Long time no see, Twitter. I'm looking for an article I read long ago. It discussed (& had solutions to) using four numbers (not just 4's) and any operations to create from 1 to 30 (or more?). Details are a bit fuzzy. Help? #mtbos #thinkingclassroom
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Secondary math; education; assessment; identity; culture; social justice; equity; discourse; thinking classroom. I seek discussions. He/him
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Looking forward to the conversation with , , Abdi Bileh Dirir, and .
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Register today for 'Anti-racism beyond the academy: Voices from the community,' a panel discussion about collaborative anti-racism work in #education, happening May 13, 2021at 6:00 PM. This event is co-hosted by @BangouF & @SanchezCoen @uOttawaFSS fal.cn/3f9kq
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Register today for 'Anti-racism beyond the academy: Voices from the community,' a panel discussion about collaborative anti-racism work in #education, happening May 13, 2021at 6:00 PM. This event is co-hosted by & fal.cn/3f9kq
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My son in elementary school was asked the question.
What contributions did Indigenous people offer to settlers?
I think the question was meant to be present tense - not past tense...
We are still here.
We still contribute.
#onted #decolonizeEd
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I also worry that without spaces to explore these issues in earnest, some students are pushed further into stereotypical perceptions of model minorities & proximity to whiteness - only for students to subsequently realize that there's no seat at that table either #MisEducAsian
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A2. Where to even begin. This kind of invisibility and erasure prevents meaningful exploration of experiences, identity, and agency. #MisEducAsian
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A1. Jimmy, He/him, secondary teacher on unceded Algonquin territory. coming back to twitter recently to seek and join conversations. "why," "how" we got here, and "where" we can go from here, are questions I think about a lot.
#MisEducAsian
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Hey #OntEd, Ramadan begins next week & it looks like we're in a similar situation to last year – new wave, potentially learning from home.
This thread from Ramadan 2020 is (sadly) still relevant.
Hope you have a safe, uneventful week before the break.
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Ramadan begins at the end of this week.
For K-12 educators looking for ways to support Muslim students, check out @muslimteach’s article 
teachingwhilemuslim.org/teacher-blog/2
I asked a few Muslim students, parents and educators what they want teachers to know. Some themes...
#RamadanEd
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Hey #MisEducAsian I need your thoughts. What would be some of your key considerations for establishing a safe and brave space (virtual) for students to discuss #StopAsianHate ?
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This was the follow-up tweet that puts it in more perspective and connects the story
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#BREAKING: Ontario government moves to activate 4-week, provincewide #COVID19 ’emergency brake’. Story via @NWestoll and I #ONpoli
READ:
globalnews.ca/news/7732546/c
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A fascinating consideration about representation of data here: besides context and content, I hadn't seen a better example where timing also plays a factor. #MTBoS and #IteachMath how might you explore this in class? Or is it better suited for media studies? cc
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In the past 2 hrs (keep in mind ministers have been cabinet meeting entire time) @OntarioPCParty caucus including Premier Ford & Ministers have been tweeting strangely similar looking info! Could this be a blame shift to feds Re: further restrictions coming? 
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1/A thread about anti-Black racism & anti-Asian racism: I get asked to comment on this a lot--esp. in the last few weeks with viral videos showing Black ppl attacking Asians. And I always say things are more complicated than the standard narrative of tensions and conflicts
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If you have not yet watched this documentary. You need to. It is so nuanced, informative, and draws many intersections. #StopAsianHate #miseducAsian
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Please watch, share, and join this in-depth conversation about the complex, often untold story of the Asian American community, the unique struggles we face, and how you can help #StopAsianHate.
See the full-length documentary here: youtu.be/14WUuya94QE
#TalkAsianHate @tryguys
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A 911 call led Ottawa police enter wrong home while responding to a distress call about a potentially suicidal man. They entered the Ngoto home before dawn and left the family shaken. More context in this thread
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This is powerful! Thank you for the work that u r doing out there. Welll done. Please retweet @jboninducharme In French? Maybe CC...
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"It's important that we are not privileging a certain type of learner, because I think for a long time, especially in math we privilege learners that can just recite algorithms and just repeat steps." youtu.be/ZYfEVjARRDk
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In our video pronunciation guide, reporters and state the correct pronunciations of the Chinese- and Korean-language names of the victims in the Atlanta spa shootings.
See the full guide: aaja.org/2021/03/19/aaj
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A5: I think a powerful result of this framework is that there continues to be new challenges for the teacher to grow alongside students. The more you integrate, the more interesting challenges arise. #thinkingclassroom
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Q5: What are some of the challenges you anticipate you will experience in implementing the types of tasks described in this chapter?
