03/01/2026 – The Modern Math Teacher Podcast
Middle school math can feel like a mystery sometimes. Students are suddenly faced with more abstract ideas, pacing and performance pressure increase, and math identity starts to shift… sometimes for the worse.
In this episode of The Modern Math Teacher Podcast, I sit down with veteran educator Sheila Robitaille to unpack why engagement drops in Algebra and how we can support productive struggle without increasing anxiety….Listen to Sheila’s episode of Modern Math Teacher Podcast here.