Tannis Seredick (she/her)

@natabasso Most teachers. There are thousands upon thousands of incredible teachers who live a quieter existence, not utilizing social media, not running a TpT store, who are the difference makers everywhere. Shout out to them!

Who is someone making an impact in education that you don’t think gets the mainstream credit they deserve?

New TikTok video: How one student helped me see arithmetic sequences differently

The barriers women face are a problem, but an even bigger problem may be the lack of barriers faced by mediocre men. hbr.org/2013/08/why-do…

Sometimes the simplest changes have the largest impact. Sitting with students rather than standing. Talking less. Listening more. Giving an extra few minutes for student thinking beyond what you normally do. Agency is often a series of small moments leading up to larger ones.

When kids are deprived of play, their mental health suffers. Over the past 50 years, the time kids spend playing outside and inside has plummeted. They're missing opportunities to bond, build self-control, be creative, and feel joy. Free play is a key to happiness and growth.

Students getting “stuck” together on a task early on can do incredible things to help establish an inclusive and supportive classroom culture. In the first few days of school, which will having a greater lasting impact…reviewing the syllabus or offering learning experiences where students grow together and see the teacher having confidence in their abilities? 🤔🗣️ #mathchat #STEM @pgliljedahl

When you burn people out, you push them out. Stars are the first to leave—they have the most opportunities. The solution is not to pile on the perks. It’s to pinpoint the root causes of overload and design more manageable jobs. If you want to keep people, stop exhausting them.

@dpscher Oh this looks wonderful and like something I would definitely use in my classroom!

Exciting news: origami designer Marc Kirschenbaum and I have published a colorful book exploring the connections between math and origami! wp.me/p1dfmY-qbm #origami #ITeachMath #MTBoS

A Student-Staffed 'Genius Bar': Why It's Working for This Middle School edweek.org/technology/a-s…

New TikTok video: This is, in my opinion, one of the most important skills in elementary math

Story is a powerful vehicle for change as it's a return to the oral tradition. What's next in education is a return to what's been erased.

Totally agree with this!

@heymrsbond I quit shopping and prepping on Sundays because it was making me dislike Sunday! My friend encouraged me to shop on Thursday evening. I love it because then I have all the ingredients I need for the weekend if we have company, and it gives me more time to prep and plan

Toxic cultures exploit generosity. Takers impose extra work on givers, and no good deed goes unpunished. Healthy cultures reward generosity. People protect givers from takers, and cream rises to the top. Helpfulness is not a weakness to target. It's a strength to safeguard.

When 9th grade students wrestled with math problems to find their own solutions before receiving instruction, their comprehension nearly doubled, compared to students learning via direct instruction only. Source: Kapur and Bielaczyc, 2012

If you have not yet seen our 2023 Week of Inspirational Math, free lessons ideal to start the school year, the link is here: youcubed.org/week-inspirati… I am excited about the new tasks - and looking forward to hearing what students & teachers make of them! @youcubed #youcubed

"A good principal never forgets what it’s like to be in the classroom," award-winning principal @CariseEchols says. edutopia.org/article/buildi…

@GiftedTawk I think meetings could be amazing spaces for collaborative design, problem-solving, and learning from one another, but, many people who run meetings where I work do not use that time this way. They read through a list of items, and then the meeting is over.

Teachers: Faculty meetings, are they effective forums for information dissemination and collaboration or a mundane ritual based on ingrained procedure? Share your thoughts and experiences!

I agree...and this is one of the most concise and clear statements I have read on the matter... "It is incredibly clear that the pressures of tests and grades do not incentivize but rather hinder mathematical and genuine understanding."

Command and control management is on its way out, and bosses who practice empathy and make an effort to connect are in. hbr.org/2019/02/how-le…