Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Some classroom management thoughts: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/get-studen...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comGet Students Thinking, Consequences EditionWe learn what we think about 010
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 08/04/2025"Just Enough" word problems: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/just-enoug...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com"Just Enough" Sets of Word ProblemsStudents learn what they think about 040
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 06/04/2025A little theory fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/a-little-t...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comA Little TheoryQuick thoughts on adult learning vs student learning 030
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 01/04/2025A fun problem: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/a-fun-prob...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comA Fun ProblemYou can do a lot with a piece of paper 021
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 25/03/2025The motivation fractal: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/the-motiva...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comThe Motivation FractalSuccess leads to motivation 010
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Do Nows fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/dos-and-do...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comDos and Don'ts of Do NowsDon't do too much...now 040
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Patience: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/patience-59bfivetwelvethirteen.substack.comPatienceThe joys of middle school 161
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Videogamification of learning: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/videogamif...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comVideogamification of LearningThe costs of learning from a screen 082
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Break it down: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/break-it-d...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comBreak It DownAn example 240
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 18/02/2025A rant about the factory model of education: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/dont-talk-...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comDon't Talk to Me About the Factory Model of EducationAnd a bit of a rant about lazy thinking in education 062
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 11/02/2025A post on preteaching: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/the-power-...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comThe Power of PreteachingDon't play catch-up, preteach instead 131
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 04/02/2025A nice worksheet: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/a-nice-wor...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comA Nice WorksheetMy annual-ish post where I argue that giving students pieces of paper with math problems on them is good 142
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Soulless teaching: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/soulless-t...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comSoulless TeachingWhat it is and where it comes from 214
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Reflecting on explorations in math place, and something called the Rosenthal Prize: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/exploratio...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comExplorations in Math ClassQuality over quantity 8196
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 14/01/2025The curriculum fidelity fad: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/the-curric...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comThe Curriculum Fidelity FadWhat it is and how it will end 2114
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 17/12/2024The boogeyman fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/the-boogey...fivetwelvethirteen.substack.comThe BoogeymanThings that are hard to talk about 010
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 10/12/2024New post: conceptual understanding doesn't happen all at once. fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/conceptual... #iteachmath #mtbos #eduskyfivetwelvethirteen.substack.comConceptual Understanding Doesn't Happen All At OnceIt happens slowly, in bits and pieces 3175
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 09/12/2024I sometimes hear people say we shouldn't be teaching students to be human calculator. In your opinion, which should a student be able to solve without a calculator at the end of 8th grade? 3 x 4 32 + 19 100 - 11 18 x 7 83 x 14 1268/4 50% of 18 8% of $40 14.50 - 3.75 3.95 x 15 -5 + 3 12 x -2 Why? 110
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 03/12/2024What is a good, concise, student-friendly definition of "integers"? #mtbos #iteachmath 100
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Hemingway and negative numbers: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/hemingway-... #mtbos #iteachmath #eduskyfivetwelvethirteen.substack.comHemingway and Negative NumbersExperience and learning 132
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 30/11/2024I've been thinking a lot about this quote from Ausubel: "The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him accordingly." It connects to the idea that learning is "sticky," learning is easiest when we already know a bit about a topic 120
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 26/11/2024New blog about how I think tying every little piece of a class to a lesson objective often isn't a good idea. fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/lesson-obj... #iteachmath #mtbos #eduskyfivetwelvethirteen.substack.comLesson Objectives Are OverratedNot everything has to be tied to the day's goal 281
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 19/11/2024New post from me on the expertise reversal effect and why I don't find it very helpful: fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/p/a-critique... #mtbos #iteachmath #eduskyfivetwelvethirteen.substack.comA Critique of the Expertise Reversal EffectOr, why experts vs novices isn't a helpful distinction 262
Dylan Kane @dylanpkane.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Google Classroom changed the formatting of their calendar and I am scheduling assignments for after Thanksgiving break and I keep clicking from 2024 to 2025 rather than November to December and it is driving me absolutely crazy 110