Miss Younger's Math Musings
“Include others in decision making. A class, group, or family can codevelop criteria for rules, or examine rules to understand what criteria were considered in making the rules. Safety, equity, and protecting the leaders may be some criteria used in the development of rules. What criteria are used to decide whether a source of information…
Over the past couple years, I have often been asked by people in my personal life or my school, “why math?” I don’t have a definitive single defining moment answer but can draw on inspiration from many places. The first being I like patterns and when things happen in a predictable way. However, I credit…
Introduction The idea of Intelligent Fast Failure resonated with me instantly, that giving students the opportunity to not only try but to fail allowed them to fully engage in the learning process. “Students who tried lots of ideas in a short period of time were going through a process of fast failure wherein each failed…
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I have used social media for teaching ideas for a long time. At the beginning of my career I was focused on making everything Pinterest or Instagram perfect, forgetting that those were stills from half a second in the life of a classroom. I thought I needed to have the classroom that looked like the…
Loong, E. Y.-K., & Herbert, S. (2018, Feb 1). Primary school teacher’s use of digital technology in mathematics: the complexities. Mathematics Education Research Journal
Grow Domains and Functions of the Teacher Leader Glow I seldom speak up in staff meetingsNot confident sharing thoughts with wider staffAllows others to change my plans or ideas to prevent a disagreementI feel that because I am one of the youngest / least senor on staff my ideas aren’t as valid Fostering a Collaborative…
