Trying out the features in Claude for education. Join me as I see how it "helps" me write a research paper. My chosen topic: "AI and education". /1

In the new 2026 CSTA standards, each includes a "Students are not expected to" to help understand what the standard is not. So, what are students not expected to "understand", "apply" or "build"? "math" appears in 31 of the standards! In 27 of those, it appears after "Students are not expected to"

Guess the year! There are some hints in there. "We must teach people not to think of technology as an authority figure. Without mathematical understanding people of the twenty-first century will be victims of computer mysticism". Bruh, math educators failed so hard at this... 😭

amplifying Math Task Studio [Substack] on behalf of ... @ldietiker.bsky.social = Leslie Dietiker & Meghan Riling & Rashmi Singh mathtaskstudio.substack.com their directions: "Please repost to let math teachers, curriculum designers, and math teacher educators know!" cc #iTeachMath ♾️ bcc #MathSky 🧮

Math Task Studio | Substack

My personal Substack. Click to read Math Task Studio, a Substack publication. Launched 4 hours ago.

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The #ProblemSolving Calendar is back! (sort of). Check out the August Palette of Problems to set the stage in math class this school year. #MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns #RecreationalMath #MathSky #MathsToday karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/a...

August Calendar Problems

How is it possible that it’s August already? I’m sure that summer days pass faster than winter days, even though there’s more daylight! Many teacher friends are heading back to sc…

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Do archives of the "Math Times Journal" exist @mctm-mn.bsky.social? Particularly looking for this reference from the 1989 NCTM standards: Day, R. P., and R. Scott. "For problem solving: consider using a spreadsheet." Math Times Journal 1, no. 2 (1987): 20-28 CC: @saravanderwerf.bsky.social

ATTENTION EDUCATORS! Interested in invention education? Interested in civics? Join us on Thursday, July 23rd from 1-2 PM for a discussion on ways invention and civic engagement can go hand-in-hand. Featuring Doug Scott and Leigh Estabrooks! #invented RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBSInventionCivics7_23

I wrote about how @hpicciotto.bsky.social makes such wonderful (and useful) mathematical activities. substack.com/home/post/p-...

How Henri Picciotto Designs Great Lessons

Learning from one of the best to ever do it.

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We're putting together a toolkit for teachers who want resources for a more techno-skeptical critical AI literacy. If any K12 educators are willing to share their thoughts on this topic, we'd love to hear from them. Thanks! criticalaitoolkit.org/survey/ #edusky

Hi! In July I'm once again running a free online program for K-12 math teachers called "21st century mathematics". Its goal is to help teachers to connect math they teach with some math that has been discovered in the 21st century. Pass it along! Info+register: justinlanier.org/21st-century...

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In #MathsToday we talked about cryptography. First, how cryptographic systems don't matter if you just share your data (there are many examples). Then rot, substitution, one-time pads, Vigenère, Enigma, and finally public-key. #mtbos #ITeachMath

"They're trying to do the thing in a way which is so general, that they can't possibly build on that. If they build on that they're building on top of confusion and vagueness." -- Bill Evans Wonderful description of how important it is to take your time when learning and build a good foundation.

Universal Mind of Bill Evans (1966 Documentary)

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Excited to be named a CSTA Responsible AI Fellow.

Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)@csteachersorg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're excited to announce the 2026 #ResponsibleAI Fellowship cohort! These 15 educators will participate in a six-month program that empowers educators to develop ethical, inclusive, and transformative approaches to artificial intelligence teaching. 🤖🎉 buff.ly/PM54mbb

This month marks the 20th anniversary of my entering the classroom as a teacher! I was just going through a folder from my first Computer Science course (2009) and am not surprised by myself. Class #1 was "Ethics" #TeamCompSci #ITeachCS #CompSci

Here are some of my favorite #ProblemSolving questions from the April Calendar... April 9: decimal expansion of 1/17 April 14: square roots of square roots (Check out Really Radical post for more!) April 28: shortest path in a circle and square #iTeachMath karendcampe.wordpress.com/2026/04/22/r...

