Solvation Blog
The 5 Best Math Accounts on Twitter
Posted November 12, 2013
Whether you're on the hunt for new ideas to implement in the classroom, want to keep up with the latest news in education and mathematics, or just want to laugh, these are our favourite five math-based accounts on Twitter. Join in on the fun and follow us @Solvation_.
# 1. Center of Math
Who Are They: The Worldwide Center of Mathematics is the publisher of affordable digital and print textbooks.
Why You Should Follow: Great content from new articles to funny images posted often and their 'Problem of the week' tweets are a fun and accessible challenge.
Sample Tweet: Debatable title, but interesting read! "The Only Numbers You Need to Do Math" - http://read.bi/1aNDgqV#mathchat#math
#2. Algebra Fact
Who Are They: Math consultant @JohnDCook posts one algebra and number theory fact daily Monday to Friday.
Why You Should Follow: The mix of inspirational quotes and facts makes for interesting reading that’s retweet worthy.
Sample Tweet: Famous problems with simple solutions http://ow.ly/qfPmT
#3. The NCETM
Who Are They: The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics helps teachers of Mathematics with Continuing Professional Development.
Why You Should Follow: They provide fantastic daily content, from international news to professional development ideas for educators. Even better, they host #mathscpdchat, a weekly tweet up. Recent topics included how to foster a culture of collaborative learning in math classes and how to challenge negative attitudes to maths.
Sample Tweet: Tomorrow's #mathscpdchat topic: How do you use technology to help maths learning in primary classrooms?
#4. Math Jokes
Who Are They: A collector of all things math humour
Why You Should Follow: Laughter is the best medicine!
Sample Tweet: Student: What’s infinity? Math Teacher: Think of a number. Student: Okay, I’ve got one. Teacher: Good. That’s not it.
#5. David Wees
Who Are They: David is a Canadian living in New York, NY. He’s a math and science teacher, educational technology consultant and a self proclaimed geek.
Why You Should Follow: He tweets compelling articles while providing a personal touch. A regular contributor to #mathchat and #edchat, his tweets are timely, informative and interactive.
Sample Tweet: New post: Why teach math? http://davidwees.com/content/why-teach-math … #mathchat #mathed
Bruce McAskill, PhD, is an educational consultant and a high school math and science teacher in Victoria BC. He is currently
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