I know I've done a good job as a teacher *and* as an assessment designer when students correctly answer test questions in multiple ways I had not anticipated.
I know I've done a good job as a teacher *and* as an assessment designer when students correctly answer test questions in multiple ways I had not anticipated.
The May Calendar of Problems is here! Enjoy some #Math #ProblemSolving in the home stretch of your school year!
Plus Bonus Article "Table Techniques" using table of values as dynamic tool w/technology.
#MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns #MathEd #MathsEdChat #ClassroomMath #RecreationalMath
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/may-calendar-problems-3/
Solutions now posted for April Calendar of Problems!
[Plus check out bonus article if you didn't see it yet ]
May calendar coming tomorrow...
#ProblemSolving #iTeachMath #MTBoS #T3Learns #RecreationalMath #MathEd #MathsEdChat
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/april-calendar-problems-3/
Happy weekend! If you're inclined to do some #ProblemSolving, here's the April Calendar... solutions coming next week! (& May calendar too!)
#iTeachMath #MTBoS #MathEd #MathsEdChat #RecreationalMath
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/april-calendar-problems-3/
New blog post! "Go For Geometry! Episode 6: Quadrilaterals"
Using technology (all platforms) to make sense of this family of shapes.
#MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns #Geometry
#ClassroomMath #MathEd #MathsEdChat
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/04/17/go-for-geometry-6/
The April Calendar of problems is here! Do some #ProblemSolving with your students (or by yourself) & share your thinking!
Plus BONUS article "Do It Right" on implementing technology for success.
#iTeachMath #MTBoS #MathsToday #RecreationalMath #MathEd #MathsEdChat #ClassroomMath
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/april-calendar-problems-3/
Solutions for the March Calendar of Problems are posted!
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/march-calendar-problems-3/
Sorry, I'm a day behind, but the April calendar will be up by tomorrow (no fooling!)
#ProblemSolving #RecreationalMath #iTeachMath #MTBoS #T3Learns #MathEd #MathsEdChat #ClassroomMath
Grading math papers right now, and the most common feedback so far is "We do not set equations equal to each other".
"I'm not sure if that's a line or if it's two rays", asked a student, validating the instructional design of my introduction to polar coordinates activity.
New blog post! "Marvelous Midsegments" Go For Geometry! Episode 5.
Activities exploring on all technology platforms: Desmos, GeoGebra & TI calculators.
Taking the scenic route
#geometry #MTBoS #iTeachMath #ClassroomMath #MathEd #MathsEdChat
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/03/16/go-for-geometry-5/
#AI during March Break -- #chatOAME (the #AI for #onted Math Teachers from @OAMEcounts ) had some technical updates done during our time off. Check it out at https://www.tiktok.com/@oameai/video/7481355115501325574 or https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJhLWBK4g0 #mtbos #mathed
Polydron special offer: Use code ATM10 for 10% off your Polydron order (offer ends 30 September 2025)
https://www.polydron.co.uk/shop.html
‘Exploring triangles at the Institute of Mathematics Pedagogy (IMP)’
Tandi Clausen-May reflects on an exploration of 3D shapes made from triangles.
https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT295/03.pdf
One of the two free articles from Mathematics Teaching 295 for non-members.
#geometry #triangle #helix #polydron #MathematicsTeaching #atm #MT #MT295 #iTeachMath #MathEd #Math #Education #mathematics
'Does the Multiplication Tables Check do what it is meant to do?'
Rose Keating and Jenni Back explore whether the Multiplication Tables Check is a suitable tool for predicting success in the Key Stage 2 Mathematics National Curriculum Tests.
https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT295/12.pdf
One of the two free articles from Mathematics Teaching 295 for non-members.
#multiplication #mtc #MathematicsTeaching #atm #MT #MT295 #iTeachMath #MathEd #Math #Education #mathematics
New Blog Post! "Go For Geometry! Episode 4: Triangle Angles"
See how to use numerical data w/technology to support student understanding (on all platforms: Desmos GeoGebra TI Calculators)
#geometry #MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns #MathEd #MathsEdChat #ClassroomMath
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/03/09/go-for-geometry-4/
Going to press today, Mathematics Teaching 295, journal of the Association Of Teachers of Mathematics, redesigned by me.
#MathematicsTeaching #iTeachMath #MathEd #Math #Education #design #GraphicDesign #atm #MT #MT295
Possibly useful for π day
Circle area (animation)
https://www.mathed.page/constructions/pi/index.html
Leonardo's Areas
https://www.mathed.page/puzzles/polyarcs/leonardo.pdf
π for regular polygons?
https://www.mathed.page/geometry-labs/polygon-pi/index.html
Taxicab π:
https://www.mathed.page/geometry-labs/labs/taxicab-geometry.pdf
One of my beliefs as a high school #math teacher is that every course is a geometry course, which I guess is the opposite of what another teacher once told me: "Geometry is a crutch".
March Calendar of Problems is posted! Try some #ProblemSolving #RecreationalMath & share thoughts here or on the blog.
Plus BONUS content article: "Math Habits of Mind" Enjoy!
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#MTBoS #iTeachMath #ClassroomMath #MathEd #MathsEdChat
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/march-calendar-problems-3/