I never met Dr. Nancy C. Dunigan, but I have a copy of the 1981 NCTM Yearbook that once belonged to her. I occasionally get a used math book and can find information about the previous owner. She sounds like a real swell lady and dedicated educator. www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/l...

It looks like there are some amazing presentations from teachers in the program for #NCTMDen26. I'll be presenting on the importance of computing in mathematics and how basic familiarity with a numerical computing platform can open up new worlds of beautiful mathematics. #ITeachMath #mtbos

I really appreciate @elizabethwithaz.bsky.social's reflections on how she explored the social impacts of technology with her students by introducing them to the people - the ghost workers - whose labor makes “AI” systems possible. Read this week’s @civicsoftech.bsky.social and find the lesson at:

Introducing Middle School Students to "The Secret Ghost Workers of 'Artificial Intelligence'" — Civics of Technology

Upcoming Book Clubs: We’re reading The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms our Kids’ Learning - And How to Help Them Thrive Again by Jared Cooney Horvath. Join us on Wednesday, Ap...

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What does it look like to critically examine AI in the middle school Computer Science classroom? www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/introdu...

Introducing Middle School Students to "The Secret Ghost Workers of 'Artificial Intelligence'" — Civics of Technology

Upcoming Book Clubs: We’re reading The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms our Kids’ Learning - And How to Help Them Thrive Again by Jared Cooney Horvath. Join us on Wednesday, Ap...

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I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

This is the first year of a new course I built called Computing and Data Sciences. The tools used this year: Semester 1: • Whiteboards • LaTeX (on overleaf) • Sheets + Desmos visualization Semester 2: • Python in Colab with: - NumPy - Pyplot - Pandas #ITeachMath #TeamCompSci

I'm so lost in AI debates at this point. I would love for: 1. Someone to propose the use of a specific tool. 2. We actually vet that tool.

Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A "pause AI" letter that I actually like (and signed)! Because it's not about imagined doomsday scenarios, but rather putting the brakes on the rush to impose synthetic text extruding machines in schools in particular: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...

AI is broken. Everywhere you look. Not just "bias", but just broken systems being deployed out into the world. There used to be this notion of an actual finished product versus proof of concept... #AIinEducation

Debate 48 - Is A.I. Helpful in Math Education?

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Benjamin Riley@benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How many times does Sal Khan need to be wrong before people stop listening to him? @mattbarnum.bsky.social gets him on the record basically admitting Khanmigo has been a giant failure. Students aren’t into it. Which, ahem, I predicted *two years ago* at the peak of the AI-in-education hype cycle.

Education researchers, I still have yet to see a study on the most efficient learning we know of: The 40 second slow-walk of a student who just took the test dumping a full unit worth of knowledge into another student's brain as they pass through a door in opposite directions. #ITeachMath

#ArtemisII

This is so well done. 👌

mathematicians: This is the Schlüsman-Katsuhira transform. It took researchers over 250 years to discover. Only 30 people in the world know how it works. tech artists: This is the Schlüsman-Katsuhira transform, or as we call it in the biz, "ol' Schlussy". We use it for realistic cheese textures :)

We recently looked at the very user-friendly Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV) data set as an exercise in data slicing and visualization: colab.research.google.com/drive/1u7qb6... Got an excited message from a student: "We think we can show that smoking is good for your lungs!" #ITeachmath #mtbos

"AI Literacy" means being a good tech consumer. This is user acquisition, connecting students with products as young as possible. It is data collection and surveillance. What will this program look like? They don't know yet. The goal is to push product. Education is secondary at best here.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 4mo ago

Starting in September, Boston will become the first major city in the country to ensure high school students graduate with AI proficiency, helping students use AI as a tool for learning while preparing them for college and the workforce.