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Zak Champagne
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Math education enthusiast. Chief Content Officer with Flynn Education. enVision K-8 Author. Inclusive with people but exclusive with trapezoids. https://zakchamp.com https://flynneducation.com/memberinfo/
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The final mini-debate is out!
Should math games be competitive or collaborative?

Hear what @mikeflynn55.bsky.social & @zakchamp.bsky.social have to say!

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#DebateMath
We're opening up this month's Friends of Flynn Education math playdate to everyone!! No membership or trial needed.

On Thursday, September 18th at 6:15pm ET, @mikeflynn55.bsky.social & I are hosting our friends Bernat Portell and Albert Vilalta Riera. Join us!

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This one runs deep.

The surprisingly complex question, "How many stairs?" has perplexed and kept so many of us curious for months now!

Take a listen to see where @mikeflynn55.bsky.social and I land on how to count stars.
How do YOU count stairs?

Listen in as @mikeflynn55.bsky.social & @zakchamp.bsky.social share their debate in our latest episode!

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But, this also means that it has been nearly 5 years since the great trapezoid debate began. cc: @rob-baier.bsky.social @cluzniak.bsky.social @berkeleyeverett.bsky.social and so many others that engaged in that debate.
Just popping in here to remind you all that 5 years ago today Taylor Swift announced Folklore.

Which means that it has been exactly 5 years since @sneffleupagus.bsky.social and the rest of that Mt. Holyoke cohort did NOT interrupt my teaching to let me know it was announced.

I still feel hurt.
What are you doing for your own personal and professional growth this summer?

#math #matheducation #professionallearning
This sounds amazing! I’m only in town Monday night. It’s gonna be a quick trip for me.

But I could potentially meet up for a later meal or drinks afterwards!
More math playdates next week!

Join the Friends of Flynn Education Collaborative to participate!

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And if you join by Monday, your first month is free!!
The Friends of Flynn collaborative is built for flexibility and real growth.

Your seat’s waiting.

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#MathEducation #FriendsOfFlynnEd #ProfessionalLearning
We’re already buzzing! So many educators are jumping in.

Want to join a collaborative that’s built for you? Join us!

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First month = on us.
#MathEducation #FriendsOfFlynnEd #professionallearning
It’s here! Friends of Flynn Education is officially open.

Live learning. Flexible workshops. A supportive math education community.

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#MathEducation #FriendsOfFlynnEd
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So excited to hit up Green Lake for @wismathcouncil next week with some of my fave speakers ever like @zakchamp.bsky.social, @dykemamath.bsky.social, @latrendak.bsky.social, @mathematize4all.bsky.social, @lieslmcconchie.bsky.social, @crystalmwatson.bsky.social + so many more! C U IN THE LAKE 👙🏊‍♂️
Beyond up for that!! Let’s make it happen.

Currently through the first two chapters of the teachers guide. Lots of learning there for me!
I finally got @triangleman.bsky.social’s How Did you Count? in front of some 2nd graders today!

Their work reminded me that math should be about honoring thinking, engaging with other’s ideas, and trusting the math that lives in our students’ heads.

#HowDidYouCount #MathEducation #MathCuriosity
Do you ever overthink the math in your favorite mobile based video game?

I do.

Please tell me I’m not alone in this.

#math #videogamemath #inapppurchases #clashroyale #clashmath
Fair.

It was infamous within a small circle of us because I built a math task from it and it ended up with more questions than answers. And we spent a lot of time talking about it.

So when Mike and I got to go together, it was closer to a pure definition of infamous.
More Mike and Zak Shenanigans from Seattle.

MIke - “Do we need to get a scooter?”

Zak - “It’s for the good of the cause, guys.”

#math #matheducation #seattle #seattlebiking #noscooter

@mikeflynn55.bsky.social
Thanks Tim! It was fun to make with my team at @flynneducation.bsky.social
I created this immersive math task for our math play date last week.

You can download it at bit.ly/ShuffleArt. Enjoy!

#math #matheducation #mathclass #theshuffle
It’s happening.

On May 5, 2025 (5.5.25), a perfect mathy date, we’re launching Friends of Flynn Education.

We can’t wait to join you there!

#math #matheducation #community
Math from a poet.

This is the coolest thing that @mikeflynn55.bsky.social and I did when he was here in Washington!

#poem #math #matheducation #realworldmath