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April 6, 2026

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I thank whoever got this out there (possibly the professor in the article). https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-shortcut-that-made-college-harder you prob’ly need an account to see it, but I’ll summarize. It’s another anecdote about math and postsecondary ed. Summary: This is an example of a student who would have benefited more from developmental math, and this professor and the student […]

Happy Easter :)

April 6, 2026

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It was COLD today. Still, lots ofwaves at my bunny ears on the helmet. Let’s rejoice and contunue the love and the fight.

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Counted Out

April 1, 2026

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Counted out is a video that I blogged about being Much Better Than I Was Afraid Of, but recognize it can be used to support a lot of “they just need to feel better!” endeavors. The folks who made it are doing a “30-day-challenge and I signed up. I will get an email every day. […]

Made tiny progress

March 27, 2026

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I got like a half of one example done for the “next part” of fractions: the subtracting from the whole. I found it in Powerpoint (and fortunatel that means images are already made). I had not one, not two, but *three* students there ’til six that would have kept working. Two very different students but […]

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“meta” strategies ;)

March 25, 2026

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SOmebody was doing business calc and the problem had two factors multiplied by e to a power. Welp, they say, “I know what to do if there is only one factor!” So, not even being able to see the problem without my glasses, I suggested “then why not just distribute?” They thought that was wonderful. […]

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UDL and Math podcast

March 21, 2026

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OK This guy speaks like the folks at assistive technology conferences 15-20 years ago who were promoting Dragon Dictate. Lots and lots of enunciation 😉 He is packing a lot into this 12 minutes. I honestly can’t begin to say how useful it is because I know too much so I know what the things […]

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Wednesday

March 18, 2026

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I watched those videos and on the wya home on the bus a Mike Coffey which I remember from somewhere online, prob’ly #mtbos, asked Mathstodon about LMS options that were like Moodle. Ya you bet I replied that as of THAT DAY I was muckingabout with it (he clarified he had nothing against moodle, just […]

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Tuesday :)

March 18, 2026

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Took the bus again and HOPE it doesn’t snow much tonight b/c I really want to be on the bike tomorrow, but will opt to bug out early if on the bus. I am watching Moodle videos. Self: you can watch them at home, too. (I also snagged the MTD schedule to study the routes. […]

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Still rolling

March 12, 2026

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I gave up coffee pods for Lent so yesterday I made a carafe and successfully remembered to toss the filter and grounds (no, I don’t have a way of reusing them) *and* filled a mug and a half whcih were at my desk this morning. YES I did get to sleep early last night. Rode […]

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friday

March 12, 2026

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I should get away from swirling in the information debris (whether it’s the war, economy, or the math ed blather). LinkedIn has a post by one of The Math Groups that says they need to push back against people oversimplifying research! And two of their signatories are Dana Institute and You Cubed, who oversimplify and […]

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