TL;DR: Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14). It provides a great chance to engage students with tailored activities for different grade levels. Elementary school activities include Pi Day Storytime, creating a pi chain for memorization, and exploring circle art inspired by Russian artist Kandinsky. Middle school activities involve a Pi Day Scavenger Hunt and a Pi Memorization Contest. … Read More
Leader of Learning Podcast episode 158: How to Implement Effective Math Instruction with Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr
Leader of Learning Podcast episode 158: How to Implement Effective Math Instruction with Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr Episode 158 of the Leader of Learning Podcast features an interview with Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr (@makemathmoments), co-hosts of the Make Math Moments podcast. Kyle is the K-12 Mathematics Consultant with the Greater Essex County District School Board and Jon is … Read More
Leave Wordle Alone | Allison Dillard | Trauma-Informed Assessment
In Don’t @ Me (2:25), Tom expresses his concern that we – educators and society as a whole – are on the verge of ruining “Wordle,” the online viral trend of 2022 so far. Then, Tom is joined by adjunct professor and podcast host Allison Dillard (10:09) for a conversation about MAth instruction. Finally, in Assessment Corner (46:41), Tom (in … Read More
Disruption, Storytelling, and Values in a Thinking Classroom (w Peter Liljedahl)
Many of our institutional norms are causing “studenting” behavior that stifles thinking. Dr. Peter Liljedahl’s research aims to disrupt this behavior through “contrarian experimental methodology” and he has discovered 14 practices that liberate thinking in the classroom. Though his research took place in Mathematics, his findings are applicable for any educator that wants to tap into the emotional experience through … Read More