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Dr. Francis Su, author of Mathematics for Human Flourishing, joins Teaching Like Ted Lasso to help us introduce the focus of this season – teaching and learning with joy.
Video: https://youtu.be/wUmSpLd1wdc
Show Notes for Season 3 Episode 1 on Defining Joy
Dr. Su’s website at Harvey Mudd College: https://www.hmc.edu/mathematics/faculty-staff/su/
Dr. Su’s public website: https://francissu.com/
Mathematics for Human Flourishing: https://www.francissu.com/flourishing
MAA Retiring President Address: https://youtu.be/xEtDvc1SWm8?si=YQ0aPtdWe6k41E8n
Dan Meyer’s Graphing Stories: https://blog.mrmeyer.com/2007/graphing-stories/
Michigan AMTE 2026 Conference: https://www.miamte.org/cac2026
A Meditation on Mathematical Joy: https://socialconcerns.nd.edu/research/virtues/magazine-home-spring-2026/mathematical-joy/
The Quiet Book read aloud: https://youtu.be/_mbMEJ3zQk8?si=zb2sT_amqVeVWNKT
NCTM Notice and Wonder resources: https://www.nctm.org/noticeandwonder/
Dr. Su’s episode on the How to Be a Better Human podcast: https://youtu.be/tI5-HSi97lA?si=RPR3Uwgj2DHEFW64
Ted Lasso Missed the Opportunity to Tell a Healthy Love Story: https://victoriarwexler.medium.com/ted-lasso-missed-the-opportunity-to-tell-a-needed-love-story-d07fb43bf7dd
Surprised by Joy - a critical summary and overview: https://cslewis.drzeus.net/papers/surprised-by-joy-critical-summary/
Martin Gardner website: https://martin-gardner.org
Making a hexaflexagon: https://www.maths.uq.edu.au/ClubInfinity/Newsletters/12/hexaflex.html
History behind the hexaflexagon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexagon
CAST’s Universal Design for Learning 3.0 Guidelines – Consideration 7.3) Nurture Joy and Play: https://udlguidelines.cast.org/engagement/interests-identities/joy-play/
Dr. Su’s episode on the Amidon Planet podcast: https://amidonplanet.com/episode139/
7 Exam Questions for a Pandemic (or any other time): https://www.francissu.com/post/7-exam-questions-for-a-pandemic-or-any-other-time
Collaborating on Mathematics: https://math.hmc.edu/su/collaborating-on-mathematics/
Math Fun Facts: https://math.hmc.edu/funfacts/tag/geometry/
Ewan McIntosh’s TEDxLondon Talk: https://youtu.be/JUnhyyw8_kY?si=8DntuCHRW-yNr2Qb
A teacher bloggin on random groups: https://mslwheeler.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/studenting-visibly-random-groups-sketchnotes-thinkingclassroom/
Father-son team up to create graphic novel about math: https://www.gvsu.edu/forum/view.htm?articleId=AE6F7223-9967-9E4F-F4BB38FCFD7013EA
Al Logical: https://naturalmath.com/al-logical/
John’s blogpost about the lesson he mentioned https://mathhombre.blogspot.com/2026/07/math-performances.html
Email us with ideas at teachingliketedlasso@gmail.com
LINKS (not associated with TLTL) TO TED LASSO SCENES:
● S1E08 Dani wants to give away joy for free
● S1E08 Be Curious, Not Judgmental
● S3E06 Dani just wants to see a tulip
Joshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com
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