Janice Novakowski
@jnovakowski.bsky.social
Always curious and trying to learn.
Retired SD38 District Teacher Consultant • UBC Adjunct Professor • Vancouver Reggio Association Director (on leave) • BC Numeracy Network • BC Reggio-Inspired Mathematics Project • Indigenous Math Network
Retired SD38 District Teacher Consultant • UBC Adjunct Professor • Vancouver Reggio Association Director (on leave) • BC Numeracy Network • BC Reggio-Inspired Mathematics Project • Indigenous Math Network
Happy to be back at UBC this year teaching an elementary math methods course in January. @ubcteachered.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Happy to be back at UBC this year teaching an elementary math methods course in January. @ubcteachered.bsky.social
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All eight weeks of #MathPHoto25. Feel free to continue posting through the summer with any of the prompts (or combinations of prompts) you notice!
July 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
All eight weeks of #MathPHoto25. Feel free to continue posting through the summer with any of the prompts (or combinations of prompts) you notice!
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It is the final week of #MathPhoto25. This week look for math at play. Where do you notice mathematics in games and activities. #MathPlay #ITeachMath
July 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It is the final week of #MathPhoto25. This week look for math at play. Where do you notice mathematics in games and activities. #MathPlay #ITeachMath
Leaving London via Paddington Station, the clock face on Big Ben and the London Eye #circles #MathPhoto25 #ITeachMath #MTBoS
July 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Leaving London via Paddington Station, the clock face on Big Ben and the London Eye #circles #MathPhoto25 #ITeachMath #MTBoS
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The penultimate week of #MathPhoto25 is #circles! Where do you notice circles, cylinders, spheres or ellipses in the world around you? #ITeachMath #MathsToday
July 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The penultimate week of #MathPhoto25 is #circles! Where do you notice circles, cylinders, spheres or ellipses in the world around you? #ITeachMath #MathsToday
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Week 6 of #MathPhoto25 is is underway! Where do you see measurements or tools used to #measure. Think measurements for distance, area, weight, time, etc. #ITeachMath
July 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Week 6 of #MathPhoto25 is is underway! Where do you see measurements or tools used to #measure. Think measurements for distance, area, weight, time, etc. #ITeachMath
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Oh we do like to be beside the seaside... Keep your maths skills fresh over the summer holidays, with our fun maths-themed games and activities to do at the beach! 🐚
www.mathsweek.scot/n...
#MathsWeekScot #STEMeducation #SummerHolidays #BeachGames #OutdoorLearning #MathsToday #UKMathsCht #tmwyk
www.mathsweek.scot/n...
#MathsWeekScot #STEMeducation #SummerHolidays #BeachGames #OutdoorLearning #MathsToday #UKMathsCht #tmwyk
June 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside... Keep your maths skills fresh over the summer holidays, with our fun maths-themed games and activities to do at the beach! 🐚
www.mathsweek.scot/n...
#MathsWeekScot #STEMeducation #SummerHolidays #BeachGames #OutdoorLearning #MathsToday #UKMathsCht #tmwyk
www.mathsweek.scot/n...
#MathsWeekScot #STEMeducation #SummerHolidays #BeachGames #OutdoorLearning #MathsToday #UKMathsCht #tmwyk
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This week’s #MathPhoto25 prompt is #even. Where do you see things that come in pairs? Where do even numbers show up in your world—on signs, in patterns, or in nature? #ITeachMath
June 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This week’s #MathPhoto25 prompt is #even. Where do you see things that come in pairs? Where do even numbers show up in your world—on signs, in patterns, or in nature? #ITeachMath
Two days left of work in the Richmond School District before I retire after 34 years of teaching. Looking forward to new ways of learning together. #iteachmath janicenovakowski.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Two days left of work in the Richmond School District before I retire after 34 years of teaching. Looking forward to new ways of learning together. #iteachmath janicenovakowski.com
Some suggestions from UBC‘s department of mathematics for ways families can engage in mathematical thinking over the summer. #iteachmath news.ubc.ca/2025/06/how-...
How kids can keep their maths skills sharp this summer - UBC News
UBC experts discuss how everyday summer holiday activities such as hiking, building sandcastles or picnicking can help care-givers sneak in real-world math lessons while kids are out of school.
news.ubc.ca
June 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Some suggestions from UBC‘s department of mathematics for ways families can engage in mathematical thinking over the summer. #iteachmath news.ubc.ca/2025/06/how-...
