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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 42m

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!)
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 52m

What maths are involved in #AI?
Exactly what @NCTM proposed in the 1990s and forward.
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 1h

Sorry, in a few minutes I'll be geeking out a bit...
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 1h

Variety of approaches by the teachers, including one moving it into digital
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 2h

Angela leads the room through how to do the design, guiding thoughts on language, mathematics and art
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 2h

Class particiption time at Angela's session... A long queue of math teachers about to be engaged in art
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 2h

"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"
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 2h

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.
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 2h

"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"
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 2h

30-40% of Angela's students are special needs; the school of 160 students PK-8 focuses on inclusion.
At #nctmatl25 #mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 2h

Art and Math Collide
At #nctmatl25
#mtbos #mathed

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 4h

Education is the one venue where the client doesn't want the full value of the experience.
#ntcmatl25 #mtbos

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 5h

Issues in lesson plan generation using #AI at #nctmatl25
#mtbos #mathed

Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 16h

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.
#mathed #mtbos #onted

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

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.
#mtbos #nctmatl25 #OntEd #mathed

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Jed @jedediyah.com · 17d

The schedule for NCTM Atlanta, with descriptions all in one page for easy CTRL-Fing:

jedediyah.github.io/nctm2025/sch...

I'll try to fix any missing info!
#NCTM2025 #NCTMATL25 #mtbos #ITeachMath #NCTM

NCTM 2025 Atlanta

jedediyah.github.io

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 9d

Barbara Oakley [00:25:24] "People simply don’t understand how they themselves learn. And because they don’t, they’re misusing their brains by offloading information to large language models, you know, just ask ChatGPT."
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Economist-Podcast-Transcript-Sep20-2025

Podcast Title: “The Intelligence” Podcast Episode Title: “We Don’t Need No (AI) Education” Podcast Date: September 20, 2025 Podcast Transcript: “This podcast transcript is generated by third-party AI....

docs.google.com

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oamecounts.bsky.social @oamecounts.bsky.social · 12d

𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓑𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓟𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓮𝓼: the 27th annual TEAMS Math Conference t Brebeuf College School, Sat, Oct 25, 9:30-12:30.
Keynote by @jrappaport27.bsky.social then a breakout session & light lunch.
$15 OAME members, $20 non-members.
More info & to register drive.google.com/file/d/1LggM...
#onted #mtbos

TEAMS Conference Registration 2025.pdf

drive.google.com

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oamecounts.bsky.social @oamecounts.bsky.social · 12d

𝗥𝗲𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Join Tara Flynn & Shelley Yearley & discover 8 Core Concepts & leave with ready-to-use strategies. Free, and free dinner! Tues, Oct 21st 5:30-7:30
forms.gle/AXDDyBccMWEB...
Two In-Person Locations :
1) St. Dominic SS, Bracebridge
2) St. Joseph's SS, Barrie
#mtbos #onted

Rethinking Fractions

Presentation by Shelley Yearley and Tara Flynn - Tuesday, October 21st 5:30-7:30 hosted by MAC2

forms.gle

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 14d

On Wed Oct 8th at 8pm, @davidpetro314.bsky.social talks with Chad Harris on Neurodivergence: "Wait, what was I learning? Shedding light on Neurodivergent Experiences in the Classroom"
Register for the @OAMEtalks at mcis.oame.on.ca
More info at docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#mtbos #onted

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 14d

#chatOAME 💗 @Desmos
Whenever a reply to a teacher involves a graphable equation or table of data, the teacher can click on a Desmos chip and it opens to a Desmos graph automagically!
www.linkedin.com/pulse/chatoa...
Thanks, Desmos, for your awesome API & generosity to the #onted #mtbos community

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Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 15d

Coquitlam Superintendent: We're pushing out a new
@MSPowerApps
almost every week to accelerate the work of schools, based on feedback & suggestions from teachers & admin
Microsoft #aitour
I like using PowerApps/Flow - make a huge time save w/some investment
#Mtbos #onted

Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 15d

Microsoft: We're answering service request 12% faster than before
Microsoft #aitour
#mtbos #onted
He didn't give time period but it was an interesting stat

Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 15d

I appreciated the Seneca CEO's push back -- "We have to trust our educators"

Cal Armstrong @calarmstrong.bsky.social · 15d

Peter Singh TDSB : how do you ensure that time saved by #AI doesn't turn into "latte time" (his words) for teachers.
Well first. Every time saving innovation over the past hundred years has not reduced teacher work hours.
And second. OFFENDED.
Microsoft #AITour
#mtbos #onted

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