McClure Math
@erinmcclure.bsky.social
Middle School Math Teacher, NYS Master Teacher Fellow, Desmos Classroom Fellow
So grateful for the dream team and all our participants and supporters! I can't wait for the next round with Steve Johnson and @adameschborn.com Thank you AMTNYS for the platform to share. #ITeachMath #FindingJoyInMath #AMTNYS2025
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
So grateful for the dream team and all our participants and supporters! I can't wait for the next round with Steve Johnson and @adameschborn.com Thank you AMTNYS for the platform to share. #ITeachMath #FindingJoyInMath #AMTNYS2025
Happy Halloween 🎃 sharing my intro to linear relationships story time with my 8th graders. Made the orange circle the "pumpkin". Students don't yet know how to write non-proportional equations and were able to figure out how that +1 pumpkin circle would affect the table and equations. #ITeachMath
October 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃 sharing my intro to linear relationships story time with my 8th graders. Made the orange circle the "pumpkin". Students don't yet know how to write non-proportional equations and were able to figure out how that +1 pumpkin circle would affect the table and equations. #ITeachMath
Made me smile so big today when our food on the go club brought my coffee order ❤️ #ITeachMath
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#FindingJoyInMSMath
October 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Made me smile so big today when our food on the go club brought my coffee order ❤️ #ITeachMath
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#FindingJoyInMSMath
Love this example!! It is a great EOY problem for my 7th graders. Throw in a % somehow and you have basically covered all the big content.
Thank you @howiehua.bsky.social for continuing to create content that catches the attention of young mathematicians.
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
Thank you @howiehua.bsky.social for continuing to create content that catches the attention of young mathematicians.
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
October 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Love this example!! It is a great EOY problem for my 7th graders. Throw in a % somehow and you have basically covered all the big content.
Thank you @howiehua.bsky.social for continuing to create content that catches the attention of young mathematicians.
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
Thank you @howiehua.bsky.social for continuing to create content that catches the attention of young mathematicians.
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
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Is the 6" or 7" slice of pizza the better deal?
October 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Is the 6" or 7" slice of pizza the better deal?
Favorite addition to celebrate students for studying and trying to really master our content! I have students that earn 85% or better take a photo (with or without glasses) that I then email to their families. Kids find it silly, families love the positive contact!
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
October 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Favorite addition to celebrate students for studying and trying to really master our content! I have students that earn 85% or better take a photo (with or without glasses) that I then email to their families. Kids find it silly, families love the positive contact!
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
If you have never tried a Formative Assessment Lesson from the Mathematics Assessment Project, here's your invitation!! The time is worth it! These are some of my 8th graders working with transformations. www.map.mathshell.org/lessons.php
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
#StudentAgency
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
#StudentAgency
October 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
If you have never tried a Formative Assessment Lesson from the Mathematics Assessment Project, here's your invitation!! The time is worth it! These are some of my 8th graders working with transformations. www.map.mathshell.org/lessons.php
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
#StudentAgency
#FindingJoyInMSMath
#ITeachMath
#StudentAgency
#FindingJoyMSMath I had a student leave 'egyptian hieroglyphics' on my board...hint was the first character is "s" 😂
October 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
#FindingJoyMSMath I had a student leave 'egyptian hieroglyphics' on my board...hint was the first character is "s" 😂
That's a wrap on year 13. Finding and focusing on joy in my classroom has been difficult at times, but this is one of the most positive years I have had. I'm celebrating immense growth in my students and myself. Now to refresh for year 14! #iteachmath
June 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
That's a wrap on year 13. Finding and focusing on joy in my classroom has been difficult at times, but this is one of the most positive years I have had. I'm celebrating immense growth in my students and myself. Now to refresh for year 14! #iteachmath
Still a few hours left to register! There are so many virtual presentations available. Interested in powerful reflections as we attempt to combine Desmos digital lessons with BTC principles? Join me and Amy for our session TODAY at 4:30 EST.
