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Casey Rutherford

@rutherfordcasey.bsky.social
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Assistant Director of Learning, teacher at heart. Passions include all things math and science, standards based grading, an unwavering focus on student learning, and the outdoors. Posts are my own. #iteachphysics #iteachmath #mtbos

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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Irony defined. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/e...
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Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources
Experts find fake sources in Canadian government report that took 18 months to complete.
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Re-reading “Never say anything a kid can say,” gold from the early 2000s. A fave quote: lecture is “the transfer of info from the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through the minds of either.” hybridalgebra.pbworks.com/f/Never+Say+...
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This afternoon I testified on SF 1740, the Senate Educational Policy Omnibus bill. I want to ensure all MN students have equitable access to opportunities afforded to them through a grounding in mathematics. Check it out below, my testimony starts at 1:37:50. www.senate.mn/schedule/liv...
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
At a marzano conference. First resonating quote: “People forget what they know, they don’t forget what they understand.” #edusky
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
"However, we additionally find that when access [to Generative AI] is subsequently taken away, students actually perform worse than those who never had access" 1) Turns out shortcutting the learning process doesn't work, weird. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Generative AI Can Harm Learning
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize how humans work, and has already demonstrated promise in significantly improving human produc
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Another banger by @ddmeyer.bsky.social; "[Unbound Academy hasn't] replaced teachers with AI. They have replaced poor kids with rich kids." danmeyer.substack.com/p/the-truth-... #edusky #mtbos #AI #edtech
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The Truth About 2 Hour Learning & Unbound Academy a/k/a The School “Replacing Teachers with AI”
They haven’t replaced teachers with AI. They have replaced poor kids with rich kids.
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Tracy Zager @tracyzager.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Everywhere I go, I ask teachers, "What do you wish society understood about your job?" If you'd like to chime in, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts via this form, DM, or email: forms.gle/xh8YkyKYWVyv...
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How could U.S. society support teachers, students, staff, and schools better?
I'm Tracy Zager, a math coach and author of professional books who lives and works in Portland, Maine. I'm in the brainstorming stages of work on a new project on behalf of educators and all staff inv...
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Edtechification @edtechification.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
"I see so many parallels between choosing curriculum 20 years ago and choosing edtech tools now; lots of hype, flashy claims, and no watchdog." The endnote about the expectation that teachers take garbage resources and turn them into something useful is a sad insight into what's out there. #edtech
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Helping the junior study for a calc test: “I love it when you give me harder problems than what we normally do, so I know I’m prepared” #tmwyk
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Howie Hua @howiehua.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
You've heard of elf on the shelf but have you heard of #math #ITeachMath
The graph of y=sin(x) on a pig (swine).
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Back to critiquing #edtech. #edusky
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Most of Edtech is Trash; Here’s what we could do about it.
I started teaching in 2004 when the first wave of high school integrated math curriculum was phasing back out of classrooms as frustrated teachers happily returned to standard Algebra-Geometry-Algebra II (AGA) sequences. A few years later we went through a curriculum cycle driven by new standards and legislation that required Algebra 1 (linear at least) to be taught in 8th grade.
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UnionGres @mattgresick.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
I completely agree. The focus on grades over meaningful learning has worsened with online grading’s transparency. Despite years of adding tech for teachers and students, there’s little real evolution in how it’s integrated to improve education. #sschat #bfc530 #edusky
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
This whole thread is worth sifting through, particularly as we wrestle as a math community as to what is relevant for *all* learners in compulsory education. Happy that the #mnmath community is hitting this head on with new standards including data science! #mtbos #edusky
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Another reason to steer clear of 'learning styles.' "In sum, we show that providing information about learning styles leads to (unwarranted) inferences about children’s intelligence and aptitude." #edusky www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Beware the myth: learning styles affect parents’, children’s, and teachers’ thinking about children’s academic potential - npj Science of Learning
npj Science of Learning - Beware the myth: learning styles affect parents’, children’s, and teachers’ thinking about children’s academic potential
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Investing in school infrastructure tangibly & positively affects both students and community. "estimates suggest that closing the spending gap between high- and low-SES districts...may close as much as 25% of the observed achievement gap between these districts. #edusky www.nber.org/papers/w3204...
