Megan Wickstrom

@FeltonKoestler Thank you again, Matt, for facilitating our session and helping with all things tech related.

Looking forward to @megawicks1 and @hyunyi_jung’s #AMTE2021 session on Supporting Elementary Preservice Teachers as Modelers @AMTENews #ITeachMath #MTBoS

@Doctor_Math @MTMS_at_NCTM I use this task with Pre-Service Elementary Teachers and they find it challenging...you might be surprised with what you find.

@MTMS_at_NCTM The task itself would be a good one for my 7th graders to start the year to get them used to the type of discussion, collaboration, and justification I expect. It would be below their knowledge level, but the focus would be on the Mathematical Practice Standards #MTMSchat

Q6 What are you still thinking about? What ideas might you take forward in your own practice? #MTMSchat

@MTMS_at_NCTM Is the next chat on a Friday evening?

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A6: I am still thinking about volume and how I might transition this task to 3D! #MTMSchat

A4: What strategies are students going to use, what is the mathematics involved, how can I connect these different strategies together or compare/contrast in interesting/informative ways. #mtmschat #BSD7chat

@MTMS_at_NCTM I want legos like this! #MTMSchat #BSD7chat I have a volume task where we talk about different sized square units filling a space (how many does it take, different strategies, etc.) but we are forced to imagine much of it with wooden cubes. It is challenging but also really fun!

Q4 What possibilities could you envision for this activity if the 3-dimensional aspect of LEGOs was factored in (there are different LEGO thicknesses even though the length and the width might be the same)? #MTMSchat

A3: Ratio and Proportion can be tricky because the contexts are often fluid (like mixing lemonade or paint). LEGOS are countable so it was easier for students to see number of legos growing in relation to each other. #MTMSchat #BSD7chat

A2: Efficiency is dependent on our mathematical goal. Sometimes the inefficient strategies help to illuminate mathematical ideas or different ways of reasoning. #mtmschat

@Doctor_Math @MTMS_at_NCTM @LuckyCharms Yum!

@MTMS_at_NCTM Not sure if this counts as a manipulative, but we used @LuckyCharms to collect data twitter.com/Doctor_Math/st… #MTMSchat #iteachmath #mtbos #iowamath

Q1 Introduce yourself & discuss non-traditional manipulatives you have used to help model a situation/solidify mathematical understanding. What were those situations being investigated with the non-traditional manipulatives? #MTMSchat

A1 Thank you for having us this evening! I am Megan Wickstrom, an assistant prof at Montana State University in Bozeman. I have used different sized blocks/containers to discuss attributes of volume. #MTMSchat

MTMS Twitter chat happening tonight at 9 PM EST 7 PM MT. Join us! :) follow @MTMS_at_NCTM for more info.

Join us this Wednesday, April 17, at 9pm EDT for our #MTMSchat of the month. We'll be discussing the FREE article, "LEGOs: Linking Units, Operations, and Area." Read it now, and join us later this week! ow.ly/FRHe50pEupW

Who doesn't love playing with legos, especially when you can sneak a lot of cool math ideas in? Twitter Chat next Wednesday (7 PM MT)! The article is free access and we would love to chat with you. 😀

When your teacher tells you to model the math problem.

The case of Mrs. Purl: Using a learning trajectory as a tool for teaching link.springer.com/article/10.100…

New article out from my dissertation research. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Did you miss TCMchat last night? Have no fear, we have the recap for you here: TCMchat March 14, 2018 storify.com/TCM_at_NCTM/tc… via @tcm_at_nctm

@drkanbir It was good! I always learn new things during these chats :)

@megawicks1 I missed it. How was yesterday’s tweet session?

#TCMchat hello! I am at math ed prof at Montana State. I celebrated PI day on spring break in the smokey mts. Excited for tonight's chat!

@BethNctm @megyzr thanks for the invitation to chat! I enjoyed learning from and sharing with others.

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