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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I have searched everywhere. Does anyone know what happened to Kahoot's Array Lab? It was the best and now it doesn't seem to be anywhere in Kahoot or on Dragonbox. @berkeleyeverett.bsky.social #iTeachMath

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

So I did a thing...Kudos to anyone who does podcasts regularly. I am always learning and growing so it feels vulnerable to have recorded my thoughts and feelings on this topic. Hope you enjoy it!

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

This is the clearest, most relatable visual of explore, refine, apply. I'm going to start using this with teachers. Also, half a sucker? No need to ask. IYKYK 😂

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Great game for vocabulary, especially for hierarchy of quadrilaterals in 5th grade from @anneliserecord.bsky.social #iteachmath www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsBl...

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Left Right and Center LCR Game

YouTube video by Ann Elise Record Consulting, LLC

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

@joelbezaire.bsky.social Just discovering your Sports Analytics collection in Desmos. Digging in now but since I'm not super sporty, 1. Are these activities still relevant? 2. Do they need to be done in order or could students pick what interests them?

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Jonathan Hall @studymaths.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

NEW: Decimal Square. mathsbot.com/tools/decima... Thanks to @joausten.bsky.social for the idea in his #MathsConf37 session. I've got a few more features I'd like to add to this, but I'm way too tired after the weekend!

A square split into 1000 smaller rectangles with 134 of them shaded to represent the decimal 0.134.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Great context. Exploring usage and how it accelerates battery use would be interesting to compare too. Which apps use more? At what rate? What does it look like on a graph? Love it!

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

It's the outside work hours that's the key. Otherwise teachers will feel obligated and admin might expect prompt responses to things at all hours. There are so many comments made about teachers and schools from people who think they are like the private sector. So frustrating.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Can't wait to start watching them. The most misunderstood SMP is modeling. Because we use the word model to mean different things it gets a little blurry. And the plethora of posters online that have it wrong do not help.

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Annie loves Mpls @anniekp.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The future is unwritten. You get to help shape it. So what do you want it to look like? Move in that direction. Welcome friends to join you along the way. Even if they’re “late”. Even if you don’t agree on everything. If you can agree on a vision of the future together, they’re your people.

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David K Butler @davidkbutler.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

How many? (Before and after.) #UnitChat

A white plastic tray with several eggs in it. The back row has five eggs. The next row of eggs each fit between the eggs in the back row. The next row of eggs each fit between the eggs in the previous row. At the left-hand end of the middle row of eggs, and on both ends of the front row of eggs is an empty hole where an egg could sit.

The same tray from the previous picture, but some of the eggs are missing. Now the back row has only three eggs. The next row still fit in the gaps between the back row’s eggs. There are no eggs in the front row.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

This is a great example of subtraction as difference! ❤️ It is an overlooked skill as we work towards non counting strategies. Most middle schoolers solve subtraction with addition or take away thinking. Then we get to slope in 8th grade and it all breaks down.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

When you say "justify" do you mean explaining how they got to the wrong answer as if they thought it were correct, like a common mistake and what was the person thinking. Or that they have to explain why it's wrong. I love both ideas. Curious what you have done.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

And say it with confidence so they have to really think through the mathematical reasoning of their work. 😁

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I love Cuisinaire rods! They are great for so many things.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

From a MS perspective I would say that understanding the number relationships is more important than being able to get an answer to a computation (because they will forget the things they don't actually understand)

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I would add n-tiles to that list too. You will know what I mean but others won't. Once I understood how to use them they are amazing at building multiplicative (and division) reasoning.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I did not like this one. Took a lot of hints because I could not figure out the theme.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Whenever I feel like things are crazy (at least once a day 😜) I tell myself "people tell me I will miss this"

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Appreciative that the Math Institute of WI will be sponsoring 2 showings of this movie at #WisMath25. It feels extremely relevant today. I wonder how much more urgent it will feel in May? www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5a2...

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Counted Out Film Trailer

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I love these. I love my @hanusadesign.bsky.social jewelry and always get compliments when I wear it.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I think to use a tool strategically means a student unprompted chose a tool to help them solve or reason through a problem. Yes I can rotate in my head, but patty paper helps me see it better. Drawing a double number line to help understand the parts of a % problem.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Cuisenaire rods are my favorite and usually overlooked in grades 5-8. They connect to bar models and number lines. They don't have numbers on them so they can be anything.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Yes. It is nice to have a space for these discussions again. I grew so much as an educator in the old days of the old platform. ❤️ (I can only get a black heart so clearly I have more to learn there as well LOL)

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I absolutely agree with this. And yes I am a math coach. Currently my role is more of an advocate for teachers and students. So everything you are voicing is what I would be mediating in my schools to make sure no teacher was treated this way.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I guess I had not thought of that as manipulative language before. I will have to think about that. I appreciate your perspective and the discussion. I hadn't thought of it that way so I appreciate the pushback.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

We cannot dismiss teachers perspective and professional opinion, but we also have to recognized that there are well intentioned teacher moves that do not benefit students.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Admin can feel justified in their actions because they believe they are implementing best practice even when they are not. I live in the world between teachers and admin. It gives me a different perspective. I interpreted the statement as teachers will fall back on direct instruction and lecture.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I did not read it with that tone, but as I reread it it occurs to me that everyone is reading through the lens of their experiences. If they have felt coerced in the past that tone could come through. I think it speaks to they way admin can use the same words to mean very different things.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Can't wait to hear about how it goes. This is a new tool to me and I'm intrigued.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Yes. There are other terms like that in math that have different meanings and need clarification for students to understand. "Cancel out" is another one.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Yes! I love these and have created some of my own.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

This has me thinking about an 8th grade problem we just did about songs and albums and the cost. Students were getting confused because the table of numbers was different than they were used to. 30+0=15. 22+1=15 (number if songs and albums = $15) Love the connection to SMP2

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I love that book. Looking forward to more of these videos!

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

This really perpetuates the problems we have been trying to shift away from in math instruction. And is going to mask students' foundational gaps. We will have to be more vigilant and purposeful in the data we gather on students to inform our instruction.

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Not to mention calling the reciprocal "like, the opposite" 😬

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Love it. Finding volume using students as your unit of measure. 😜

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I think that concrete model into decimals is a great exploration to generalize what happens in our base 10 system and then to extend it to other bases. Love it. I also think exploring different ways to deal with the remainder, fraction, decimal, when to round, always round up, truncate, etc

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I didn't even think of that! What a great idea!

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Knot tiles with the math club this week (inspired by @divbyzero.bsky.social and @anniekp.bsky.social #mathartchallenge day 22). Random numbers, binary, knot theory, probability... so much to talk about. #ITeachMath docs.google.com/presentation...

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

What a great experience. I am sure it gives you new perspective on MS students. I am now a 5-8 math coach and find I have to watch my sarcasm with the younger kids. 😂

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

@alongou.bsky.social So happy to see you in this space! You were one of the people I looked for and couldn't find. Glad to be learning with you again. 🥰

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aburnsy.bsky.social @aburnsy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

What a great way to get students thinking about multiplicative strategies! From: Understanding the Math We Teach by Marian Small This book is a true 💎 #ITeachMath #EduSky #MTBoS

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