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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have always wanted to build a curriculum with (nearly) no strings attached. No resources trapped in PDFs! Permission given explicitly for making changes. I’m putting out a call for early contributors to an open-source IB Middle Years Programme math curriculum. davidwees.com/content/open...

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

At one of these events in Hong Kong. #teachmeet

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I did some exploration this morning with a couple of free AI models to see how well they can make sense of Fawn Nguyen’s Visual Patterns. I had mixed results. (1/3)

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How Humans Are Smarter Than AI – The Reflective Educator

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I’m putting out my shingle again as a math education consultant! I’m particularly interested in leveraging my experience as a curriculum designer and designer of professional development to support schools and school districts with their math curriculum.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

New blog post: We need an education system davidwees.com/content/we-n... Excerpt: “[Professional learning is] like a race with people running in different directions and there’s no baton in sight.” #edchat #mtbos #edtech

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Reading "The Art of Coaching" by Jenny Bird & Sarah Gornall, and am struck by this observation: "Be alert for third-party coaching; remind the client the only person they can change is themselves."

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Apparently a career 200 hitter just got 12 consecutive hits in a row, and a bunch of people are freaking out over how unlikely this event is. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM5I... for example. This is incorrect probabilitistic thinking. (1/9)

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Here are four ways kids divided 2 brownies fairly with three people. What do you notice? What do you wonder? #mathchat #maththinking

Two rectangles each divided into 3 parts with the parts labeled with names.

Two squares, divided into three parts like how one might divide a circle into three equal parts from its centre. Each part is labeled 1,2, and 3.

Two rectangles are separated vertically into three parts. Each part is labeled 1/3 and has a person's name associated with it.

Two squares are shown. One square is divided into two parts. The other is divided into halves, and one of those halves is split into 1/6ths. Under is written 1/2 + 1/6 = 2/3.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

A child is given 150-118 to solve. Why might they say this is 92? #mathchat #maththinking

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

New blog post: Teacher Evaluation or Teacher Growth? How might your school look different if everyone had a shared vision of where they were trying to go as a school and had the time to plan how to get there? davidwees.com/content/teac... #edublog #edchat #blogger

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Teacher Evaluation or Teacher Growth? – The Reflective Educator

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I had a middle school math joke, but it's pretty irrational.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

At the School Leaders Meetup in Hong Kong learning from others about how they are successfully using AI in their schools. I'm a bit of an AI skeptic, but I'm always interested in learning and seeing if there are ways technology can be used productively. #toddlemeetup

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I'm now four weeks of using the #BTC routine with my students after seeing in action in a workshop with @peterliljedahl.bsky.social. Today all but one of my students was fully engaged in thinking. It is consistently working really well with my students!

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Michael Pershan @mpershan.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Sal Khan's career is very much a "right place right time" situation and he has not learned a single thing about teaching in all these years.

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Michael Pershan @mpershan.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Did something fun early enough on the internet and got to have his opinions taken seriously forever.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Is there a community created pool of thin-slicing tasks for the Thinking Classroom model somewhere? #btc #mathed #mathsky

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

How are the fraction additions different? How are they similar? How are the visuals different? How are they similar? Which visual goes with which fraction addition and how do you know? #connectingreps #mathsky #mathchat

$The image shows 3 fraction additions, 2/3 + 1/4, 3/2 + 3/4, and 2/3 + 1/3 and two visuals: one showing 8/12 and 4/12 each drawn using a bar model, and 8/12 and 3/12 drawn using a bar model.$

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Here's a worksheet I gave students today. The idea is to reinforce integer operations (and a chip model) through solving equations. An example of what to produce for an answer is given for each type of problem, except the equations on the last page. docs.google.com/document/d/1... #mathed #mathsky

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Solving Integer Equations Worksheet

Solving Integer Equations Worksheet Try to find the value of the ?. Two examples have been done for you. A x + 2 = 5 3 + 2 = 5 B C 2x + 2 = 8 2(3) + 2 = 8 D E F Try to find the value...

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Here's new #connectingrepresentations task I created and used a few days ago with my 7th graders. How are the number lines similar? How are they different? Which list of numbers goes with which number line, and how do you know? #mathed #mathchat #mathsky

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I created a resource similar to the Completing the Square resource I created a few years ago for supporting students with "micro-discoveries" related to multiplying binomials. Check it out: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #mathed #mathsky

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Multiplying Binomials

Multiplying Binomials 1. Write a quadratic expression in both x2 + bx + c and (x + h)2 form for each visual. One example is given. A B C x2 + 6x + 9 (x + 3)2 D E F 2. Write a qua...

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Nat Banting @natbanting.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Any old #bcedchat folks have a lead on a veteran math history teacher??

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

My son is looking for a volunteer speaker for a student event he is co-organizing meant to inspire and empower university student leaders. The event will be in Montreal, probably on September 20th.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

How can we inspire educators to do the challenging work that is required to develop and extend their practice? What role do routines play in student learning? How do we help educators focus on the right metrics for learning? What role does technology play in student learning?

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Services – The Reflective Educator

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This diagram encapsulates for me the reason why formative assessment is so critical! It also helps justify the need for visual representations of mathematics to increase the pathways for understanding. #mathed #learning #communication

A Venn Diagram showing four nested ovals. In the outside oval, the caption reads, "What I think." In the next oval nested inside, the caption reads, "What I can put into words." The next nested oval reads, "What I say to other people." The final smallest nested oval reads, "What they understand."

