Casey Rutherford

Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources Experts find fake sources in Canadian government report that took 18 months to complete.

Irony defined.

arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/e...

Re-reading “Never say anything a kid can say,” gold from the early 2000s. A fave quote: lecture is “the transfer of info from the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through the minds of either.” hybridalgebra.pbworks.com/f/Never+Say+...

Have you read the Expanse series? Highly recommend.

This afternoon I testified on SF 1740, the Senate Educational Policy Omnibus bill. I want to ensure all MN students have equitable access to opportunities afforded to them through a grounding in mathematics. Check it out below, my testimony starts at 1:37:50. www.senate.mn/schedule/liv...

Congrats!

At a marzano conference. First resonating quote: “People forget what they know, they don’t forget what they understand.” #edusky

2) This does bring the need for a conversation on what is important to learn. Ex: I know basics of coding, but can't write from scratch to save my life. AI helped produce Google Scripts that save a ton of productivity time importing and saving data. Do I really need to know coding from scratch?

"However, we additionally find that when access [to Generative AI] is subsequently taken away, students actually perform worse than those who never had access" 1) Turns out shortcutting the learning process doesn't work, weird. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I rate October 11 much higher.

The Truth About 2 Hour Learning & Unbound Academy a/k/a The School “Replacing Teachers with AI” They haven’t replaced teachers with AI. They have replaced poor kids with rich kids.

Another banger by @ddmeyer.bsky.social; "[Unbound Academy hasn't] replaced teachers with AI. They have replaced poor kids with rich kids." danmeyer.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
#edusky #mtbos #AI #edtech

Fuck Grapefruit

It’s better off wherever it is. xkcd.com/388/

How could U.S. society support teachers, students, staff, and schools better? I'm Tracy Zager, a math coach and author of professional books who lives and works in Portland, Maine. I'm in the brainstorming stages of work on a new project on behalf of educators and all staff inv...

Everywhere I go, I ask teachers, "What do you wish society understood about your job?" If you'd like to chime in, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts via this form, DM, or email: forms.gle/xh8YkyKYWVyv...

"I see so many parallels between choosing curriculum 20 years ago and choosing edtech tools now; lots of hype, flashy claims, and no watchdog."

The endnote about the expectation that teachers take garbage resources and turn them into something useful is a sad insight into what's out there.

#edtech

Thankfully she likes the challenge

Helping the junior study for a calc test: “I love it when you give me harder problems than what we normally do, so I know I’m prepared” #tmwyk

The graph of y=sin(x) on a pig (swine).

You've heard of elf on the shelf but have you heard of

#math #ITeachMath

Haha we’ll see

It’s a good thing I didn’t have to because someone has to stick to their principles.

Fixed! First post on this site shrug

Published a second ago so I'm hoping it's just a lag?

Back to critiquing #edtech. #edusky

I completely agree. The focus on grades over meaningful learning has worsened with online grading’s transparency. Despite years of adding tech for teachers and students, there’s little real evolution in how it’s integrated to improve education. #sschat #bfc530 #edusky

This whole thread is worth sifting through, particularly as we wrestle as a math community as to what is relevant for *all* learners in compulsory education. Happy that the #mnmath community is hitting this head on with new standards including data science! #mtbos #edusky

Beware the myth: learning styles affect parents’, children’s, and teachers’ thinking about children’s academic potential - npj Science of Learning npj Science of Learning - Beware the myth: learning styles affect parents’, children’s, and teachers’ thinking about children’s academic potential

Another reason to steer clear of 'learning styles.' "In sum, we show that providing information about learning styles leads to (unwarranted) inferences about children’s intelligence and aptitude." #edusky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What Works and For Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across The U.S. Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Investing in school infrastructure tangibly & positively affects both students and community. "estimates suggest that closing the spending gap between high- and low-SES districts...may close as much as 25% of the observed achievement gap between these districts. #edusky www.nber.org/papers/w3204...

9 years ago this week I wrote about my favorite activity for the day before winter break. It's one of the top posts on my blog. If you need a guareenteed win this week - check out the 5x5 game. All students engage in this. Gr 3-12. Easy. Low prep. Smiles. www.saravanderwerf.com/5x5-most-ama...

*AND* please, please, please...
Make sure they are not Christmas centric.

Yes, many students may enjoy holiday themed "fun activities" but unless you're at a religious school, you're bound to have at least one student who will feel alienated and likely won't be comfortable speaking up.

Fun with math practices today!

New relative motion example just dropped! #iteachphysics 🎢

Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYumthgG/

Please post anything you find!