The NYSMTP Professional Learning Forum begins June 16 with sessions that spotlight chemistry concepts, counselor development, college access, educator collaboration, student-led math discourse, and mentoring future teachers. Register today! www.suny.edu/masterteache...
June 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Still a few hours left to register! There are so many virtual presentations available. Interested in powerful reflections as we attempt to combine Desmos digital lessons with BTC principles? Join me and Amy for our session TODAY at 4:30 EST.
One of my favorite warm-ups of the year! 7th graders have sorting challenges (I describe attributes) and 8th graders will use the manipulatives to solve systems of equations. #iteachmath #findingjoyinmiddleschoolmath #mathsky
May 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
One of my favorite warm-ups of the year! 7th graders have sorting challenges (I describe attributes) and 8th graders will use the manipulatives to solve systems of equations. #iteachmath #findingjoyinmiddleschoolmath #mathsky
Finding Joy in MS Math: take time to watch Hidden Figures with your students. The conversations are incredibly powerful and important. #iteachmath
May 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Finding Joy in MS Math: take time to watch Hidden Figures with your students. The conversations are incredibly powerful and important. #iteachmath
Ice cream celebration with some of my students that had 2 or less zeros over the quarter. #iteachmath #findingjoyinmiddleschool
May 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ice cream celebration with some of my students that had 2 or less zeros over the quarter. #iteachmath #findingjoyinmiddleschool
State testing day 1 done ✅ Watched Brain Games during the classes when we weren't testing about the benefits of positive thinking.
May 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
State testing day 1 done ✅ Watched Brain Games during the classes when we weren't testing about the benefits of positive thinking.
Problem Solving through Games and Puzzles loosely based on Ben Orlin's Math Games with Bad Drawings. Inaugural Spring Conference of Buffalo Area Association of Math Teachers. Another fun presentation with @adameschborn.com! #BAAMT #mathsky #findingjoy #iteachmath
May 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Problem Solving through Games and Puzzles loosely based on Ben Orlin's Math Games with Bad Drawings. Inaugural Spring Conference of Buffalo Area Association of Math Teachers. Another fun presentation with @adameschborn.com! #BAAMT #mathsky #findingjoy #iteachmath
Capture the Flag with an unfair twist today in order to keep my students powering through review questions. Great conversations, and I feel the students were really helping each other grow in understanding. #iteachmath #mathsky #findingjoyinmiddleschoolmath
May 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Capture the Flag with an unfair twist today in order to keep my students powering through review questions. Great conversations, and I feel the students were really helping each other grow in understanding. #iteachmath #mathsky #findingjoyinmiddleschoolmath
8th grade state science test today so I volunteered to take all the 7th graders for 3 periods of review games and shenanigans. They were all engaged and so many actually thanked me for my ridiculous antics on the way out ❤️ #findingjoyinmiddleschool #iteachmath #mathjoy
April 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
8th grade state science test today so I volunteered to take all the 7th graders for 3 periods of review games and shenanigans. They were all engaged and so many actually thanked me for my ridiculous antics on the way out ❤️ #findingjoyinmiddleschool #iteachmath #mathjoy
Probability should be fun! Race to the top dice sums, predictions vs experimental data. Good energy in the room on the day before break even though we were still covering the curriculum! #iteachmath #findingjoy #mathsky
April 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Probability should be fun! Race to the top dice sums, predictions vs experimental data. Good energy in the room on the day before break even though we were still covering the curriculum! #iteachmath #findingjoy #mathsky
We have been working on determining the area and then side length of a tilted square in order to discover the Pythagorean Theorem. I had a kid beat me to the big reveal!! The student in blue was verifying the idea and named it "C's way". I can't wait for tomorrow. #iteachmath #findingjoy
April 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We have been working on determining the area and then side length of a tilted square in order to discover the Pythagorean Theorem. I had a kid beat me to the big reveal!! The student in blue was verifying the idea and named it "C's way". I can't wait for tomorrow. #iteachmath #findingjoy
"The robots are back!"
"OH! I finally see it!"
"Yes, my king!"
"Hey! That's what I said! That's MY thinking!"
