@stapeslr

🦞Educating Lobsters blogger 🦞 Mathematics educator and trainee counsellor in mental health

 Sydney, New South Wales
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Joined May 2009
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Being part of #EEConQuest by #Empathetic_Educators with @naomi_toland @mindfulmissg was an absolute treat! Loved being able to connect & talk about #eduwellbeing #mentalhealth 🎥 Watch it here.. youtu.be/f84sBIFpZvo 📖 Or read my latest blog educatinglobsters.co.uk/post… – at Central Region, Singapore
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This post resonates so much rn. After a year or so off from education. Stepping back into the classroom - I’m so conscious of the privilege it is to work with young people. Those 💡moments are the best!
George Couros
@gcourosFeb 4
"That kind of community doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when school leaders are intentional about inviting others in, sharing ownership, and building a culture rooted in respect and belonging." Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket, #ForwardTogether Forever Their Teacher - mailchi.mp/georgecouros/forw…
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True meaning of π: geogebra.org/m/wcvt8vkv @geogebra #MTBoS #ITeachMath #geometry
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Cliff Pickover
@pickover10 Dec 2023
This is a mathematics joke.
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Algebra 1 teachers! I've made @openmiddle Depth of Knowledge matrices to show how a single problem can replace an entire worksheet in Algebra 1. Download it now here: robertkaplinsky.com/depth-of… #iteachmath
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Love this. I’d maybe add in after notice, try to fit something mathematical I already know before use relationships bit. Love it 🫶🫶🫶
Pam Harris@pwharris9 Dec 2023
Anyone want to chime in on this graphic that is intended to show how one might "learn" math on your own? Think about mathy people wandering around the world before (much) formal education existed..... @ProfSmudge @watanabeKSU @pippinsboss @kennedy_tierney @dmarain @SmartJacques
Notice new patterns, use relationships, refine-learn, generalize and formalize

ALT Notice new patterns, use relationships, refine-learn, generalize and formalize

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Cliff Pickover
@pickover9 Dec 2023
Math. A mathematician emerges from a cave, hands you the the slip of paper below, and says "Is it true that a dart thrown at the real number line would never hit a rational number?" What is your response?
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Love a cheeky little maths puzzle to get thinking 🧠 going… Exponents and logs are definitely properly challenging my 12s atm! #everyonecansmashmaths
SKG@sonukg4india8 Dec 2023
#Puzzled
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SKG@sonukg4india8 Dec 2023
#Puzzled
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Howie Hua@howie_hua7 Dec 2023
Do you know why a negative divided by a positive equals a negative? If not, find out in 30 seconds.
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Absolutely fascinating thread. Thanks @C_Hendrick The world of pedagogy is full of false dichotomies, no absolutes and it’s beautifully confusing!!! Probably the reason I love it.. you are never done knowing how to teach!
Carl Hendrick
@C_Hendrick10 Sep 2023
A thread summarising my talk at #rED23 yesterday on the challenges of applying the science of learning in the classroom 🧵
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As far back as the 1890s William James cautioned against thinking you can apply the principles of psychology straight into the classroom. However, without an understanding of how the brain learns, planning instruction is suboptimal. I think these two positions encapsulate the interstitial point in which we find ourselves.
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What's your favorite T move? 💃 (Idea via educator @Principal_PeteJ) #TeacherLife
"My favorite move of all time: specific, positive, and timely affirmation and feedback. 'I just saw you __. That’s great because __.'" —Educator Pete Johnson

ALT "My favorite move of all time: specific, positive, and timely affirmation and feedback. 'I just saw you __. That’s great because __.'" —Educator Pete Johnson

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The three types of empathy are all important in their own ways. #empathy #LeadershipDevelopment
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🎄Day 5 of our Advent Giveaway 🎄 Today it is a leadership themed giveaway with books from @MaryMyatt and @johntomsett and @JonnyUttley. To win this brilliant bundle of prizes: ✨Follow us ✨Like this tweet ✨Repost this tweet ✨Tag a friend We will pick one lucky winner.
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Absolutely love this blog post.. I think #1 is so common amongst Maths teachers as so much teaching of Maths used to be mimicking and not thinking! You’re so right that we tend to see all the shiny stuff on social media. Thank you for sharing @robertkaplinsky
Robert Kaplinsky@robertkaplinsky4 Dec 2023
A big problem in education is that teachers keep their insecurities to themselves for fear of being judged. I wish it wasn't that way. So, I wrote a list of my 10 biggest educator insecurities and hope it'll make it easier to talk about. robertkaplinsky.com/ten-thin… #iteachmath
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Important reminder! 🙌 🌐 teachergoals.com
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T @RBMSCarty uses these sentence stems to kick-start robust classroom discussions! What's one conversation starter you might add to the list?
Anchor chart titled "Meaningful and Accountable Talk." Below are six speech bubbles containing the text "To Agree...," "To Disagree," "To Clarify...," "To Confirm...," "When confused...," and "To Add On..." Beneath each speech bubble are three to four sentence stems.

ALT Anchor chart titled "Meaningful and Accountable Talk." Below are six speech bubbles containing the text "To Agree...," "To Disagree," "To Clarify...," "To Confirm...," "When confused...," and "To Add On..." Beneath each speech bubble are three to four sentence stems.

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Love this - definitely a technique I’m going to start next week thank you @tbmb62997 🫶🫶🫶
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Howie Hua@howie_hua2 Dec 2023
New TikTok video: Did you know you can divide across fractions?
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edutopia
@edutopia29 Nov 2023
Did you know? 🤔 When 9th-grade students wrestled with math problems to find their own solutions before receiving instruction, their comprehension nearly doubled, compared to students learning via direct instruction only. Read the study: bit.ly/3S8b144
When 9th grade students wrestled with math problems to find their own solutions before receiving instruction, their comprehension nearly doubled, compared to students learning via direct instruction only. In middle and high school, asking students to struggle with key concepts before teaching the correct solutions is highly effective. But use the tactic surgically to avoid too much frustration. Kapur and Bielaczyc, 2012

ALT When 9th grade students wrestled with math problems to find their own solutions before receiving instruction, their comprehension nearly doubled, compared to students learning via direct instruction only. In middle and high school, asking students to struggle with key concepts before teaching the correct solutions is highly effective. But use the tactic surgically to avoid too much frustration. Kapur and Bielaczyc, 2012

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