My annual year in review blog post: blogs.sd38.bc.ca/sd38mathands...
June 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
My annual year in review blog post: blogs.sd38.bc.ca/sd38mathands...
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It's time to kick off #MathPhoto25 with #squares! Hunt for square shapes and perfect square numbers. Take photos & share on Bluesky using the hashtags #MathPhoto25 and #square. Please add alt text to your photos for increased access. #ITeachMath
June 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It's time to kick off #MathPhoto25 with #squares! Hunt for square shapes and perfect square numbers. Take photos & share on Bluesky using the hashtags #MathPhoto25 and #square. Please add alt text to your photos for increased access. #ITeachMath
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Week 2 of #MathPhoto25 is here! This week look for symmetry, patterns and designs. Take photos and share using hashtags #MathPhoto25 and #symmetry. #ITeachMath
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Week 2 of #MathPhoto25 is here! This week look for symmetry, patterns and designs. Take photos and share using hashtags #MathPhoto25 and #symmetry. #ITeachMath
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June 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Week 3 of #MathPhoto25 has arrived. Where do you see lines meeting to form corners and #angles? #ITeachMath #MathsToday
June 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Week 3 of #MathPhoto25 has arrived. Where do you see lines meeting to form corners and #angles? #ITeachMath #MathsToday
Packing up The Studio as I get ready to retire from my school district next week. So much math joy happened here!
June 21, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Packing up The Studio as I get ready to retire from my school district next week. So much math joy happened here!
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted here but am excited to see so many math friends joining over this way!
Some mathy highlights from the last few months: attending and presenting at NCTM in Chicago and loving the opening keynote from Dr Eugenia Cheng 1/4
Some mathy highlights from the last few months: attending and presenting at NCTM in Chicago and loving the opening keynote from Dr Eugenia Cheng 1/4
November 17, 2024 at 3:04 AM
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted here but am excited to see so many math friends joining over this way!
Some mathy highlights from the last few months: attending and presenting at NCTM in Chicago and loving the opening keynote from Dr Eugenia Cheng 1/4
Some mathy highlights from the last few months: attending and presenting at NCTM in Chicago and loving the opening keynote from Dr Eugenia Cheng 1/4
A very good math day full of math joy and good conversations with children, parents and grandparents. Our district’s Math Play Space popped up at our local Garlic Fest.
August 18, 2024 at 1:05 AM
A very good math day full of math joy and good conversations with children, parents and grandparents. Our district’s Math Play Space popped up at our local Garlic Fest.
The Mathical book prizes were
announced this morning for mathy books for 2-18 year olds.
More info here: www.mathicalbooks.org/2024/02/2024...
announced this morning for mathy books for 2-18 year olds.
More info here: www.mathicalbooks.org/2024/02/2024...
February 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM
The Mathical book prizes were
announced this morning for mathy books for 2-18 year olds.
More info here: www.mathicalbooks.org/2024/02/2024...
announced this morning for mathy books for 2-18 year olds.
More info here: www.mathicalbooks.org/2024/02/2024...
Just got home from the NCTM regional conference in Seattle. Appreciated features such as an opening panel including students’ voices instead of a singular keynote speaker, a math playspace, and other social spaces for attendees.
February 10, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Just got home from the NCTM regional conference in Seattle. Appreciated features such as an opening panel including students’ voices instead of a singular keynote speaker, a math playspace, and other social spaces for attendees.
An online snowflake creator thanks to the Canadian Museum of Nature. snowflake.nature.ca/drawing
January 14, 2024 at 4:49 AM
An online snowflake creator thanks to the Canadian Museum of Nature. snowflake.nature.ca/drawing
Love the math materials created by local store Tree Fort Toys. They ship across North America and text is available in English and French. The coding arrows can be used indoors and outside and are a great connection to spatial reasoning. www.treeforttoys.com/collections/...
December 20, 2023 at 4:43 AM
Love the math materials created by local store Tree Fort Toys. They ship across North America and text is available in English and French. The coding arrows can be used indoors and outside and are a great connection to spatial reasoning. www.treeforttoys.com/collections/...
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Hey #MTBoS #ITeachMath people: NCTM and NCTE are now accepting proposals for their joint conference on elementary literacy and math next spring: www.nctm.org/ncte-nctm202...
December 19, 2023 at 12:34 AM
Hey #MTBoS #ITeachMath people: NCTM and NCTE are now accepting proposals for their joint conference on elementary literacy and math next spring: www.nctm.org/ncte-nctm202...