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Episode 5.14: Popping Corn and HQIMs!
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A bag of popcorn, a few movie-theater secrets, and then the big pivot: what actually makes math materials high quality. We invited Bridget Gunn and Dan Henderson to help us pull HQIM out of acronym-land and into real classrooms, where teachers need time, students need voice, and everyone needs coherence. The result is a candid, practical tour of how curriculum design can elevate thinking without burying teachers in prep.
We break down five components that anchor equitable, engaging teaching—planning around big ideas, open and engaging tasks, student questions and conjectures, reasoning and justification, and teaching toward social justice—and show what they look like day to day. Bridget and Dan explain why “good” materials aren’t enough, how high quality design anticipates student strategies, and where author notes, sample questions, and team routines give you the support to listen, probe, and connect ideas. We dig into full-stack lesson arcs that start with experience and grow toward generalization, so students build concepts instead of memorizing steps.
You’ll hear how routines like rough draft talk shift authority to students, and why simple moves—like a quick door question—can spark belonging that pays off in mathematical risk-taking. We also share adoption advice: look past checklists and ask whether a program centers student thinking, connects concepts across units and grades, and gives practical facilitation cues that free your attention for what matters.
Come for the corn puns, stay for the concrete ways HQIM can transform your classroom culture. If this conversation resonates, follow the show, share it with a colleague, and leave a review telling us which “big idea” you want to see woven through your course next.
Send Joel and Misty a message!
The More Math for More People Podcast is produced by CPM Educational Program.
Learn more at CPM.org
X: @cpmmath
Facebook: CPMEducationalProgram
Email: [email protected]
Chapters
1. Popping Corn And Nostalgia (00:00:00)
2. Movie Theaters, Butter, And Taste (00:03:30)
3. From Corn To Curriculum (00:06:30)
4. What HQIM Really Means (00:08:20)
5. The Five Pillars Of HQIM (00:10:00)
6. Big Ideas And Coherent Math (00:13:30)
7. Materials That Support Interaction (00:17:00)
8. Freeing Teacher Time And Agency (00:20:00)
9. Centering Student Voice And Equity (00:23:30)
10. Codependent Shifts: Teacher And Materials (00:27:00)
11. Full-Stack Lessons In Practice (00:31:00)
115 episodes
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A bag of popcorn, a few movie-theater secrets, and then the big pivot: what actually makes math materials high quality. We invited Bridget Gunn and Dan Henderson to help us pull HQIM out of acronym-land and into real classrooms, where teachers need time, students need voice, and everyone needs coherence. The result is a candid, practical tour of how curriculum design can elevate thinking without burying teachers in prep.
We break down five components that anchor equitable, engaging teaching—planning around big ideas, open and engaging tasks, student questions and conjectures, reasoning and justification, and teaching toward social justice—and show what they look like day to day. Bridget and Dan explain why “good” materials aren’t enough, how high quality design anticipates student strategies, and where author notes, sample questions, and team routines give you the support to listen, probe, and connect ideas. We dig into full-stack lesson arcs that start with experience and grow toward generalization, so students build concepts instead of memorizing steps.
You’ll hear how routines like rough draft talk shift authority to students, and why simple moves—like a quick door question—can spark belonging that pays off in mathematical risk-taking. We also share adoption advice: look past checklists and ask whether a program centers student thinking, connects concepts across units and grades, and gives practical facilitation cues that free your attention for what matters.
Come for the corn puns, stay for the concrete ways HQIM can transform your classroom culture. If this conversation resonates, follow the show, share it with a colleague, and leave a review telling us which “big idea” you want to see woven through your course next.
Send Joel and Misty a message!
The More Math for More People Podcast is produced by CPM Educational Program.
Learn more at CPM.org
X: @cpmmath
Facebook: CPMEducationalProgram
Email: [email protected]
Chapters
1. Popping Corn And Nostalgia (00:00:00)
2. Movie Theaters, Butter, And Taste (00:03:30)
3. From Corn To Curriculum (00:06:30)
4. What HQIM Really Means (00:08:20)
5. The Five Pillars Of HQIM (00:10:00)
6. Big Ideas And Coherent Math (00:13:30)
7. Materials That Support Interaction (00:17:00)
8. Freeing Teacher Time And Agency (00:20:00)
9. Centering Student Voice And Equity (00:23:30)
10. Codependent Shifts: Teacher And Materials (00:27:00)
11. Full-Stack Lessons In Practice (00:31:00)
115 episodes
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