#25DaysOfGiving: 2021 Edition
After last year's pivots in how we shared and planned the #25DaysOfGiving, one of our reflections was how it may have unintentionally...
Devin Rossiter
musings
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The Jeopardy! Experience: A Story Told in Media
The week of November 2nd, 2020 was a whirlwind of conflict: a confluence of history, lifetime-long narratives, glory and heartbreak.
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Three Underutilized Mathematical Language Routines
Newer curriculums are beginning to embed Mathematical Language Routines in their daily lesson plans. It may surprise educators that...
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The Death of Scratch Paper: 5 Reasons Why the Modern Student Won't "Show Their Work"
I work with educators at my school site to ensure access to materials for success, and as far as physical assets are concerned, this can...
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Reflections on a Conference: MidSchoolMath 2019 National Conference
When travel becomes a part of your professional life, you look forward to destinations as much as you do dates. There are towns with...
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Using Television to Demonstrate How to "Do The Math"
There's a great unifying staying power to television that seems to give a unique credibility to the images projected. It was the first...
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Reflection on a Conference: The #SummerOfSummits
Here I was again. The time when everything started to come together, and the person I had fought to become could begin to reach beyond...
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Reflections from a Conference: EdTechTeam California Summit (Mountain View, CA)
Making towns. Barnstorming. Circusing. In putting myself out as a circuit speaker this summer, I find that I'm in a place I haven't...
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The Ageless Confluence: 4 Math Strategies from the Ancient World
When we search for strategies in dedicated curricula, we are often left wanting and disillusioned not just in the system itself, but in...
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Make Richer Questions by Broadening Those Multiple Choices
The notification "ding" of my work e-mail meant it was time to check in with Brilliant, the web-based math task curation service that...
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Avoiding "Formative Appetizers": How to Genuinely Engage ALL Students When Reviewing
In the rush to find meaningful ways to use classroom devices to engage students, I have seen Kahoot come to prominence as an...
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3 Tips for Creating a Powerful Same/Different Prompt
I have been all-in on the Same/Different discourse structure since it was shared by Brian Bushart of Round Rock ISD. Since observing and...
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MidSchoolMath 2018 National Conference: Reflections on Reflections
The Southwest flight had hit the runway at LAX, concluding the journey to and from Santa Fe. I kept an engaged stride en route to the...
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Being Honest About Your Struggles Helps Others Buy In to Their Own
"This is a version of my story that has only been previously shared in my home. It's longer than the usual version I tell, but it&
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You: America's Next Math Model
The correct answer, I propose, is the most influential cultural figure in American literacy over the last 30 years. Alex Trebek, with his...
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Why World 1-1 of Super Mario Brothers is the Perfect Example of Backwards Mapping and Lesson Plannin
If you are reading this, then the image you see is familiar and likely tied to some powerful childhood memories. Super Mario Brothers...
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How Australian Rules Football Built Up my American Classroom's Culture
I'm fortunate that I've pursued and obtained two dream jobs: professional hockey announcer and educator. Between the two, however, was a...
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Video Games that Support Collaboration and Growth Mindset
Many of us were children of the Nintendo age, and with that came a set of unique challenges. We made peace with the fragility of...
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6 Ways to Transfer Responsibility in Math
When I first came uppn the title of Tracy Zager's newest book title, Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You'd Had: Ideas and Strategies...