@bscribmather.bsky.social is an inspiration! Listen in as we talk about the #thinkingclassroom. You'll be inspired, too. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/tam...

Summer 2025 Courses! www.vmimathematics.com/featured/sig... Discrete Mathematics for Teachers – June 23-27 Mathematics as a Second Language – Burlington – July 7-11 Geometry for Teachers – Burlington- July 7-11 Functions and Algebra I – Burlington- July 14-18 Statistics I –Burlington – July 14-18

Announcing VMI’s Summer 2025 Professional Development Opportunities - VMI Mathematics Initiative

The VMI is offering several mathematics education courses this summer in the Burlington area. Courses are open to those enrolled in the VMI Master’s program as well as those interested in taking cours...

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Yes, opinions matter when we land in a movement. So appreciate Bob sharing his about Vermont educators being at the heart of the solution. vtdigger.org/2025/03/05/b...

What teacher moves elicit thinking in a problem based lesson? Loved working with teachers today as we experienced a lesson and planned future learning.

For those implementing IM - Illustrative Mathematics resources (Imagine Learning, Kendall Hunt, and Open Up) if you're looking for some partners to support your work, I would welcome the opportunity, as well as suggest contacting @heidisabnani.bsky.social. Check out: heidisabnani.com/to-pacing-gu...

"Let's talk about Practice." @heidisabnani.bsky.social Molly Vokey offered me the chance to talk about practices in the math classroom that impact student thinking. Hope you can check out their podcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uevx...

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Enjoyed having time and the invite from @pambrett.bsky.social to discuss approaching student work with AWE in mind. www.blueglassesmath.org/podcast/epis...

Thank you @pambrett.bsky.social for bringing what seems routine to the forefront. So many important teacher actions and student actions unfurl within the use of math language routines, math reasoning routines. I'm certainly elevating routines with new vigor after this chat.

Pam Brett - Blue Glasses Math Podcast@pambrett.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thank you so much @mnmmath.bsky.social @bscribmather.bsky.social and @mfannie.bsky.social for chatting with me tonight! So many great insights about how routines can foster confidence in math class. #elemmathchat @elemmathchat.bsky.social

Total nod of respect to youtu.be/h00Ux1qx2zw?... Max, thankful for @mfannie.bsky.social elevating this last week. Yes - Let's get the posters in the rooms. #ElemMathChat

Why 2 is Greater than 4: A Proof by Induction: Max Ray-Riek

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Pam Brett - Blue Glasses Math Podcast@pambrett.bsky.social · 2y ago

Do you have a poster that says, that @bscribmather.bsky.social "Listen 2, not 4.". Being present today so that we can learn from our students. @elemmathchat.bsky.social #elemmathchat

I really appreciate this @mfannie.bsky.social as we have to give ourselves permission to trust the thinking in the room - and we can amplify our resources with small "tweaks." I have certainly felt the freedom to do this despite being asked to implement with fidelity. #ElemMathChat

Annie Fetter@mfannie.bsky.social · 2y ago

A6: A good curriculum provides a solid learning progression, but sometimes launches and activities have to be tweaked to lead with students' ideas. Tweaking existing materials is a fun project to do in grade groups if your curricular resources don't already do that. #ElemMathChat

Back to cog load and the routine, I often feel like great routines flow with the class and allow me to shift my lens to be more present listening and asking questions so that I can learn more about the ideas in the room. Great routines allow me to defront more, and yes, listen 2, not 4.

Pam Brett - Blue Glasses Math Podcast@pambrett.bsky.social · 2y ago

@mnmmath.bsky.social agreed. Routines can level the playing field and also shift the perspective about what is important when learning math. @elemmathchat.bsky.social #elemmathchat

The joy of finding multiple creative ways allows for some great dopamine release and creates space for all to be validated as owners of math ideas.

Pam Brett - Blue Glasses Math Podcast@pambrett.bsky.social · 2y ago

#elemmathchat#MathRoutines #BackToSchoolMath #MathChat #MathTeachers #MathConfidence #MathMindset #TeachMath #MathTalks #MathClassroom

It would be ideal to see a math routine to launch each new lesson - let's call it a "warm-up." So powerful as a 5-10 minute formative look into a classroom, as well as a routine to link to the learning goal that transitions into the deeper study of the lesson.

Pam Brett - Blue Glasses Math Podcast@pambrett.bsky.social · 2y ago

#elemmathchat#MathRoutines #BackToSchoolMath #MathChat #MathTeachers #MathConfidence #MathMindset #TeachMath #MathTalks #MathClassroom

Love the dozen and a half. And bringing in the digits - with birthdays...Totally forgot how my 4th graders loved "date math" as we crafted expressions with each new day.

