Irony defined. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/e...

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+...

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...

At a marzano conference. First resonating quote: “People forget what they know, they don’t forget what they understand.” #edusky

"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....

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

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...

"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

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

You've heard of elf on the shelf but have you heard of #math #ITeachMath

Back to critiquing #edtech. #edusky

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

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

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...

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...

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...

*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.

Fun with math practices today!

New relative motion example just dropped! #iteachphysics 🎢 Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYumthgG/

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...

Read the thread. This is a mess.

Love this guideline!

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

Interestingly, this is exactly how I would define preparing for the real world. #edusky

“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…

Which school is a success and which is ‘failing’? #edusky

I listened for 40,845 minutes in 2024. What about you? #SpotifyWrapped open.spotify.com/wrapped/shar...

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

Here's a list of 236 Bluesky science feeds and their hashtags! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #EduSky 🧪

#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...

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

I’m so glad @audreywatters.bsky.social is back to her bullshit.

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

#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 !

What states get the biggest benefit from the US Department of Education (@usedgov)

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