AMTNJ Past-President-IM Certified Facilitator-Help K-8 teachers align lessons to standards, build content knowledge, & use student thinking to drive instruction
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Providing PD doesnโt mean I also donโt need time to reflect & grow. ๐ฑ Thank you for watching this year and doing the work that truly counts for Ss! ๐ 2026 is already taking shape. See you in Jan ๐๏ธ ๐ก
#MathStandardMonday #PLthatCounts #NJSLS #ITeachMath #StrategiesNotShortcuts
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๐๐ณ โ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ-๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ-๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฝโ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฒโ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ.๐ก๐ฆ.๐.๐ญ
The standard is about ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, not just computing it
โถ๏ธ Todayโs #MathStandardMonday video explores more
#NJSLS @amtnj
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๐จ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ #๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆโฆ
& once you notice it, fractions like ๐ญ๐ฑ/๐ฒ make a LOT more sense. ๐
โก๏ธ Watch todayโs #ThursdayTeachingTip to see why this โmissing pieceโ can open up deeper fraction conversations for Ss
@amtnj
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#MathStandardMondayโI heard something from G5 Ts last week that may sound familiar: โSs donโt know how convert mixed numbersโ ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ: Ss do knowโthey learn it in 4.NF.B.3โฆjust not in the procedural way adults may expect. More in todayโs video. ๐ฅ
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#MathStandardMonday unpacked ๐ฏ.๐ก๐.๐.๐ฏ
#TuesdayTryIt showed equivalent fractions as ๐ฐ lengths
Todayโs #ThursdayTeachingTip shifts to meaningful comparison
โถ๏ธ Watch the video for a micro move that helps students compare ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐.
#NJSLS @amtnj
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For December, weโre shifting our #MathStandardMonday focus to ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ โ starting with 3.NF.A.3.
โข What makes fractions equivalent ๐ฐ
โข How to compare using understanding, not shortcuts ๐
Itโs all about reasoning, not rules! โจ๐ง
#NJSLS @amtnj
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Please excuse the mid-video caption that went a little off-task ๐ The fraction ideas stayed solid though!
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Ss can often name what they see on a graph ๐โฆ but turning it into ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ takes practice โจ Your #ThursdayTeachingTip: an easy ๐ฎ-๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ routine that strengthens DL aligns with ๐ฐ.๐๐.๐.๐ฐ Watch the video for a ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ถ๐t! ๐ฆ #NJSLS
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This weekโs #MathStandardMonday focuses on Ss using data to decide what the evidence does (& doesnโt) support.
โณ Only 2 days left for the Cherry Hill DL workshop special pricing!
Make sure youโre subscribed before the 4.DL.A.4 Tuesday Try-It hits inboxes!
๐ Links in ๐ฅ
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A huge congratulations on this incredible accomplishment! ๐
Thank you for sharing your expertise with @amtnj at our PreKโ5 Conference on 11/14. Your work continues to strengthen math education in NJ. โจ๐
Excited to share that my article was published in the special issue of @NCTMโs Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PKโ12!
Huge thanks to my dissertation chair for her unwavering support.
pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/โฆ
#MTLTPK12 #MTBoS #iteachmath #T2T #math #mathed
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Helping 3rd graders write better data questions just got easier! ๐
Todayโs #ThursdayTeachingTip breaks down the D.A.T.A. Testโa quick tool for 3.DL.A.1 that helps Ss decide whether a question is investigable.
๐ฅ Watch the video grab your D.A.T.A. Test poster! ๐ Link in bio
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As we saw last week, G2 Ss learn people collect data to answer ?s & that answers vary. ๐ฃ In G3, the work is more intentional & Ss take the next step in data reasoning. ๐ Curious what shifts from 2.DL.A.1 to 3.DL.A.1? ๐ฅ Check out today's #MathStandardMonday video. #NJSLS @amtnj
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โ๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐?โ
Thatโmight be the start of ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐
Today's #ThursdayTeachingTip dives into making data feel human again.
๐ Link in Bio: Join me on ๐ญ๐ฎ/๐ญ๐ฎ for ๐ฟ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ
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๐ต๏ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ต๐โฆ
Check out today's #MathStandardMonday to find out why.
๐๏ธ ๐ฃ๐น๐๐: Special ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ on ๐ญ๐ฎ/๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น!
๐ Link in bio
#NJSLS @amtnj
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Too often, โ gets reduced to โtake away.โ
And subtracting integers gets reduced to keep-change-change.
What if thereโs a more powerful way?
One that builds on what students already know & where theyโre going?
๐ฅ Watch todayโs #ThursdayTeachingTip.
@NJSLS @amtnj
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The goal of 7.NS.A.1 ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ to ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ โฆ
๐๐โ๐ to ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ก.
๐ฅ See what this standard really expects in todayโs #MathStandardMonday
#NJSLS #CCSS #MSMath #VisualModels #BuildingFractionUnderstanding #MathEducation @amtnj
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By Gr6, Ss have spent ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ working with # lines, but theyโve all been horizontal. โ๏ธ
Now, 6.NS.C.6 asks them to reason about ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ in ๐๐๐กโ orientations.
๐ The best way to make that shift?
๐ฅ Watch todayโs #ThursdayTeachingTip.
@amtnj
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6.NS.C.6 extends studentsโ work with the number line to include magnitude & directions. โ๏ธ
๐ฉ A common misunderstanding? Thinking this standard is ONLY about integers.
Want to know what it really says?
๐ฌ Check out todayโs #MathStandardMonday video.
#NJSLS #CCSS @amtnj
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โDid you know 4.NF.A.1 ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ?
The ๐คโ๐๐๐ must stay fixed for Ss to truly understand equivalency.
Want to learn what models support this idea (& why)?
โถ๏ธ Watch todayโs #ThursdayTeachingTip.
@amtnj
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๐ #MathStandardMonday | 4.NF.A.1
Fractions arenโt just parts โ theyโre ๐๐๐๐๐กโ๐ .
And when you see them that wayโฆ equivalence makes perfect sense.
๐ฅ Watch how.
#NJSLS #CCSS #ElemMath #VisualModels #BuildingFractionUnderstanding #PLthatCounts @amtnj
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