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Amanda Ghilardi

@amandaghilardi.bsky.social
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Elementary Math Specialist, forever lover of middle school math, culturally sustaining mathematics, social justice math, #UDL and #BTC are what I love. 🇵🇦🇩🇴

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let's just say: this octopus isn't blank anymore 😎 Reading the first round of peer nominations aloud to the class, watching students cheer for each other to sign? Definitely a very cool thing to watch happen.
octopus for wall signing with classroom values
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Also a cool thing? Getting SO many emails sharing about how this is now happening in many classrooms in many places after @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social let me share about it this past summer! More peer affirmations in more places? Also: very cool! www.cultofpedagogy.com/peer-affirma...
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A Classroom Ritual for Peer Affirmations | Cult of Pedagogy
What happens when students practice noticing and naming character strengths in each other?
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benjamin dickman @benjamindickman.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
OTD 2018 (August 28) Designed and built MATHEMATICS acrostic with first names of women mathematicians; later changed Alice to Autumn. Maryam Ada Trachette Hypatia Emmy Moon Alice Thyrsa Ioana Claire Sofia Never made a surname version but it'd be cool! Lotta ppl can't name 1️⃣ woman mathematician 😫
Mathematician first names in white text on blue material; first letter of each name spells MATHEMATICS. The names are:

Maryam
Ada
Trachette
Hypatia
Emmy
Moon
Alice
Thyrsa
Ioana
Claire
Sofia
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 28/08/2025
Curious about “warm demander” teaching? Learn more about this powerful instructional approach that’s a mix of compassion, rigor, and consistently high expectations for every child. 🧡 #EduSky #ClassroomManagement
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4 Characteristics of Outstanding ‘Warm Demander’ Teachers
The dispositions and priorities of teachers who hold high expectations for every child, care deeply, and help them reach their academic potential in a structured environment.
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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 25/08/2025
Read @mrneibauer.bsky.social’s blog post first thing this morning and I’m blown away (and I shed a tear!) I’m so grateful for Adrian and Mr. Rowe (read the blog!) and all of the teachers who raise the bar. Our children deserve it. open.substack.com/pub/adrianne...
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Raising the Bar
The Rigor of TQE, Hexagonal Thinking, and High Expectations
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Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
We need to know what humans do before we argue that machines can do it just the same. There can’t be AI literacy without a literacy in being human: how we make meaning in work and life, distinguishing the artificial from the imaginary from the true. mail.cyberneticforests.com/human-litera...
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Human Literacy
Something I Can Tell Students Now That I Am Not Teaching You and I probably both keep hearing that students should be working toward AI literacy. They should know what to type into prompt windows, ...
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Nate @jessenathaniel.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Teachers are artists. The classroom is very much our canvas; we either breathe life into it or suck the life out of it. We set that tone. Figuring out how to find and sustain one’s own joy is essential to what we do as educators.
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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The end result is that "data-driven decision making" can actually insulate and isolate: preventing responsiveness to issues with less robust data collection or demanding action where none may be warranted *because* it's what we have the most of. We end up drawing teachers to the lamppost...
A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks what the drunk has lost. He says he lost his keys and they both look under the streetlight together. After a few minutes the policeman asks if he is sure he lost them here, and the drunk replies, no, and that he lost them in the park. The policeman asks why he is searching here, and the drunk replies, "this is where the light is".[2]
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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
It's interesting to talk with school leaders & districts about the sort of terminal condition of school data today. Ironically, they have more data than they've ever had before but lack the processes & resources to make sense of it in ways that are timely, actionable, AND meaningful...
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Thinking ahead to the upcoming school year, I want all of my reflecting/planning to start with this document once again: 1⃣ what will my "new" be as a teacher? 2⃣ what do I want to get "better" at? 3⃣ what is a "strength" I want to double-down on?
template for reflecting on three paths of development as a teacher for yourself going forward
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 27/06/2025
A research-backed way to improve math skills *and* scores: more practice with the fundamentals. ➗📈 #MathSky #ITeachMath
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Should More Time Be Spent Learning Math Facts?
