Harry O'Malley

More “rote” learning thoughts. Concrete example thought experiment.

More thoughts on “rote” learning.

Can AI be “better at” being president of a country than a human? I feel like being “good at” running a country has a lot to do with what VALUES you are executing on. What type of work expresses values, and what type of work doesn’t?

What is “rote” learning?

It’s BREAK TIME!!!

I’m developing engaging digital math activities for every lesson in K-6. Here’s the website: manifest.education I’m looking for a distribution partner to help more educators learn about them. Reach out if you would like to join forces. #iteachmath #mtbos

What does it mean to understand something?

Do you know a teacher that creates classrooms where students LOVE learning math AND crush mandatory end of year assessments? Or are YOU that teacher? Reach out to me. I would love to learn about what you’re doing. #iteachmath #mtbos

Some words of praise for the Number Corner daily calendar routine from the Bridges curriculum from @MLCmath.

Thoughts on the benefits of teaching isolated skills and the difficulty of teaching interconnected ones.

@NovaKatz @ddmeyer @gfletchy @BerkeleyEverett @robertkaplinsky @Simon_Gregg @howie_hua @mathhombre @MFAnnie Thanks, Nova :-)

@harrytomalley @ddmeyer @gfletchy @BerkeleyEverett @robertkaplinsky @Simon_Gregg @howie_hua @mathhombre @MFAnnie Everyone’s gone to BlueSky! Follow #iteachmath over there!

First time on here in a while. Hey #mtbos / #iteachmath , update me, please. What's been happening in the last few years? What's new? What should I be checking out? @ddmeyer @gfletchy @BerkeleyEverett @robertkaplinsky @Simon_Gregg @howie_hua @mathhombre @MFAnnie

@mathhombre @ddmeyer @gfletchy @BerkeleyEverett @robertkaplinsky @Simon_Gregg @howie_hua @MFAnnie I thought someone would answer that! I think I created an account at some point. I'll head over. I vaguely know they're trying to make a platform that is less set up to benefit the company and more set up to benefit users, but what's your take? What's better about it?

@harrytomalley @ddmeyer @gfletchy @BerkeleyEverett @robertkaplinsky @Simon_Gregg @howie_hua @MFAnnie Bluesky!

@lizzobr Lizzo's "About Damn Time" inspired us teachers to make this amazing video for our students. Watch until the end! "About Damn Time" da Lizzo inspirou nós, professores, a fazer este vídeo incrível para nossos alunos. Assista até o final! youtu.be/Pf3fkrx8mhI

Teachers know: The loudest sound in the universe is a student’s metal water bottle hitting the floor.

@Trianglemancsd Haha. So gracious.

triangular, ____________, pentagonal, hexagonal What goes in the blank for the general quadrilateral? As in “triangular prism”. We have “rectangular prism” and “square prism”, but what’s the general adjective for prisms with 4-sided bases? @Trianglemancsd maybe? #iteachmath

@Trianglemancsd adjective form, not verb form

@Trianglemancsd The other reason it doesn't sound right is that, if it is right, quadrilaterals have the same noun and verb form, unlike the others.

@Trianglemancsd Are we sure enough it's right to tell my students in an hour? Haha.