Middle School mathematics teacher, cross-county running coach, dad, husband, and all those other things that come with good stories. Mt. Holyoke MATM Cohort 8
After listening to episode 70 of mathisfigureoutable podcast, I wondered how my 8th graders would find the linear patterns. As a math teacher, I have never taught linear equations like this, until now!
@pwharris @mathisfigureoutable
@adinam225 hmmm...not sure. But another thought I've had over the past few hours is to think of separation as a building block - the distinction of one unit to another (i.e. one point in space being separate from another). I don't know...it is now late and my brain hurts.
I had my 7th graders immediately after their science teacher introduced sub-atomic particles (and quarks) as the most basic building blocks of matter. #mtbos folks: what would be the most basic building blocks of mathematics? What is more basic than numbers?
@Lin_Manuel@VAMNit Most people probably think, “hes so lucky to have Lin as a dad!”....but im sure you’re thinking, “im so lucky that i have you as my son!”
@mschivious@pgliljedahl I completely agree with @mschivious! This approach to teaching is transformative. Current social distancing measures in the classroom make it a little more challenging, but still manageable!
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@heidifessenden @TracyZager @krichardsonmath@bstockus@kassiaowedekind When I need to see a performance task (counting, grouping, creating representations, etc.) I ask students to angle their laptop screen or device down so I can see their workspace. This allows you to observe the nuances as they work. I call that camera position "work mode".
@adinam225 Not quite, but with this hybrid model my number are low enough (8 Ss per day) to pair them up and space them out creatively in my classroom.