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Oh goodie, customer service is going to get even worse.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Hey everyone! I'm excited to report that I just moved to Hong Kong to work at the Canadian International School of Hong Kong as a math coach and head of department. I'm in the city and getting set up. So far, it's been a fun adventure. Does anyone know of any math coach networks in this area?

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

My wife, who is not yet a licensed teacher, wants to take a one-year online education degree that leads to certification, focused on inclusive education. Does such a program exist? If so, where?

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

A research study into "Practice-based pedagogies" shows noticeable improvement in their subjects' ability to elicit and use student thinking after a short intervention, during a small RCT: edworkingpapers.com/sites/defaul...

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Asking the UK mathematicians on BlueSky. What is your definition of a face? In North America, we use this definition in English: "a face is a flat surface (a planar region) that forms part of the boundary of a solid object." So for a cylinder, the two ends of the cylinder are faces. #ukmath #maths

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I blogged again! I had a conversation with a teenager I know who was complaining about needing to learn things they'd never need to know again after the test, and I felt compelled to write about this issue. "Teaching for Memory Rather than The Test" davidwees.com/content/teac... #edusky

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Teaching for Memory Rather than The Test – The Reflective Educator

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I've got a new mantra. I'm unfollowing and muting people who mostly post stuff to tear other people down rather than posting alternatives, offering critical feedback, or best, proposing their own solutions to the problems.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

What is going on here? I blogged again! That's twice in one week. I'm on a roll! This time I'm talking about metacognition in the math class: davidwees.com/content/meta... #iteachmath #math #education #edusky

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Meta-Cognition in Math Class – The Reflective Educator

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

New blog post! (First one in a while!): Are AI Generated Lesson Plans Valuable? davidwees.com/content/are-... #edtech #edchat #iteachmath

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Are AI Generated Lesson Plans Valuable? – The Reflective Educator

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

My suggestion to the American people: Don't comply. Don't obey ridiculous and harmful executive actions and laws. Don't fall in line. Don't allow yourselves to be ruled by fear. Don't draw away from your neighbours and family; embrace them.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Finally gave up on Twitter completely.

A screenshot of the deactivation page for Twitter, with information about how deactivation works.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I read something that stuck with me recently. When someone says they are "opposed to DEI" ask them what part they are opposed to, diversity, equity, or inclusion? Ask them to be really specific about what they oppose.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Whenever I get yet another phone call from a Telus representative, I am reminded of the scene in the Princess Bride where the torturer uses The Machine to suck Westley's life way. Telus: "I've just sucked 30 seconds of your life away with this pointless phone call. How do you feel?"

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

This picture looks like something @howiehua.bsky.social would create. I love that the first frame here is a meme within a meme!

Two frames are stacked. The first shows three different actors for Spider-Man, who are all apart and pointing at each other. They are captioned with 3+3, 3 times 3, and 3 raised to the 3 power respectively. The second frame shows the same three Spider-Mans hugging. Above them are 2 raised to the second power, 2+2, and 2 times 2.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Happy New Year everyone! 2025 is a fascinating number, for those of you interested in numerology. 2025 = 45² and since 45 = (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9) 2025 = (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9)² That's kind of fun to me!

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

My lips are numb still, from the process of replacing a filling an hour ago. I took a drink from my water bottle and my mind was like, "This is an oval opening in this water bottle spout." I had to double-check with my eyes to confirm that it is in fact a circle. Cognition is wild, y'all!

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

How are the graphs different? How are they similar? How are the situations different? How are they similar? Which graph matches with which situation, and how do you know? #connectingreps #mathsky #edusky

The visual shows two graphs. Graph A has time on the independent axis and distance from start on the dependent axis. It shows a graph with a constant slope up, followed by a horizontal line, followed by a constant slope down. Graph B shows a similar graph except the constant slope up is steeper than in graph A. It is also followed by a horizontal line and a constant slope down, exactly the same dimensions as A.

There are also 3 situations.

Situation 1: Chiemeka is in gym class. She walked straight for 100 meters on the track and stopped to rest and then walked back to the start.

Situation 2: Chiemeka is in gym class. She ran straight for 100 meters on the track and stopped to rest and then walked back to the start because she was tired.

Situation 3: Chiemeka is in gym class. She ran straight for 100 meters on the track, then she walked slowly for another 100 meters further, and then ran the last 100 meters.

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David Wees @davidwees.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, obviously.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 27/11/2024

Reply settings: ⚪️ Everybody ⚪️ Nobody ⚪️ Mentioned users ⚪️ Followed users 🔘 People who read the article

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Joolone @joolone.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Nursery child sets up the fruit & milk bar ready for the morning: “10 cups & 10 plates!” He looks up, spare plate in hand: “Is 11 the biggest number in the world?” he asks. “Are you wondering there might be bigger numbers somewhere?” I respond “..39?…78?…but I don’t know how big they are.”

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Jordan Rappaport @jrappaport27.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Visited school today a high MLL (multilingual learner) population. Pairing oral instructions with visual supports as well as shape recognition in one’s first language are two strategies educators can use to support learners with accessing content and curriculum. #iteachmath #mathsky #edusky

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