A short 🧵on my recent explorations with building conceptual understanding for factoring quadratics:
It begins with an idea that “5 is a factor of 20 if there is a rectangle whose area is 20 and 5 is a side length.”
(This is purposely oversimplified)
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Assessment day in Calculus!
Trying to make assessments in our #ThinkingClassroom look more like the lessons we do daily.
Today:
You have two parabolas. One with a vertex in Q2. The other with a vertex on Q4.
Find the line that is tangent to both these curves.
I've just uploaded a PowerPoint with all the maths worked examples I've made so far. It's a 400+ page monster, and it's totally free to help you teach maths. https://t.co/hNYSQWfoQ6
Your reminder as we head into a new wave: #onted teachers are actively discouraged from talking about the benefits of vaccinations in school and are directed not to disclose their own vaccination status.
Public health could use public education to EDUCATE, but they don’t.
Some of the keywords mentioned in the Ontario throne speech today:
Hospitals, long term care, vaccines, masking, lockdowns, economic recovery.
Not mentioned in the speech: Education
#onpoli
GOOD NEIGHBOUR ALERT! Meet Anita, who, with a baby on her chest, and a toddler along side her, is pushing a stroller along this long line of voters in the Distillery District, handing out popsicles!! Which these folks are grateful for on a hot Election Day. #680Votes#Elxn44