Tom Pittard

Lower School Learning Facilitator 2-5 @ProvidenceDay

[Stanislas Dehaene @standehaene.bsky.social @StanDehaene]

New paper from the lab: “Dimensionality and ramping: Signatures of sentence integration in the dynamics of brains and deep language models” (Journal of Neuroscience, 2023)
https://t.co/YcG5OV139Z
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[Stanislas Dehaene @standehaene.bsky.social @StanDehaene]

It's official: I received a new ERC advanced grant!
My project focuses on how the brain processes math, at both elementary and advanced levels (we will scan some more mathematicians... this time at 7T+MEG; and 1st graders too).
I'll be hiring post-docs -- please send me your CV!

[Math for Love @MathforLove]

A 3 by 6 rectangle has the property that its area and perimeter are the same number (though one is units and one is square units).

Find three other shapes that have this property.

No spoilers below please!
Instead, what might be a good hint?
#hintchat
#mtbos #iteachmath

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

Kindness counts! 🧡

[Elise Lovejoy @EliseLovejoy]

Reading is rooted in science, as it is not a natural process of the brain. Pathways and connections are formed, and by majority, this is done through systematic and explicit instruction.

When we know better, we MUST do better.

https://t.co/bNVFJT2zfT

[𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗻 @NathanielRSwain]

Everyone read this…. ! Why teachers are going back to the classroom https://t.co/2HM4n2Jjyf

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

This is so true! 🧡
📷 WholeHearted School Counseling

[Psychology Today @PsychToday]

Most people have always appreciated a good hug, but the inability to see loved ones during the pandemic highlighted just how valuable a comforting embrace can be. Here's what everyone needs to know about hugs. https://t.co/HbbpRnAsRn

[The Children’s School @TCS_Atlanta]

Unstructured is a fundamental necessity for children to thrive physically, emotionally, mentally and socially. These #TCSAtlanta kindergarteners are playing cooperative games and building with blocks during their unstructured play time.

[The Children’s School @TCS_Atlanta]

#LeadersofthePack🐾 Meet Thomas, one of the 24 eighth-graders who make up #TCSAtlanta's Class of 2022! Thomas dreams of a world that can reduce the further impact of climate change and solve world hunger.

[Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker]

Check for Understanding: What Are You Learning About Your Students During the Lesson? - https://t.co/uBu6BahlIn #edchat

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

Frickin' Packets
https://t.co/b1q0Ar4gWH
#teaching #k12 #instruction #teachers #edchat #teachertips #studentengagement #ntchat #assessment

[Jo Boaler @joboaler]

I love mathematicians who think about the future for our students with a 21st century perspective. @conradwolfram conversation about long division and algebra 2 content. It's so important:

[Tom Pittard @tompitttcs]

Why Struggle Is Essential for the Brain — and Our Lives https://t.co/4BCiylnEOj #edtech via @EdSurge

[Jo Boaler @joboaler]

My new article 🙂🙂❤️ @EdSurge @HarperNonFic https://t.co/jXKJaOF9Uw

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

5 Common Teaching Practices I'm Kicking to the Curb
https://t.co/R8unnQScG9
#ntchat #teaching #teachingstrategies #K12 #edchat

[The Children’s School @TCS_Atlanta]

Congratulations to #TCSAtlanta's former head Marcia Prewitt Spiller (1990-2012), 2019 SAIS Distinguished Service Award Winner! We're so proud of you, Marcia! 💙

[The Children’s School @TCS_Atlanta]

Happy #ATLPride week from #TCSAtlanta! 🏳️‍🌈TCS Rainbow Connection kicked off the celebration with our first "OUT Under the Portico" pop-up event full of activities, gathering, learning, and love. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[Tom Pittard @tompitttcs]

3 Ways to Boost Students’ Conceptual Thinking https://t.co/e63V4Ws6pP

[Yeap Ban Har @ban_har]

It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five problems one way | Polya