Ethan Weker (he/him)
@mathmanethan.bsky.social
Math teacher, seeking to nurture (and torture) young minds, convincing everyone that they, too can love math. Love my family (wife, 2 kids, dog and cat), music (listening and playing), the outdoors.
#MTBoS #iteachmath
#MTBoS #iteachmath
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It really is wild that the government pays people more to kidnap kids than to educate them
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It really is wild that the government pays people more to kidnap kids than to educate them
Guess what? I get to share a #MentalMathMonday problem related to my favorite math pop culture trivia. What's the largest prime number referenced in a pop song lyric?
It's Mental Math Monday with guest Ethan Weker. How would you mentally calculate 17×51?
Also it's his birthday today so please tell him happy birthday!
#math #ITeachMath #EduSky
Also it's his birthday today so please tell him happy birthday!
#math #ITeachMath #EduSky
December 9, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Guess what? I get to share a #MentalMathMonday problem related to my favorite math pop culture trivia. What's the largest prime number referenced in a pop song lyric?
20 years ago I wasn't able to attend the California Math Council conference at Asilomar because I was in and out of the hospital with meningitis. Today, I go for my 20th straight year, and 22nd overall in 24 years of teaching.
#mtbos #iteachmath
#mtbos #iteachmath
December 6, 2024 at 3:31 PM
20 years ago I wasn't able to attend the California Math Council conference at Asilomar because I was in and out of the hospital with meningitis. Today, I go for my 20th straight year, and 22nd overall in 24 years of teaching.
#mtbos #iteachmath
#mtbos #iteachmath
You know how with logarithms, the logarithm is the exponent, the base of the logarithm is the base of the exponent, and the argument of the logarithm is the...other thing. (Yes, power, but it's clunky).
A student proposed we call it the logarithmain't and I couldn't love it more!
#iteachmath #MTBoS
A student proposed we call it the logarithmain't and I couldn't love it more!
#iteachmath #MTBoS
November 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM
You know how with logarithms, the logarithm is the exponent, the base of the logarithm is the base of the exponent, and the argument of the logarithm is the...other thing. (Yes, power, but it's clunky).
A student proposed we call it the logarithmain't and I couldn't love it more!
#iteachmath #MTBoS
A student proposed we call it the logarithmain't and I couldn't love it more!
#iteachmath #MTBoS
Yesterday, a student asked why natural logarithms are abbreviated on instead of nl and I realized I didn't ever wonder about that. Turns out the abbreviation is newer than I thought (maybe 1893 by a Berkeley professor Strangham, maybe a bit earlier, but not Euler or Napier). Fascinating!
November 14, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Yesterday, a student asked why natural logarithms are abbreviated on instead of nl and I realized I didn't ever wonder about that. Turns out the abbreviation is newer than I thought (maybe 1893 by a Berkeley professor Strangham, maybe a bit earlier, but not Euler or Napier). Fascinating!
List of products my students are "manufacturing" for their rational functions profit margin business model project:
-cowboy boots & hats
-lip gloss
-churros
-biomedical implants
-performance racing tires
-produce stickers
-vitamin supplements
-mint chocolate bars
-wigs for cats
-pajamas
-footballs
-cowboy boots & hats
-lip gloss
-churros
-biomedical implants
-performance racing tires
-produce stickers
-vitamin supplements
-mint chocolate bars
-wigs for cats
-pajamas
-footballs
November 14, 2024 at 1:52 AM
List of products my students are "manufacturing" for their rational functions profit margin business model project:
-cowboy boots & hats
-lip gloss
-churros
-biomedical implants
-performance racing tires
-produce stickers
-vitamin supplements
-mint chocolate bars
-wigs for cats
-pajamas
-footballs
-cowboy boots & hats
-lip gloss
-churros
-biomedical implants
-performance racing tires
-produce stickers
-vitamin supplements
-mint chocolate bars
-wigs for cats
-pajamas
-footballs
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wait why does the dept of government efficiency have two co-chairs
November 13, 2024 at 2:15 AM
wait why does the dept of government efficiency have two co-chairs
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Don't Obey In Advance
A call for us to make resistance to the new normal a way of life. Here's what I'll start doing. Join us:
thejosevilson.com/dont-obey-in...
A call for us to make resistance to the new normal a way of life. Here's what I'll start doing. Join us:
thejosevilson.com/dont-obey-in...
Don't Obey In Advance | The Jose Vilson
Last week, I hopped off a bus and voted early. It was quick, convenient, and came with two stickers: one for me and one for ... Read More
thejosevilson.com
November 8, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Don't Obey In Advance
A call for us to make resistance to the new normal a way of life. Here's what I'll start doing. Join us:
thejosevilson.com/dont-obey-in...
A call for us to make resistance to the new normal a way of life. Here's what I'll start doing. Join us:
thejosevilson.com/dont-obey-in...
I haven't uninstalled Xitter yet, or deactivated, since there are people I'm only connected with there, but the time has come to focus here. (The constant notifications about new followers was the final catalyst.) Glad to be here to talk math, math education, and disruption and reform.
#iteachmath
#iteachmath
November 10, 2024 at 10:43 PM
I haven't uninstalled Xitter yet, or deactivated, since there are people I'm only connected with there, but the time has come to focus here. (The constant notifications about new followers was the final catalyst.) Glad to be here to talk math, math education, and disruption and reform.
