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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · 15d

I'll be attending the #NCTMATL25 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, October 15–18! Looking forward to connecting, sharing ideas, and exploring solutions with math educators from across the country. Join me: nctm.org/atlanta2025

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · 25d

Likewise! It has been too long.

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · 26d

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I'm presenting at CMC-South! Looking forward to learning alongside other math teachers and leaders and sharing the importance of curiosity and creativity in the math classroom! #CMCSouth #whatif #CAMathCouncil

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'm attending the 2025 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit from @makemathmoments #mmmsummit2025 Share if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 summit.makemathmoments.com

2025 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit

Free high impact MATH PD from your couch! Hosted by @makemathmoments #mmmsummit2025

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Jun 12

Looking forward to learning at the NCTE-NCTM joint conference in Chicago next week. Hope to see lots of old friends and make some new ones! #iteachmath #elemmathchat

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · May 21

If you can keep your balance long enough, the pattern makes it easy to count!

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · May 7

The Slinky Task - FAQs and the mistakes I made that almost kept me from sharing this task.

The Slinky Task – FAQs

The Slinky Task was dropped a couple of weeks ago and I've spoken to a number of people who had a lot of questions about it, so I've added some interesting facts (FAQs) about this task below. Enjoy. How did you come up with this idea for the task? I was at a nearby school last fall working with one of the teachers there and a friend of mine, who also works there, mentioned that some students were eating lunch in her room and one of the boys was playing with a slinky that she had.

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Apr 28

I'm excited to be presenting at the 2025 Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics in Chicago this June! Join me and other educators as we explore strategies to support student learning. Learn more: nctm.org/ncte-nctm2025 #LitMath2025 #iteachmath #elemmathchat #msmathchat

2025 NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Apr 23

The GA-400 Toll Robbery took place in 1999 and changed the way I thought about teaching mathematics. Get the lesson and learn more about this amazing math story. mikewiernicki.com/georgia-400-... #problembasedlearning #Iteachmath #mathmakessense #elemmathchat #msmathchat

Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Apr 14

The Slinky - A new task for middle school. How long do you think the slinky will be when it's straightened? Check out the task at mikewiernicki.com/the-slinky/ #iteachmath #Slinky #circles #pi #msmathchat

The Slinky

Georgia Stanards: 5.NR.3, 6.NR.1, 7.GSR.5 Common Core Standards: 5.NBT.B.7, 5.NF.B.4, 7.G.B.4 Act 1: Ask students: What do you notice? Record student responses. What do you wonder? Reco…

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Zak Champagne @zakchamp.bsky.social · Apr 8

Come join us!!

Registration at www.flynneducation.com.

#Math #mathplaydate #matheducation

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Mike Flynn @mikeflynn55.bsky.social · Apr 8

We’re hosting some free math play dates for educators. It’s a great place to socialize and play with some from math together. Register with the link below. Super informal and everybody’s welcome. #math #teaching #BTC mikeflynn.lpages.co/mathplaydate/

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Mar 14

Investigating how Origami Frogs Hop - A new task just released for middle school. mikewiernicki.com/origami-frog... #mathmakesense #msmathchat #iteachmath

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Feb 7

@snell_lya Making Math Reimagined, Revitalized, and Relevant in High School Mathematics - and knocking it out of the park! #NCTMKC25

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Feb 6

So happy to be able to spend time with one of the smartest, kindest people I know! Dr. Lya Snell #NCTMKC25

Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Jan 28

Looking forward to your session(s).

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Dec 3

Have fun learning about ratios with origami frogs. A new task for middle school students. Bonus: There's a sequel included as well!
#msmathchat #iteachmath #mathmakessense #mtbos
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Origami Frogs

Georgia’s K-12 Mathematics Standards: 6.NR.4, 7.PAR.4 CCSS: 6.RP.3, 7.RP.3 Act 1 Ask students: What do you notice? Record student responses. What do you wonder? Record student cur…

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Mike Wiernicki @mikewiernicki.bsky.social · Nov 19

One of my favorite games for K-1 students practicing combinations to 5 and 10 (and easily adapted to 20). Check out Hubbub, a game played at the first Thanksgiving! mikewiernicki.com/2023/11/29/h... #Thanksgiving #mathmakessense #iteachmath #earlymath #numbersense #elemmathchat
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Hubbub

Hubbub is a partner game for kindergarten and early elementary. It uses color counters and cubes to generate different combinations. The game is played with students questioning and assessing their…

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