Marilyn Burns
@mburnsmath
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Working to make the world better for children through math. Visit me at https://t.co/piXn32wOxk.
Joined September 2014
RT @stevenstrogatz: My latest for @nytimes -- please repost so your followers can see this for free.
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Nice! How Bees, Beer Cans and Data Solve the Same Packing Problem
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RT @jennalaib: New #SlowRevealGraph. Best Selling Books in History (Internationally). . This one is great for estim….
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A terrific read about supporting students' thinking in the classroom.
NEW BLOG POST."Anderson's Endless Zeroes". Exploring some unorthodox mathematical notation in a fifth grade class.
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I love these.
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Yes, he knew which of 3/8 and 3/6 did not = 1/2. He explained that 3 x 2 = 6 and the 3 in the 3/8 would have to be 4 if it = 1/2.
@chambergeot17 @mburnsmath He probably did 😏.
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He knows a lot and is thoughtful but is always a bit unusual in his explanations. In November when I asked him to solve 100 divided by 3, he came up with 30 r 10. I love interviewing.
@mburnsmath This is 100% a “tell me more about that,”’moment. Seems to be an instinctive understanding of proportional relationships and equality. I want to know more of what this student knows he knows.
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I asked a student today which of these fractions was not equal to 1/2. He said, "It has to be one of those with a 3 on top--they can't both be 1/2" I'd never heard that before.
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I found this fascinating. Physics That Keeps a Crowd From Becoming a Stampede
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I taught a lesson on Friday that I really liked. Decimals with 5th graders. It was a rainy weekend so I wrote & posted a blog. I'm interested in what you think.
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RT @MsCastillosMath: I just published my dissertation findings in visual format on my blog for anyone interested in the findings. My resear….
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RT @emiles_turbine: Veteran teacher move here, but look at how Marilyn a) explores novel student thinking b) makes pedagogical choices in t….
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Taught on Friday, wrote a blog over the weekend, just posted it.
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A "non zero" chance for ice on the road? I've never seen that description. #mtbos.
Temperatures are slowly warming southwest to northeast with light showers occurring. There is a non-zero chance for a thin glaze of ice along portions of Highway 11 in northern New York overnight. Monday morning commuters should exercise caution.
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I just posted a new blog around just one problem. Take a look.
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A new blog post. It's about division. My first ever Card Sort and what I did afterwards.
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RT @LeshellSmith: @AvilleCityBOE teachers are on fire! @mburnsmath Do the Math will help Ss deepen their understanding of math by thinking….
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Something new for me: I've begun posting on Bluesky (also as @mburnsmath) and I'm enjoying the exchanges there, too.
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