Patrick Honner<p>I really enjoyed exploring different loci in Taxicab geometry while working on this piece. There were many pleasing and surprising results! Here is the perpendicular bisector:</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Geometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geometry</span></a></p>
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Patrick Honner<p>Excited to share this piece I wrote for the New York Times Learning Network, that turns Steven Strogatz's excellent "Math, Revealed" essay on taxicab geometry into a (hopefully!) useful resource for teaching and learning.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/learning/lesson-plans/teach-taxicab-geometry-with-steven-strogatz.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/09/16/learnin</span><span class="invisible">g/lesson-plans/teach-taxicab-geometry-with-steven-strogatz.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teaching</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
Doug Holton<p>Recent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIEd</span></a> articles:<br>* Collaborative Learning Activities For Promoting AI Literacy <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15111v1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2508.15111v1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>* Analyzing Problem-Solving in Physics Through Interaction With an AI Chatbot <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14778v1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2508.14778v1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>* MathBuddy: A Multimodal System for Affective Math Tutoring <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19993v1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2508.19993v1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> code: <a href="https://github.com/CleoChu/MathBuddy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/CleoChu/MathBuddy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>* How Math Teachers Are Making Decisions About Using AI <a href="https://hai.stanford.edu/news/how-math-teachers-are-making-decisions-about-using-ai" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hai.stanford.edu/news/how-math</span><span class="invisible">-teachers-are-making-decisions-about-using-ai</span></a><br>* How does AI affect how we learn? <a href="https://thecognitivepsychologist.substack.com/p/how-does-ai-affect-how-we-learn-a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecognitivepsychologist.subst</span><span class="invisible">ack.com/p/how-does-ai-affect-how-we-learn-a</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AILiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AILiteracy</span></a></p>
foldworks<p>The first two episodes of MT Talk discuss articles from Mathematics Teaching 296 <a href="https://atm.org.uk/MT-Talk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">atm.org.uk/MT-Talk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Episode 1<br>Elizabeth Bridgett, Lisa Coe and Jay Timotheus compare and contrast Mike Askew's 1999 article, ‘Teaching numeracy: will we ever learn?’ from MT168 with Jane Hawkins' much more recent, 2025 article, ‘Why purposeful talk in mathematics lessons matters’ in MT296.</p><p>Also mentioned in this episode is the 1999 paper ‘Arbitrary and Necessary Part 1: A Way of Viewing the Mathematics Curriculum’, Dave Hewitt's first in a three-part series in For the Learning of Mathematics, as well as Mike Askew’s book, ‘Transforming Primary Mathematics’, published by Routledge in 2011.</p><p>Episode 2<br>Lisa Coe, Fin McLaughlin and Jay Timotheus talk about John Mason's 1987 article, ‘Only awareness is educable’ from MT120, alongside Tom Francome's 2025 article, ‘Everyone can think mathematically’ from MT296.</p><p>Fin recommended two books: ‘Thinking Mathematically’, by John Mason, Leone Burton and Kaye Stacey (Pearson, 1982, and 2010) and ‘Researching Your Own Practice: The Discipline of Noticing’, by John Mason (Routledge, 2001).</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mt-talk/id1838379708" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">mt-talk/id1838379708</span></a><br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3cJF2EXKyIe1FTNrRO8xm5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/show/3cJF2EXK</span><span class="invisible">yIe1FTNrRO8xm5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ITeachMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITeachMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathematicsEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathematicsEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEdChat</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEdChat</span></a> <br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/didactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>didactics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/pedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pedagogy</span></a></p>
Colin the Mathmo<p>For people who like to explain maths:</p><p>Suppose you have a struggling student, and you need to explain why:</p><p>"Probability of one in five"</p><p>... is the same as ...</p><p>"Odds of one to four".</p><p>How would you do that?</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEdChat</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MTBoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MTBoS</span></a> <br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEdChat</span></a> </p><p>Other HashTags?</p>
Karen Campe<p>AND... if you're a @ticalculators user, join me & Steve Phelps (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@MathTechCoach" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>MathTechCoach</span></a></span>) for a free webinar on 9-16-25. </p><p>Register here: <a href="https://education.ti.com/en/t3-professional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/online-learning/live-webinars/sep-16-2025-its-time-for-a-pythagorean-party" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">education.ti.com/en/t3-profess</span><span class="invisible">ional-development/for-teachers-and-teams/online-learning/live-webinars/sep-16-2025-its-time-for-a-pythagorean-party</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MTBoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MTBoS</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iTeachMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iTeachMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/T3Learns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>T3Learns</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/geometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geometry</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/RecreationalMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecreationalMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ClassroomMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassroomMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEdChat</span></a></p>
