It’s Monday, and it was definitely feeling like a Monday this morning. Discouraged by my overwhelming to do list and never enough time to accomplish enough where I feel like I made a dent, I did the natural thing. I turned to twitter. Twitter is full of amazing ideas that only add to this to do list, but more importantly it is a place of encouragement that reminds me why I’ve dedicated myself to this crazy job of teaching math to high schoolers. The inspiration must have worked because I did end up knocking quite a few things off my to do list by the end of the day.
I thought I should share this inspiration with you in case you too are having a case of the Mondays. Here’s my weekly-ish twitter round-up of math teacher awesomeness. I hope you find some inspiration in these posts.
Julie Skokan inspires with some student artwork inspired by their unit on triangles. What a way to highlight student creativity!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/MsSkokanMath/status/1099883206768238592 |
Cassidy Yasinski makes learning to use a protractor fun with this race around the world game.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/ms_yasinski/status/1099816559663448064 |
Karen Swift shows an awesome poster made by one of her students to help the class remember important symbols. Beautiful!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/karenaswift/status/1060955915334156290 |
Alice Aspinall shares an inspiring bulletin board.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/aliceaspinall/status/1098995428933230593 |
Mrs N Math uses a craft store coupon for a great exploration into percentages.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/Mrs_N_math/status/1098985889735364611 |
Mrs Aly Martinez shares a great real-life image to discuss central angles (or non-central angles!)
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/askmrsmartinez/status/1098961569369575427 |
Samantha Hong cleverly uses graphing Mickey Mouse to introduce equations of circles.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/mshongx3/status/1098774105115881473 |
Brewer shares a template for asking students to self-reflect using Desmos.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/brewteachesmath/status/1061069606377439232 |
What better way to celebrate the 100th day of school than creating 100 math expressions that are equivalent to 100?!? Shout-out to Maddie Garcia for the awesome idea!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/MadGarcia14/status/1098670280652800001 |
Stacy Landgrebe shares some awesome student dilation projects.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/CPJH_SLandgrebe/status/1089981676724219910 |
Here’s another awesome geometry project, this time featuring surface area and volume (and oreos!) from Miss English.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/jmenglish61/status/1092530049977331714 |
I love this 100th Day of School sign from Ms Wadsworth!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/Wadsworth_KES/status/1095486650413711360 |
Elizabeth Mendenhall combines school spirit with calculus on Fridays.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/mizmendenhall/status/1061002028523098112 |
Chris Evans uses Desmos to explore estimating the area and perimeter of countries. How cool!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrEvansAHS/status/737288330140733440 |
Ready to be even more blown away?
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrEvansAHS/status/956355122665263106 |
Mimi Williams shares an awesome display for highlighting student growth.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/mimiwmath/status/1003694529252286464 |
Alicia Bena puts a positive spin on giving your coworker a “heart attack.” This is an awesome idea for Valentine’s Day!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/littlemissbena/status/1096140386173501441 |
Lisa Broadbent shares a practice structure idea called “Pass the Board.”
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/lisa_lbroadbent/status/1097992322476896257 |
Mrs Voisinet uses art to teach properties of reflections.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrsV_OFHS/status/1047951837213728768 |
Mr Zrenner combines sports logos with graphing inverses.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrZrenner/status/1092127292401377282 |
Mallory Jennings combines triangle practice with stained glass creation. What a beautiful result!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/RoyRoyTheMalRoy/status/1095084888477368325 |
This bulletin board of Geometry Valentines from Mrs. Bradley is gorgeous!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/buraddorisan/status/1096175249635319809 |
I know Christmas seems a long way off, but I love these triangular Christmas trees from Mark Ekstrom too much not to share in February.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/mark_ekstrom/status/1075895581061582848 |
M Hanks Teach LHS introduces conics with ice cream cones. Yummy!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/TeachHanks/status/986950938790330368 |
Rachael Gorsuch shows that math lesson inspiration can be found anywhere!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/rachaelhgorsuch/status/1096881203578327040 |
Laura Boyer shares a fun but messy looking project involving volume.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/BoyerWFMS/status/727511000694558722 |
Garis Math shares a winning mathematical valentine.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/GarisMath/status/1096061390958284801 |
Too many snow days? Ms. Edwards shows that learning doesn’t have to stop.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/MsEdwards_/status/1095482282561994752 |
Sarah Shartzer shares a lovely flow-chart for directing student actions on a work day/review day.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/SarahShartzer/status/1095790200989630464 |
Mark Kaercher combines origami hearts with fractions.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/shskaercher/status/1095777115641966592 |
K Roth shares a great, self-checking wrap-up activity for probability.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/math0821/status/954755579842613249 |
John Rowe shares a awesome parabola-based puzzle.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/MrJohnRowe/status/1095144195457572864 |
Dawn shares a lovely Valentine’s project involving Desmos and mathematical poem writing.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/DawnRecentio/status/1095339895218794496 |
Kay Kubena shares a great stats lesson involving rubber bands.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/KubenaKay/status/1095411262060670977 |
Ms Peterson shares a data collection activity for the 100th day of school.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/mspetersonsci/status/1093882626237235200 |
Tiffany McGuire shares a way to turn a popular party game into an engaging math lesson.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/TNMcGuire7/status/1093292679939657733 |
Abbey Turchyn takes trig out into the hallway.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/Mathkies/status/1093371849059299328 |
Cassandra Valenti shares a cool looking way to practice applying the laws of logarithms.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/MathWithMrsV/status/1093268016538755073 |
Ms J Brown shares a fun-looking algebra activity involving hula hoops.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/CreekMath_SGA/status/1071090075767853056 |
Check out this awesome teacher hack from Suzette Rodriguez for organizing Plickers!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/S_RodMath/status/965635960808660992 |
Nickeva shares a great, hands-on exploration of slope.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/tenaciousXpert/status/1090825695633260544 |
I also this hands-on exploration of slope and similar triangles.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/tenaciousXpert/status/1093003433525895169 |
Anne Erehart illustrates a connection between dabbing and geometry.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/AnneErehart/status/1033063644609884162 |
EDMScott shares a clever idea for using smarties to mark different types of angles.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/math8LC/status/1093147504139530241 |
Holly Parker shares a structure for introducing vocabulary using examples and non-examples.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/mrsparkersays/status/1049731350310412296 |
Nicholas Springer shares an idea for incorporating Snap Chat into the classroom.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/NSpringerMath/status/984879585346162688 |
Also, check out this angle challenge from Nicholas Springer.
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/NSpringerMath/status/1039924232950636544 |
Brian shares some inspiring sidewalk math. Maybe you could try something like this at your school or in your community!
  |
| Image Source: https://twitter.com/_b_p/status/1092529634418327553 |
Until next time, keep sharing the great ideas!
