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Math Walks: A Tour |
Math Walksis a blog created by secondary math teacher Traci Jackson. It started on March 27th to encourage math discussion on neighborhood walks during the quarantine. I was so excited to find this blog that brings such a playful atmosphere to learning math. Inspired by a mom and her kids doing
“Physics Buzz”: A Tour |
While the“Physics Buzz” blogfrom the American Physical Society isn’t a math blog, there is some overlap. Here are some interesting recent posts on the site.“Holiday Instability”This post explores questions such as whether a Christmas tree, a Hanukkah menorah or a Festivus pole is more likely to topp
Playful Invitations: A Tour |
Playful Invitations: Inspiring Ways to Teach Early Mathematics, is a blog written by Dorie Ranheim. Its goal is “to inspire parents, caregivers, and educators of preschool children to intentionally teach math using natural materials.” By using “loose parts”, backyards, playgrounds, and parks become
Mean Green Math Blog: A Tour |
TheMean Green Math Blog: Explaining the whys of mathematicsis a blog by Dr.John Quintanilla,a professor of mathematics at the University of North Texas (UNT). It has been around since 2013, and its name, ‘Mean Green’, is an ode to one of the symbols of UNT. This blog is for future mathematics tea
A Tour of “Nepantla Teachers Community” Blog |
TheNepantla Teachers Community Blogis a group blog that aims “to provide an honest and encouraging space to navigate sociopolitical situations that occur in mathematics education for the purpose of working towards justice in traditionally marginalized communities. By using the word political, we mea
iRashida: A Tour |
iRashida,is a blog written by Rashida Hakim, a junior computer science student at Caltech, where she shares “problems and ponderings in physics and math, with a sprinkle of computer science”. In particular, she is interested in the algorithms used to implement machine learning and artificial intell
Attention Please! A Roundup of Posts on Other AMS Blogs (Part 1) |
Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of posts on other AMS blogs that have piqued my interest and really got me thinking about a variety of different subjects. As we approach the end of this interesting and oh-so-challenging year, I offer you a roundup of some thought-provoking posts on other AMS blogs.On
Musing Mathematically: A Tour |
Musing Mathematicallyis a blog written by Nat Banting, a mathematics teacher, and mathematics education lecturer at the Department of Curriculum Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. His blog, which began back in 2011, is centered around the ideas behind teaching and learning.As he des
#BlackWomenRockMath: An Interview |
If you’re looking for an exciting new blog to check out, look no further.Kaneka Turner, Deborah Peart, and Dionne Aminata recently launched#BlackWomenRockMath. In an interview conducted over email, we discussed why they started the blog, what they have planned for it and more. (The following intervi
A Year in the Math Blogosphere |
For me, the end of the year always is a time for reflection. If you haven’t yet, I encourage you to read Rachel’s round-ups of AMS blog postPart IandPart II.In the AMS December Notices, Dr. Katherine Thompson wrote her opinion on the role of blogs in our mathematical community inThe Place of Blogs i
On the “Reflect, Revise, Repeat” Blog |
Bonnie Basu, a secondary mathematics teacher in California, writes the“Reflect, Revise, Repeat”blog. She started the blog in June 2020. On Twitter, Basu describes herself as “trying to teach teenagers to think mathematically for a quarter of a century.”There are currently nine posts on the blog. Her
A Roundup of Posts on Other AMS Blogs (Part 2) |
As I mentioned in my Part 1 post, I’ve been seeing a lot of posts on other AMS blogs that have piqued my interest and really got me thinking about a variety of different subjects. As we approach the end of this interesting and oh-so-challenging year, I offer you a roundup of some thought-provoking p
Math in the Time of Corona: A Tour |
Math in the Time of Coronais a blog created by Dr. Jennifer Quinn to reflect on teaching during a pandemic. She is a professor at the University of Washington Tacoma and president-elect of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). As she describes on the website, this is “a blog in response to
“Combinatorics and more”: A Tour |
Gil Kalaiwrites the“Combinatorics and more”blog. I find many of his posts on the blog to be detailed and nicely structured. Here are just a few of the recent ones I enjoyed.“Possible future Polymath projects (2009, 2021)”I always think it’s interesting to explore which big research questions attract
Mathematical Gemstones: A Tour |
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