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Embracing Problem-Based Math Curriculum with Karen Gauthier

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In today's episode, we sit down with STEM Coordinator, and veteran educator, Karen Gauthier to unpack how a problem-based curriculum turns learners into mathematicians who reason, justify, and connect strategies with confidence.
Karen traces her 37-year journey from classroom teacher to district leader and explains why shifting to a problem-based math curriculum changed everything. We examine the Try-Discuss Connect routine, showing how rich tasks with multiple entry points invite diverse strategies and deeper understanding. You’ll hear what can look like in real classrooms: students choosing tools that make sense to them, partners explaining their thinking before whole-group share-outs, and teachers curating student work to highlight mathematical structure rather than a single “right way.” Karen also shares routines that guarantee equitable discourse, such as structured partnerships with clear roles and timing, so 100% of students answer 100% of the questions.
If you want to build student agency, improve transfer, and foster a classroom culture where ideas matter more than steps, this conversation offers concrete moves you can use today.

Read the blog: CurriculumAssociates.com/blog/
Follow us on Twitter: @CurriculumAssoc
Follow us on Instagram: @MyiReady
Have feedback, questions, or want to be a guest? Email [email protected] to connect with us!

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Chapters

1. Welcome And Episode Overview (00:00:00)

2. Meet Karen And Her Journey (00:00:30)

3. What Problem-Based Math Means (00:02:38)

4. Inside A Problem-Based Classroom (00:04:10)

5. Teacher Shifts And Structures (00:06:05)

6. Partner Talk And Equitable Discourse (00:09:10)

7. Roots In CGI And Learning Goals (00:11:30)

8. Retention Through Conceptual Understanding (00:13:50)

226 episodes

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In today's episode, we sit down with STEM Coordinator, and veteran educator, Karen Gauthier to unpack how a problem-based curriculum turns learners into mathematicians who reason, justify, and connect strategies with confidence.
Karen traces her 37-year journey from classroom teacher to district leader and explains why shifting to a problem-based math curriculum changed everything. We examine the Try-Discuss Connect routine, showing how rich tasks with multiple entry points invite diverse strategies and deeper understanding. You’ll hear what can look like in real classrooms: students choosing tools that make sense to them, partners explaining their thinking before whole-group share-outs, and teachers curating student work to highlight mathematical structure rather than a single “right way.” Karen also shares routines that guarantee equitable discourse, such as structured partnerships with clear roles and timing, so 100% of students answer 100% of the questions.
If you want to build student agency, improve transfer, and foster a classroom culture where ideas matter more than steps, this conversation offers concrete moves you can use today.

Read the blog: CurriculumAssociates.com/blog/
Follow us on Twitter: @CurriculumAssoc
Follow us on Instagram: @MyiReady
Have feedback, questions, or want to be a guest? Email [email protected] to connect with us!

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Welcome And Episode Overview (00:00:00)

2. Meet Karen And Her Journey (00:00:30)

3. What Problem-Based Math Means (00:02:38)

4. Inside A Problem-Based Classroom (00:04:10)

5. Teacher Shifts And Structures (00:06:05)

6. Partner Talk And Equitable Discourse (00:09:10)

7. Roots In CGI And Learning Goals (00:11:30)

8. Retention Through Conceptual Understanding (00:13:50)

226 episodes

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