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Happy #PiDay2024

M133 - part of your Twitter assignment is to see if you can make this (or something similar) on polypad and then reply to this tweet with your image.

A number of years ago, a 7th grade math student of mine was clearly bothered by his inability to keep up with the other students on a series of self-checking practice activities I had designed. Pulling him aside, I told him I was only requiring him to do his best, and that I wasn’t comparing him to the other students at all. Locking eyes with him, I also whispered that “Slow and careful is a 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 thing in math.” This seemed to put him at ease, and he worked at his own pace for the rest of that year, frequently completing class assignments on his own time at home to keep from missing anything. Several years later, a high school teacher in my district had each of her students send a note to a former teacher who had inspired them as part of a writing project, and he wrote to me, saying “Thanks for letting me work slowly that year. That was the first time I ever learned math.” Math that moves too fast is no math at all.

Origami for math class #MFPE #EducatorConference2023

Origami cubes at #MCubed @MCTMmath

The Greek philosopher Plato believed that all matter in the universe consisted of “Platonic solids,” a set of regular polyhedra. It turns out there are just five of them – but why? Learn more at math.fit/platonic

Happy St Patrick’s Day! 🍀🇮🇪 Learn more about rotational symmetry at mathigon.org/course/transfor…

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Pi are not round...

Great thread for all of you future elementary teachers in my classes…

M133 - part of your assignment is to see if you can make this (or something similar) on polypad and then reply to this tweet with your image.

Roses are red Violets are blue Want to know what's irrational? The square root of 2

Do you like big numbers? [Video: 6min]

Shout out to @SarahGwynneC and @KylerJo23927438 for coming to the group final to assist their fellow classmates even though they were exempt! #MathEd

For all of my parents out there- check out this free #Carpool app: @Gomates_

How to mow your lawn without getting tired? Nik Rijavec put a pole in the middle of the field and attached a lawnmower with a rope. Basically, he just used some geometry. 😮👏

New TikTok video: Can you come up with a fraction division word problem? If not, watch this video. :)

Happy St Patrick’s Day! 🍀 🇮🇪 Learn more about rotational symmetry at math.fit/symmetry