What are some ways to overcome these?
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So we stand to gain *everything*. We stand to lose things that matter very little in comparison. Let me drop this virtual mic right here. #thinkingclassroom
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Honestly, there should exist no barriers if we can't get to the basic human rights of being able to experience mathematics
(or classrooms, for the matter) in a humane way, where students feel heard and valued. 2/3 #thinkingclassroom
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A4: definitely crucial. not even just giving up 3 - 5 classes... depending on potential traumas that students have experienced before, it may take more than 3 - 5 classes to really build up trust & a positive relationship (not to mention positive culture). 1/? #thinkingclassroom
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Q4: How do you feel about giving up the first 3-5 classes to noncurricular tasks?
What are the barriers for you to do this?
What do you stand to gain? What do you stand to lose?
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Within the past few years, I've focused more on actioning the thinking classroom toward integrating opportunities to discuss social issues in a genuine and natural way. So that's where I am currently 5/5 #thinkingclassroom
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As for tasks I've worked with in my teaching so far... Years ago, I was working more with spiraling tasks that relate naturally to curricula. Then I began to focus and explicitly integrate the "soft skills" like problem solving, reasoning 4/? #thinkingclassroom
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& then once we have built a positive culture where my students are open to risk taking alongside each other -in other words a brave and safe space for learning, imagining, and for collaborating - we work on tasks that are more "curricular (through spirals)" 3/? #thinkingclassroom
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A3: With a particular class, I begin with problems that encourage collaboration, have diverse strategies, & that has opportunities for me to celebrate specific student achievements (e.g. those who have not had positive experiences w/ mathematics) 2/? #thinkingclassroom
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Did you mean over time in a particular course with students? or throughout my years of teaching? I will answer both, I suppose. 1/? #thinkingclassroom
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Q3: Have the types of tasks you use with your students changed over time?
OR do you want to change the types of tasks you use with your students?
If so, why—what happened that prompted the change?
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This, in turn, robs students of ownership, wonder, as well as the opportunity to invest themselves into the problems and to see that they can do it - it makes them into unhappy photocopiers at best. #thinkingclassroom
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Specifically, the I do, you do (maybe stick a we do in there somewhere) prevents students from thinking about the issue/problem/context/activity for themselves - since they already have the completely-correct-and-no-other-alternatives way to do the problem. 2/? #thinkingclassroom
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A2. So many things here, I think. First, it's part of the believed "path-to-success" to mimic/conform with existing institutional norms (& of course, reinforcing many unhelpful beliefs about ourselves, about each other, & about mathematics along the way). 1/? #thinkingclassroom
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Q2: Almost all students who “mimic” express that they thought this is what they were meant to be doing.
In what ways do we as teachers communicate that mimicking is what we want students to do — even if that is not what we want?
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A1. I teach secondary students by involving mathematics. I am in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I have integrated all elements of the thinking classroom in my practices, and continue to push on the edges to enrich my students' learning as well as my own learning. #ThinkingClassroom
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Q1: Introduce yourself:
- what do you teach?
- where do you teach?
- do you use any Thinking Classroom practices in your classroom?
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Oh boy, I started my day with this article and now all I want to talk about is how wellness & revolutionary ideas are co-opted and repurposed to maintain oppressive structures...in schools 👀
Some thoughts...
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2
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My book now has a cover, a foreword by , and illustrations by . I feel honoured to have these two great educators be part of this book. #thinkingclassroom #CorwinMath
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Ottawans, this is a local problem.
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Daniel Montsion, the Ottawa police officer charged with manslaughter for the death of Abdirahman Abdi in 2016 has been paid over half a million dollars while on leave since Abdirahman’s death. Via sunshinelist.ca
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University of Ottawa: Make Anti-Racism Education MANDATORY for Teacher Candidates - Sign the Petition!
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𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
This will appear on globalmathdepartment.org and can currently be found, for accessibility of text and links, at:
docs.google.com/document/d/1Bs
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#mtbos + #iteachmath + #BlackLivesMatter
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*Pls share*
Annotated bibliography for Ontario educators learning about anti-racism education. This is an entry into the work; not a comprehensive list
Huge THANK YOU to the writing team
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To my mathematics educators, We Teach More Than Mathematics. We must engage in anti-racist and trauma-informed education in our daily practices...BTW, I’m not OK.
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Is anyone aware of curriculum documents or policy documents that discusses mathematical agencies and identities of students? That discusses empowerment and student voice? #mtbos cc @blaw0013
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