This is the second episode of a two-part series featuring Dr. Jelani Nelson.  He is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley.  Dr. Nelson, and other STEM leaders, have publicly raised concerns about the proposed California Math Framework (CMF).   
In this episode, Anna Stokke and Jelani Nelson discuss whether students should have the option of accelerating in math in middle school.  First, Jelani describes how he founded the non-profit AddisCoder.  Jelani shares his thoughts on acceleration and discusses the impact of acceleration reforms in San Francisco. They also discuss the makeup of the CMF writing team, citation misrepresentation in the CMF, among other topics.
For better or worse, California tends to lead the way when it comes to changes in education, so this episode is an important listen!
The next episode of Chalk &amp; Talk will be published on July 28. 
EPISODE TRANSCRIPT
<a href='https://www.annastokke.com/ep-12-transcript'>https://www.annastokke.com/ep-12-transcript</a>
EPISODE RESOURCES
<a href='https://www.annastokke.com/ep-11-12-resources'>https://www.annastokke.com/ep-11-12-resources</a>
MUSIC
Intro and Outro: Coma Media – Catch it
Podington Bear – Sunset Strolle, Kitten, Lake Victoria, Coulis Coulis
Blue Dot Sessions – Tall Harvey
 
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