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Joey Kelly
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He/him/his, Dad, math teacher, Play With Your Math co-creator
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this interview makes me want to crawl out of my skin and for the life of me I don’t understand why there is no secular liberal arts in high schools movement

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College Board's CEO on How AP Courses Are Changing for the AI Era
College Board CEO David Coleman on AP’s shift toward career readiness, AI’s impact, and new courses in cybersecurity and business.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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I got to work w a district math ldshp team this week. We always start our time by doing a math task and positioning ourselves in the space Ss occupy everyday in our class. This time we used Cube nets vs cube nots from @playwyourmath.bsky.social it was accessible to all & lead to great discussions!
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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32. Never a Down Moment playwithyourmath.com/2025/03/01/3...
"Some numbers have digits that are: like 4321, always decreasing; like 3214, sometimes decreasing; like 1134, never decreasing. Using only 1s, 2s, 3s, and 4s, how many 4-digit numbers are never decreasing?"
March 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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New PWYM dropped 🧊🥅

Follow-up: What about open top nets versus nots among the pentominoes?

#iTeachMath 🧮

Bonus @playwyourmath.bsky.social individualized student research question threaded below! #MathSky ♾️
February 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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31. Nets and Nots playwithyourmath.com/2025/02/01/3...
February 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I wrote up some of my thoughts about one of our recent @playwyourmath.bsky.social problems: 29. Two Fold. misteristhisright.com/2025/01/23/2... #iTeachMath #mtbos Some highlights in the thread
29. Two Fold
How to Play Before I introduce the problem, I pass out some Post-its. One pad of Post-its is enough for a group of students to try the problem several times. Attempt 1: I first ask students to fold…
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January 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Not sure if the #playwithyourmath team are "here". I can't wait to try out the newest post, Jump Step, playwithyourmath.com/2024/12/01/3... #iteachmath #imentormathed #MTBoS
"Illustration of a 30-step jumping sequence in a circular layout with numbered steps from 1 to 30. The sequence is labeled with the text: 'Jump Step- on this road a STEP talked you one space, and a jump multiplies your space by 3. The fastest way from 1 to 10 is 3 moves (1 - 3, then 3*3 =9 the 9-10. How fast can you get from 1 to 1000? (of 170, or...?. Source: mathematics teacher February 1999.
December 1, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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30. Jump Step playwithyourmath.com/2024/12/01/3...
On this road, a step takes you one space, such as from 3 to 4, and a jump multiplies your space by 3, such as from 3 to 9. The fastest way from 1 to 10 is 3 moves: 1 jumps to 3, 3 jumps to 9, and 9 steps to 10.
December 1, 2024 at 1:03 PM
joeykelly.bsky.social
Happy December! We just posted a new Play With Your Math problem! #iteachmath

30. Jump Step playwithyourmath.com/2024/12/01/3...
On this road, a step takes you one space (from 3 to 4) and a jump multiplies your space by 3 (from 3 to 9). The fastest way from 1 to 10 is 3 moves: jump from 1 to 3, jump from 3 to 9, step from 9 to 10.
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM