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🔢 Let's talk CALCULUS - was the class part of your high school education? Was it a struggle, or smooth sailing? Did you never take it, and need it? If you took it, do you use it? Maybe most importantly, *why* did you take calculus (whenever you studied it)? Dr. Carmel Schettino PhD has a lot to say about this topic. She takes a look at the cloud of expectations around calculus, and what we might consider when placing students in an appropriate math studies track, depending on their goals. All in part 1 of this 3-part piece - now live on the Aptonym blog. https://lnkd.in/eUHdEe6y

Whipper Snippers. Weed Eaters. Strimmers / String Trimmers. Line Trimmer. Brush Cutter. Weed whacker. Edge trimmer. Depending on where you are in the world, you probably had to read to a different point in that list to be sure you understood what device we're talking about. After you read David's point in his latest article on the Aptonym blog, that distinction might feel even more appropriate. Everybody knows how to use a weed whacker, right? What else are you assuming everybody knows? Read more: https://lnkd.in/eTtzb3kt

Today is Aptonym's birthday! As we enter our fourth year, we offer an official thanks to the whole team (David Thiel, Peter Nilsson, Carmel Schettino, Peter Warsaw, Vita (Sciuto) Thiel, Cara Cusson, and Julia Rowinski) and all of our fantastic clients. Thanks so much... and more to come! Asheville School Choate Rosemary Hall Concord Academy Colegio Los Nogales The Emery/Weiner School Frontier Regional School District Full Circle School Hillbrook School The Island School King's Academy Oregon Episcopal School Pembroke Hill School Sesameed Education St. Paul's School United World College Changshu China Windsor School Bahamas Woodstock Day School

Is it too "Meta" (ugh! sorry for that pun) to share an article about LinkedIn, on LinkedIn? We're doing it anyways, because the Alumni tab data make just too much of an impression to stay quiet. Should independent schools care about LinkedIn? We say yes - and here's why: https://lnkd.in/en_uPmtn #apostaboutlinkedin #linkedinalumnitab #alumnistories

What does a truly innovative mathematics classroom look like in 2024? Is it chock-full of AI at every turn? Carmel Schettino offers her thoughts on how math instruction is evolving and what the hallmarks are of a math classroom that's on the cutting edge. Now on the Aptonym blog: https://lnkd.in/ewZRsqFx

New on the Aptonym blog - Dr. Carmel Schettino, Phd, revisits a concept that most of us would probably prefer to leave behind: failure. How much failure or struggle students should experience is as hotly debated today as it was several years ago. Shared failure however can be a powerful and empowering experience in a PBL math classroom, under the right conditions. Read more on the Aptonym blog: https://lnkd.in/eSzD6_Bx

Where does attending conferences fall on your scale of valuable professional development activities? Is it worth the cost and time? Freshly back from SXSWEdu, Peter Nilsson offers his perspective - now on the Aptonym blog. https://lnkd.in/etNNTPeY

We as a mathematics educational community need to grapple with the question of what is most important to understand and how what we as humans are capable of will be more than what an AI can “understand” for us. Creating a holistic view of teaching mathematics means to dive into the new world of AI and look at the understanding and skills students see as “mathematics” while at the same time considering the new possibilities of what math can be. https://lnkd.in/ehKbjviW

Who's headed to the NAIS Annual Conference at the end of the month? Both Peter Nilsson and I will be there! Looking forward to connecting! #nais #independentschools