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Alex Romero

@tilefarmer.bsky.social

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Artist, Teacher, Co-Founder of Tile Farm —let me know if you want to use it in your classroom or just for fun! https://tilefarm.com

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Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jun 25

I arguably spent too much time this morning trying to make a hat tile bucket of popcorn in Tile Farm Studio.

#iTeachMath #tessellation #tileFarm #hatTile

A bucket op popcorn where the popcorn kernels are based off of the hat tile aperiodic tiling.

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Melynee Naegele @mnmmath.bsky.social · 4d

🎨✨ Math meets art!
Join us for #ElemMathChat
📅 Thurs, 10/9
🕗 8pm CST | 9pm EST
👩‍🏫 Host: Dee Crescitelli
@dcrescitelli.bsky.social
Topic: Math in Art (Beautiful Math)
Let’s talk patterns, symmetry, and the beauty of math in creativity.
#MathEd #ITeachMath #MTBoS #ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · 8d

I had a kid who would confront me every day as I was leaving to confiscate my markers in my pockets, sure enough, they were always there

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · 23d

I will participate but with a delay, have to pick someone up at the airport then, but fact fluency is my thing these days.

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 11

I’ll be giving a 5 minute warmup talk for this event tomorrow talking about “subtractagons”. Hope to see you there!

Dr. Martin Skrodzki @msmathcomp.bsky.social · Sep 11

The #illustratingMath Seminar Online returns for the fall tomorrow: Friday, September 12th, 8 am Pacific / 11 am Eastern / 5 pm Europe. Nancy Scherich will speak about "Using dance videos to explain knot theory."🕺💃Spoilers here: gallery.bridgesmathart.org/exhibitions/.... See you online tomorrow!

An event poster with the title "USING DANCE VIDEOS TO EXPLAIN KNOT THEORY." The poster features two images: a large one of two dancers and a smaller, circular photo of a presenter named Nancy Scherich. Details about the event's abstract, date, time, and presenters are also included, along with a QR code and a Zoom link: https://virginia.zoom.us/j/97786599157?pwd=jr0dvbolVZ6zrHZhjOSeE2aFvbl6Ix.1

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

A8 I think classrooms where math belonged to everyone would be less focused on comparison and more focused on growth. They would feel more like an art or music class where the joy is more in doing the craft rather than worrying about who is doing it best.

#ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

A7 I wish there were more metrics we tracked than just standardized tests. If we view meaningful math as a human right, we would also be measuring joy, excitement, growth, and if students every used math in ways to build things, or to solve problems that were meaningful to them.

#ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

A6 I think open ended math talks like “Notice & Wonder” are a great way affirm math as a human right for all students, especially those who have been historically marginalized or excluded. Allowing students to bring their own words and experiences to math is inviting and empowering.

#ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

A5 I think there are ways to make math exciting and rich at every level. A big fault in a lot of classrooms/curricula is to leave the exciting things in math until after somebody has mastered something. Letting all students have exciting math experiences promotes a sense of belonging.

#ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

A4 If math is a human right, it is educators’ responsibility to find a way to connect with and reach all students at an appropriate level. It is definitely sad to see any population of students left behind in any subject.

#ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

A3 I would define meaningful mathematics as using math confidently to describe something, build something, or solve a problem. I would also say experiencing joy while doing or experiencing math is very meaningful too.

#ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

A2 The phrase “math as a human right” make me initially think of having a baseline knowledge that allows you to navigate the world fluently understanding math you encounter. But also experiencing the joy of using math to solve even small problems and witnessing the beauty of math.

#ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

A1 I value my students having fun, and feeling a sense of accomplishment and growth. I think my students with disabilities value the same things, but also I think being heard and catered to and not left behind.

#ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Sep 5

A0 Excited to be here! I am from NM originally but in Los Angeles now, I am a teacher, artist, and co-founder of the math education app Tile Farm, and have gone for some great bike rides this week.

#ElemMathChat

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Aug 22

Your task aside (text only) I think this is a really fun activity when using the images that combines visual estimation and some arithmetic/problem solving. And if students create their own it is super fun

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Aug 8

Ya I saw it as 3 links too

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jul 28

This is the most elegant proof that pi is equal to three

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jul 28

This is what they were meant for all along. Sierpennyskis

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jul 28

I know some artist like this, but for me, in 99% of the art I make, I make lots of both “that doesn’t work like I thought it would” and “I have a new idea” discoveries along the way.

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jul 25

After thinking about it more and reflecting on other people’s thoughts, I am in favor of anything that lowers the barrier for certification so making it national makes sense. In my experience in California, many amazing teachers are lost to private schools because of the complexity of certification.

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jul 24

Been loving these! One minor suggestion, would be nice if you could hold the final frame for a second or two so we can take it all in a bit better!

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jul 24

I could partially agree, but I think state level certification opens more room for innovation (which may or may not be happening)

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jul 24

I had a recent discussion about this with a colleague and this was our conclusion. For little kids especially things like “one forty second” start to get super confusing (are we talking about a list of ordinal and cardinal numbers, or time, or a fraction?)

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jul 21

I went straight for symmetry and drew vertical and horizontal lines and saw each quadrant had 3 wholes, 6 halves, and 1 quarter, which sums to 6.25 * 4 = 25

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Roni Kaufman @ronikaufman.bsky.social · Jul 20

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Blue background. 18 geometric flowers shaped like Voronoi cells, with orange centres and 12 white petals.

Alex Romero @tilefarmer.bsky.social · Jul 15

Woah, that’s cool!