Episode 117: Ariel Beggs: Strengthening Mathematics By Developing Supportive Relationships and Community

Learning to teach mathematics better with Ariel Beggs, program coordinator, professional development facilitator, and Presidential Award winning educator. Ariel shares her journey from two decades of middle school mathematics teaching to supporting mathematics educators through the University of Arizona Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers. Throughout the conversation, she highlights the power of supportive relationships, noting the difference between toxic and tolerable stress is the presence of community and connection, and how this belief shapes her coaching, collaboration, and leadership. Links from the episode Center of Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers (CRR) (https://crr.math.arizona.edu/) ReEngaging Aspirational Learners (Getting REAL) (https://crr.math.arizona.edu/getting-real) Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference (MEAD) (https://crr.math.arizona.edu/mead-conference) TODOS: Mathematics for ALL (https://www.todos-math.org/) Teaching Math Teaching Episode 99 - Rodrigo Gutiérrez and Melissa Hosten: Being Responsive and Engaged to Elevate the Work of Math Teachers (https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/99) Teaching Math Teaching Episode 116 - Marian Dingle: You Teach Who You Are (https://www.teachingmathteachingpodcast.com/116) Coaching the 5 Practices (https://www.corwin.com/books/coaching-the-5-practices-287127?srsltid=AfmBOooUWNugdxYQl2YERZudkbpjkxohjun78q96FBdqRAeYL6q9S073) Powerful Mathematicians Who Changed the World from A to Z (https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/Powerful-Mathematicians-Who-Changed-the-World-from-A-to-Z/) Reimagining the Mathematics Classroom (https://www.nctm.org/Store/Products/Reimagining-the-Mathematics-Classroom/) The Anxious Generation (https://bookshop.org/a/1964/9780593655030) What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. (https://bookshop.org/a/1964/9781403984531) Special Guest: Ariel Beggs.