John Adams
@jwadams25.bsky.social
Director of Technology and Innovation and Statistics teacher at The Rivers School.
education • data science • technology • being active outdoors
education • data science • technology • being active outdoors
What are we doing?
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of cities around the world. Now, it’s been abruptly halted.
US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of cities around the world. Now, it’s been abruptly halted.
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March 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What are we doing?
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Dishonest charts are coming from all directions, and they're only going to hit harder. Unless we push back. So, an interactive guide: Defense Against Dishonest Charts flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Defense Against Dishonest Charts
This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.
flowingdata.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Dishonest charts are coming from all directions, and they're only going to hit harder. Unless we push back. So, an interactive guide: Defense Against Dishonest Charts flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
@profgalloway.com this is the example of masculinity you’ve been calling for young men to see - willingness to appreciate others, be humble, show emotion, and build relationships while having a combination of incredible talent and drive. #GoBirds #Leadership youtube.com/shorts/iYsZY...
All the feels with Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith 🥹 #shorts
YouTube video by Philadelphia Eagles
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February 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
@profgalloway.com this is the example of masculinity you’ve been calling for young men to see - willingness to appreciate others, be humble, show emotion, and build relationships while having a combination of incredible talent and drive. #GoBirds #Leadership youtube.com/shorts/iYsZY...
10th grade student came by my office w/ a classmate on fri afternoon - “I have some data science experience as I took brown univ online ds with R course last summer. Can we do the Wharton High School Data Science Competition?” w/ my jaw on the floor, “amazing & YES!” #rstats #kidsthesedays #whyteach
January 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
10th grade student came by my office w/ a classmate on fri afternoon - “I have some data science experience as I took brown univ online ds with R course last summer. Can we do the Wharton High School Data Science Competition?” w/ my jaw on the floor, “amazing & YES!” #rstats #kidsthesedays #whyteach
Quote of the day - While meeting with a group of seniors to pick their brains about AI use, one said, “I use AI when doing projects outside of school that involve R.” Yes…she’s learning R on her own to do research! Amazing! #rstats #kidsthesedays
January 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Quote of the day - While meeting with a group of seniors to pick their brains about AI use, one said, “I use AI when doing projects outside of school that involve R.” Yes…she’s learning R on her own to do research! Amazing! #rstats #kidsthesedays
When is social media useful...when this video pops up on your feed a few days before your first lesson on probability with hs students! youtu.be/Cybnip2Kyw0?... Among other things I'll be weaving in, I'll be adding this quote from David Spiegelhalter, "How to think slowly about not-knowing.”
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Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers - David Spiegelhalter
YouTube video by Oxford Mathematics
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January 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
When is social media useful...when this video pops up on your feed a few days before your first lesson on probability with hs students! youtu.be/Cybnip2Kyw0?... Among other things I'll be weaving in, I'll be adding this quote from David Spiegelhalter, "How to think slowly about not-knowing.”
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