Tierney Kennedy
@tierneykennedy.bsky.social
Maths lover, teacher, author and consultant. Specialist in misconceptions. #iteachmath Back to front maths. Jigsaw puzzle enthusiast. She/her.
Woo hoo! Standardised testing results from a high school I work with just did this! #iteachmaths
March 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Woo hoo! Standardised testing results from a high school I work with just did this! #iteachmaths
Interesting lights array in the lift at my hotel. How do you count them? #iteachmaths
February 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Interesting lights array in the lift at my hotel. How do you count them? #iteachmaths
Fun playing maths with kids in Doomadgee! I taught 5 classes and ran through some simple diagnostics. #iteachmath
February 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Fun playing maths with kids in Doomadgee! I taught 5 classes and ran through some simple diagnostics. #iteachmath
Playing with multiplicative patterns and creating algorithms. Article with a couple of lessons to use too. #iteachmath
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/playing-with...
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/playing-with...
Playing with multiplicative patterns and algorithms - Back-to-Front Maths | Kennedy Press
Developing algorithms is an important area in AC9, and one that is new to many teachers.But what does it mean for us and what tasks might be good for kids? […]
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February 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Playing with multiplicative patterns and creating algorithms. Article with a couple of lessons to use too. #iteachmath
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/playing-with...
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/playing-with...
I make maths questions to go with pictures. Here is my collection from twitter. I’d love you to share yours too! #iteachmath
February 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Woot woot - new book fresh from the printers ready to use at projects this year!
January 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Woot woot - new book fresh from the printers ready to use at projects this year!
I posted this a while back but thought they might be useful now that we have more #iteachmath people here.
January 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I posted this a while back but thought they might be useful now that we have more #iteachmath people here.
Reposted by Tierney Kennedy
January 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reposted by Tierney Kennedy
January 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
27 homework tasks to help make maths part of everyday life. :) #iteachmath
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January 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
27 homework tasks to help make maths part of everyday life. :) #iteachmath
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/homework-tas...
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/homework-tas...
Puzzle swap day!! Woot woot.
December 22, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Puzzle swap day!! Woot woot.
For those of you who are interested, here are the results of each back to front maths project from 2024. I’m not on X anymore. Thanks to all the schools involved - you have rocked it! More in the comments. #iteachmath
@gregashman.bsky.social thought you might be interested, it’s ok if not though.
@gregashman.bsky.social thought you might be interested, it’s ok if not though.
December 4, 2024 at 10:24 AM
For those of you who are interested, here are the results of each back to front maths project from 2024. I’m not on X anymore. Thanks to all the schools involved - you have rocked it! More in the comments. #iteachmath
@gregashman.bsky.social thought you might be interested, it’s ok if not though.
@gregashman.bsky.social thought you might be interested, it’s ok if not though.
8^3 in the wild :)
I like that in WA these squares are 8x8 but in other places in Australia they are usually 6x6. What do they look like where you are?
#iteachmath
I like that in WA these squares are 8x8 but in other places in Australia they are usually 6x6. What do they look like where you are?
#iteachmath
November 17, 2024 at 12:20 AM
8^3 in the wild :)
I like that in WA these squares are 8x8 but in other places in Australia they are usually 6x6. What do they look like where you are?
#iteachmath
I like that in WA these squares are 8x8 but in other places in Australia they are usually 6x6. What do they look like where you are?
#iteachmath
Come work in my team at UniSA.
We’re recruiting for a Lecturer: Primary Science and Mathematics Education (Level B). This is a continuing teaching and research role.
For more info and to apply, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gzudy89G
Please share widely.
Closing: 11.30pm Wed 27 Nov 2024
We’re recruiting for a Lecturer: Primary Science and Mathematics Education (Level B). This is a continuing teaching and research role.
For more info and to apply, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gzudy89G
Please share widely.
Closing: 11.30pm Wed 27 Nov 2024
November 15, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Reposted by Tierney Kennedy
NEW Blog Post: ‘Moving from "OR" to "AND”’
Could a simple shift in language challenge the false dichotomies that constrain mathematics education?
amiealbrecht.com/2024/11/13/m...
Could a simple shift in language challenge the false dichotomies that constrain mathematics education?
amiealbrecht.com/2024/11/13/m...
Moving from “OR” to “AND”
Could a simple shift in language challenge the false dichotomies that constrain mathematics education?
amiealbrecht.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:42 PM
NEW Blog Post: ‘Moving from "OR" to "AND”’
Could a simple shift in language challenge the false dichotomies that constrain mathematics education?
amiealbrecht.com/2024/11/13/m...
Could a simple shift in language challenge the false dichotomies that constrain mathematics education?
amiealbrecht.com/2024/11/13/m...
Still one of my favourite questions ever to play with a group of kids. #iteachmath
November 15, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Still one of my favourite questions ever to play with a group of kids. #iteachmath
Reposted by Tierney Kennedy
I make maths questions to go with pictures. Here is my collection from twitter. I’d love you to share yours too! #iteachmath
September 22, 2023 at 11:10 AM
I make maths questions to go with pictures. Here is my collection from twitter. I’d love you to share yours too! #iteachmath
Reposted by Tierney Kennedy
I’ve had a lot of conversations recently about how to keep geometry interesting in 3rd grade. I’m super excited for students to try these Right Angle Mazes.
Trace a path from the start to finish using only right angle turns.
#ITeachMath #ElemMathChat #edusky
Trace a path from the start to finish using only right angle turns.
#ITeachMath #ElemMathChat #edusky
November 15, 2024 at 8:28 PM
I’ve had a lot of conversations recently about how to keep geometry interesting in 3rd grade. I’m super excited for students to try these Right Angle Mazes.
Trace a path from the start to finish using only right angle turns.
#ITeachMath #ElemMathChat #edusky
Trace a path from the start to finish using only right angle turns.
#ITeachMath #ElemMathChat #edusky
Creating an extension box for maths - here are a few ideas that might help.
#iteachmath
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/creating-an-...
#iteachmath
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/creating-an-...
Creating an extension box - Back-to-Front Maths | Kennedy Press
Extension can be a tricky issue to deal with. While we can try to have extension questions for most in-class tasks, at some point we may find this hard or […]
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November 15, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Creating an extension box for maths - here are a few ideas that might help.
#iteachmath
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/creating-an-...
#iteachmath
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/creating-an-...
Great ideas for enabling prompts in maths. #iteachmath #mtbos
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/great-ideas-...
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/great-ideas-...
April 20, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Great ideas for enabling prompts in maths. #iteachmath #mtbos
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/great-ideas-...
www.backtofrontmaths.com.au/great-ideas-...
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#SignedMath showing, demonstrating, signing, voicing about complementary angles. So, our non readers, our signers, our HoH, many students have other ways to access the information. (should have made the signing bigger tho)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaSc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaSc...
Auslan Complementary angles, what are they? #Angles Signed Math
Auslan, captions, demonstrations and voice dub Compliments to Visnos.com for their amazing demo models. My work is purely for education2 minutes 17 seconds i...
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April 20, 2024 at 2:29 AM
#SignedMath showing, demonstrating, signing, voicing about complementary angles. So, our non readers, our signers, our HoH, many students have other ways to access the information. (should have made the signing bigger tho)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaSc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaSc...