Megan Carter

My freshman noticed two ways to see this pattern growing, and both equations gave us 30,800 blocks in step 99. This was a great pattern to facilitate making viable arguments and using structure to solve problems.

@pwharris I like this one! Scaled down to 3 is 4% of ??? Then multiplied by 25

It's time for #MathStratChat! Rules: post your favorite or a clever solution! It's also fun to comment on other's strategies. Tell us about your reasoning. Like/Retweet so others can see! #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble #Elemmathchat #MSmathchat #HSmath

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@mr_a_squared This is great, mine have been putting “listo!” I’m going to show them this 😂

Posed some questions about Cuisenaire rods today and some interesting discussions took place ☺️

One of the unintended outcomes of @pgliljedahl #thinkingclassroom is students suggesting how we could rearrange the classroom to better fit the activity. They went to work rearranging tables and it was cool to see them take ownership of the space & make it work for them 💛

@fawnpnguyen That’s where we are headed next ❤️

Thank you so much for sharing, Megan! I wonder if students can now tell whether it's linear or quadratic based on just the patterns themselves (w/o building out the x/y table or graphing). What do they notice?

I am so darn proud of my students today. They used @fawnpnguyen visual patterns to show similarities and differences between linear and quadratic relationships 🤯

From one of my juniors today: “I never expected a math final to be fun but I actually did so much thinking today” 🥹🥹🥹

@HetlandScience I love their fries 😭

@MoniseLSeward The whiskey river bbq wrap is bomb. Fries are gross but the onion rings are usually good.

Anyone have a good visual or animation for why factoring quadratics by grouping works? #MTBoS #math #mathed

@MoniseLSeward Thank you @HetlandScience for showing me the magnetic hooks! They were a game changer

@robertkaplinsky @openmiddle Not necessarily my favorite reason, but I do tend to challenge the questions I’m giving students by asking myself “is this google-able” and Open Middle always passes that test.

An educator just told me that even though they find @openmiddle problems engaging mathematically, their favorite reason for using them is that you couldn't Google the answers. That caught me off guard. Anyone else feel similarly?

I could have swore someone shared a self-checking #desmos activity for the 4 4’s task, but I’ve searched my bookmarks with no luck. Anyone have it accessible? #MTBoS #math

@CarlaAmplify I didn’t use a pre-built activity, in activity builder you can add a polypad. Then students clicked “algebra” and “algebra tiles” from the menu. So I displayed expressions and they created them on their screens.

@MathwithCarter @Dean_of_math What activity did you use?

Why am I doing this? There must be a better way.

It’s a minimum day so I planned relaxation stations. My sophomores were so hooked on yesterdays problem they wanted to go to their whiteboards instead 🥲🥹

@CherishToday08 I’ve tried so many different brands and this one does not bother my asthma or the students’. The plug also lets you control the output, so the lightest setting is perfect.

#teachertwitter does anyone use a plug in air freshener at school? If so, what is your preferred scent and brand? Looking for one not overwhelming…

Bought new loafers I thought were really cute and my students were quick to roast me. “Ms. Carter why you in your church shoes?” 😂💀

@flyingmonkey13 I wish that walk throughs and observations were treated as collaboration. That it felt safe and a place to try new things and grow. Often it feels punitive and like a trap. I don’t want to pull out a special lesson I want helpful feedback on the everyday stuff