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Emily Magee @math_emily

Elementary Math Curriculum Specialist in Philadelphia

Joined September 2017
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Help us please @googledocs - My colleague and I are having an issue where when we own a document and add fractions to it, the spacing above the fractions is large and strange. When others view the doc, it looks totally normal. Am I making any sense?
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Jess Tilli@JessicaTilli1
11 May 2021
For the 5.G.B standards, do students need to be able to identify shapes by name, or just by properties? Specifically, do they need to know names for triangles like scalene, isosceles, and equilateral? #MTBoS #ITeachMath
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Not trying to promote gambling, but I like to think about the math and stats! What does it mean to have a .933 SV%? What would make it higher? Lower? What information do you need to make a good prediction?
Pittsburgh Penguins
@penguins
8 Oct 2019
In his last game, Matt Murray had a .933SV%. Will his save percentage tonight be OVER or UNDER that tonight against the Jets? Have any hot takes about tonight's game? Visit betrivers.com to play for real.
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Portion of Teacher Edition: Suggested Question --> "For which operation do you need to know which fraction is greater before you set up the equation?" Eeek! Creating a misconception with a rule that expires. Let's skip that one... #mtbos #iteachmath
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Strategy based on place value or standard algorithm? #mtbos #iteachmath
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A3. I’m focused on the unit fractions. Each red represents 1/2, blue 1/3, green 1/6 #elemmathchat
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A1. In each case they made a 10 to make addition easier. I noticed that they did so by taking 5 from one to give to the other. Instead, I would have reversed it, making the second number the 10 by taking 2 from the first. #elemmathchat
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I'm gonna use a little estimation and proportional reasoning and say that I do not think I could fit 60 some raspberries in a cup! #iteachmath
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"Show your work" vs "Show your thinking" vs "Show your understanding" vs...
How do you distinguish between Geometry and Measurement Standards? #MTBoS #iteachmath #geometry
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I've been digging into tape diagrams, but I'm struggling with how to use them when measurement division is involved. If I know the number of groups but not the size, I can have that many x's in my bar. But what if I know the size... help? #OpenUpMath #LearnWithIM #iteachmath
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The cooking/math learning comparison reminded me of my favorite thing to reread when I need a little inspiration and reminder of what math is/should be: The Mathematician's Lament. Good back to school reading! #mtbos #iteachmath #phillymath maa.org/external_archive/dev…

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So much of this sounds like math learning :) "It’s a shame that the standard way of learning how to cook is by following recipes." "It’s hard to teach intuition, which in truth can only fully arise through experience." etc #mtbos #iteachmath #phillymath
The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic
14 Aug 2018
The why of cooking, by Joe Pinsker bit.ly/2OvDug2
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How does the CC Shift "Focus" play out in high school? #iteachmath #mtbos
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Philly used to get paid $65/ton of recyclables. Now we pay $38/ton. I spy some math in here... and a need to recycle more mindfully. x.com/phillydotcom/status/10…

The Philadelphia Inquirer
@PhillyInquirer
24 Jul 2018
Why recycling is now a money loser, not a moneymaker for #Philly trib.al/Kz74lE7
Not a basketball fan here (go @penguins!), but 1) I love graphs and 2) I love Philly. Do you put equal value on both variables? What other variables should be considered? #iteachmath #mtbos x.com/NateSilver538/status/1…

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538
28 Jun 2018
WSLD (What Should LeBron Do?): 53eig.ht/2MvzE5B
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Come work with @mdschlatter and me at the School District of Philadelphia as a High School Math Curriculum Specialist! #mtbos #Philadelphia #iteachmath tinyurl.com/sdp-high-math
I understand the thinking here, but I'm curious about the best first teacher move. If a student shared this during a #numbertalk what question(s) would you ask or moves would you make? #iteachmath
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A3) I guess my question is, what would the realistic alternative be? And, what would/could a world look like with NO state assessments. I smile giddily at the thought, but I imagine some possible negative repercussions as well #MTMSchat
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A2) If some students are being accelerated (tracking is happening), then I would argue for acceleration of all. I would, however, prefer a solid and rich middle school program over acceleration. Depth over speed. #MTMSchat
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