iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

can't take "LLMs are people" discourse seriously when we haven't even convinced everyone that all people are people.

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Dustin Purdy @mrpurdymath.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Heading to #NCTMDEN26? 📐 Make sure you're following the math educators, innovators, and thought leaders shaping the conversation so you don't miss their ideas, resources, and conference highlights! 📊 #MathEd #MathSky Let me know if I'm missing anyone. @nctm.org go.bsky.app/JhmJ3DD

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/10/2026

While we're on the topic of the machine learning Michael Jordan and his interview calling this hysteria around fictional machine gods for what it is, let me share with you this essay he wrote in 2018 where he was similarly spot on. medium.com/@mijordan3/a...

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Artificial Intelligence — The Revolution Hasn’t Happened Yet

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the mantra of the current era. The phrase is intoned by technologists, academicians, journalists and…

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Sarah Drasner @sarahedo.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Let's talk a little more about Margaret Hamilton because she deserves it In 1961, Margaret Hamilton was tackling massive systems, having previously wrangled room-sized computers that blared like a foghorn whenever they crashed.

The famous photo of Margaret with the code she wrote to put a man on the moon

The lego set of Margaret Hamilton my daughters gave me

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

You know it’s a good project when there’s geometry, sketching, and tools involved—and at the end you get firewood. (project: a folding sawbuck, or firewood cutting stand)

Photo of project plans being made on a dining table: mini whiteboard with a diagram of an X-shaped wooden assembly, labelled with measurements and surrounded by trig equations. Beneath the whiteboard is a notebook with sketches of other aspects of the project. Pen, pencil case, and tape measure lay on the table nearby.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Occasionally a data point makes me think: maybe change doesn’t *always* get faster and faster.

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

If you're never willing to hand over any of the learning to the learners you will gradually make them passive in their thinking and turn yourself into someone who 'delivers' a curriculum and can therefore be replaced. I'm going to stick to interacting, relating and hopefully inspiring, thank you. 😉

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Jennifer Gonzalez @cultofpedagogy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

When teachers push back against coaching, PD, or a new initiative, they often get labeled as resistant. But what might that label hide? Elena Aguilar joins me to explore what’s beneath the pushback — and how coaches and leaders can respond with curiosity. cultofpedagogy.com/teacher-pushback/

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When Teachers Push Back: What Are We Missing? | Cult of Pedagogy

#When teachers push back against change, they often get labeled as "resistant." But that label can keep us from seeing what’s really going on.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Agreed. From what I’ve seen JUMP is uncommonly thoughtful about their lesson structure.

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Taras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 08/10/2026

#Quebec’s incoming Parti Québécois government says it will fight Alto, North America’s first true high-speed rail line. Yes, the province with the most to gain from the all-electric train wants to stop this project dead in its tracks. What's behind their stance? 🧵

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Mm. So often the folks asking for the software don't feel like they have anything more to learn about their business, process, user, customer, etc. You, the developer, maybe. Them, no.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Pet peeve: "guesstimate" 😣

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

@kentbeck.com , in one of my new favourite tech quotes: Good software development is “a learning process that throws off software as a side effect.” youtu.be/F8fBgDCf2Y4?...

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Kent Beck: Software Engineering in the Age of AI | Prodacity 2026

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On this national day of reconciliation we remember that the fundamental journey in Canada is between Indigenous and settler. We must learn to walk together for a better shared future.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My 16 y.o. son just spent a weekend absorbing Songs in the Key of Life… gonna make sure he hears this. ✨

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Don't use AI for things it's not good at, and definitely don't assume AI is good at everything. And the one thing AI really cannot do is replace human beings. AI is a tool that human beings can use, but like any tool, it takes experience to use effectively.

BBCNews:

McDonald's removes Al drive-throughs after order errors

Let's be clear here. If you cannot
get the right burger from an Al
customer service bot, it is not an
appropriate tool for education,
tutoring, or any other high-stakes
task.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Firewood season is upon us. And apparently, the thing I need to build next is a "sawbuck." I'm in unfolding-nerdy-handiwork heaven. 🤓🪵📐

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Same here. (And computing too.) A favorite tech/product thinker of mine used to say: “reducing shame is the killer app.” I think that’s not a bad lens for pedagogy too.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’d say the occasional out of touch edtech leader who fancies themselves an out of touch billionaire.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ah, well, I assume your students are also fabulously successful, and therefore can laugh about it like Jensen Huang. Ha ha. 😒

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Just as a simple matter of pedagogy, the idea that you no longer need to know lower-order foundational stuff in order to get to higher order stuff is insane to me." @jvl.bsky.social is Always Right. And somehow that includes math and CS pedagogy. 🤓 www.youtube.com/live/-olvX4_...

