Anna Stokke
@rastokke.bsky.social
Math professor. 3M National Teaching Fellow. PhD Math. Co-founder of Archimedes Math Schools (nonprofit). Chalk & Talk Podcast: http://chalkandtalkpodcast.podbean.com
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Anna Stokke
@rastokke.bsky.social
· Jun 2
🎉My podcast Chalk & Talk hit 200,000 downloads!
If you haven't listened, check it out! I'm a mathematician & an advocate for better math instruction for students of all ages. I've published 49 episodes, with more great episodes to come!
If you haven't listened, check it out! I'm a mathematician & an advocate for better math instruction for students of all ages. I've published 49 episodes, with more great episodes to come!
"There has been a disconnect between what researchers have known for a long time...about the role of foundational literacy skills, or the role of early assessment and early intervention...Yet this knowledge hasn't made it to the schools" youtube.com/shorts/k0J2C...
Right to Read: Why Human Rights Commissions Stepped In
The science on how to effectively teach reading has been clear for decades, yet it didn’t reach classrooms. 🚨
This clip explains why Human Rights Commissions stepped in, why early screening &…
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November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"There has been a disconnect between what researchers have known for a long time...about the role of foundational literacy skills, or the role of early assessment and early intervention...Yet this knowledge hasn't made it to the schools" youtube.com/shorts/k0J2C...
1/3 🚨 It is a human right to provide good instruction to children. Canadian Human Rights Commission investigations exposed the need to improve reading instruction. Why were they neeeded, and what did they uncover? All discussed in my latest episode with George Georgiou.
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
1/3 🚨 It is a human right to provide good instruction to children. Canadian Human Rights Commission investigations exposed the need to improve reading instruction. Why were they neeeded, and what did they uncover? All discussed in my latest episode with George Georgiou.
🔥 New episode drops tomorrow with George Georgiou! We discuss Human Rights inquiries into why Canadian schools failed to teach so many children to read, gaps in pre-service teacher prep & more.
WANTED: Human Rights investigations for MATH.
🎧It's a great episode! Don’t miss it!
WANTED: Human Rights investigations for MATH.
🎧It's a great episode! Don’t miss it!
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🔥 New episode drops tomorrow with George Georgiou! We discuss Human Rights inquiries into why Canadian schools failed to teach so many children to read, gaps in pre-service teacher prep & more.
WANTED: Human Rights investigations for MATH.
🎧It's a great episode! Don’t miss it!
WANTED: Human Rights investigations for MATH.
🎧It's a great episode! Don’t miss it!
💡 Do exams improve education? YES. ✅
We can analyze PISA and TIMSS data to see what happens when countries make education changes.
Introduce exams → achievement rises. Abolish them → scores decline.
Nuno Crato knows the data well.
youtube.com/shorts/gSSC5...
Link to full episode below
We can analyze PISA and TIMSS data to see what happens when countries make education changes.
Introduce exams → achievement rises. Abolish them → scores decline.
Nuno Crato knows the data well.
youtube.com/shorts/gSSC5...
Link to full episode below
Do Exams Improve Education? YES. 📚✔️
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November 20, 2025 at 4:14 AM
💡 Do exams improve education? YES. ✅
We can analyze PISA and TIMSS data to see what happens when countries make education changes.
Introduce exams → achievement rises. Abolish them → scores decline.
Nuno Crato knows the data well.
youtube.com/shorts/gSSC5...
Link to full episode below
We can analyze PISA and TIMSS data to see what happens when countries make education changes.
Introduce exams → achievement rises. Abolish them → scores decline.
Nuno Crato knows the data well.
youtube.com/shorts/gSSC5...
Link to full episode below
Brian Conrad, The Atlantic:
"Who's going to trust somebody w/ a degree in airline engineering [& can't] think through a problem w/o a computer telling them the answer? The premise that foundational ideas don't need to be learned anymore is a recipe for idiocracy"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
"Who's going to trust somebody w/ a degree in airline engineering [& can't] think through a problem w/o a computer telling them the answer? The premise that foundational ideas don't need to be learned anymore is a recipe for idiocracy"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Brian Conrad, The Atlantic:
"Who's going to trust somebody w/ a degree in airline engineering [& can't] think through a problem w/o a computer telling them the answer? The premise that foundational ideas don't need to be learned anymore is a recipe for idiocracy"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
"Who's going to trust somebody w/ a degree in airline engineering [& can't] think through a problem w/o a computer telling them the answer? The premise that foundational ideas don't need to be learned anymore is a recipe for idiocracy"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Great piece from Maya Keshavan! "The latest news from UCSD on delining math proficiency of incoming freshman is a wakeup call...it's not about having an entrance exam or not, it's about an alarming number of people who can't do elementary school math"🎯
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Why Johnny Can't Add - Beyond Chron
Fixing the worsening math crisis
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November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Great piece from Maya Keshavan! "The latest news from UCSD on delining math proficiency of incoming freshman is a wakeup call...it's not about having an entrance exam or not, it's about an alarming number of people who can't do elementary school math"🎯
beyondchron.org/johnny-cant-...
beyondchron.org/johnny-cant-...
