Alex Overwijk

Math Teacher, Learner, Basketball Coach, Father of 2 boys, Husband of great lady, Circle Drawer, Interleaver believer #iteachmath #vnps #vrg #thinkingclassroom

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@realJ_Mitchell @MaryFraserH @OAMEcounts @pgliljedahl Also grateful for all the great ideas I learned from you @realJ_Mitchell

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@realJ_Mitchell @MaryFraserH @OAMEcounts @pgliljedahl I was so lucky to be on the leading edge of spiralling courses and integrating it with BTC. Lucky to hear @pgliljedahl talk about his findings at Ottawa U in 2014. Took me one week to get my room ready to add BTC to spiralling. The marriage of these two ideas is a perfect match.

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@MaryFraserH The first time I experienced a Thinking Classroom with @AlexOverwijk at @OAMEcounts

Followed shortly by a half day with @pgliljedahl.

Really any thinking classroom PD. Pump it straight into my veins.

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@JhonelMorvan Congratulations Jhonel

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@circles_r_phun @DickTrout I am still here!

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@realJ_Mitchell Likewise

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Checking out after 37 years of teaching math and coaching basketball. What a ride! Be well my twitter / X friends.

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@thescamdog Congratulations John. Amazing-remember the moment I met you.

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@realJ_Mitchell Yes sir. Amazing retirement last Thursday. Amazing surprise Glebe alumni basketball event last Tuesday. Last few days - so much to do!

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@RiversoMaria @marian_small I bet this was a good chat!

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@realJ_Mitchell Marian Small is the bomb! Always has been.

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@ddmeyer 35
Make a connection with each kid no matter how small-do this by getting them doing a task within 5 minutes in groups

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@robertkaplinsky @ddmeyer Me too.

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@pwharris 2/8ths is a quarter. A quarter of 4/5ths is 1/5.

That is a cleverly designed question.

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@ChantalRos15865 Hi Chantal
Can you dm me your email.

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Collaborative Whiteboard assessment today in #MHF4U
Trying to evaluate what I value-still!!!

#ITeachMath #mtbos

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@the_dramamama @realJ_Mitchell Stoking fear-was that intentional? 😂

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@steve_freshour @kprinzloo For those who continue to struggle with individual test I offer alternate assignment.

Multiple opportunities built into all this naturally.

BTW I spiral curriculum-so multiple big ideas from the course on each assessment-why I use the word cycle versus unit

Hope this helps
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@steve_freshour @kprinzloo OR high WB vs low individual OR low WB vs high individual

Then I have a conference with them to work on differences.

Basically I have traded a review period for WB assessment and still have individual data as well.

Very open and transparent.

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