Karen Campe<p>Next week has a "Pythagorean" day on 9-16-25... so check out my "Pythagorean Party!" blog w/ technology activities and visuals to celebrate pythagorean theorem & related concepts.</p><p><a href="https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/07/30/pythagorean-party/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025</span><span class="invisible">/07/30/pythagorean-party/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MTBoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MTBoS</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iTeachMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iTeachMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/T3Learns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>T3Learns</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/geometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geometry</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/RecreationalMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecreationalMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ClassroomMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassroomMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEdChat</span></a></p>
Doug Holton<p>Using AI to create unlimited practice problems [in statistics] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmHmjBfGwI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=tsmHmjBfGwI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67d1da836ac081918a789ee2ff7b80ae-statgpt?model=gpt-4o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chatgpt.com/g/g-67d1da836ac081</span><span class="invisible">918a789ee2ff7b80ae-statgpt?model=gpt-4o</span></a> More on creating custom GPTs to generate problems <a href="https://edunewsletter.openai.com/p/teaching-with-chatgpt-personalized" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edunewsletter.openai.com/p/tea</span><span class="invisible">ching-with-chatgpt-personalized</span></a> <br>They've also developed a custom tool that lets instructors see data on the way the students use it. Looking for instructors to test: <a href="https://pingpong.hks.harvard.edu/eduaccess" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pingpong.hks.harvard.edu/eduac</span><span class="invisible">cess</span></a><br>For a related open source project, see OnMicro for developing educational AI apps <a href="https://onmicro.ai/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">onmicro.ai/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://github.com/onmicroai/micro_ai/tree/dev" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/onmicroai/micro_ai/</span><span class="invisible">tree/dev</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIEd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a></p>
foldworks<p>Mathematics Teaching 297 now available online <a href="https://atm.org.uk/Mathematics-Teaching-Journal-Archive/177732" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/Mathematics-Teachin</span><span class="invisible">g-Journal-Archive/177732</span></a></p><p>Design by me</p><p>Six free articles for non-members:</p><p>For the classroom: fractions<br>Tom Francome offers activities from LUMEN (Loughborough University Mathematics Education Network <a href="https://www.lboro.ac.uk/lumen" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">lboro.ac.uk/lumen</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>).<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT297/08.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT297/08.pdf</span></a></p><p>Critical mathematics education student teachers’ perspectives<br>Manjinder K. Jagdev and her student teachers reflect on their experiences of developing critical mathematics education and social justice themes in initial teacher education courses<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT297/10.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT297/10.pdf</span></a></p><p>Awareness of the division of fractions keep your flipping change to yourself!<br>Sam Brace describes a unit of work that uses learners’ powers of the mind to understand the division of fractions.<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT297/11.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT297/11.pdf</span></a></p><p>Jan Potworowski the quest to humanise mathematics education<br>George Knights and Lyndon Baker have prepared this tribute to Jan Potworowski.<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT297/13.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT297/13.pdf</span></a></p><p>Julian Williams teacher researcher theorist. 1954–2025<br>Geoff Wake and Laura Black celebrate Julian Williams’s contribution to mathematics Education.<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT297/14.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT297/14.pdf</span></a></p><p>I want to remember...<br>In memory of Julian Williams by Laya Hooshyari.<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT297/15.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT297/15.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathematicsTeaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathematicsTeaching</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iTeachMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iTeachMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/pedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pedagogy</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/didactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>didactics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/GraphicDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/atm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atm</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MT</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MT297" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MT297</span></a></p>
