Kennedy MATHCOUNTS Team came in fifth place in the state! Individually, 5 of the 7 competitors placed in the top 25%. Way to go! @KJHSEagles @Naperville203
@KJHSEagles Four of Kennedy’s very own students are competing tonight in the MATHCOUNTS State competition. They’ve worked hard during this unprecedented year. Go Eagles!
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87. A crusader to the end. Thank you for your tireless work and dedication. You will be missed by a nation. Rest In Peace ❤️ https://t.co/nOZUbbHIHm
“Talking about racism, learning about racism, finding out that racism exists is not as bad as enduring racism.” The amazing @YNB on #FridayNightInWithTheMorgans.
Excellent article in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education about how much knowledge is lost when teachers retire😢What could we do to change this? @NCTM @IowaMathTeach @apriliowamath @Mathgarden @robertqberry
@KJHSEagles@Naperville203@MATHCOUNTS Kennedy MATHCOUNTS Team at the Illinois State Competition today. Team placed third overall and Krishna earned first in both individual and Countdown Round so he heads to Nationals in May! Way to go Eagles!
@KJHSEagles@Naperville203 Kennedy MATHCOUNTS Team takes first place as well as four of the top five spots for the individual rounds in the Chapter Competition today! Five of our ten competitors head to state on March 7th. Way to go Eagles!!
Years ago, Ted Sizer urged us to shadow a high school student for at least a full day in order to really get a sense of what they experience. This teacher did so and was shaken by what she found: https://t.co/qC9heVjLEL
@robertkaplinsky I have seen Ss who find a math process easy, but do not make the connection to the bigger idea of why - not simple. For example, solving an equation. Understanding the connection to the idea there is one solution for some, but then for others none or infinitely many.
7 metacognitive questions—teaching students to think about how they learn can boost preparedness (and performance). Recently edited for @edutopia; a similar piece on executive function coming soon!
Social and emotional learning is ideally interwoven into classroom practices such that it would be hard to tell #SEL activities apart from other routines, writes @TeachinginHI for @edutopia https://t.co/4n7pSAwYTK #edchat#mschat