#iteachmath
#iteachmath
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presented at #NCTMCHI24
"Women of the 1939 Putnam: Leveraging Technology for Student Research & Mathematical Engagement"
images:
1) me with session posting
2) me at lectern, slide on screen
3) close up of badge with SPEAKER flair
4) me standing with giant NCTM letters
🔗 www.tinyurl.com/Putnam1939
"Women of the 1939 Putnam: Leveraging Technology for Student Research & Mathematical Engagement"
images:
1) me with session posting
2) me at lectern, slide on screen
3) close up of badge with SPEAKER flair
4) me standing with giant NCTM letters
🔗 www.tinyurl.com/Putnam1939
September 28, 2024 at 4:23 AM
presented at #NCTMCHI24
"Women of the 1939 Putnam: Leveraging Technology for Student Research & Mathematical Engagement"
images:
1) me with session posting
2) me at lectern, slide on screen
3) close up of badge with SPEAKER flair
4) me standing with giant NCTM letters
🔗 www.tinyurl.com/Putnam1939
"Women of the 1939 Putnam: Leveraging Technology for Student Research & Mathematical Engagement"
images:
1) me with session posting
2) me at lectern, slide on screen
3) close up of badge with SPEAKER flair
4) me standing with giant NCTM letters
🔗 www.tinyurl.com/Putnam1939
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#nctmchi24 NCSM TODOS 2016 joint statement. Action items pp 4-5. What are you doing? What do you want to try? www.todos-math.org/assets/docs2...
www.todos-math.org
September 28, 2024 at 4:06 PM
#nctmchi24 NCSM TODOS 2016 joint statement. Action items pp 4-5. What are you doing? What do you want to try? www.todos-math.org/assets/docs2...
#mtbos #iteachmath Anyone have a 45 minute final exam, and how do you even do that? I have a precalc cumulative final because I really want to measure learners' fluency after a pretty difficult year. We were told the final exam period in 2 weeks changed from 75 minutes to 45 minutes and I'm stuck.
May 11, 2024 at 9:54 PM
#mtbos #iteachmath Anyone have a 45 minute final exam, and how do you even do that? I have a precalc cumulative final because I really want to measure learners' fluency after a pretty difficult year. We were told the final exam period in 2 weeks changed from 75 minutes to 45 minutes and I'm stuck.
What happens when two math teachers chaperone a school dance and find a whiteboard marker and a table to write on?
#mtbos #iteachmath
#mtbos #iteachmath
December 9, 2023 at 4:11 AM
What happens when two math teachers chaperone a school dance and find a whiteboard marker and a table to write on?
#mtbos #iteachmath
#mtbos #iteachmath
Last week, #NCTM in DC. This weekend, #CMC-South in Palm Springs. 4 days of sub plans on 2 weeks means 4 days of not much math learning in my classroom (so hard to find subs so we have teachers sub during planning periods), but hopefully worth the rejuvenation for me.
November 3, 2023 at 2:26 AM
Last week, #NCTM in DC. This weekend, #CMC-South in Palm Springs. 4 days of sub plans on 2 weeks means 4 days of not much math learning in my classroom (so hard to find subs so we have teachers sub during planning periods), but hopefully worth the rejuvenation for me.
Landed in DC, but thanks to United Airlines' delays, too late to join the California contingent meeting with Senator Padilla. So frustrating.
October 25, 2023 at 2:31 PM
Landed in DC, but thanks to United Airlines' delays, too late to join the California contingent meeting with Senator Padilla. So frustrating.
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I’m really enjoying making the audio companion to my book The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher. It’s free and I’d love for you to join the journey. #ImperfectUnfinished #mtbos #iteachmath youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The audio companion to "The #ImperfectUnfinished Math Teacher."
This series of videos is an audio companion to my book The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher: A Journey to Reclaim Our Professional Growth. Sign up at ch...
youtube.com
October 14, 2023 at 3:46 PM
I’m really enjoying making the audio companion to my book The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher. It’s free and I’d love for you to join the journey. #ImperfectUnfinished #mtbos #iteachmath youtube.com/playlist?lis...
On day 8 of the horrors experienced in Israel and Palestine, I think of Muriel Rukeyser's "Poem". Oversaturated with information and emotion, making processing and reflecting and finding my own peace hard.
October 15, 2023 at 10:55 PM
On day 8 of the horrors experienced in Israel and Palestine, I think of Muriel Rukeyser's "Poem". Oversaturated with information and emotion, making processing and reflecting and finding my own peace hard.
Ahh, Monday after Family Student Teacher Conferences week. Newfound motivation for many, and hopefully it will last long enough for learners to see intrinsic value in their learning.
October 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Ahh, Monday after Family Student Teacher Conferences week. Newfound motivation for many, and hopefully it will last long enough for learners to see intrinsic value in their learning.
I've always had concerns around the College Board and the time pressures (among other issues) of the SAT. I wonder if making improvements to the big standardized test in high school could bleed into best practices in school. ♾️ #iteachmath #mtbos
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/o...
Opinion | The SATs Will Be Different Next Year, and That Could Be a Game-Changer
Exams that test speed favor the fastest sprinters, but life is a marathon.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2023 at 11:39 PM
I've always had concerns around the College Board and the time pressures (among other issues) of the SAT. I wonder if making improvements to the big standardized test in high school could bleed into best practices in school. ♾️ #iteachmath #mtbos
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/o...
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Takes less than a minute to order. Get you some COVID tests!
September 25, 2023 at 12:45 PM
Takes less than a minute to order. Get you some COVID tests!
Migrated from the Xitter app, and glad to be here. Hoping this will be a place for connection and collaboration.
September 25, 2023 at 2:00 AM
Migrated from the Xitter app, and glad to be here. Hoping this will be a place for connection and collaboration.