Doug Holton<p>Recent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIEd</span></a> articles: <br>* A Comprehensive Review of AI-based Intelligent Tutoring Systems <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.18882v1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2507.18882v1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>* AI-Powered Math Tutoring: Platform for Personalized & Adaptive Education <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12484v1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2507.12484v1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>* Automatic LLM Creation of Interactive Learning Lessons <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17356v1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2506.17356v1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>* LearnLens: LLM-Enabled Personalised, Curriculum-Grounded Feedback with Educators in the Loop <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04295v3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2507.04295v3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>* AI Playbook for Teaching & Learning Leaders <a href="https://books.lib.uoguelph.ca/aiplaybook/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">books.lib.uoguelph.ca/aiplaybo</span><span class="invisible">ok/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a></p>
Patrick Honner<p>A local after-school program has a clear and simple core principle: "Outside every day." This got me wondering, what are the clear and simple core principles of my <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> class?</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teaching</span></a></p>
Doug Holton<p>Rebuilding Graphs for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a>: Inside Khan Academy’s Inclusive Design<br><a href="https://blog.khanacademy.org/rebuilding-graphs-for-accessibility-inside-khan-academys-inclusive-designrebuilding-graphs-for-accessibility-inside-khan-academys-inclusive-design/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.khanacademy.org/rebuildin</span><span class="invisible">g-graphs-for-accessibility-inside-khan-academys-inclusive-designrebuilding-graphs-for-accessibility-inside-khan-academys-inclusive-design/</span></a><br>They use Mafs, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> React components for interactive math <br><a href="https://github.com/stevenpetryk/mafs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/stevenpetryk/mafs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>a11y</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a></p>
foldworks<p>Mathematics Teaching 296 now available online <a href="https://atm.org.uk/Mathematics-Teaching-Journal-Archive/177731" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/Mathematics-Teachin</span><span class="invisible">g-Journal-Archive/177731</span></a></p><p>Design and cover photographs by me</p><p>Four free articles for non-members:</p><p>Everyone can think mathematically by Tom Francome<br>Tom Francome explores ways of developing the mathematical thinking of all students, including low attainers.<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT296/02.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT296/02.pdf</span></a></p><p>Book review Learning with AI by Ian Benson<br>Ian Benson reviews 'Learning with AI' by Joan Monahan Watson published by Johns Hopkins University Press (296 pages, $24.95)<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT296/14.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT296/14.pdf</span></a></p><p>Book review Breaking images by Pete Wright<br>Pete Wright reviews ‘Breaking images: Iconoclastic analyses of mathematics and its education’, edited by Brian Greer, David Kollosche, and Ole Skovsmose.<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT296/15.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT296/15.pdf</span></a></p><p>Ole Skovsmose—the man who put the critique in critical mathematics education by Peter Gates<br>Peter Gates has collated this obituary for Ole Skovmose.<br><a href="https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT296/16.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/</span><span class="invisible">Journals/MT296/16.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathematicsTeaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathematicsTeaching</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iTeachMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iTeachMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/GraphicDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/atm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atm</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MT</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MT296" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MT296</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Vince Knight (He/Him)<p>Just got my author copies of Python for Mathematics! (<a href="https://www.routledge.com/Python-for-Mathematics/Knight/p/book/9781032582184" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">routledge.com/Python-for-Mathe</span><span class="invisible">matics/Knight/p/book/9781032582184</span></a>)</p><p>The book flips the usual programming order—starting with powerful maths tools before diving into code.</p><p>The publishers worked with me to agree to keep an online version available too: <a href="https://vknight.org/pfm/cover.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">vknight.org/pfm/cover.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> (This version needs updating!)</p><p>You can find some of my thoughts on how the book is structured here: <a href="https://vknight.org/2025/05/19/python-for-mathematics-book.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vknight.org/2025/05/19/python-</span><span class="invisible">for-mathematics-book.html</span></a></p><p>More updates soon. 💻📘<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Maths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maths</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mathed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mathed</span></a></p>
