In this episode from Amplify's Beyond My Years podcast, host Ana Torres interviews Fawn Nguyen, Director of STEM Initiatives at Amplify. A 30-year middle school math teacher and K–8 math coach before she joined Amplify, Fawn shares practical strategies for teaching math in a way that values multiple solutions and makes every student feel like they belong. Fawn breaks down the routines that open math up to every learner and explains why stepping back to let students do the thinking is one of the most powerful moves a teacher can make. Then, Beyond My Years Classroom Insider and middle school science teacher Eric Cross joins Ana to reflect on why "I'm not good at math" is usually a scar with a story behind it.

Show notes:

• Subscribe to Beyond My Years for upcoming conversations with Dan Meyer, Greg Trieste, and more leading math educators at.amplify.com/BMY.
• Listen to Fawn Nguyen's first appearance on Beyond My Years.
• Check out Amplify's Fluency Practice.
• Get bite-sized advice from leading thinkers in math education on:
  • Math change management playlist
  • Student-centered math practices playlist
  • Find more videos on math instruction at amplify.com/MathClassroomAdvice
• Visit amplify.com/k-5-math for a wealth of resources and activities to help you move toward math that motivates.

In this recent episode from Amplify's Beyond My Years podcast, host Ana Torres interviews Kelly Serpa, Ed.D., STEM product specialist at Amplify and passionate advocate for inclusive math instruction. Together, they explore what it takes to develop students' conceptual understanding in math and why an asset-based approach makes all the difference. Kelly shares the "aha moment" that transformed her teaching practice and breaks down practical strategies for developing deeper math thinkers—from hooking every student in the first five minutes with routines like Notice and Wonder to building fluency in an asset-based way, without the pressure of a timer.

Show notes:

• Subscribe to Beyond My Years for upcoming conversations with Dan Meyer, Fawn Nguyen, and more leading math educators at.amplify.com/BMY.
• Check out Amplify's Fluency Practice.
• Get bite-sized advice from leading thinkers in math education on:
  • Math change management playlist
  • Student-centered math practices playlist
  • Find more videos on math instruction at amplify.com/MathClassroomAdvice
• Visit amplify.com/k-5-math for a wealth of resources and activities to help you move toward math that motivates.

In part two of its new math series, the Beyond My Years podcast from Amplify features Ian Brown, a second-grade teacher and author of the comic book I Hate Math. Listen to Ian’s conversation with host Ana Torres for strategies to reduce math anxiety and create positive math experiences. And look below for some new resources for math educators, including new YouTube playlists with information on math change management and student-centered math practices.

Show notes:

• Get bite-sized advice from leading thinkers in math education on:
  • Math change management playlist
  • Student-centered math practices playlist
  • Find more videos on math instruction at amplify.com/MathClassroomAdvice
• Visit amplify.com/k-5-math for a wealth of resources and activities to help you move toward math that motivates.
• Read I Hate Math by Ian Brown.
• Subscribe to Beyond My Years for recent conversations with Dan Meyer, Keri Brown, Fawn Ngyuen, and more leading math educators at.amplify.com/BMY.