#nctmatl25 — Public Fediverse posts

So I had two tasks at #NCTMATL25 (besides presenting with Cynthia Shi) ... see @pegcagle and Gail Burrill ... mission accomplished! And a bonus visit with Vicki Lyons
Forgot to take a pic with Peg & Vicki, but I got Gail!
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Okay, this is still an issue in high school
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Each representation is correct, but which are helpful, at what stage, and for which purpose?
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So the previous session mentioned procedural fluency versus conceptual understanding.
The next session drove the point home.
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The only reason I would want to teach small children would be for the contexts - & sketches - they create!
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Use "Create a mathematical sketch" rather than "draw a picture"
(it was referenced from another session so I don't have a reason why atm)
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Note to self ... Look up research on gesturing in mathematics education.
If any of you out in the #mtbos have some ideas ...
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"Because of the abstract nature of mathematics, people have access to mathematical ideas only through the representations of those ideas" from Adding It Up.
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Oh... The exhibit hall at #NCTMATL25 isn't open today, now that I have some time.
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"I want procedural fluency from conceptual understanding"
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The session had us ask our favorite #AI what we should do in Atlanta while at
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I love #chatOAME :)
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LLMs are based on dynamical systems, yet we don't do any of that mathematics in K12 -- even though we had standards and courses in some jurisdictions for high school (#onted did!)
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What maths are involved in #AI?
Exactly what @NCTM proposed in the 1990s and forward.
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Sorry, in a few minutes I'll be geeking out a bit...
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Variety of approaches by the teachers, including one moving it into digital
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Angela leads the room through how to do the design, guiding thoughts on language, mathematics and art
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Class particiption time at Angela's session... A long queue of math teachers about to be engaged in art
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"Every student has the chance to put their own spin on the art"
"Art and Math transcend language -- I had a student who didn't speak a word the entire year ... for a child that struggled day to day to learn our language, he had a chance to shine"
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I really appreciate that Angela is the first presenter to use closed-captioning in her presentation -- in fact, she insisted that the audio folks made it work.
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"One of the best things you can do as a teacher is to be in the situation of a student, so you know what it feels like again"
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30-40% of Angela's students are special needs; the school of 160 students PK-8 focuses on inclusion.
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Art and Math Collide
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Issues in lesson plan generation using #AI at #nctmatl25
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I read ~10,000 teacher prompts they made to #AI
At #NCTMatl25 Friday @ 1pm, come hear what I learned about how and why math teachers use #AI for their classes, and how that can improve your use.
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I'm in Atlanta for the @NCTM Conference!
Friday I get to present w/Cynthia Shi on our work developing, designing, using, criticizing & theorizing with & about #AI in math class, especially for preparation, content development, assessment & knowledge.
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