Karen Campe<p>New blog post: 239th Carnival of Mathematics!<br>Recapping math/maths/mathEd content from April. <br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MTBoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MTBoS</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iTeachMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iTeachMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathChat</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEdChat</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/RecreationalMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RecreationalMath</span></a></p><p><a href="https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/carnival-of-mathematics-239/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025</span><span class="invisible">/05/05/carnival-of-mathematics-239/</span></a></p>
foldworks<p>Polydron special offer: Use code ATM10 for 10% off your Polydron order (offer ends 30 September 2025) <br><a href="https://www.polydron.co.uk/shop.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">polydron.co.uk/shop.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/coupons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coupons</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/coupon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coupon</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/discounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discounts</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/polydron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polydron</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/offer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offer</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/geometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geometry</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathematicsTeaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathematicsTeaching</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/atm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atm</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MT</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MT295" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MT295</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iTeachMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iTeachMath</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
Doug Holton<p>If you think you are ‘just not a math person’ then think again<br><a href="https://psyche.co/ideas/if-you-think-you-are-just-not-a-math-person-then-think-again" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">psyche.co/ideas/if-you-think-y</span><span class="invisible">ou-are-just-not-a-math-person-then-think-again</span></a><br>"By bringing mathematics into familiar, low-stakes situations, where the focus is on practical application and curiosity rather than performance, individuals can build more confidence in their use of it."<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teaching</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EdDev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STEMeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEMeducation</span></a></p>
Colin the Mathmo<p>I've been thinking about this for ages, but never had the time to craft the words around it.</p><p>People keep saying that "Maths should be fun" ... and I push back with "It should be engaging ... 'fun' is a different thing.</p><p>So <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@rakhichawla" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rakhichawla</span></a></span> has posted pretty much exactly this, but better than I ever could.</p><p>I'm copying it here with permission.</p><p>Please read this, then as it says at the end ... let's have a deeper conversation about this ...</p><p>1/n</p><p>(PS: I'd love this to get boosted to get outside my bubble ... you're all amazing, but there will be other opinions, and other thoughts that could be helpful or valuable)</p><p>Hashtags: <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEdChat</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEdChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEdChat</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathChat</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsChat</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MTBoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MTBoS</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/TMWYK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TMWYK</span></a></p>
Doug Holton<p>Is calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can’t shake? <br><a href="https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-high-school-calculus-college-admissions-survey/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hechingerreport.org/proof-poin</span><span class="invisible">ts-high-school-calculus-college-admissions-survey/</span></a><br>Calculus has been used to filter out students for decades. Example: Calculus for a New Century: A Pump, Not a Filter (1987) <a href="https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED300252" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">eric.ed.gov/?id=ED300252</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>85% of calculus exam questions just involve rote memorization <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40753-015-0023-9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s40753-015-0023-9</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STEMEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STEMEducation</span></a></p>
Colin the Mathmo<p>Some time ago ... (A month!) ... there was a thread on Twitter that I think should be shared here. I've been trying to extract and post it semi-automatically, but Twitter just makes it damn near impossible.</p><p>So I'm copying it "by hand"</p><p>Here's a chart of the full conversation:</p><p><a href="https://www.solipsys.co.uk/Chartter/1856750472826085652.svg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">solipsys.co.uk/Chartter/185675</span><span class="invisible">0472826085652.svg</span></a></p><p>Here's the head of the conversation:</p><p><a href="https://x.com/TweetingCynical/status/1856750459110986045" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/TweetingCynical/status/1</span><span class="invisible">856750459110986045</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathEd</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsEd</span></a> <br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MTBoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MTBoS</span></a> <br><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathChat</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MathsChat</span></a> <br> <br>Here is the content ...</p>
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