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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A bit of summer decluttering/organizing had me come across a momento from my orchestra teaching days...rewritten lyrics to Hey Soul Sister as Hey Soul Teacher. My high school students hijacked our year-end concert with 3 elementary schools and 2 high school orchestras to sing this song.

A picture of a strip of paper with song lyrics of Hey Soul Sister rewritten as Hey Soul Teacher in a coured background.

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Flew out to London, ON from Vancouver today to take in OAME conference @oamelearns.bsky.social . Excited to be at this conference for the first time!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Who gets goosebumps reading lesson plans made by teacher candidates? This nerd does! Especially when I see meaningful mathematical connections to stories and the land. Mathematizing ala Hintz & Smith with The Very Hungry Caterpillar for Ks.

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I was invited to a school to offer a workshop on arts-based math. I offered a sampling of dance/movement (make shapes from string and makenandance to move from one shape to others), drawing (built with pattern blocks or magna tiles first), and poetry (not shown...we analyzed and wrote Fibs). Fun!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Last detail tonight before our VSB professional development day screening of @countedout.bsky.social Counted Out....picked up the popcorn!

3 very large bags of popcorn in the trunk of an SUV

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Today was about Math Talks. Co-facilitated a session for district teachers that are embedded in schools. They experienced #slowrevealgraphs and #visualpatterns and got introduced to so many more. They planned a talk and taught it to a small group of colleagues. Walked away with a lesson plan.

A table with numbers and counters as hands are using a pen to write to solve a visual pattern.

A laptop showing an image of a Splat slide

Picture of a projected slide with instructions for a task.

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

It's so nice when a mentor and friend like @katiewhite426.bsky.social makes time in her schedule for dinner and a chat when she's in town! Loved our time talking about education, assessment, and just generally catching up over some yummy food.

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Had so much fun today presenting at the @bcamt.bsky.social fall conference sharing the bank of Rosenthal prize lessons from @momath.bsky.social and giving attendees a little taste of one of my favorites...Tooti Tooti.

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Spent part of the morning working with a colleague to prep counting collections materials. Excited to introduce this rich math routine to her and her grade 1s tomorrow! #counting #countingcollections #matheducation

Ziploc and paper bags filled with a variety of classroom materials

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Hey math-ed friends here - do you have a link to or a document you can share of a numeracy framework for your jurisdiction (school, district, state/province, country)? Working on one for my local district with colleagues and we're interested in what is out there as inspiration! Thanks!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

This space was buzzing all day as Vancouver elementary teachers were led and inspired by @katiewhite426.bsky.social to think about responses to assessment, involving kids in the response, and meaningful core competency reflections. 6 sessions in 4 days with various groups! It was AMAZING!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

One more sleep to get to 4 days of learning and work with @katiewhite426.bsky.social! Can't wait!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Little bit of evening work helping train volunteer facilitators for Indigenous Ed Focus Day coming at the end of April. So happy this day will be fully in person for the whole district thanks to people stepping up to share the work.

A woven paper heart made from paper copied to look like strips of cedar sitting on a grey table. Other supplies like paper and yarn are also on the table.

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I just deleted, "I appreciate how you are..." in formative feedback on a teacher candidate's learning journal and changed it to "you are....and that means..." My time with @katiewhite426.bsky.social this week and thinking about removing "I" from feedback is right up front in my brain!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Our 3rd and 4th days with @katiewhite426.bsky.social in the VSB brought together elementary Ts. Dug hard into S work looking for strengths FIRST. Good questions, meaningful conversations, and new collegial friendships forged. Can't wait to bring everyone back together in 2.5 months.Thank you, Katie!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Bring close to 30 sec Ts teachers together for an evening and a whole day, have them bring student work, feed them, and put @katiewhite426.bsky.social in front of them, you get rich conversations, tons of growth in assessment, and well tended seeds that will grow until we gather again in May!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Day 1 of digging into assessment in the VSB with @katiewhite426.bsky.social was great (of course)...though I only got to stay for 50% of it. Maybe tomorrow I'll remember to take pictures! Appreciated the "Have a good class" from Katie as I left to teach TCs and discuss math assessment (good timing!)

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I think the only time I might not wish for the weekend to extend itself is when Monday means the start of FOUR days of leaning into assessment practices with @katiewhite426.bsky.social.

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Class 2 with elem TCs. Reflected on either @mathyawp.bsky.social's or @tracyzager.bsky.social's Ch 1 and Eddie Woo TED talk then wrote 12-word stories. Insightful. I really 'hear' Simone Weil in one.

12 word story that reads 'Math should help build a positive sense of self for our students "

12 word story that reads "Exploring our experiences and perceptions of math can be joyful yet challenging.

12 word story that reads "Math was misunderstood until someone cared enough to listen and appreciate it"

12 word story that reads "Everyone can be a math person through loving, persistent, and curious foundations"

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Met my teacher candidates for their first elementary math methods class at UBC. I had a lot of fun and think they did too! No joke...I referenced @mathyawp.bsky.social, Marian Small, @mathforlove.bsky.social, @katiewhite426.bsky.social & @triangleman.bsky.social in one class! Ok..not hard!

