Sarah Piper
@art_is_math
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Math Teacher. Speech Debate & Drama Coach. Theater Director. TLI Alumni. Could use a latte basically at all times.
Montana, USA
Joined July 2017
Mathy Circle. Good way to spend an evening.
An evening of mathematical joy at the Missoula @MathTeachCircle. We explored the question, "what polygons have an incircle?" #DoMathInMT (with @art_is_math @StavishMath @MattBRoscoe)
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This needs to be driving the conversation about retention. It isn't (just) the money.
"We're a Family" and Other School Norms that Can Cause Burnout | Cult of Pedagogy. What a great read. We need to find balance.
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Many of the systems we use in education are designed out of convenience. It’s convenient to: 1. Deliver traditional lectures. 2. Grade students on completion instead of mastery. 3. Require every student to work at the same pace. But convenience rarely leads to enduring change.
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"We get better when we collectively share our vulnerabilities" - Sarah Brown Wessling, 2010 Teacher of the Year
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Absolutely true. Change isn't the problem - change without commitment and support is.
So often we hear that teachers are “resistant to change.” But the problem is that change is far too frequent, rarely enduring and almost always mandated. To restore teachers’ belief in the power of change and innovation, we need to empower teachers to be the drivers of it.
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I am so proud to have been part of this work led by @FrederickPeck at UM. Changing the world one class at a time!
Very impressive!
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We keep discussing this in negotiations for our local
Too often teachers are given a brand new course or curriculum weeks or days before kids arrive. If teaching is truly an art, educators need the opportunity to continuously refine their work. Instead they are forced to start from scratch and it stifles their capacity to grow.
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It’s scary that we know so little about our students after they graduate high school. It makes it difficult to invest in the skills that lead to long-term success. So instead of focusing on building persistence and self-direction, we target graduation rates and test scores.
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"Think about mathematics, not as a collection of isolated facts, but as a whole fabric" (NBPTS Standards) #mathteacher #NEAJumpStart
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Looking for strategies to help students persevere on nonroutine math problems. Ideas? #mathteacher #NEAJumpStart
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Ss engage when the classroom environment encourages discourse - success leaves clues, so strategic planning matters. #mathteacher #NEAJumpStart
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Excited to become more intentional as a #mathteacher in my instructional choices, so that Ss realize that we ALL can learn math. #NEAJumpStart
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I am proud to be a former alumni of #406TLI and now I will get to be a coach for future #teacherleaders in Montana. #sayyes #speakupstepout #unless
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#406TLI applications are open https://t.co/CPGrHUnxgI. Curious about the program? Ask an alumni @rachelmarker @mtkristigaines @felchlej @AmandaRapstad @MountainsTeresa
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I just told my member of Congress to support the #DreamAndPromiseNow Act. Will you take action too? @EdVotes makes it easy. Just click here:
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If we want our future generation to be sound policy makers, researchers and business leaders, they must have a strong foundation in statistics. It is the language we use to evaluate the gravity of problems and the impacts of our solutions. It belongs in every child’s education.
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Ss need to fail, and we need to model what to do after experiencing a failure to keep moving forward
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