🔥 If someone tells you explicit instruction is “boring,” “mindless lecturing,” or “not engaging,” share this clip with them.
In 60 secs, Anita Archer explains what explicit instruction actually is. It's interactive, intentional, effective & promotes student success. youtube.com/shorts/g1lOV...
In 60 secs, Anita Archer explains what explicit instruction actually is. It's interactive, intentional, effective & promotes student success. youtube.com/shorts/g1lOV...
Anita Archer explains explicit instruction
🎯 Learn the core principles of explicit instruction in under a minute: clear, focused, and effective teaching that moves learning from working memory to long-term mastery.
🎧 Watch the full…
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November 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🔥 If someone tells you explicit instruction is “boring,” “mindless lecturing,” or “not engaging,” share this clip with them.
In 60 secs, Anita Archer explains what explicit instruction actually is. It's interactive, intentional, effective & promotes student success. youtube.com/shorts/g1lOV...
In 60 secs, Anita Archer explains what explicit instruction actually is. It's interactive, intentional, effective & promotes student success. youtube.com/shorts/g1lOV...
💡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.
✔️ 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
💡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.
✔️ Building knowledge
✔️ Explicit teaching
✔️ Practice
✔️ Mastery before projects & inquiry
You need the “scales” before the “sonatas.” 🎙️Episode w/ Nuno Crato link below.
Northern lights in Winnipeg tonight.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Northern lights in Winnipeg tonight.
💡 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
Link to full episode 👉 youtu.be/3pyPQpPOMmc
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
💡 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
Link to full episode 👉 youtu.be/3pyPQpPOMmc
Uncovering more math hijinks at SFUSD
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beyondchron.org/uncovering-m...
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Uncovering more math hijinks at SFUSD
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Reposted by Anna Stokke
Reposted by Anna Stokke
A boy with dyslexia showed up to the Leg on Oct. 8 to call for improvements to #mbed literacy lessons. His pleas have inspired others to speak out.
@winnipegfreepress.com spoke w/ four kids who, despite teachers’ best efforts, could not become literate via public school #wfp bit.ly/485JVSz
@winnipegfreepress.com spoke w/ four kids who, despite teachers’ best efforts, could not become literate via public school #wfp bit.ly/485JVSz
Manitoba elementary students share struggles with reading after report reveals education system failing
The Manitoba Human Rights Commission published the long-awaited results of a probe into how schools are teaching children to read — or failing to do so — at the end of October. The 70-page report repr...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A boy with dyslexia showed up to the Leg on Oct. 8 to call for improvements to #mbed literacy lessons. His pleas have inspired others to speak out.
@winnipegfreepress.com spoke w/ four kids who, despite teachers’ best efforts, could not become literate via public school #wfp bit.ly/485JVSz
@winnipegfreepress.com spoke w/ four kids who, despite teachers’ best efforts, could not become literate via public school #wfp bit.ly/485JVSz
📚 “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
📚 “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.
🚨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 👇
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 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 👇
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 👇
✨ 🚨 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!
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!
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!
✨ 🚨 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!
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
✨ 🚨 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!
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!
🎯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. 👇
🎥 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
🎯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. 👇
🎥 Clip from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to full episode and link to resource page with articles below. 👇
Good news in MB as govt passes Bill 225 for reading screening. "Bill 225 requires elementary schools to systematically screen elementary students for early signs of struggle, immediately act on warning signs and document findings in report cards." www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Manitoba early reading screening legislation passes final test
Manitoba’s poor literacy rate has prompted MLAs of all political stripes to unanimously endorse a private member’s bill to increase teacher monitoring and support for struggling readers.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Good news in MB as govt passes Bill 225 for reading screening. "Bill 225 requires elementary schools to systematically screen elementary students for early signs of struggle, immediately act on warning signs and document findings in report cards." www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
🔁 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.
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
🔁 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.
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.
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
Manitoba Human Rights Commission found that "many schools are not using evidence-based methods to teach reading" www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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 👇
This is from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to episode below 👇
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 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 👇
This is from my conversation with Anita Archer. Link to episode below 👇
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
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...
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?...
Check out the full episode: youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?...
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 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?...
Check out the full episode: youtu.be/EE5wvi-xQTM?...
🎙️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?...
"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
🎙️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?...
"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?...