As schools nationwide contend with declining math scores, some districts are dedicating more time to the practice of foundational skills.
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Andrew Stadel @astadel.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Estimation 180 is BACK! #estimation180 #iteachmath #mtbos My newsletter is migrating so please join me at andrewstadel.com/newsletter
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Andrew Stadel Newsletter Opt In
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Brendan W. Sullivan @professorbrendan.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Quote from that New Yorker piece: "You can no longer *make* students do the reading or the writing. So what’s left? Only this: give them work they want to do. And help them want to do it. What, again, is education? The non-coercive rearranging of desire."
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Sara Van Der Werf @saravanderwerf.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Did you know MN's own Ben Orlin made 'Math With Bad Drawing' styled images for the 8 Mathematical Practices (thanks to @mctm_mn )? He also added texts to each. You can find MN versions of his work and how to use them to unpack standards HERE: drive.google.com/drive/u/1/fo... #iteachmath #mathstoday
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Mattrkay @mattrkay.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Thank you, @edutopia.org, for running an excerpt of my latest book ❤️ www.edutopia.org/article/guid...
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5 Axioms to Promote Deeper Discussions
Getting students engaged in sustained conversations requires a combination of inquiry, routine, and relationship building.
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Nicholas A. Emmanuele, PhD (he/him/his) @naemmanuele.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
“Curriculum is not instruction.” - Zaretta Hammond on #StreetData with Shane Safir and Alcine Mumby This is a clear articulation of a distinction that I think sometimes gets lost in practice. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Episode 31: “Racial equity must be coupled with instructional equity” with Zaretta Hammond
Podcast Episode · Street Data Pod: Imagining the Next Generation of Education · 01/30/2025 · 33m
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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · 24/03/2025
Seeking truly innovative EdTech? Look beyond the hype. Focus on tools that enhance pedagogy, not replace it. Prioritize flexibility and accessibility. See my 10 key criteria. buff.ly/pU9PPdX #EdTech #TeachingTips #Innovation #EduSky
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10 Things to Look for in EdTech Innovation
EdTech innovation should be everywhere at an EdTech conference. Sadly, much is more glitter than gold. Don't be sucked in by shiny tools, ask the right pedagogy questions as to if this really…
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Jenna Laib @jennalaib.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Free PD Opportunity for public school educators in Massachusetts (USA) Come spend a day exploring slow reveal graphs! Stipends available. Applications due April 1st.
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Professional Learning Opportunity for Educators in Massachusetts (USA) – with stipend!
Massachusetts educators are invited to participate in free Data Paths PD opportunities this summer at Education Development Center (EDC) in Waltham, MA. Participants will receive PDPs and a stipend for full participation.  There are opportunities for teachers, coaches, and leaders in grades 3-5 and 6-8. Every option is high quality -- and a few even focus on slow reveal graphs! (All workshops include complimentary breakfast and lunch.
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Dr. Tolulope (Tolu) Noah @drtolunoah.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
If you use active learning techniques (like Think/Pair/Share, Jigsaw, Gallery Walk, etc.), I highly recommend visiting the Accessible Active Learning website for ideas about how to make these activities more accessible. blogs.ubc.ca/accessibleac... #HigherEd #FacDev #EdDev #EduSky #AcademicSky
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Accessible Active Learning
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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Pi Day Hidoku Logic Puzzles mathequalslove.net/pi-day-hidok... #mtbos #iteachmath #piday #mathsky #edusky
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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · 11/02/2025
Turn a list of student names (or other list) into an easier to read table. Try this easy Google Sheets formula to help you out! Seating Charts, Groups, and More with WRAPROW alicekeeler.com/2025/02/11/seating-… #GoogleEDU #GoogleSheets
Turn a column into a table
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Amanda Ghilardi @amandaghilardi.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Todays #verticalwhiteboard task!
