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Janice Novakowski

@jnovakowski.bsky.social

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Always curious and trying to learn. Retired SD38 District Teacher Consultant • UBC Adjunct Professor • Vancouver Reggio Association Director (on leave) • BC Numeracy Network • BC Reggio-Inspired Mathematics Project • Indigenous Math Network

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Happy to be back at UBC this year teaching an elementary math methods course in January. @ubcteachered.bsky.social

Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jul 30

Honoured to have a short piece about belonging in mathematics in the current Classroom Corridors resource from @ncte.org #MTBoS

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jul 26

Only two days and with my family! Otherwise I would have reached out! Hope you are well.

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · Jul 24

All eight weeks of #MathPHoto25. Feel free to continue posting through the summer with any of the prompts (or combinations of prompts) you notice!

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · Jul 24

It is the final week of #MathPhoto25. This week look for math at play. Where do you notice mathematics in games and activities. #MathPlay #ITeachMath

Three examples of math at play... a game of cribbage, playing with electronic circuits, and playing the board game Alhambra.

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jul 25

And back on my bicycle at home and found circles today along the west dyke #circles #MathPhoto25 #ITeachMath #MTBoS

Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jul 25

Arriving home at @yvrairport.bsky.social to the beautiful spindle whorl created by Susan Point. #circles #MathPhoto25 #ITeachMath #MTBoS

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jul 25

Leaving London via Paddington Station, the clock face on Big Ben and the London Eye #circles #MathPhoto25 #ITeachMath #MTBoS

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · Jul 17

The penultimate week of #MathPhoto25 is #circles! Where do you notice circles, cylinders, spheres or ellipses in the world around you? #ITeachMath #MathsToday

Where do you notice circles, cylinders, spheres or ellipses in the world around you? Example photos include an orange life ring, a marshmallow toasting in a circular fire pit and cylidrical bales of hay drying in a field.

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · Jul 10

Week 6 of #MathPhoto25 is is underway! Where do you see measurements or tools used to #measure. Think measurements for distance, area, weight, time, etc. #ITeachMath

Week 6 prompt is Measure. Examples include a produce scale, a height clearance sign and a sign for the distance of a walking path around a pond.

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Maths Week Scotland @mathsweek.scot · Jun 26

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside... Keep your maths skills fresh over the summer holidays, with our fun maths-themed games and activities to do at the beach! 🐚
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#MathsWeekScot #STEMeducation #SummerHolidays #BeachGames #OutdoorLearning #MathsToday #UKMathsCht #tmwyk

Different types of shell arranged in a symmetrical repeating pattern on sand.

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · Jun 26

This week’s #MathPhoto25 prompt is #even. Where do you see things that come in pairs? Where do even numbers show up in your world—on signs, in patterns, or in nature? #ITeachMath

Week 4 of MathPhoto25 is Even. Where do you notice balance and items grouped in pairs? Where do you see even numbers?

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jun 26

Two days left of work in the Richmond School District before I retire after 34 years of teaching. Looking forward to new ways of learning together. #iteachmath janicenovakowski.com

screenshot of coming soon page for a new website with photograph of Janice Novakowski, ferns, polka dots, and math symbols along with contact buttons

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jun 25

Some suggestions from UBC‘s department of mathematics for ways families can engage in mathematical thinking over the summer. #iteachmath news.ubc.ca/2025/06/how-...

How kids can keep their maths skills sharp this summer - UBC News

UBC experts discuss how everyday summer holiday activities such as hiking, building sandcastles or picnicking can help care-givers sneak in real-world math lessons while kids are out of school.

news.ubc.ca

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jun 23

My annual year in review blog post: blogs.sd38.bc.ca/sd38mathands...

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · Jun 5

It's time to kick off #MathPhoto25 with #squares! Hunt for square shapes and perfect square numbers. Take photos & share on Bluesky using the hashtags #MathPhoto25 and #square. Please add alt text to your photos for increased access. #ITeachMath

The week one prompt of the Math Photo Challenge. Look for squares. Where to you see square shapes and perfect square numbers? Example photos are dice with square faces and the perfect square number 4 on top, a square sewer grate and square pint boxes of fresh summer strawberries.

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · Jun 12

Week 2 of #MathPhoto25 is here! This week look for symmetry, patterns and designs. Take photos and share using hashtags #MathPhoto25 and #symmetry. #ITeachMath

Take a math photo that shows symmetry! Where do you see symmetrical shapes, patterns and designs?

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Norma B Gordon @normabgordon.bsky.social · Jun 14

#MathPhoto25 #symmetry #iteachmath #iteachyogatoo!

Yoga bolster with mala beads across the middle for symmetry

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Erick Lee @theericklee.bsky.social · Jun 19

Week 3 of #MathPhoto25 has arrived. Where do you see lines meeting to form corners and #angles? #ITeachMath #MathsToday

Math Photo 25 - Week 3 - Angles - Where do you see two or more lines meeting to form acute, obtuse and right angles?

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jun 21

Packing up The Studio as I get ready to retire from my school district next week. So much math joy happened here!

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Jun 21

So curious why there are so many 3s?

Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · May 9

Happy to be back at the @noiie.ca symposium and in community with network educators from across the world. #noiie25

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Nov 17

And this fall has also been full of lots of classroom-based math and numeracy projects in our district.

Looking forward to sharing ideas and learning together here!
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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Nov 17

For our provincial PSA day, I was part of the hosting committee for the Northwest Mathematics Conference in Whistler with over 1500 attendees. So much math learning and fun! 3/4

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Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski.bsky.social · Nov 17

In September & October I did some math sessions for different CCRRs in BC (early childhood and childcare providers) 2/4

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