NJIT Professor of Mathematics, Researcher, Math Teacher Educator, Former HS Math Teacher, Can talk about proof in geometry all day long, Tweets are my own
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Michelle Cirillo retweeted
Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.
This is such a cool story and a great program! #njit
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Montclair, NJ turns out in the rain. Remarks made by NJ’s next governor @MikieSherrill #NoKingsProtest #NoKingsDay #Democracy #PeacefulProtest
Michelle Cirillo retweeted
Here's a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV. nyti.ms/4fhyc4y
Saturday Morning Session #508 - Much Ado About Two-Columm Proof: Let's Talk About Proof Formats! #NCTMCHI24
I love this guy! #HeTeachesSocialStudies
Michelle Cirillo retweeted
Happy International Women in Mathematics Day!
Maryam Mirzakhani won the Fields Medal in 2014 for her important contributions to geometry and dynamical systems. May 12 was Mirzakhani’s birthday, and now it is a day to celebrate all women in the mathematical sciences.
#WomenInMath
ALT Maryam Mirzakhani
What a great task and a great concept! #iteachmath
Not surprised. When I looped with a group of 7th to 8th graders, on the VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, students work in groups to investigate the question of whether $1,000,000 could actually fit in a suitcase and then presented their work to the entire cohort. It was incredible.
Nice article @JBayWilliams!
Excited to have an article in Educational Leadership focus issue "Can STEM Save the World?"! I share 3 math teaching actions to EXTINGUISH and 3 to EXPAND. Guess what's on the lists. #mtbos #iteachmath
Reimagining Mathematics to Save the World ascd.org/el/articles/reimagi… via @ASCD
Great example of an outlier for math class. #iteachmath
Michelle Cirillo retweeted
I’m sometimes asked what initially drew me to the field of early childhood education.
From now on I’m just going to show people this video.
Bottom line: there is no more joyful an experience than being in community with young children. Their enthusiasm, wonderment, and kindness is unmatched.
🎥 via nobaddays2024 on IG.
Great evening celebrating @PeleskoJ’s Dean portrait unveiling in @udcas
This is a very thoughtful piece by @JoshuaPStarr.
"It seems to me that we have more questions than answers right now." edweek.org/leadership/opinio…
I’ve been attending NCTM conferences for about 25 years now and I finally met Leibniz and Newton! #nctm2023
Yes, there are many conflicting goals in the HS -> College transition pathway: High HS graduation rates, "rigorous" course taking in HS to gain college entry, #s of HS students enrolled in AP courses, proper college math course placement and ultimately graduation.
It's pretty easy to propose that we "slow down" students and let them learn at their own pace while giving them the support they deserve. But we as a society are not prepared to do that. We are pressured to raise graduation rates and push students along no matter what. #MTBoS
"The solution is simple: slow down. Reinforce half-finished foundations...and let the ones with algebra deficits take courses that meet their needs, rather than rushing them into calculus."
Thoughts on this math people?
thehill.com/opinion/educatio…