Pam Brett - Blue Glasses Math Podcast@pambrett.bsky.social · 2y ago

@mfannie.bsky.social yes! So many creative suggestions that are "beyond operations"! #elemmathchat @elemmathchat.bsky.social

So agree here - the cognitive load effect on both math facilitator and the learners in the room is so important. It is a joy to enter into classrooms and see routines in the moment and the differences that are evident vs a classroom where routines may not exist - yet.

Annie Fetter@mfannie.bsky.social · 2y ago

A2: There's a lot of confidence in knowing the logistics of something, freeing your brain so that you can actually think instead of worry whether you're in the right place, moving the right way, etc. #ElemMathChat

Routines are invitational, inviting many divergent ideas that cluster around an idea. As open moves, we create space for all to have voice, identify with the math, and begin to establish a culture where we focus on our strengths and students can see each other as the owners of mathematical thinking.

Pam Brett - Blue Glasses Math Podcast@pambrett.bsky.social · 2y ago

#elemmathchat#MathRoutines #BackToSchoolMath #MathChat #MathTeachers #MathConfidence #MathMindset #TeachMath #MathTalks #MathClassroom

Thinking about a 20 frame, missing 2. As well as the sums - I might use with two addends, three addends and more. As well as multiplying 1 group of 18, 2 groups of 9, 3 groups of 6, 4 groups of 4.5, ...

Pam Brett - Blue Glasses Math Podcast@pambrett.bsky.social · 2y ago

#elemmathchat#MathRoutines #BackToSchoolMath #MathChat #MathTeachers #MathConfidence #MathMindset #TeachMath #MathTalks #MathClassroom

A joy to be here with you @jjdlagrange.bsky.social

Jennifer Lagrange@jjdlagrange.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thank you for hosting and designing such lovely prompts! #ElemMathChat

Really great positioning @dcrescitelli.bsky.social

Dee Crescitelli@dcrescitelli.bsky.social · 2y ago

A6: I sometimes ask students what they’ve learned from a process they haven’t quite finished yet. “What have you learned so far about__?” “How might you use this now?” That often makes them think & talk more about what they know… and keep working! #ElemMathChat

Thank you for sharing some time this evening. I appreciate you all. #ElemMathChat

A key point for sure - @mfannie.bsky.social often I encounter educators not willing to ask questions for which they may not have an answer - being vulnerable and open to new ideas seems to be a challenge some are not ready to embrace, yet.

Annie Fetter@mfannie.bsky.social · 2y ago

A6: I think about asking questions that I don't already know the answer to - so I'm asking about their thinking and THEIR ideas. It helps you listen with true curiosity, as @dcrescitelli.bsky.social suggested earlier. #ElemMathChat

John Dewey (Love those Vermonters) stated, "We don't learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience." As we wrap up our chat - how can we engage with reflection to reinforce our mather communities? #ElemMathChat

A fantastic collection of work - can't wait to share with some aspiring math educators in the next few weeks!

Annie Fetter@mfannie.bsky.social · 2y ago

Send them to @triangleman.bsky.social's blog to give ideas about how to math up convos with their kids. #ElemMathChat talkingmathwithkids.com/#mathblog

Questioning...we pondering listening. So how might the many types of questions we pose frame the mather space? #ElemMathChat

Within a give math class - I hope to "gather" ideas often. May be in a warm up - may be around a group conversation in an activity, or at the close of a lesson. Hanging some unfinished ideas in parking lots, or in visible spaces for further consideration as we keep our minds moving.

Annie Fetter@mfannie.bsky.social · 2y ago

I have a Q4b: how often do you just gather Ss' ideas in a big pile, and how often do you put their name on an idea? I don't tend to name ideas, but I am always "guest teacher" and don't know the students' names. #ElemMathChat

#ElemMathChat - Our Mathers are in good hands with this group. Let's consider the next layer - parents.

So this is a challenge - to create more positioning space for listening and making sense of...makes me realize my role as a mather does include being less of a teacher, more of a ambassador who sits alongside the math in the room being cultivated by the thinkers and doers. #ElemMathChat

Dee Crescitelli@dcrescitelli.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hearing students talk about the mathematics gives us so much real data about what they really know, though. A little time here makes for better focus on some teaching later. It’s a balance, for sure, but one worth figuring out. #ElemMathChat

An area I often grapple - am I annotating? Am I scribing? At what moment do I enter with purposeful notation? #ElemMathChat

Jennifer Lagrange@jjdlagrange.bsky.social · 2y ago

Amplifying it or even annotating it if needed. We need to make their thinking visible to all in the classroom. #ElemMathChat

Well - we're hanging out in this so let's just name how we encourage autonomy and ownership with our learners. Share a moment where you made this happen. #ElemMathChat

Thank you @mnmmath.bsky.social for elevating.

Melynee Naegele@mnmmath.bsky.social · 2y ago

I shared this with my daughter today. Your post made me think we need to do this too with students. "I will not teach or love or show you anything perfectly, but I will let you see me, and I will always hold sacred the gift of seeing you. Truly, deeply, seeing you.” Brene' Brown #ElemMathChat