The EBP Exchange
Welcome to The EBP Exchange, the podcast where we unpack what it really takes to bring evidence-based practices to life in our schools. I’m Brooke, an assistant principal, doctoral student, and someone who’s spent way too many Sunday nights wondering why great strategies don’t always make it into Monday morning classrooms.
In this podcast, we’re going beyond the buzzwords. We’ll talk about the barriers—things like overwhelmed teachers, rigid systems, limited training, and sometimes... just plain disbelief. But we’ll also highlight what works: strong leadership, trust, cultural responsiveness, collaboration with families and the messy but meaningful work of implementation.
Whether you’re a teacher, leader, policymaker, family member or someone just trying to make school better for kids you’re in the right place. Let’s get into it.
The EBP Exchange
The Curiosity Shift: Transforming Number Sense
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In this episode, I meet with Amanda Jgentenfl, and we dive into the heart of early math development and why number sense is the foundation on which everything else is built. Amanda unpacks the power of subitizing and how helping children see quantities flexibly sets them up for deeper mathematical thinking rather than just memorization.
We talk about why strong number sense matters so much in the early years, how gaps form when that foundation isn’t solid, and what that means for later math learning. We also explore simple, practical math games that build fluency, flexibility, and confidence without turning math into drills and stress.
Whether you’re a teacher or a parent, you’ll walk away with concrete strategies you can use immediately and one big reminder: stay curious. When we approach math with curiosity instead of urgency, kids don’t just get better at math; they start to see themselves as mathematicians.
John Hattie Visible Learning- https://a.co/d/0dmL9m4K
Pamela Seda- Choosing to See-https://a.co/d/0fqolgH4
Math For the Wigglers and Dreamers - Kim Machnik- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-LN-TndX63eWlZ-FmuxGU37EPwW9n8Ql/view
Forefront Education - USNS- https://forefront.education/solutions/usns-project/
OGAP- https://ogapmathllc.com/
Math For Love- https://mathforlove.com/
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Mathematical Minds LLC- https://mathematicalminds.org/
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