Sam ShahJul 14, 2023

#ClassroomMath #mtbos

I think I’m going to start reading ***math teacher blogs*** again. But so many of the ones I used to follow have become fallow —so I’ve deleted them and now I have almost none left. Maybe I’m one of the few left (and I know I’ve posted very little since the pandemic started).

Do you still read math teaching blogs?
Do you still write a math teacher blog?

I’m throwing together a very simple spreadsheet looking for blogs/people to follow! I’d love if you add yourself or anyone you read!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Wfulfw1wq17y8oNBDBLGv3EPh2L7OORFLMQLacWPZU/edit

Math Teacher Blogs that are semi-active or active in 2023

Sheet1 Blog address,Name of Author (if known) <a href="https://samjshah.com/">https://samjshah.com/</a>,Sameer Shah <a href="http://pershmail.substack.com/">pershmail.substack.com</a>,Michael Pershan <a href="https://fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/">https://fivetwelvethirteen.substack.com/</a>,...

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Show threaddruinokJul 14, 2023
@samjshah hubs asked me this week if we are going to do Blaugust this year... Not sure I'm up for that but maybe a weekly challenge to reignite the community like you did with the virtual conference?
Show threadSam ShahJul 14, 2023
@druinok ooh want to plan something together? I love the idea of once a week. That feels manageable!
Show threaddruinok
@samjshah not sure... But with the renewed community here, it would be a decent time to try to get blogging back up as well
Jul 14, 2023 at 1:26amWeb
Show threadSam ShahJul 14, 2023
@druinok let me know if you are interested after you think on it then! I’m totally game since getting back to blogging is on my goals! ❤️
Show threaddruinokJul 14, 2023
@samjshah I think it's a great idea. My biggest concern is just time... I go back in 3 weeks, so not sure how much time I would have to help with planning. I would definitely participate though!
Show threadSam ShahJul 14, 2023

@druinok understood.

Is your thinking one blog post a week for all of august? And we have sample prompts to help people if they can’t think of what to blog about? I think I can easily pull that together - and we can post about it here with a hashtag? Any other thoughts before I pull something together?

It kinda reminds of me this except the goal of the project isn’t to start blogging but to get back to blogging. https://samjshah.com/2012/08/06/new-blogger-initiation-pledge-by-tuesday-august-14th/

New Blogger Initiation! Pledge by Tuesday, August 14th.

An Idea! For a few weeks now, I have had this idea bouncing around in my head. A new blogger initiation! All it involves is writing four blogposts. There will be no hazing of any kind, except for t…

Continuous Everywhere but Differentiable Nowhere
Show threaddruinokJul 14, 2023

@samjshah I had totally forgotten about the NBI!!!

I loved reading those blogs and writing a short summary!

But yes, I was thinking a post a week wouldn't feel overwhelming but that's literally as far as I had thought about it until you posted about a blog reader.

Show threadSam ShahJul 14, 2023
@druinok i forgot too until I started thinking—this sounds familiar!!! Shoot any random thoughts my way as they strike you.
Show threaddruinokJul 14, 2023
@samjshah would a theme of the week be easier than coming up with sample prompts? I've never done a theme but just thinking out loud
Show threadSara VaughnJul 14, 2023
@druinok @samjshah I don't mean to butt in here, but I love the idea of the push to blog! I need that time to think out loud. I was also wondering about a slow chat for non-bloggers or anybody. Maybe a blog seems like too big of a commitment, but a slow chat is doable. Maybe you all hate chats. Having more characters here may make that appealing. I am going to blog though.
Show threaddruinokJul 14, 2023
@vaughn_trapped @samjshah it's not butting in when the convo is completely public! 😁😁 I think you bring up a valid point and for some people, responding to a prompt here might be less overwhelming. It's also a good way to build community as can be seen in the prompts Sam and Julie have posted
Show threadSam ShahJul 14, 2023

@druinok @vaughn_trapped got it! do you see the chat as different from the prompts Julie and I are pushing out? I don’t do many slow chats so I don’t know much about them.

I was hoping to continue the prompts into august - and plan on getting them more mathy/teachy soon since we’re just now starting up community and wanted people to meet informally. So maybe that would work? Or are you imagining something different?

Show threadSara VaughnJul 14, 2023
@samjshah I think your prompts really are slow chats. Maybe the only diff is a timeline structure, like the 2nd, 12th and 22nd of each month or each Sunday noon a new topic or question goes up. I think it's just really the name that's different. Maybe we can invent an entirely new word for this platform. BTW, I would never chat or respond to a prompt on FB.
Show threadSam ShahJul 14, 2023
@vaughn_trapped i love a timeline structure. Right now it’s been random but I can be better about that!
Show threadDBethJul 14, 2023
@samjshah @druinok @vaughn_trapped I personally like the prompts here. Committing to writing a blog, even though I have one set up, feels intimidating to me. For some reason, writing something here in shorter form seems more approachable. Maybe because it feels like a conversation here, whereas a blog feels like me putting a bunch of energy trying to formalize something that I'm unsure anyone is going to read...or care to read.
Show threadSam ShahJul 14, 2023
@DamionBeth @druinok @vaughn_trapped great!!! Helpful!!!
Show threaddruinokJul 14, 2023
@DamionBeth @samjshah @vaughn_trapped I think there are benefits to both. I agree that a chat format is less intimidating, but it also feels less permanent and maybe generates conversation in the moment. A blog post feels like a fuller reflection that can be revisited and shared later. I think both of them have their place as a part of professional growth.
Show threadDBethJul 14, 2023
@druinok @samjshah @vaughn_trapped Good point about the permanency of a blog. Even though I haven't written one in a few years, I will still go back from time to time and see what I wrote to see where my mindset was at that time. It is a nice avenue to use to go back and reflect. I just personally feel like I'm not a writer or journaler, so it's out of my comfort zone and takes more time and energy for me.
I find conversations suit me better, so that's probably why I gravitate more to this format. I can get input from others, reflect in the moment, and respond. A blog, for me, feels like I'm just talking to myself in space.