Laura Wagenman
@laurawagenman.bsky.social
Elem Academic Coach, MCTM President Elect, believes in each child’s brilliance & unlimited capacity to do great things, lover of math, mother, reader and runner.
Does anyone have an article about responsive decision making that supports using a curricular resource as base tool and then using data to respond? Looking for common language and practices to support teachers.
These are some of my favorite talking points from Bridges in Mathematics for context.
These are some of my favorite talking points from Bridges in Mathematics for context.
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Does anyone have an article about responsive decision making that supports using a curricular resource as base tool and then using data to respond? Looking for common language and practices to support teachers.
These are some of my favorite talking points from Bridges in Mathematics for context.
These are some of my favorite talking points from Bridges in Mathematics for context.
I get to go to #nctmatlanta and thinking about #placevalue. Where are people going & what are you all doing to learn about the land?
September 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I get to go to #nctmatlanta and thinking about #placevalue. Where are people going & what are you all doing to learn about the land?
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Visiting Mathematician Andres Lemus-Spont!#mathonastick
August 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Visiting Mathematician Andres Lemus-Spont!#mathonastick
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We know this guy! You should check out Math On-A-Stick with
@triangleman.bsky.social at the Minnesota State Fair mnstatefair.org/.../voluntee...
@triangleman.bsky.social at the Minnesota State Fair mnstatefair.org/.../voluntee...
August 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We know this guy! You should check out Math On-A-Stick with
@triangleman.bsky.social at the Minnesota State Fair mnstatefair.org/.../voluntee...
@triangleman.bsky.social at the Minnesota State Fair mnstatefair.org/.../voluntee...
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"...there are 575 tribal nations and there’s not one way to be Native American." —Q&A with Dawn Quigley by Patricia J. Murphy from @publisherswkly.bsky.social: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"...there are 575 tribal nations and there’s not one way to be Native American." —Q&A with Dawn Quigley by Patricia J. Murphy from @publisherswkly.bsky.social: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
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Our best hope for growing as educators is to learn from one another. Here's my case for why I want people to #ObserveMe.
robertkaplinsky.com/observeme/
robertkaplinsky.com/observeme/
July 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Our best hope for growing as educators is to learn from one another. Here's my case for why I want people to #ObserveMe.
robertkaplinsky.com/observeme/
robertkaplinsky.com/observeme/
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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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#AlligatorAlcatraz: A violation of Tribal sovereignty & environmental stewardship
The Trump administration and the state of #Florida are illegally building an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, just 1,100 ft from a Miccosukee & Seminole village.
The Trump administration and the state of #Florida are illegally building an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, just 1,100 ft from a Miccosukee & Seminole village.
July 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#AlligatorAlcatraz: A violation of Tribal sovereignty & environmental stewardship
The Trump administration and the state of #Florida are illegally building an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, just 1,100 ft from a Miccosukee & Seminole village.
The Trump administration and the state of #Florida are illegally building an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, just 1,100 ft from a Miccosukee & Seminole village.
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Eleanor Duckworth's reminder: The more intensely interested a teacher is in a student’s thinking, the more interested the student becomes in his or her own thinking.
Corollary: The more a teacher just wants to see right answers, the less interested students become in their (or any) thinking.
Eleanor Duckworth's reminder: The more intensely interested a teacher is in a student’s thinking, the more interested the student becomes in his or her own thinking.
Corollary: The more a teacher just wants to see right answers, the less interested students become in their (or any) thinking.
July 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Eleanor Duckworth's reminder: The more intensely interested a teacher is in a student’s thinking, the more interested the student becomes in his or her own thinking.
Corollary: The more a teacher just wants to see right answers, the less interested students become in their (or any) thinking.
Eleanor Duckworth's reminder: The more intensely interested a teacher is in a student’s thinking, the more interested the student becomes in his or her own thinking.
Corollary: The more a teacher just wants to see right answers, the less interested students become in their (or any) thinking.
I’m looking for a connection to Oakland Unified math &/or STEM. I know of a great candidate for a math coordinator position! #iteachmath #mctm #mtbos
June 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I’m looking for a connection to Oakland Unified math &/or STEM. I know of a great candidate for a math coordinator position! #iteachmath #mctm #mtbos
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Educator Libo Valencia has kindly shared some useful review applets for Algebra that provide immediate feedback and can keep track of how many problems students answer correctly. Many are available in Spanish.
#MathEd
#MathChat
#TeacherResource
www.geogebra.org/m/bmyse2ca
#MathEd
#MathChat
#TeacherResource
www.geogebra.org/m/bmyse2ca
Algebra Review - Final Exam + Regents
Algebra Review - Final Exam + Regents
www.geogebra.org
May 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Educator Libo Valencia has kindly shared some useful review applets for Algebra that provide immediate feedback and can keep track of how many problems students answer correctly. Many are available in Spanish.
#MathEd
#MathChat
#TeacherResource
www.geogebra.org/m/bmyse2ca
#MathEd
#MathChat
#TeacherResource
www.geogebra.org/m/bmyse2ca
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Taking a position of “adversarial collaboration” (Munter et al, 2015), this session will explore common ground for how explicit/direct instruction may or may not fit within problem-solving, student-centered classrooms. Learn more and register here www.mctm.org/event-6120957
May 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Taking a position of “adversarial collaboration” (Munter et al, 2015), this session will explore common ground for how explicit/direct instruction may or may not fit within problem-solving, student-centered classrooms. Learn more and register here www.mctm.org/event-6120957
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Small schools have their own unique challenges with the new standards. We are creating an opportunity for small schools to work through it together, still making their own decisions, but having the opportunity to talk it out together. Sign up to join at bit.ly/MNsmallschoo...
May 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Small schools have their own unique challenges with the new standards. We are creating an opportunity for small schools to work through it together, still making their own decisions, but having the opportunity to talk it out together. Sign up to join at bit.ly/MNsmallschoo...
I despise the state fair and yet I go each year because of #MathonaStick.
www.mctmmathbits.org?p=4354&fbcli...
www.mctmmathbits.org?p=4354&fbcli...
I Despise the MN State Fair and Yet I Go Each Year
by Laura Wagenman, MCTM President One of the most un-Minnesotan things about me is that I despise the Minnesota State Fair. I went one time as a kid and another time as an adult when I moved back f…
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May 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I despise the state fair and yet I go each year because of #MathonaStick.
www.mctmmathbits.org?p=4354&fbcli...
www.mctmmathbits.org?p=4354&fbcli...
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Erika Alexander & Kim Coles are launching a “Living Single” rewatch podcast:
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Erika Alexander & Kim Coles are launching a “Living Single” rewatch podcast:
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Thanks @mctm-mn.bsky.social for awarding me a grant to attend the #MCTMDuluth conference. It means so much. I will honor your investment in my future as a mathematician.
April 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Thanks @mctm-mn.bsky.social for awarding me a grant to attend the #MCTMDuluth conference. It means so much. I will honor your investment in my future as a mathematician.
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April 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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April 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Looking through my notes from last weekend's conference. A quote from a session:
"For kindergartners, the real world might be the playground."
"For kindergartners, the real world might be the playground."
April 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Looking through my notes from last weekend's conference. A quote from a session:
"For kindergartners, the real world might be the playground."
"For kindergartners, the real world might be the playground."
I’m excited for my new role in the math community!
April 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I’m excited for my new role in the math community!
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