Pam Rissmann

Middle school STEM teacher, math coach, STEM Girls advocate, wonderer & wanderer, seeker of local culture & amusing adventures.

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@StyleEpiphanies @notcapnamerica I was a mess. The injustice of it all.

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@WordGnurd @GetSpectrum Exactly. It’s a caricature of outdated stereotypes.

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@mullalyteach @DrStryjewski So symmetrical

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@pcteachershs @Shellie13Ward @CodeMonkeySTU Glad you like the videos! Haha, kids are so impatient.

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@roxsbiscotti Always love a good caesar salad, and you two are the best!

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@shirky17 @CodeMonkeySTU releasing a coding board game to teach kiddos coding in an unplugged way - compliments the online platform.

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@CodeMonkeySTU My middle schoolers loved Coding Chatbots after completing Banana Tales.

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A6: Time. Finding the time to bring kids up to speed on the basics of coding so they can start using it as a tool. I had students learn Python using CM's BT and then did many "think alouds" before they were solving problems on their own.#CMChat #CSChat #MTBOS

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#CMChat Q6: What is your biggest stumbling block to using coding in the math classroom?
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@leenacodemonkey @CodeMonkeySTU Yes, I had one students who could not get enough problems to code. They would ask me all the time for more. I finally found https://t.co/XzNV1WYbw7 which is all about coding math problems.

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@leenacodemonkey @javierfaguilar Yes, because debugging is just part of the coding process. The best programmers are the best debuggers because they have to do A LOT of it!

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A5: I did this with my class. It's fun and many problems take just a few lines of code. Kids love learning how to make the computer do their work. Also, teaching someone (the computer) makes students look at the problem in a deeper way. #CMChat #CSChat #MTBOS

[Javier F. Aguilar,M.Ed. @javierfaguilar]

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A4: I think this is a perfect application of coding. Coding and programming spreadsheets are made for this purpose. It's really an important skill that they'll benefit from long after the class is over. #CMChat #CSChat #MTBOS

[Javier F. Aguilar,M.Ed. @javierfaguilar]

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@MrMacRaild Students light up given the chance to look at a topic from a fresh angle.

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@leenacodemonkey Cool application and students could even get creative in coding the 3 step multiplication. Adding creativity to math is a great way of hooking students.

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@MrMacRaild @javierfaguilar I agree. Some students will really get into the coding of math, and enjoy interacting with it more.

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@javierfaguilar A1: I think there's a lot of opportunities, subject-matter wise, where it can make sense. Coding could be thought of as the new calculator in some ways, altho the learning curve is higher. #CMChat #CsChat #MTBOS

[Pam Rissmann @pperfectsquares]

Pam Rissmann, San Jose, STEM grades 6-8 #cmchat