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · 16/12/2024

HMC professor Francis Su (@mathyawp.bsky.social) has been named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Su's outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication & utilization of mathematics has placed him among a select group who share this title. uqr.to/su-ams.

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Deployed to teach gr 4/5. Certain I recognized some students from last year in gr 3. Said so to start the day & no one blinked. Brought out a couple of math games and 3 students came up to me saying "you taught me last year and we played this game." Learning experiences create memories.

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Today = gr 1 MathUP lesson demo, lunch time meet & greet which resulted in 2 teachers booking me for Rosenthal Prize lessons, & a meeting with primary staff who are inspired by Marian Small workshop and are doing inventory of manipulatives then making a proposal to purchase what they are missing.

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David Poras @davidporas.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Check out the new Hand Tile on Polypad! It's in the Additional Tools section in the Numbers category. Learn more about this new tile in this video: youtu.be/Xa7OF-TLC9s @mathigon.bsky.social @polypad.bsky.social

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NOIIE @noiie.ca · 04/12/2024

Hey @bsky.app! #Noiie here! Let's connect! We are a network of inquiry-based schools & school districts in BC, working towards improving outcomes for all learners & to sharing progress in a spirit of generosity, curiosity and growth. noiie.ca @jhalbert.bsky.social @angelastott.bsky.social

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Today in gr 1, I was asked "are you Terry Fox's family?"(common question). I said no but when I was their age, Terry was doing his run. I may have used the words "in those days we had house phones and phone books" to explain that my family would get calls at all hours asking "Is Terry home?"🙄

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Lindsay Gibson @lsgibson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Register for the 2025 Virtual Historical Thinking Institute (VHTI). Seven 1.5 hour online (zoom) sessions available in English & French. First session is January 21, 2025 (French) & January 22, 2025 (English). 7:00-8:30 pm ET. @canadashistory.bsky.social www.canadashistory.ca/education/pr...

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A teacher in a group I am facilitating with #spiralsofinquory told me that during a scanning interview a primary student finished telling how 2 adults show them they believe the kid will be a success and then said, "but shouldn't all adults do those things?" Yes, they should. @jhalbert.bsky.social

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Always happy to introduce new math games to students and teachers. Today in grade 4 we played 2 games from Youcubed. Talked with the teacher about what the games revealed about student thinking and what that means for instruction. So much fun!

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Susan Gerofsky @gerofsuesky.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Playing with (mini-) longsword lock patterns

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Enjoyed learning from @christineyh.bsky.social during today's #assessmentforequity session. My favourite question she asked us to think about: How can we create community through assessment?

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Sandra McAulay @smcaulay.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Such a great series! Link to register mvnt.us/m2427172 @trenyard.bsky.social @angelastott.bsky.social @katiemarren.bsky.social

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Dan Shuster @danshuster.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Mission accomplished! Last school year, I was inspired by another post to curate and organize 180 math tasks on Google Slides. Here is the link: bit.ly/180daysmath

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I found a like-minded T today...we both enjoy writing report cards! They allow me to dedicate uninterupted time to think about the growth of each child individually and consider how to keep them moving forward. Good reflection that we don't really get to do so deeply often enough.

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Libo Valencia 🧮 MathPlay @mrvalencia24.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Explore the Distributive Property of Multiplication via #MathPlay 🧮✖️ #ITeachMath #MTBoS #MathIsFun #STEM #ElemMathChat #Math #Maths #MathEd #EduSky

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

"When you do math, you’re exposed to the human thought process in a way that is really pure. It’s not just about understanding things, but about understanding things in a very childish, deep, naïve, super clear, obvious way." What a good read. I recommend it!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Full house of k-5 teachers to learn with Marian Small in the VSB. Learning about how open questions create open students. #ITeachMath

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

What a day! Hanging out with Marian Small talking with our district teacher team about supporting colleagues with math change...then the same chat with admin. Take aways & things to continue to ponder #1 - when improving math is a focus, math AND literacy achievement improve - reverse is not true

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Dr. Denis Sheeran @mathdenisnj.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hot Take: Numbers are taught as adjectives first and nouns second. 5 Apples: adj. 5 is half of 10: noun. Lead students through acquiring the language of math!! #iteachmath #edusky #tlap

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

In 2 hours today, I taught 4 indiv. primary classes a math game each. Once each class knows 2-3 games, they will teach them to each other then maybe to "the big kids". Math as a way to give students a leadership opportunity. Came out of a great brainstorm. So busy I didn't take pics...how unlike me!

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Just because you might not have seen something before doesn't mean it's new to everyone...

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Sandra Fox @fox-sanfox.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Someone (some-manys) told me this is where all the cool math teachers hang out now. I am a cool math teacher so here I am! #ITeachMath

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