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What Works and For Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across The U.S.
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Sara Van Der Werf @saravanderwerf.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
9 years ago this week I wrote about my favorite activity for the day before winter break. It's one of the top posts on my blog. If you need a guareenteed win this week - check out the 5x5 game. All students engage in this. Gr 3-12. Easy. Low prep. Smiles. www.saravanderwerf.com/5x5-most-ama...
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5×5 Most Amazing Just for Fun Game - Sara VanDerWerf
UPDATE DECEMBER 2021 - Simplified Version: I've spent quite a bit of time in K-5 world the last several years. This year I introduced this game to my Elem math Ed students. They loved it. Since they a...
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Carl @mathowitz.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
*AND* please, please, please... Make sure they are not Christmas centric. Yes, many students may enjoy holiday themed "fun activities" but unless you're at a religious school, you're bound to have at least one student who will feel alienated and likely won't be comfortable speaking up.
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Fun with math practices today!
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
New relative motion example just dropped! #iteachphysics 🎢 Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYumthgG/
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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Ahhh thank goodness, @ddmeyer.bsky.social watched 60 Minutes go back to the Hype Well for Sal Khan so I don't have to. What's it gonna take for folks to stop listening to someone who's been so consistently wrong about the future of education? (Sal, not Dan) danmeyer.substack.com/p/five-inter...
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Five Interesting Moments From the Khanmigo Segment on 60 Minutes
Also: can someone help me understand what is going on with MagicSchool right now?
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Read the thread. This is a mess.
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Marta R. Stoeckel, PhD, NBCT @martastoeckel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Love this guideline!
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Marta R. Stoeckel, PhD, NBCT @martastoeckel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Today, a teacher was excited to show me the driving question board her students made this week because of how much growth it shows from the first! I love that I get these snippets of how much students and teachers are growing in these skills. #NGSS #EduCoach
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Interestingly, this is exactly how I would define preparing for the real world. #edusky
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
“But data gathering in schools is not a neutral exercise.” Reading + reflecting on Chapter 9 of @asv.bsky.social’s “Becoming an Everyday Changemaker” and circling back repeatedly to this paragraph. Definitely not a neutral exercise…
Excerpt from chapter 9 of “Becoming an Everyday Changemaker”
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Which school is a success and which is ‘failing’? #edusky
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I listened for 40,845 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/wrapped/shar...
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My 2024 Wrapped - Get yours
2024 Wrapped
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Julie V de vaca @juliev.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Please don't assign homework over a break. Model a rich intellectual life for your students but also model rest. Ignore the "yes but we have to ..." impulse #edusky
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Here's a list of 236 Bluesky science feeds and their hashtags! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #EduSky 🧪
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BlueSky Science-Related Feeds
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Samuel Otten @ottensam.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#MathTeachers, how do you wrap up lessons? Not the final phase of instruction, but just the final minute of class? Watching 100s of algebra lessons, most Ts either let kids work to the bell or make business anncmts at the end. Our nudge is to "put a bow on it." practicedrivenpd.com/instructiona...
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Put a Bow On It
Put a bow on it instructional nudge. “In case you missed it, here’s the recap.”
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Daughter; “can you write some functions so I can practice derivatives?” Me; say no more (see the black function). Aside; people better than us at derivative rules, we’d love some feedback on her work. #tmwyk
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I’m so glad @audreywatters.bsky.social is back to her bullshit.
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Anyone else remember when #edtech folks though #byod was a great idea? I’ll admit I jumped on that bandwagon for a hot second, but having lived through it and come out the other side, this reminds me a little too much of those times. #ai
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
#tmwyk was absolutely instrumental for me as a parent; now I have high school kids who come home and ask, almost every day, 'hey dad, want to see the math we did today?' It's built into our family culture to talk math. Thank you @triangleman.bsky.social !
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
What states get the biggest benefit from the US Department of Education (@usedgov)
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Casey Rutherford @rutherfordcasey.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Hello world. We'll see how long I last here, but I couldn't pass up another chance at building a positive online community. #mtbos #iteachmath #iteachphysics
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