@bwalkerq

Learner. Lover. Teacher. Doer. Dad. Classroom culture is my jam. Grateful for communities that help one another become better versions of themselves. He/him

 Chicago, IL
Joined February 2013
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"If your life's work can be accomplished in your lifetime, you're not thinking big enough." - Wes Jackson #tmc17 #equity
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After teaching APCSP in javascript, now I know some Ruby! Learning more! medium.com/@benjamin.q.walke… launchschool.com/?utm_source…
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Often I'm confronted with the dissonance between what my friends, non-math-teacher-colleagues, and random-people think is math, and I what I know to be math. Calculating tip at lunch is arithmetic; asking "what is a living wage?" and tipping towards that is closer to math.
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Calculating BMI is arithmetic; asking "who came up with this, and why are we basing a measure of health for all people on the bodies of white men?" Is math. Coming up with a better alternative to BMI is math. Identifying the variables that can measure aspects of health is math.
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Considering that health might be made up of some factors that are difficult to measure with *numbers* is math. Mental health is a great lurking variable for the BMI problem, and I'd want every mathematician in my class to ask a question that would lead them to that conclusion.
#mtbos #iteachmath any useful threads or blog posts on the value and uses of learning logs or regular reflection/journaling?
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@BeckyNftP @herbertmath628 @samjshah is this something you do in your classes? Not sure, but it seems like something that would be in your wheelhouse
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#iteachmath #iteachphysics Can anyone direct me toward thoughts re: teaching seniors (e.g. AP Calc) and allowing students to retake assessments? Looking for the debate around using reassessment as a learning tool and also preparing students for the reality of college assessments.
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@marthamulligan you prob have lots of good ideas around this. Please and thank you
I cosign this method of self-motivated PD
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Jeremy Judge@jezzajudge10 Apr 2019
Replying to @Cshearer41
@arsinoepi @bwalkerq @nhoskee we love math problems at dinner parties
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"How many ways are there to skin a cat? Probably more than 7. The legs, we agree, would be tricky." -@mrberg
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I need help with Social-Emotional Intelligence/Politics in the workplace: A colleague in my dept. says "I've taught for longer than you've been alive" as sole justification for a particular stance. How to navigate? My initial thoughts: "While I welcome your ...
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Side note: they're not on Twitter and actually no one at my school is so this isn't passive aggressive, just a legit ask for ideas
Where are you at on this @mrberg
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...disagreement, let's use arguments that have to do with the issue at hand (rather than posturing and ego)." #iteachmath #cpsstem @BeckyNftP @EulersNephew
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This is high quality
Matthew Rosenberg@mrberg28 Jan 2019
Don't miss out! free opportunity to do some awesome math and connect with amazing teachers. March 23, Chicago, PCMI Weekend Event (register here: goo.gl/forms/RZ3VFHoPlx26Ajl…) Please help spread the word to middle & high school math Teachers! #PCMIsummer #iteachmath #mtbos #cpsSTEM
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Get after it math peeps
Julie R Wright@julierwright25 Nov 2018
The #MTBoSBooth for Seattle #NCTMRegionals needs YOU! (if you'll be in Seattle). Responsibilities: be friendly, talk about math Twitter &/or blogs, spread fun and resources. Please please please sign up here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets… #mtbos #iteachmath

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