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Amanda Ghilardi @amandaghilardi.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Thanks @mathequalslove.bsky.social for the dividing fractions menu! Q: With 20 feet of ribbon, how many small and large presents can you wrap? (small presents each need 3/4 ft and large each need 5/3ft)
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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Black Lives Matter fundamentally broke these people’s brains. They couldn’t bear the idea that they might have to tell a different story about this country and thus tell a different story about themselves. They hated it, and now they are using everything they have to never feel that way again.
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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
One of the real problems is that too many people conveniently believe the opposite of diversity is merit, and the opposite of inclusion is high standards. Yeah, that’s just not the case. (See: Pete Hegseth among countless others.)
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Amanda Ghilardi @amandaghilardi.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Ask my students other reflection questions as we go into 2025. #mtbos
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Amanda Ghilardi @amandaghilardi.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I asked my students what the best part of @gotlearning.bsky.social was! I use it to give standards based math assessments and feedback.
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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 23/12/2024
This is so well-written and heartbreaking. The only thing I’d add is that not being white adds another layer of complexity to mistreatment faced by vulnerable ppl.
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Amanda Ghilardi @amandaghilardi.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Winter break is here!!
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Howie Hua @howiehua.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Will this answer surprise you? Or is it intuitive? #math #ITeachMath #EduSky
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The first article is a phenomenal review by Rebecca Covarrubias that discusses how belonging is not only psychological but also political, highlighting paradoxes of school belonging, “reimaging who can, wants, and gets to belong.” 🔥 OPEN ACCESS paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The title and abstract for the article "On Being Accepted: Interrogating How University Cultural Scripts Shape Personal and Political Facets of Belonging"
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Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
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The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
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Amanda Ghilardi @amandaghilardi.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Language development [should be] understood as a product of meaningful engagement in instruction, not a prerequisite.
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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
"Stunningly, however, those who had learned expecting to be tested had forgotten much more. Their superior rote memorization was no longer in evidence a few days later. Evidently, they memorized the material for the test, and when the test was over, they pulled the plug and let it drain out."
Cover of Why We Do What We Do by Edward Deci
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Matt Enlow @unsolvedmre.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
A classic #math #puzzle #iTeachMath
32 bubbles arranged in a circle. The text in the center says, "Arrange the integers from 1 to 32 in a circle so that every neighboring pair sums to a perfect square"
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Alice Keeler @alicekeeler.com · 26/11/2024
OMG THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Amanda Ghilardi @amandaghilardi.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The question isn’t “Should I accept or reject this?” but “How can I thoughtfully engage with this, adapt it, and learn from it?”
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Maybe just me, but I really don't like when students are required to express gratitude for things they may not actually be grateful for this week. Better: tell your students why you're grateful for them.
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Kevin Wong 黃浩文 @kevinwongla.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
"Your English is so good!" A common but problematic phrase. In this short article, I unpack how linguistic bias shows up in language classrooms & explore 4 practical ways to foster inclusivity & celebrate linguistic diversity. Let’s rethink how we value every voice. www.linkedin.com/pulse/unmuti...
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Unmuting Diversity: Challenging Linguistic Bias in the Language Classroom
“Your English is so good!” This seemingly innocuous phrase often reveals underlying linguistic bias. While meant as a compliment, it implies surprise that someone could master English so well—an assum...
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Deanna @deestemteach.blacksky.app · 23/11/2024
Make sure you follow the #BlackEduSky starter pack go.bsky.app/R1Fhqjw
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Amanda Ghilardi @amandaghilardi.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#booksky #bookchallenge
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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 23/11/2024
Exciting news from Google! You can now add multiple tabs in the same Google Doc, just like sheets in Google Sheets. Game-changer for organization! Thanks to @jrsowash.bsky.social for sharing. #TLSky #EduSky #EdTech #GoogleEdu Check it out: chrmbook.com/how-to-add-t...
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How to add tabs to your Google Doc
Google Docs just introduced a fantastic new feature that lets you add multiple sections to the the same doc using "tabs".
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Amanda Ghilardi @amandaghilardi.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
With a maximum of cups of blue paint and 8 cups of yellow paint, how many unique shades of green can you make? #desmos #btc
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