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How Writing Changes Mathematical Thought | Quanta Magazine David E. Dunning explores how mathematical notation is a social, world-building technology.

When math seems simple — like calculating a tip — that’s often only because notation has made it so. “We have these notational technologies that allow us to not see this as significant math, but it is,” said math historian David Dunning.

Math Department introduces new Core class “Math for the Misinformation Age” This fall, Vanderbilt students encountered a new way to study mathematics—one centered not on equations in isolation, but on the numbers, charts, and claims that surround us every day. Mathematics…

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Upper Elementary Math Center Activities That Feature Manipulatives Including hands-on tools in your lessons should help strengthen students’ understanding of abstract concepts.

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Test Results Reveal a Deeper Issue in Math – And It’s Not the Math Itself Burleigh: Are students being equipped with a genuine understanding of math concepts or merely trained to follow steps?

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It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.

Universities a ‘threat to misinformation’ in post-truth era Authors of new book Knowledge Under Siege argue academics are uniquely capable of being a ‘thorn in the side’ of authoritarian regimes

Universities a ‘threat to misinformation’ in post-truth era
Authors of new book Knowledge Under Siege argue academics are uniquely capable of being a ‘thorn in the side’ of authoritarian regimes

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'The old order is not coming back': PM says Canada must 'name reality' and build strength at home YouTube video by CBC News

Watch Mark Carney's full speech from today.

Canadians, at this time in history, we are fortunate to have the Prime Minister we have.
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This reminds of me of the time that my aunt’s friends got a magnetic catflap - which could only be opened by the magnet on their cat’s collar - and kept finding their cat stuck to the fridge.

A Multisensory Approach to Teaching Slope With Sound This three-part, ears-on lesson blends sound and visuals to help middle schoolers make sense of linear relationships.

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First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.

And trans lives are grounded in reality.

We see y'all. No matter what.

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Joe & Eddie - Children Go (live) YouTube video by Neil Russell

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(for my late mother. Loved it when she played this record when I was a kid - Alayne).

Mathematical Thinking Isn’t What You Think It Is | Quanta Magazine The mathematician David Bessis claims that everyone is capable of, and can benefit greatly from, mathematical thinking.

The mathematician David Bessis believes that mathematical skill is not innate, but learned. “Genius is not an essence. It’s a state. It’s a state that you build by doing a certain job.”

Yes kids, there used to be giant teaching slide rules in classrooms, mounted above the chalkboard or on walls. They hung on for awhile as relicts, like pull-down wall maps, then overhead projectors, and eventually the chalkboards themselves. Midcentury megafauna.

UH Mānoa math students spark STEM excitement at Pearl City Elementary | University of Hawaiʻi System News The activities were designed to make math and science concepts approachable and fun for keiki and their ʻohana.

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How a UTC mathematician is helping elephants find their way home | UTC News Dr. Lakmali Weerasena, an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, spent her professional development leave designing elephant corridors in…

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How voice training can help teachers improve wellbeing in the classroom Teachers can create supportive, optimal learning environments through a nuanced use of voice in the classroom.

Take care of your voice. theconversation.com/how-voice-tr...

Truth and Reconciliation, Ten Years On | HESA Today is September 30th, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. It has been just over ten … Continued

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and so in the blog I join forces with my colleague Mark Solomon to talk about how universities and colleges are doing with respect to TRC. It's a mixed picture.

Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America | CBC Books Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author and activist recommends 18 titles to read today and beyond.

A TRC Day listicle for CBC. Enough books here to keep you going through the winter.

"These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools."

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Grounding Math Lessons in Picture Books Starting lessons with a read-aloud can boost engagement and inspire students to make personal connections to math concepts.

Grounding Math Lessons in Picture Books

Busy Beaver Hunters Reach Numbers That Overwhelm Ordinary Math | Quanta Magazine The quest to find the longest-running simple computer program has identified a new champion. It’s physically impossible to write out the numbers involved using standard mathematical notation.

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Maths ‘aha!’ moments can be predicted before they happen Researchers developed a model that predicts when mathematicians are on the cusp of a breakthrough, something not even they are capable of.

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