Enjoying Summer Vacation







Enjoying Summer Vacation



Edited By Carl Oliver @carloliwitter

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Summer Vacay!

It’s summer vacation for webinars at Global Math. We’ll be back in August.  We’re sad, too! There’s never been a better time to binge watch recordings of past presentations. Check them all out here!

Great Blogging Action

The TMC Ripple Effect

Don’t worry campers, TMC16 has come and gone but the math memories live forever.

 

If you were unable to make it to Augsburg College last week you can get caught up at the Twitter Math Camp Workspace. The site hosts all the keynotes, morning and breakout sessions, and My Favorites.  As tweeps blog and reflect on their TMC16 experience they’ll be posted under Recap and Reflection Blogposts.  

But in the meantime, if you’re still not sure if TMC is for you, you’ll want to read Greta’s thoughtful post as a first time TMCer.  I think it’s fair to say that Sara VandeWerf tweet below sums it up best.

Next year TMC17 will be hosted in Atlanta.  Hope you can make it!

Written by @gfletchy

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Real world purpose for unit rate! I got the she’s crazy look for taking pictures. #mtbos #msmathchat

 

Other goings on around the Blogosphere

In between escaping the recent heat wave, and travelling with the family, I’ve taken some time to read some of the new blog posts written by new bloggers following TMC. Collectively these blogs are great for people sitting on the fence about blogging, both new and old. 

Annie Perkins has received positive praise for Well, That Escalated Quickly. In this piece Annie manages to describe the myriad complexities of teaching in the space between zero and one. 

Hannah Mesick cannon-balled into the blogging world  with her post Jumping In. Mesick cites the amazing Brene Brown’s book Daring Greatly, and then proceeds to do just that while describing the vulnerability required to join the MTBoS conversation.

Lastly, you should check out the post From a MTBoS Stalker by Greta Lynn. At TMC this year Greta heard the quote “there are no rockstar teachers” and took it to heart, realizing that the people who start blogging are just trying to learn like everyone else. This post describes the reasons why she blogs, and how it will help her journey as a teacher.

Additionally, Julie Reulbach is looking for Algebra 2 teachers to sign up for #alg2chat before the new year starts. She is motivated to make the hashtag more useful for everyone. If you or anyone you know teaches Algebra 2, visit and sign up on the google form.

If you are out and about this summer, maybe you want to participate in the #mathphoto16 challenge. Below are photos were some of the ones that line up with this weeks theme #shapes. If you have an interesting photo please post it to twitter with the #mathphoto16 hashtag. If you want to scroll through and see all of the previous photos, follow @mathphoto16 on twitter. If looking at twitter isn’t your bag, you can also see photos on flickr and wordpress.com. Happy snapping!

-Carl Oliver (@carloliwitter)

#shapes #mathphoto16 “@henryseg: A driveway in Heidelberg, Germany. https://t.co/zryjx4JoBq” – @TheErickLee

  • #mathphoto16 #shapes in Amsterdam https://t.co/i503N6xefU – @debboden
  • #shapes #mathphoto16 Hey, somebody had to do it… https://t.co/GwExIA4oaP – @jillenelouise
  • #shapes #mathphoto16 “@henryseg: A driveway in Heidelberg, Germany. https://t.co/zryjx4JoBq” – @TheErickLee

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Sleepaway Camp







Sleepaway Camp



Edited By Brian Bushart @bstockus

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Summer Vacay!

It’s summer vacation for webinars at Global Math. We’ll be back in August.  We’re sad, too! There’s never been a better time to binge watch recordings of past presentations. Check them all out here!

Math Camping in Minneapolis

Dammit, I Want In!

This weekend marks #TMC16 held in Minneapolis, MN. I’ve reviewed the program and looked at numerous posts on Twitter and have decided, “Dammit, I want in!” I no longer want to learn vicariously through the posts of the loyal #MTBoS, although the posts have been enlightening.  

Thanks @jreulbach for this collection of notes.

From posts like these:

 

I’m going to begin “stacking my chips” to be present for Twitter Math Camp 2017.  I’m sure I’m not the only one looking forward to the blog posts which will come out of this year’s #TMC16.

