#mathEducation

myrmepropagandistHave any math teachers on here used minecraft (eg arrows to teach about parabolas. You can use command blocks to make the parabolas physical arcs when you fire. Or redstone for logic?)There is also something called "educational minecraft" apparently.Thought I might mess around with it this summer, but don't know if it's worth the time or if I'm just making up an excuse for me to play video games. (very possible)Curious what it was like *in a class*<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/MathTeacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathTeacher</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/matheducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#matheducation</a>

myrmepropagandist<a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/@divbyzero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@divbyzero</a> This is lovely, Dave! <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathematics</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathEducation</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/trig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trig</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/trigonometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trigonometry</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#math</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/maths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maths</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/calculus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#calculus</a>

Christian Lawson-PerfectI've spent today making a poster for Newcastle Uni's teaching and learning conference. I started off making it in Inkscape but quickly got fed up with laying out text, so switched to a web page. I'm quite happy with how it turned out!And as a bonus, I automatically get a digital version I can direct people to with a QR code.Online at <a href="https://improving-accessibility-ltconf-2025.think.somethingorotherwhatever.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://improving-accessibility-ltconf-2025.think.somethingorotherwhatever.com</a><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathEducation</a>

Rosy MathsHey <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathEducation</a> people, I remember some time ago reading how optimal outcomes for understanding and conceptual learning in mathematics happened when the students were in control of the pacing of the learning, but the teacher still chose and sequenced the content.Now I need to find this research again because a bunch of parents are giving my fellow teacher grief for “Not finishing the textbook” in yr 7 mathematics! Can anyone help me find this? (Boosts welcome) <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathematics</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathsEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathsEducation</a>

myrmepropagandistA few weeks back I was complaining about this meme and we had a good discussion about it on here. I ended up making a lesson plan about taxes and my students really liked it so I will share it. (It is for students with a basic understanding of integration. But, you could probably rework it to skip that bit.)<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14xaQ1hMpqy0A68MAbxN49zK4HxK8m2R6/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/14xaQ1hMpqy0A68MAbxN49zK4HxK8m2R6/view?usp=sharing</a>(And if you have feedback let me know!)<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tax</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taxes</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#math</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathEducation</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/lessonplans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lessonplans</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/calculus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#calculus</a>

Christian Lawson-PerfectLast Summer, my student intern Scarlett Spackman put together a great document about accessible teaching for <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/maths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#maths</a>, <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/stats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stats</a> and <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#physics</a>. Under two headers, "Why should I care?" and "Advice", Scarlett makes the case for improving accessibility and then offers practical ways of achieving that.I've finally got the go-ahead to share it more widely:<a href="https://www.mas.ncl.ac.uk/accessible-teaching/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mas.ncl.ac.uk/accessible-teaching/</a><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathEducation</a>

myrmepropagandistTo do WHAT to the coordinates??<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/monsterdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monsterdon</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathEducation</a>

Doug HoltonIf you think you are ‘just not a math person’ then think again <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">https://psyche.co/ideas/if-you-think-you-are-just-not-a-math-person-then-think-again</a> "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." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathEd</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STEMeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#STEMeducation</a>

myrmepropagandistUsed the laser cutter to make a holder for my class set of spirographs — for the lessons I like to do my students need to know how many teeth the gears have. They write a program that produces the same curve using turtle. (with older students we do the trig, which I just call “magic circle functions” for the grade fives)This will make it all go much smoother! This is 8 sets packed into one box! <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#math</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathEducation</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/spirograph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spirograph</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathematics</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/k12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#k12</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/hypotrochoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hypotrochoid</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/trigonometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trigonometry</a>

myrmepropagandistOne of the many classes I teach is a calculus course for 12th year high school students. Since their peers are taking Calculus II and Linear Algebra and beyond they regard themselves as “the slow class” which is ridiculous. Most people don’t take calculus until college, if they ever encounter it at all. But young people compare themselves to their peers— 1/<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathEducation</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/k12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#k12</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/calculus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#calculus</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathematics</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#math</a>

myrmepropagandistIt's kind of your responsibility if you are teaching someone to have some confidence in their ability to "get it" -- and, sadly I encountered a number of teachers who had little confidence in me in my own education so I tend to err on the side of "of course you can" more than "hm maybe this is too hard for you right now"This can be an error though that can really stress some students out. So, that is a see-saw I'm always fiddling with.<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#teaching</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathEducation</a>

Markus RedekerThink of a mathematical definition as having two sides: a user side and a verification side.The verification side is what you usually see in a book or paper: a minimalistic description that makes it as easy as possible to verify that a certain mathematical object has property X.The user side is usually presented in form of one or more theorems that follow the verification side. They provide the rich mental image you need to have in mind to think of property X or use it in a mathematical argument — its real nature, so to speak.For, example a dense subset \( D \subseteq \mathbb R \) is defined by the property that if there are two different elements \( x \) and \( y \) in \( D \), then there is a third one between them. This is the verification side. The user side is: If there are two different elements \( x \) and \( y \) in \( D \), then there are infinitely many others between them!<a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mathematics</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/MathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathEducation</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Definitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Definitions</a>

Cenobyte :abunhdowohop:First author paper out in the wild. It's challenging as an independent researcher, but it can be done. This has been a long time coming. Maybe more in the future <a href="https://zenodo.org/records/11214976" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://zenodo.org/records/11214976</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thirring.org/tags/paper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paper</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thirring.org/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#math</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thirring.org/tags/matheducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#matheducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.thirring.org/tags/proofs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#proofs</a> Should show up in a couple other locations as well hopefully (pending reviews)

Doug HoltonThe Silencing of Research - by Jo Boaler <a href="https://thethreo.com/the-silencing-of-research/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thethreo.com/the-silencing-of-research/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EdResearch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a>

nauralast post made me want to do another <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introduction</a>. I am naura (she/her) 40 something wife, mom of three humans and a dog. living on stolen ohlone land. I joined the fedi-verse during the great red**t exodus of 2023.I am late diagnosed <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ADHD</a>, <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/TraumaSurvivor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TraumaSurvivor</a>, live with <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/MajorDepressiveDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MajorDepressiveDisorder</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AntiFascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiFascist</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Leftist</a> Current interests:<a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/StarTrekVOY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarTrekVOY</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/WhiteoutSurvival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhiteoutSurvival</a> (state 732) <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/TingusGoose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TingusGoose</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drawing</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/StarTrekProdigy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarTrekProdigy</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cooking</a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/MathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MathEducation</a>🖖🏽

myrmepropagandistI remember doing all sorts of crafts with glue & paper learning fractions but never did we try dividing the paper to infinity— I think this should be something everyone tries. I’d do this with calculus students learning series! The idea of an infinite sum having finite value is just more— believable after you really do it. And I’m trying to get these 6th graders to like fractions. So they just can’t be BORING— <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathEducation</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mathematics</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/series" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#series</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/geometricSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geometricSeries</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/binaryNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#binaryNumbers</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/artsAndCrafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artsAndCrafts</a>

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