Zach D'Angelo

2020-2021 STEP Student, Secondary Math

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A3: This class has drastically broadened my understanding of what literacies are. That means I also need to broaden my expectations of what it means for my students to be "literate." And this applies to math too!!!! #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A2: One way I hope to promote media literacy as a math teacher is to help students analyze (and be critical of) how data is presented and used. Data can be a powerful tool to understanding the world but can tell misleading stories if we aren't careful as consumers #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A1: I resolve to be proactive in finding creative and visual ways for students to engage in math. While this is a goal of mine even outside the pandemic context, I think the pressures of remote learning make it all too tempting to revert to worksheets and drills. #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A4. I suppose it's kind of a myopic view of literacy but I appreciated how her approach necessitated VERY SPECIFIC remedies for any given challenge. It's impt when communicating to students tho to not make them feel like a robot w/ a series of inputs and outputs #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A3. Does teaching dominant practices prepare students to succeed in spite of the inequity of the real world or does it reinforce it?? ahhhhh easy teacher questions 😫 #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

There are so many layers to this (including forces like white supremacy) but one seemingly trivial factor that's also important is the sheer logistics! It is hard/time-intensive to grade creative projects! #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A1. One way students can self-express in math is to do statistics projects on topics that interest them. SO many applicable stats contexts from baseball to discrimination in a particular field. Students can use math as a way to explore their passions #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

@anterobot @Nicole_Mirra Ooooh fascinating - I'll take a look :D

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

@anterobot have you listened to this episode of Radiolab about Debate? I don't want to spoil it but it grapples with a lot of tensions we're discussing in #schmiteracies and I think you'd like it! https://t.co/oyTDnp5TpW

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

I think textual dexterity is about being flexible (both as educators and as learners) in the ways we communicate and construct meaning both in and out of the classroom. Doing multimedia projects where students can use "their own language" is a start #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A5) A takeaway that's both not surprising at all but and very notable is how many small little moments were SO impactful to people! The precision and intensity w which people share memories from 3rd grade just highlights how powerful choices we make as teachers are #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

@laurynj10 1000%

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A4) A little bit different than Macedo meant but I can relate to a similar tension when I was in high school re: acting straight v gay. Do I try to act in a certain way to blend in w/ majority or do I "be myself" w/ potential effect of siloing myself #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A3) Huge barrier to participating is having fluency in language of that subject. For math in particular, being intimidated by "knowing the right vocab" can have chilling effect. Teachers can democratize by using intuitive and informal phrasing/vocab #schmiteracies #secondarymath

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A2) Reminds me of a point in the Freire reading: only the dominant culture gets to decide what "mainstream" is. So what we read is shaped by the books and texts that "happen to" (but perhaps are chosen by dominant cultures) make it to mainstream #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

A1) Hi! I'm Zach, Bay Area native who will always be a camp counselor at heart <3 A silly yet impt literacy memory for me is the book Frindle!! A KID INVENTED A WORD!! How cool!! And he didn't need anyone's permission. He just said the word. Voila. It was invented. #schmiteracies

[Zach D'Angelo @zachdangelo]

I listened to a podcast about the NXIVM cult. My context for consuming this is both an entire genre of true crime podcasts and other representations of cults in media (thank you Law and Order!) #schmiteracies