Support For Young Ukrainian Mathematicians

 Good news from MIT:

https://news.mit.edu/2022/yulias-dream-support-ukrainian-students-mathematics-0330

Flipped Learning... an Update

 Robert Talbert with an update on flipped learning:

https://rtalbert.org/flipped-learning-extinct-or-endemic/

The Math3ma Institute

 From Tai-Danae Bradley, The Math3ma Institute:

https://www.math3ma.com/blog/introducing-the-math3ma-institute

Scott Aaronson Passes the Cash...

 Scott Aaronson is handing out $$$ to some worthy STEM causes; read all about it:

https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=6256

Yes Virginia, There Is Always Controversy

 Re-jiggering math education:

https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2022/01/22/controversies-over-high-school-math-curriculum-a-hope-for-the-expectation-of-more-parent-involvement-despair-over-politicization-the-usual-stuff/

Teens Learning Taxes

 Frankly, I’ve always been surprised (i.e., disappointed) at how little really practical and needed life experience is taught in our high school years (taxes, mortgages, job hunting/applications, budgeting, banking, childrearing, civics/laws, traveling, health, etc.).  We are left instead to largely learn about such matters by happenstance on our own.

But hey, here’s a start:

https://www.scaffoldedmath.com/2022/01/how-to-file-a-1040-tax-return.html

K-12 Math Education ("an alarming trend")

 Scott Aaronson has a guest post at his blog today on K-12 math education:

https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=6146

"Musings on mathematical creativity"

 Creative mathematical thinking:

https://emergentmath.com/2021/11/20/musings-on-mathematical-creativity/

Creator of The Art of Problem Solving

 Fascinating portrait of Richard Rusczyk, founder of the Art of Problem Solving (H/T to Mike Lawler):

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/richard-rusczyks-worldwide-math-camp fbclid=IwAR2mYgDGfB2FwsmybDpTdEFx57BnKGB_armIc3poYblvo1iObWfNqpzhkZU

"Thinking About Misconceptions"

For teachers, from Jo Morgan:

https://www.resourceaholic.com/2021/10/thinking-about-misconceptions.html

Jo Boaler with Lex Fridman

 Math educator Jo Boaler recently spent 90 minutes with Lex Fridman on his podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZnGSVwIpeU

Math... High School Requirement or Not?

 An interesting Twitter thread on secondary math education:

https://twitter.com/mikeandallie/status/1437527668115791873

Teaching "Mathematical Habits of Mind"

 From Sam Shah:

https://samjshah.com/2021/09/12/mathematical-habits-of-mind/

Jo Boaler with Lex Fridman

 Math educator Jo Boaler recently spent 90 minutes with Lex Fridman on his podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZnGSVwIpeU

Bayesianism and Statistics Curricula

 Some basics:

https://www.cambridgemaths.org/blogs/binomials-and-the-basics-of-bayesianism/

"Let's do this"... Listen Up New Teachers

 The incomparable Fawn Nguyen has a message for new math teachers:

https://www.fawnnguyen.com/teach/dear-new-teachers

Math Illiteracy Is Long-running

 How long (if ever) before education tackles the math innumeracy of the populace... and what will be the eventual consequences of not doing so (latest from Keith Devlin)?

https://www.mathvalues.org/masterblog/when-the-media-get-the-math-wrong-badly-wrong

Rational and Irrational Answers (on a State Exam)

Patrick Honner critiques a question/answer on the NY State Regents Exam:

https://mrhonner.com/archives/21115

For Math Teachers...

 Are you a math teacher? Nalini Joshi pointed out today on Twitter that there’s an active math educators stack exchange site on the Web:

https://matheducators.stackexchange.com

Looks interesting, useful, collaborative.

...also from today, for math teachers, this interview/podcast with well-established British educator Jo Morgan on teaching math(s) online:

http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/jo-morgan-tips-and-resources-for-teaching-online/

Transforming Mathematics Education in the Time of Covid...

"High school mathematics content is a wonderful vehicle for teaching powerful, human thinking." 

James Tanton on the Covid-19 'teaching crisis' and mathematics education: 

https://medium.com/@jamestanton/covid-19-exposes-mathematics-education-inadequacies-a-modicum-of-secret-relief-for-educators-48490c44d649