{"id":622,"date":"2017-12-11T02:13:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T02:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/?page_id=622"},"modified":"2021-07-25T08:30:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T13:30:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-628\" src=\"https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MathIsVIsual-About-Page-Header-1024x570.png\" alt=\"Math Is VIsual About Page Header\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MathIsVIsual-About-Page-Header-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MathIsVIsual-About-Page-Header-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MathIsVIsual-About-Page-Header-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MathIsVIsual-About-Page-Header-366x205.png 366w, https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MathIsVIsual-About-Page-Header-165x92.png 165w, https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MathIsVIsual-About-Page-Header-249x140.png 249w, https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MathIsVIsual-About-Page-Header-232x130.png 232w, https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MathIsVIsual-About-Page-Header.png 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Math Is Visual.<\/p>\n<p>This website was created to assist in building a better conceptual understanding of mathematics through the use of visuals. The images, videos and resources shared here are intended to help all teachers, parents and students understand that\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/\">Math Is Visual<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and we should take every opportunity to teach it that way.<\/p>\n<p>My name is Kyle Pearce and I am a (former) high school mathematics teacher and (current) K-12 Mathematics Consultant who is striving to make mathematics more accessible and therefore more equitable for all learners. We are all &#8220;math people&#8221; and we can all find ways to enjoy playing with mathematics in order to learn and grow.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these <strong>visual math talk prompts<\/strong> are inspired or modified from the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.makemathmoments.com\/tasks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make Math Moments problem based math lessons and units<\/a> that are shared to build educator mathematics content knowledge and sharpen our pedagogical practices when teaching mathematics from Pre-K through grade 12.<\/p>\n<p>Some quick links you might find useful are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.makemathmoments.com\/tasks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real World Math Lessons &amp; 3 Act Tasks<\/a> [Lessons\/Resources]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/makemathmoments.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Math Moments That Matter Podcast<\/a> [Podcast]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/makemathmoments.com\/onlineworkshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Math Moments That Matter Online Workshop<\/a> [12-Week Course]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.makemathmoments.com\/courses\/the-concept-holding-your-students-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Concept Holding Your Students Back<\/a> [12-Week Course]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/makemathmoments.com\/academy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make Math Moments Academy<\/a> [Year-Round PD]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are interested in contributing to the cause, please <a href=\"https:\/\/mathisvisual.com\/contact\/\">contact me<\/a> and I&#8217;ll post it up for you.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to learning with you!<\/p>\n<p>And remember:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Math is visual. 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