Just a few quotes I want to remember from the day. Teaching middle school can be A LOT, but these moments make me so happy I'm THEIR guide.
#findingjoy #iteachmath #teachmathlove
"OH! I finally see it!"
"Yes, my king!"
"Hey! That's what I said! That's MY thinking!"
Just a few quotes I want to remember from the day. Teaching middle school can be A LOT, but these moments make me so happy I'm THEIR guide.
#findingjoy #iteachmath #teachmathlove
April 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"The robots are back!"
"OH! I finally see it!"
"Yes, my king!"
"Hey! That's what I said! That's MY thinking!"
Just a few quotes I want to remember from the day. Teaching middle school can be A LOT, but these moments make me so happy I'm THEIR guide.
#findingjoy #iteachmath #teachmathlove
"OH! I finally see it!"
"Yes, my king!"
"Hey! That's what I said! That's MY thinking!"
Just a few quotes I want to remember from the day. Teaching middle school can be A LOT, but these moments make me so happy I'm THEIR guide.
#findingjoy #iteachmath #teachmathlove
Great way to begin my day! @kurt-salisbury.bsky.social my 7th graders loved your Punch Out challenges in Desmos Classroom, one stating "defeating Mike Tyson helped me really know mean, median and range!"
#findingjoyinmsmath #iteachmath
#desmosclassroom
#findingjoyinmsmath #iteachmath
#desmosclassroom
March 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Great way to begin my day! @kurt-salisbury.bsky.social my 7th graders loved your Punch Out challenges in Desmos Classroom, one stating "defeating Mike Tyson helped me really know mean, median and range!"
#findingjoyinmsmath #iteachmath
#desmosclassroom
#findingjoyinmsmath #iteachmath
#desmosclassroom
Finding Joy in Middle school math: I'm pretty sure I was the only teacher in the building on a Friday afternoon with 10 students staying BY CHOICE after school. Breakout club for some, math questions for others; kids that run in different circles working together to solve problems.
#iteachmath
#iteachmath
March 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Finding Joy in Middle school math: I'm pretty sure I was the only teacher in the building on a Friday afternoon with 10 students staying BY CHOICE after school. Breakout club for some, math questions for others; kids that run in different circles working together to solve problems.
#iteachmath
#iteachmath
Finding Joy in Middle School Math: blasting The Best from Awolnation while 8th graders compete to draw "the best" line of best fit! Another rather mundane lesson turned exciting thanks to @desmos.com activity builder.
#iteachmath #mathsky #findingjoy
#iteachmath #mathsky #findingjoy
March 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Finding Joy in Middle School Math: blasting The Best from Awolnation while 8th graders compete to draw "the best" line of best fit! Another rather mundane lesson turned exciting thanks to @desmos.com activity builder.
#iteachmath #mathsky #findingjoy
#iteachmath #mathsky #findingjoy
Finding Joy in MS Math: 7th graders practicing math vocabulary through @desmos.com Polygraph activities! Second moment today, 8th grader took great pride in "being Mrs. McClure" and helping facilitate review/skill practice with his peers.
#iteachmath #findingjoy
#iteachmath #findingjoy
March 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Finding Joy in MS Math: 7th graders practicing math vocabulary through @desmos.com Polygraph activities! Second moment today, 8th grader took great pride in "being Mrs. McClure" and helping facilitate review/skill practice with his peers.
#iteachmath #findingjoy
#iteachmath #findingjoy
Finding Joy in Middle School Math: understanding lines of best fit and outliers though @desmos.com 8th grade Dapper Cats lesson. My own children wanted to try my fun lesson. My 8th graders had fun and are confident with predictions through the line of best fit.
#iteachmath #mathsky #edusky
#iteachmath #mathsky #edusky
March 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Finding Joy in Middle School Math: understanding lines of best fit and outliers though @desmos.com 8th grade Dapper Cats lesson. My own children wanted to try my fun lesson. My 8th graders had fun and are confident with predictions through the line of best fit.
#iteachmath #mathsky #edusky
#iteachmath #mathsky #edusky