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In my [REDACTED] year of #iteachmath. The way I teach ≠ the way I was taught. Wondering if #mtbos should now be #mbbos. May also find me talking about photography, the outdoors, traveling, sports, SF, & hanging with my kids. Not necessarily in that order.

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Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · Nov 15

Made a Starter Pack of *current* K-12 math classroom teachers. Let me know if you should be added (or removed).

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Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 5h

Lots of #mtbos people looking for jobs makes me feel both a part of something and nervous all at the same time.

Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 10d

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I'm also looking for work, but trying to take advantage of the time and work on some projects. Take some time to process, but call me if you want to chat/brainstorm.

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Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 13d

Bitwarden will also do this. I'm definitely a fan of password managers.

Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 14d

One issue is when comparing, say, the evens and odds. Neither is a subset of the other, but it still feels like we might want to be able to compare the size of the two sets.

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Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 14d

Now I'm seeing in your second doc that this is still an open question. This is fascinating to me, because we *could* define equal in such a way that a proper subset is less than. The deeper question is what are the ramifications of this definition (vs a definition centered on 1-to-1 correspondence).

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Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 14d

Very cool. I'm curious if you defined the relationship between equal size & one-to-one correspondence, whether students came to this on their own, or whether the definition of "equal sized" is still being debated.

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Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 17d

What are some different ways to see that there are the same number of popped and raised bubbles in the below Pop It toy? ♾️

A high-angle shot of a square, rainbow-colored Pop It toy on a dark, textured surface. The toy is diagonal to the frame, with a shadow visible on the right. The Pop It has six rows of colorful, silicone bubbles: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Each row has six bubbles, where bubbles are alternately raised and popped.

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Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 22d

@sfmta.com Am I overreacting by being upset by this?

A parking enforcement employee almost ran me over at a crosswalk, after dropping my kids off at their school bus stop. When I clapped my hands to get his attention he gave me the middle finger as he continued to drive through the intersection.

Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 23d

This assumes this video is real, which is also extremely problematic.

Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 23d

I actually feel a little bad for the engineers that are going to get fired over this spectacular fail, but what a perfect example of the current state of AI (it doesn't work particularly well, and even if this did work it's more of a "that's kind of cool" versus an actually useful tool.

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 23d

Mark Zuckerberg reacts to failed LiveAI recipe and Meta Ray-Ban Display video call demos at Connect 2025 #Meta #AI #MetaConnect