In order to be born, you needed: 2 parents 4 grandparents 8 great-grandparents 16 second great-grandparents 32 third great-grandparents 64 fourth great-grandparents 128 fifth great-grandparents 256 sixth great-grandparents 512 seventh great-grandparents 1,024 eighth great grandparents 2,048 ninth great-grandparents For you to be born today from 12 previous generations, you needed a total of 4,094 ancestors over the last 400 years. Think for a moment: How many struggles? How many battles? How many difficulties? How much sadness? How much happiness? How many love stories? How many expressions of hope for the future? – did your ancestors have to undergo for you to exist in this present moment...

If you are a K-8 teacher looking to do a master's degree focused on the teaching and learning of math, we have an amazing online program just for you. 1/3 sfu.ca/education/programs/gr…

Which calculation is the easiest? A great prompt to generate intrigue and mathematical discussion. mathsbot.com/cpd

Important questions to ask when teaching the order of operations, but why? Any more to add to the list? mathsbot.com/tasks #1001MathsBots #1001MathsBots

Can you complete the grid with just the square numbers showing? Customisable times tables, ideal for printing. mathsbot.com/printables/time…

A good mental math strategy to have: doubling and halving

Listen to Kim's and my strategies for this week's problem! Check our new #MathStratChat episode in the Math is FigureOutAble podcast! na2.hubs.ly/y0Yd860 #MathIsFigureOutAble #MathStratChat #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathEd

"It’s important for the math classroom to provide students with time to communicate more than just recalling information or answers." ⤵️ edutopia.org/article/promoti…

Team Teaching Reduces Turnover Compared to Going Solo, New Research Finds edweek.org/state-of-teaching…

Fraction division CAN be understandable! Here are 3 ways we can think about it.

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If you want mindless equation solvers, use a calculator. If you want thinkers and reasoners, teach the major strategies. bit.ly/mathpcast250 #MathIsFigureOutAble #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathEd

Math if we only focus on the final answer and not on all of the different ways we can approach the problem:

Why Alabama was the only state where math scores improved over pre-pandemic levels. npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-531…

I love Mental Math Mondays! It’s the best bite sized PD for teachers on the web! 😁

[New Post] Ontario Math Links - My favourite #math related links from this week: ontariomath.blogspot.com/202… Links and help from @joann_sandford @TimBrzezinski @howie_hua @OAMEtalks and more #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath

The Four Agreements ‼️

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Another couple of prerequisites we maybe don't check up on enough...

Three sets of fractions questions, which on the surface may seem very similar... Designed to develop an understanding of fractions, rather than rely on a one-size fits all "butterfly" method.