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Oh. This should've been on my radar for years. (a) adopted Montrealer, (b) lifetime yid, (c) looks forward to the eeriness of unetaneh tokef every year. G'mar chatimah tovah. ✌️🍯

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

... and reading Janaki's blog this morning led me to @triangleman.bsky.social and @natbanting.bsky.social , and @jennalaib.bsky.social and @gfletchy.bsky.social and @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social and... well... I really appreciate this math-edu community. Y'all do wonderful thinking and writing. 🍎❤️☺️

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Made a new math-edu friend this week at the always-fun #MathRoutineCollaborative... Do y'all know @janakialeena.bsky.social ? Check out her classroom reflections at thinkingwithchildren.com ... they're really thoughtful and well written. 🤓 ... /

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Thinking With Children

Teaching and learning mathematics with children

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’ve been wondering why we don’t see cabinet ministers more visibly, like we would’ve in prev admins. (Or have I just missed?)

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

M-hm. 🤨 Let me remind you who scolded *me* for prematurely putting away the front porch snow shovel.

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It's great that learning is so much more than a purely cognitive task, otherwise it would be very hard to learn anything at all. How fortunate to have experiences to participate in as fully situated, embodied, and social creatures, to use the tools, space, and people suitable to any worthwhile task!

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"Let's have some humility" is exactly right. Bookmarking...

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Maybe not what they were thinking of, but Tiny Polka Dot is on my gift list for little ones who enjoy mathy thinking. mathforlove.com/games/tiny-p...

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Tiny Polka Dot - Math For Love

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“My son loves Numberblocks. He just turned 5 and is entering kindergarten in the fall. He’s been asking for math workbooks but the ones I get are too young for him. Do you have any recs of workbooks/other shows/fun narrative books/anything else I should get him” #iTeachMath

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Smh at this one, @moreperfectunion.bsky.social Yes, we should be angry at abusive corporations. But not because what a chatbot told someone. “Their OWN chatbot said that’s their strategy!” is not a solid case. “It took my breath away” is a self-own. youtube.com/shorts/whHyp...

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Amazon’s AI Chatbot Just Snitched on Amazon

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Karen Campe @karencampe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hello #MTBoS #iTeachMath #MathsToday... If you aren't following Howie, fix that right now! Can't wait to see what fun math he'll share this school year.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

... and my ears perked up at the bit about van Merriënboer. I'm citing him in a CS-learning-tasks lit review, but only in passing. Now that I know he came from CS, I think i'll take a deeper look at his stuff.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Thoroughly enjoyed this week's Thought Stretchers podcast, @drewperkins.bsky.social hosting @mpershan.bsky.social. MP, you come across as practical and thorough and delightfully unconcerned with narratives. Nice to hear you in this format, w/ room to run. wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret... ...

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The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Applying Cognitive Load Theory In The Classroom

Drew Perkins welcomes math teacher and author Michael Pershan to explore how he thinks about applying Cognitive Load Theory in his classroom.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Ahem. Former long-time higher ed adminstrative IT person here. Yes, yes, this'll work just fine.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Bet I could tell you which Philly neighborhood, even. 🤣 … and which midwestern liberal arts college. 🙃

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I never dipped my toe in there, figuring that a structured place like this might have more gravity… but that’s a good endorsement, @geonz.bsky.social . Tx.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ooh, they are a VERY good and thoughtful team. I've been following their stuff since their early days. Good pick.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ok, on a little digging I see some of the folks i had in mind are actually here. Maybe the bsky algo just makes edu chatter less spicy here. Can't decide if that's good or bad.

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

... ok, so essentially I want to roll my eyes at their terrible ideas [and occasionally be constructive and find common ground] *here*. Is that really so far-fetched?

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Mike Deutsch @mdeutschmtl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I guess I wish that (a) the rest of twitter hadn't gone so completely toxic and I could stay there and have an interesting little edu circle, or that (b) the remaining edu folks ALSO decided it was toxic and intolerable and decided to come here and make it more vibrant. ...

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Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is like a "choose your own adventure book". If you choose option A, it will do the next step for you, etc. This is not writing. This is producing text for a grade. Writing has value as a way to figure out what you think and why. If students see this possibility in a product that is/5

Good pick — that contradiction (faculty alarmed about student AI use while using it heavily themselves) gives you a real argument, not just a summary.

Working thesis: Something like — "Academic integrity frameworks built around detection and prohibition are failing because they ignore the double standard institutions themselves practice: faculty and universities are adopting AI in their own work while restricting it for students. A workable integrity model has to define legitimate use, not just police it."

Outline:

Intro — the contradiction as your hook (College Board: 45% of faculty view AI negatively on integrity grounds, yet 77% use it professionally)
What "academic integrity" meant pre-AI, and why detection-based enforcement (Turnitin-style) is breaking down
The faculty double standard — evidence and what it reveals about the real concern (is it dishonesty, or loss of skill-building?)
Counter-argument — the case for strict AI-use rules (Ecuador study: link between trusting AI output and plagiarism)
What's actually working — institutions shifting to "process tracking" / "learning assurance" instead of pure detection
Your argument for what a better policy looks like
Conclusion
For sources beyond the two I found, you'll want your own database search (JSTOR, Google Scholar) for peer-reviewed studies — I can help you evaluate sources once you have them, but a paper this current benefits from primary studies you've actually read, not just what I can find via web search.

Want me to help you draft the introduction next, or do you want to gather a few more sources first?

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Boys recording one of the greatest albums of all time — REVOLVER — at Abbey Road in 1966. This seminal album was released 60yrs ago today.

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