Written by Jenise Sexton (@MrsJeniseSexton)

Twitter Math Camp – The Video Experience

Not everyone can be at Twitter Math Camp, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on everything that’s going on! Glenn Waddell has you covered on his YouTube channel (Thank you, Glenn!) where he has been sharing videos of the My Favorites sessions as well as the powerful keynotes from Jose Vilson, Tracy Zager, and our very own Global Math Co-Chair Dylan Kane. There’s even a musical number from Gregory Taylor that is not to be missed.

By the time this newsletter finds its way to your inbox, we’ll likely know the location and dates of TMC17. If you’d like to join in the fun in person next summer, get that on your calendar now! Also, be sure to follow @TMathC so you don’t miss announcements about speaker proposals and registration dates.

 

Written by Brian Bushart (@bstockus)

This Game is A-Maze-ing

This week the math puzzle app Sumaze made the rounds on Twitter. It’s a maze game that incorporates all sorts of mathematical concepts into each level’s solution. And best of all, it’s free! Download the app for iOS or Android.

If you like the game, the sequel was just released. It uses fractions, decimals, and percentages and can be a great challenge for older kids or adults.

 

Written by Kent Haines (@KentHaines)

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This week: Social Justice, Math Mistakes, and PCMI







This week: Social Justice, Math Mistakes, and PCMI



Edited By Sahar Khatri @khatrimath

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Reminder, it’s summer vacation for webinars at Global Math. We’ll be back in August.  

Is this how it’s going to be from now on each summer? Guns, police, death and protests?

Math educators on twitter were searching for a response. Jose Vilson called for integrating issues of equity into standard curricular topics. So did Avery Pickford: “Imagine MP #9: Use mathematical tools to critique social constructs and promote positive change.”

What could this look like? Rethinking Schools has a book. Radical Math has a “Guide for Integrating Issues of Social and Economic Justice into Mathematics Curriculum.” It includes advice, sample problems, and a lengthy table with links to online data resources sorted by mathematical area. For example, under “fractions” they list a link to the site “Cost of War”. They also suggest lessons on AIDS, the lottery, gentrification and factors impacting high school graduation rates.

Scrolling through the guide, I wondered what a version of the guide would look like under other political influences. A statistics lesson on political affiliation and bias in? Using percents to show the failure of the welfare state? If equitable math instruction involves incorporating your politics, does having wrong politics make you a worse math teacher? I worry about this, but that doesn’t mean this project isn’t important and worth pursuing.

Beyond a socially relevant curriculum, there is also the question of policy. Danny Martin questions whether NCTM is truly committed to equity in mathematics. After all, NCTM’s focus (in Principles to Action and other documents) is on excellent teaching, curriculum and resources equitably distributed. This, Martin argues, is a policy that is fundamentally incapable of closing achievement gaps, even if it would lead to absolute gains for all.

I’ve read the NCTM response a few times now, and I can’t make sense of it. It seems to accept Martin’s critique while simultaneously reframing it. (“While we have made progress, we have not made enough progress. We all need to do more.”) In any event, the last lines are the most interesting: “Those interested in collaborating in this work should contact NCTM at change@nctm.org.”

(Thank you to Bryan Meyer, Megan Schmidt and Tracy Zager for sharing many of the links above.)

~by Michael Pershan (@mpershan)

Desmathmistakes Activity

 

Michael Pershan recently posted about using a math mistake from a 4th grader in a Desmos Activity.  Imagine how potentially powerful this could be for you, your students, and colleagues.

I simply would like to share a half-dozen reasons WHY I like Michael’s Desmos Activity.

  1. Error analysis

  2. The teacher can capture student thinking from the class

  3. Students might be able to help their classmates have a deeper understanding of the [insert math topic] concepts being taught

  4. Teachers experience a different way to learn more about the tools and uses of Desmos Activity builder

  5. Students experience a different way to learn more about the tools and uses of Desmos Activity builder

  6. Imagine teachers quickly putting an activity together with a student mistake from their class and then sharing it with their students and colleagues to analyze.

Great inspiration, Michael. Read more here.

~ by Andrew Stadel @mr_stadel

PCMI (Park City Math Institute) 2016 is in full swing.
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Play along with PCMI Problem Sets (click here)!




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