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Math Teacher & Math Ed Enthusiast (writing, speaking, tinkering); @FractionTalks; #MenuMath #OIFMath #UpscalePB creator; Public Address Guy; Goalie Dad. natbanting.com

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Looks like 3 outlets?

One each for:

5-4
5-3
4-3

PP. that just good coaching.

08.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhhh love this!!!

19.02.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A clothesline strung across a classroom with fraction cards and pictures sitting upon it.

A clothesline strung across a classroom with fraction cards and pictures sitting upon it.

Thanks to @jennalaib.bsky.social , @natbanting.bsky.social and others for the inspiration to do a fractions clothesline. My student were very engaged! #ITeachMath

19.02.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

@natbanting.bsky.social looking forward to your keynote at my school tomorrow!

13.02.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t need a home stream. πŸ˜‚

I get the game (and @desmos.com has to go get that bread), but it’s not as friendly for teachers who want to supplement their class with the activities.

β€œProgress” get a big β€œwomp womp” from me.

12.01.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The multiple landing pages are a wild choice, but managed to find it.

Students still being orphaned all over various landing pages.

12.01.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Whatever this current interface is was not designed for teachers to supplement their student experience.

It wants all Amplify or nothing.

I miss the professionalism that Desmos enabled as a stand alone platform.

12.01.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, kids just get lost in some Amplify dashboard with no option to enter code for activity.

There’s probably a simple fix here…

12.01.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So how do I find my dashboard of recent @desmos activities?

Students seem to be sent every which way now that Amplify has added a layer of administration.

12.01.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

My fav part here is β€œemphasis” on theory.

The β€œtestable” crew also operate on theoretical assumptions of how teaching and learning existβ€”they just leave them buried.

Emphasizing the conditions of an experiment (and conclusion) feels important, no?

22.11.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone built a math practice app where every answer is 6, 7, or 67 yet?

29.09.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Visual Patterns 🀝 Pattern Blocks
I am currently OBSESSED, in a (mostly) healthy way, with @fawnnguyen.substack.com visual patterns and @mathforlove.bsky.social pattern blocks for kids to learn and create patterns. Ah-may-zing. Also, I am in LOVE with Mary Vail's Thinking Desks, they are phenomenal!

19.09.2025 00:44 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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[New Post] Ontario Math Links - My favourite #math related links from this week:

ontariomath.blogspot.com/2025/09/math...

links & help from @mrcorleymath.bsky.social @mathsweek.scot @darrenmacey.bsky.social @natbanting.bsky.social @maria-naturalmath.bsky.social &more #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath

14.09.2025 23:42 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I think this is all sorted now!

(That’s 5 hours of my Saturday I won’t get back πŸ˜‚)

14.09.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah…

Something about hosting is screwy right now.

Sorry about that; trying to contact tech support is… tedius. πŸ™„

13.09.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Play with your Problems I am a compulsive problem poser. When presented with a mathematical context, I have an incredible amount of difficulty leaving it alone. My teacher instinct is to push, prod, tinker, and/or alter i…

I wrote a new post yesterday:

natbanting.com/play-with-yo...

It’s about the benefits of teachers tinkering with the problems/prompts we offer students.

(And, tangentially, about the benefits of conference spaces where we are given license to do so)

#iteachmath

11.09.2025 12:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Play with your Problems I am a compulsive problem poser. When presented with a mathematical context, I have an incredible amount of difficulty leaving it alone. My teacher instinct is to push, prod, tinker, and/or alter i…

I wrote a new post yesterday:

natbanting.com/play-with-yo...

It’s about the benefits of teachers tinkering with the problems/prompts we offer students.

(And, tangentially, about the benefits of conference spaces where we are given license to do so)

#iteachmath

11.09.2025 12:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Ornje

??

31.08.2025 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ornje

Also accepted: Ornch

31.08.2025 03:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOrange” is a 1-syllable word

(Massive family argument occurring)

31.08.2025 01:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Any old #bcedchat folks have a lead on a veteran math history teacher??

24.08.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BC has a grade 11 math history course!!

Have any BC math educators on here taught this course? If so, what was your experience?

24.08.2025 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Yup

Every influence is a sort of gambit.

And kids understand the structure of lessons and units. So eventually they will β€œself-spoil”

For this reason, I believe that the most authentic thinking occurs at the onset of a unit of study.

12.08.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In general, we are worried that what students do *fits* the current unit of study so we spend time β€œlistening for” specific acts that fit instead of β€œlistening with” student thinking in more open spaces.

I get it. I do it. School math is packed and we need to get kids specific places.

12.08.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Math class: β€œHere’s a task about a hallway of lockers that involves perfect squares”

English class: β€œHere’s a book and, at the end, the hero dies”

These are identical experiences imho

I think math teachers feel an increased need to include more β€œspoilers” to justify openness in their classroom.

12.08.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s true what they say. This is excellent.

And I’m going to quote the end to give you a taste:

β€œBut personalized learning is the wrong ideal. … We shouldn’t be going all-in on kids learning on their own. We should be trying to figure out how to make whole-group learning even better.”

11.08.2025 21:10 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#artmath

11.08.2025 18:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#unitchat

11.08.2025 18:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This exhibit at the Tate Modern in London giving real β€œHow Many?” vibes.

@triangleman.bsky.social

11.08.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh. I haven’t.

I’ve seen people link to it, but I’ve never checked it out.

Something to consider tho!!

10.08.2025 06:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0