovering-m...

www.realcleareducation.com/articles/202... #edusky #academicsky

A boy with dyslexia showed up to the Leg on Oct. 8 to call for improvements to #mbed literacy lessons. His pleas have inspired others to speak out. @winnipegfreepress.com spoke w/ four kids who, despite teachers’ best efforts, could not become literate via public school #wfp bit.ly/485JVSz

📚 “Everything starts with the curriculum.” When goals aren’t clear, expectations get watered down & students pay the price. A knowledge-based curriculum (standards) with clear goals is key to meaningful education reforms. New episode with Nuno Crato is out now. 🔥 Link below.

🚨New episode in video & audio!🚨 What happens when a mathematician becomes Education Minister? Nuno Crato led an education turnaround in Portugal. The result? Portugal went from near the bottom to outperforming Finland on PISA/TIMSS. How? Episode link below 👇

✨ 🚨 New Episode DROPS TOMORROW 🚨 ✨ My guest is a mathematician who became Minister of Education and raised Portugal’s PISA & TIMSS results. What was the formula? Don’t miss my conversation with Nuno Crato!

✨ 🚨 New Episode DROPS TOMORROW 🚨 ✨ My guest is a mathematician who became Minister of Education and raised Portugal’s PISA & TIMSS results. What was the formula? Don’t miss my conversation with Nuno Crato!

🎯Learning is a civil right. Kids deserve instruction that works. How to do it? Read about explicit instruction. Then do it. 🎥 Clip from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to full episode and link to resource page with articles below. 👇

Good news in MB as govt passes Bill 225 for reading screening. "Bill 225 requires elementary schools to systematically screen elementary students for early signs of struggle, immediately act on warning signs and document findings in report cards." www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

🔁 Increasing opportunities to respond is one the most transformative tools in teaching. More student responses = ✅ higher engagement ✅ more time on task ✅ more learning We discuss why it's important in the clip. Lots of strategies discussed in the full episode. Link below.

Manitoba Human Rights Commission found that "many schools are not using evidence-based methods to teach reading" www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

If students were taught well in the first place, fewer would need Tier 2 intervention. Some students are victims of instructional disabilities, not learning disabilities. This is from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to episode below 👇

Anita's "Archerisms". You can download a pdf copy from the resource page for my episode with Anita Archer here: www.annastokke.com/resources/ep...

What is explicit instruction? Anita Archer, one of the world's leading experts on explicit instruction, explains it here. Check out the full episode: youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?...

🎙️From my episode with Anita Archer. "How well you teach = How well they learn" The three C's of effective teaching: Clear ✅ Concise ✅ Consistent ✅ Link to full episode below 👉 youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?...

🎙️ New episode with Anita Archer is out now! Check out my conversation with one of the world’s leading experts on explicit instruction––what is it, why it works & how to use it effectively. Available in video on Youtube & Spotify; audio on all podcast platforms. Link 👉 youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?...

Just because it's new, doesn't mean it's better. Carl Hendrick unmasking the innovation illusion in my latest episode. Check out the full episode here ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/0hIj...

🚨 Big episode dropping tomorrow in video and audio! 🚨 Subscribe to the Chalk & Talk YouTube channel so you don’t miss it! I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with the amazing Anita Archer, one of the world’s leading experts on explicit instruction. Subscribe 👉 www.youtube.com/@chalktalk-s...

Here's Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social unmasking the discovery illusion in my latest episode. @carlhendrick.substack.com Link to full episode below.