Meredith Young

tweets are my own personal views

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

@howie_hua I think in Kenya, they always do division first. Nctm published an article about order of operations and it totally blew my mind! It explained perfectly why they have the order they do. They do multiplication first because it’s repeated addition and so forth.

[Robert Kaplinsky @robertkaplinsky]

I am a huge fan of the way @thestrokeofluck describes just-in-time scaffolding vs just-in-case scaffolding. It helped me realize why I made the wrong choices early in my career & gave me a way to describe what we should be doing instead: https://t.co/ZTIe4geftl

[Robert Kaplinsky @robertkaplinsky]

This video from @gfletchy makes me realize that I never REALLY understood division as a kid. I was just a good robot.
https://t.co/ioiMNupYYR #MTBoS #iteachmath

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

New TikTok video: Do you want to build number sense? If so, consider number strings.

[Kiley Wilkins @ReimaginingMath]

This whole thread right here ❤️. Thank you, @MandyMathEd

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

Ah that makes sense now! Thanks @gfletchy for always “taking tricks and making them bleed”!

[Graham Fletcher @gfletchy]

Making Sense of the "Butterfly Method" for comparing fractions. Sure you put that _______ on every comparison problem but here's WHY it works? #elemmathchat

[Courtney Dennison @mrscdennison]

When you need an excuse to eat some candy, create a math opener that *requires* you to open up all the bags! About how many peanut mnms did I eat last night? 🤷🏼‍♀️👏🏼 #teachertrick

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

Yes!! It’s all about making sense and using different strategies based on the numbers! I have learned so many new ways from watching kids solve problems!

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

New TikTok video: Standard algorithms vs Other ways of thinking

[Berkeley Everett @BerkeleyEverett]

Using a “less sophisticated” strategy you invent and understand is MORE SOPHISTICATED than applying someone else’s “more sophisticated” strategy that you don’t understand. #iteachmath #mtbos

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

I might go as far as asking why we are using that type of question in class as well? Not saying there isn't a time and place for it but are we being thoughtful and purposeful of what we put in front of kids?

[Jo Boaler @joboaler]

My philosophy

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

@joyfulmaths I bought the digital version on this game but was not able to download it within the 24 hour download time frame, is there a way I can get another 24 hour download time frame?
I am so sorry! Thank you!

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

Let's stop looking at kids in a deficit model now and every year beyond 2020. We all have gaps in our learning and it would be hard for adults to have someone else only focus on what they thought we needed. Why would we want to do this to kids? @MarkChubb3 https://t.co/LR6g74AEUZ

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

@TracyZager @gfletchy and honestly I think this may be the difference between knowing your facts from memory vs memorization like @gfletchy talks about in one of his ignite talks!

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

@TracyZager @gfletchy never more than I wanted! I love hearing the thinking process it really helps me think through my purpose for things as well! Thank you!

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

@TracyZager @gfletchy I have also found @BerkeleyEverett 's math visuals helpful for kids to see this as well! https://t.co/EY9VBfhQ2M

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

@TracyZager @gfletchy it also will help them learn about area too! So it is definitely important! I have found kids are not making the connection to area because they know they can just multiply the numbers, but they may have not spent enough time working on the transition from arrays to area...

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

@TracyZager Great question to think about! We’ve been working on when representation matters versus how we think and solve the problem! My question is when would an array be required? If representing groups of, couldn’t students also draw circles with item in it?

[Allie Armstrong @Mathletelearnin]

This really has me thinking 🤔❤️

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

Here is the proof to support his thinking! He said he needed a few more to confirm. Can you find an example that doesn’t work?

[Meredith Young @youngmeredith2]

a student discovered today that if two numbers have 1 as the only common factor then you multiply the two numbers together to get the Least Common Multiple. Now we are trying this out! If this works then we don't have to list all the multiples out! #becomingmoreeffiecent