Bridgette Stevens, PhD

Teacher & Adjunct. Deeply devoted to improving mathematics education for all. Thoughts are my own. Don’t make it about more.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@Mathgarden As a math educator I felt the need to protect my son from ‘school math’ tracking started. It’s been a gift for both of us.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@MrsCantuREADS @OPSF233 So deserving! Congratulations 🎉

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@rachelteachkc Congratulations on Kansas History Teacher of the Year!!!

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

If you teach it really well, can’t you consider yourself great at math? What’s the bar in our society to be considered great at math?

[Melissa D @Dean_of_math]

Thoughts here?

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@kimdayers Not if they haven’t earned it.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

I’m not sure most students today have the stamina to persist with questions like these.

[Jason To | 杜澤信 @Jason_To]

Ontario ranks high in math thanks to educators making learning not just about the fundamentals, but also rich problems that get students to think & use tools, because PISA questions aren't "basic."

Here's a short 🧵 of some doozies. Let's start with a SPREADSHEET?!?! 🤯

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@Sarah3Martin Steve Hartman cbs Sunday morning stories. Perfect for class discussions about kindness.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

Stop dresscoding MS girls. The girls are establishing their identity. Nothing sexual about it. Go to the mall and see what they have available.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@TinaEllsworth

[Randy Richardson @RandyOnEd]

You know there is a teacher shortage in Iowa when the school district where I taught has an opening for a high school social studies teacher and can't find a candidate to fill it. #teachershortage

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@TimTrudell2 Forgot to tag you!

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

You are welcome to be yourselves in my Papillion neighborhood. The judgy-judgers can live elsewhere.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@zearned The opportunity to grow a more educated community!

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@mattanders84 @DrBrutto Congratulations Dr Andersen!!

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@StudyMaths @bennewmark Cuisenaire rods that are under utilized in math classrooms.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@DrP_Principal Maidrite with a chocolate shake.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

Only in math class is this question pondered.

[Professor Smudge @ProfSmudge]

Can you express this as an operation between the two given fractions?
[How easy did you find it?]

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@alicekeeler That curriculum is my favorite!!!

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@maanow Reexamine my work.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

I have another X account. Please follow me @NDE_Math

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

@JasonAblin Bad example.

[Bridgette Stevens, PhD @MidGrMath]

Why do schools expect Ts to dress professionally when they make blue-collar wages?