La Porte ISD Elementary Math Instructional Specialist, wife, mother, child of God, friend, daughter
Pasadena, TX
Joined August 2021
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Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
If we focus only on “finds the right answer” we are missing what it means to be mathematically fluent! Loving @rob-baier.Baku.social and Albert Vilalta making fluency fun! #NCTMNCTE2025 #NCTENCTM2025 #MTBoS
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
Energize your math teaching! Brittany shares why #R4MathCon is a can't-miss event. ▶
✅ No missed class time—it’s on a Saturday!
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Let’s connect, learn, and grow together! bit.ly/R4MathCon
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
"By concentrating on what, and leaving out why, mathematics is reduced to an empty shell … If you deny learners the opportunity to … pose their own problems, make their own conjectures and discoveries, to be wrong, to be creatively frustrated, to have an inspiration, and to cobble together their own explanations and proofs – you deny them mathematics itself ( Lockhart 2009)."
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
When you have multiple ways to think about a problem, you have choice.
#MathIsFigureOutAble #MathStratChat #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathEd
ALT 1: from baking 2: compare to 1: 3/4 is missing 1/4, and 2/3 is missing 1/3 3: compare to 1/2. 3/4 =1/2 + 1/4, and 2/3=1/2+1/6
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
Spice up "dry" math topics with "Would you rather?" questions.
Unit conversions was my most boring lesson until I changed the questions to things like "Would you rather drive 100 ft/sec or 50 mph?" Students would make predictions and want to learn the math to find the answer.
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
"It is our responsibility to ensure that students see the relevance and usefulness of mathematics, and a steady stream of tricks won’t help convince them of this."
This month, NCTM President @kdykema addresses the use of tricks in the classroom: nctm.link/PKnw3
ALT President's Message: Tricks are NOT for Students!; Headshot of Kevin Dykema; NCTM logo
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
Expecting all children the same age to learn from the same materials is like expecting all children the same age to wear the same size clothing. --Madeline Hunter pin.it/7hlT7mkE5 via @pinterest
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
⚙️ CALL FOR PRESENTERS ⚙️
Share your knowledge and expertise at the annual Region 4 Mathematics Conference! This year's theme—Get in Gear for the Rest of the Year—focuses on finishing the year strong!
What can you share? bit.ly/R4MathPresenters
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
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Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
For Tier 1 to be what it should be, we must not lower the bar.
Our job in Tier 1 is to set the bar, make learners aware of the bar & what it takes to reach it, & then lift ALL learners to the bar.
Lowering anything amounts to nothing.
We raise the learners up instead.
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
Another Math Focus Training in the books! This time, I was accompanied by the amazing @KristinW0701, who co-presented with me. So proud of you! We had amazing conversations with our Panther Mathematicians! #PISDMathChat @PearlHallES
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
PSA: You can’t intervene your way out of a Tier 1 problem. Explicit, systematically planned Tier 1 and 2 instruction is essential in order for Tier 3 to be fully effective.
Always reflect on Tier 1 and 2 first. #multiplyexcellence
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
🎉#PISDMathChat Elementary Math Campus Coaches & #PISDACCA members participated in 3NW Focus TOT and are ready continue conversations to go "Back to the Basics" with their campus! We appreciate your efforts in preparing for a great 3NW Focus!
Kristin Wheeler, M. Ed. retweeted
📐🧮🤓#PISDMathChat is going Back to the Basics (B2B)! Problem Solving in action!
We had a hard time comprehending the 3 reads so we decided to focus on one thing at a time. I love this strategy when reading word problems because it helps the kids find their own meaning to the problem/helps with accountability. I am learning so much! @PISDESMath #FisherTigers
