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Anna Stokke
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Math professor. 3M National Teaching Fellow. PhD Math. Co-founder of Archimedes Math Schools (nonprofit). Chalk & Talk Podcast: http://chalkandtalkpodcast.podbean.com
💡How do you develop math problem solving skills? The data & our experience as mathematicians suggests we focus on:
✔️ Building knowledge
✔️ Explicit teaching
✔️ Practice
✔️ Mastery before projects & inquiry
You need the “scales” before the “sonatas.” 🎙️Episode w/ Nuno Crato link below.
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Northern lights in Winnipeg tonight.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
💡 Lowering standards, eliminating exams, removing accountability/transparency measures doesn't help disadvantaged students: it hurts them. They suffer the most. Nuno Crato knows the data inside and out. We talked about it on my latest podcast.

Link to full episode 👉 youtu.be/3pyPQpPOMmc
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Uncovering more math hijinks at SFUSD
beyondchron.org/uncovering-m...
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
📚 “Everything starts with the curriculum.” When goals aren’t clear, expectations get watered down & students pay the price. A knowledge-based curriculum (standards) with clear goals is key to meaningful education reforms. New episode with Nuno Crato is out now. 🔥 Link below.
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🚨New episode in video & audio!🚨
What happens when a mathematician becomes Education Minister? Nuno Crato led an education turnaround in Portugal. The result? Portugal went from near the bottom to outperforming Finland on PISA/TIMSS. How? Episode link below 👇
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
✨ 🚨 New Episode DROPS TOMORROW 🚨 ✨
My guest is a mathematician who became Minister of Education and raised Portugal’s PISA & TIMSS results. What was the formula?
Don’t miss my conversation with Nuno Crato!
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
✨ 🚨 New Episode DROPS TOMORROW 🚨 ✨
My guest is a mathematician who became Minister of Education and raised Portugal’s PISA & TIMSS results. What was the formula?
Don’t miss my conversation with Nuno Crato!
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🎯Learning is a civil right. Kids deserve instruction that works. How to do it? Read about explicit instruction. Then do it.
🎥 Clip from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to full episode and link to resource page with articles below. 👇
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🔁 Increasing opportunities to respond is one the most transformative tools in teaching.
More student responses =
✅ higher engagement
✅ more time on task
✅ more learning
We discuss why it's important in the clip. Lots of strategies discussed in the full episode. Link below.
November 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Manitoba Human Rights Commission found that "many schools are not using evidence-based methods to teach reading" www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
November 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If students were taught well in the first place, fewer would need Tier 2 intervention. Some students are victims of instructional disabilities, not learning disabilities.
This is from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to episode below 👇
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Anita's "Archerisms". You can download a pdf copy from the resource page for my episode with Anita Archer here: www.annastokke.com/resources/ep...
November 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
What is explicit instruction? Anita Archer, one of the world's leading experts on explicit instruction, explains it here.
Check out the full episode: youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?...
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🎙️From my episode with Anita Archer.
"How well you teach = How well they learn"
The three C's of effective teaching:
Clear ✅ Concise ✅ Consistent ✅
Link to full episode below 👉 youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?...
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🎙️ New episode with Anita Archer is out now!
Check out my conversation with one of the world’s leading experts on explicit instruction––what is it, why it works & how to use it effectively.
Available in video on Youtube & Spotify; audio on all podcast platforms. Link 👉 youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?...
October 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just because it's new, doesn't mean it's better. Carl Hendrick unmasking the innovation illusion in my latest episode. Check out the full episode here ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/0hIj...
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨 Big episode dropping tomorrow in video and audio! 🚨
Subscribe to the Chalk & Talk YouTube channel so you don’t miss it!
I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with the amazing Anita Archer, one of the world’s leading experts on explicit instruction.
Subscribe 👉 www.youtube.com/@chalktalk-s...
October 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Here's Paul Kirschner @paulkirschner.bsky.social unmasking the discovery illusion in my latest episode. @carlhendrick.substack.com Link to full episode below.
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Part of my upcoming episode with the amazing Anita Archer will air over lunch at researchED Atlantic Canada this Saturday, October 25!
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Here's Paul Kirschner talking about the butterfly effect in education. Experts often forget what it was like to be a beginner. They’ve become “butterflies” but forget they were once "caterpillars" learning step by step 🐛➡️🦋
Link to full episode below.
October 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Here's Carl Hendrick talking about the engagement illusion in my latest episode. Engagement does not imply learning!

Link to full episode 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/0hIj...
October 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨New episode is amazing! Paul Kirschner, @carlhendrick.substack.com & Jim Heal unmask some instructional illustrations, from discovery learning to innovation fads, engagement & more. It's a great preview of their new book! Link to episode ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/0hIj...
October 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
New podcast episode coming tomorrow, October 10! Three guests who need no introduction. Be sure to tune in - it's an incredible episode!
October 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🚨Vague grading systems hide problems & let kids move through grades w/o essential skills. If a grade doesn't mean anything, parents have no idea how kids are doing.
Jonathan Regino & I discussed this in response to a question from one of my listeners. Link to full episode: youtu.be/qHQjt0O2bIM
October 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM