Alex Fisher

Math teacher at the Blake School in Minneapolis, pop culture obsessive, dancer, board game enthusiast, outdoor explorer, and twitter neophyte.

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No Monday #mathinthenews this week because I missed a few days while home sick. But here's a link to the full list of questions I use when talking about graphs from the internet and the media: https://t.co/Md4m1csZHX

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@Pale_0ntologist These bad graphics and rendering issues are really ruining the immersion of life

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@callmejosters I dunno, after the test administrators hung that gun up on the wall in the office last week in act 1, those test questions felt pretty inevitable...

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Hey, if you're looking for an easy #mathinthenews lesson, just show this to your students on Monday and see what they say.

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@LadyOfSardines The units on this thing are super weird. I'm kind of tempted to use it for a math in the news conversation simply because it's kind of a confusing graph...

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@LadyOfSardines Thanks!

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@LadyOfSardines Can you share the source for this graph?

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@callmejosters Problem for class: Khris Davis has hit .247 exactly for the past 4 years. He is currently hitting .230. What does he need to bat for the remainder of the season to hit .247 again?

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This is actually last week's #mathinthenews, but it can be useful for anyone in the #MTBoS who wants to have a fun conversation with their class about gender disparities and the appropriate use of the average:
https://t.co/PZjppaxMvu

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Just presented at MCTM with the Blake Prob and Stats students. They did so well, I’m so proud of them!

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Finally, it's great to show students that the pros make mistakes too. These are data journalists at the Economist, certainly not slouches when it comes to thinking about stats. Showing that even they are always learning from their mistakes is an important lesson.

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OK, #MTBoS, I want to write a giant thread about this article from @MissSarahLeo about lessons about data visualization in the Economist that they've learned over the years and why it's such an amazing article to talk about in your classes. #mathinthenews
https://t.co/4A9rGsGAKm

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But I especially love the last graph, which so far has confused both classes I've shown it to. I LOVE the takeaway that sometimes, the best option is just to walk away. There isn't a good way to get all this info on one graph in a reasonable way and that's OK.

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Not exactly a #mathinthenews topic, but a good #MTBoS graphic for discussion with a math class, maybe about ratios or volume or something?
https://t.co/oM899kJnby

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@LadyOfSardines @julierwright Thank you for your writing! It was extremely helpful and eye opening for me

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Here we goooo!!!

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@PettisChristy @aranglancy

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!!!!!!!
https://t.co/4A9rGsYbBU

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Learning about some non-western mathematics with @MrDaveEbert! #NCTM19