@dancingmathgal

Christian, wife, high school math teacher, lifelong learner, SUNY Albany alum, Penn State fan

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Joined August 2017
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I love how @jamestanton takes down five of the most common objections to using the area model to conceptually teach multiplication. Check out his 9 minute video where he helps make sense of the madness: youtube.com/watch?v=Sfi4QUlQ… #iteachmath #MTBoS
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#riddle #math #iteachmath #mathriddle #mathpuzzle #brainteaser #puzzle #maths
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Dan Meyer@ddmeyer23 Dec 2019
The New York Times has to retake your stats class next semester. :(
An NYT article claiming people who go to the opera live longer.

ALT An NYT article claiming people who go to the opera live longer.

Distinguish between correlation and causation.

ALT Distinguish between correlation and causation.

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Worlds shortest IQ test. The article said only 17% of Americans could get all three right. This might be a fun way to start a day in the math classroom having students see if they can beat America’s average. #iteachmath
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Things that are not required to be a mathematician: -Having a PhD -Publishing peer-reviewed papers -Getting an A in your math class Things that make you a mathematician: -Using patterns to reason as a habit of mind That's it, that's the whole list.
Alex Naka@gottapatchemall24 Jul 2019
Things that are not required to be a scientist: -Having a PhD -Publishing peer-reviewed papers -Getting paid to do research Things that do make you a scientist: -Using the scientific method to study stuff That's it, that's the whole list.
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Dan Meyer@ddmeyer18 Jul 2019
Never let your students forget that loads of math is just noticing stuff and making up names for it. #iteachmath xitter.cf/fermatslibrary/status/…
Fermat's Library
@fermatslibrary18 Jul 2019
A golygon is any polygon with all right angles whose sides are consecutive integer lengths.
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Each of our free, ready-to-download Math Tasks tells you what's helpful about the task mathematically and what's helpful for use in the classroom. Find them all: bit.ly/2FQ8h7l #iteachmath #mathchat
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I am incredibly amused by this rational expression problem from Blitzer's Pre-Calc book. #mtbos #iteachmath
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Hello NC Math Education Community! Please complete the survey found here: uncg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/… This survey will take approximately 20 minutes and inform the state's direction for K-8, HS, and 4th level math courses. Thank you for your time! Please share with colleagues!
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Go Slow: Teaching Math with Desmos | AliceKeeler LLC alicekeeler.org/go-slow-onli…
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Thinking about about a factoring game. (1) Generate a random a y-intercept. (2) Create a quadratic with that y-int… (3) and also has x-intercepts. Goal: Cover the most amount of x-intercepts with the least amount of quadratic equations. Rough Draft: teacher.desmos.com/activityb…
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Dan Meyer@ddmeyer11 Sep 2018
Teach the controversy. xitter.cf/TheBough/status/103961…
Corbin Boughen@TheBough11 Sep 2018
Replying to @ddmeyer
@ddmeyer could you please help us. Our Staff Math department is arguing about the answer
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Joy McCormick@JoyMcMath15 Jun 2018
Planning for Success in Math 1 - @dancingmathgal encouraging Ts to explore multiple representations for functions and sequences. #hqmi #iteachmath #teachersaslearners #upsidedownteaching #projectLEAD @MVPmath @Joleighhoney @TravisLemon @JCPS_NC @ncmathcollab
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Jo Boaler
@joboaler7 Jun 2018
great to hear - students of all ages - and many adults - need to watch this video 🙂 xitter.cf/reginaldduncs/status/1…
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On the 1st day of school, if you spend more time talking about rules than connecting with kids... #BoldSchool #leadupchat #satchat #edchat – at Ken Caryl, CO
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