Scott Westwell
@scottwestwell.bsky.social
Teacher of math students.
Did a fun #OIFMath today with sinusoidal functions, tweaked from the original found at natbanting.com/oops-i-forgot
October 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Did a fun #OIFMath today with sinusoidal functions, tweaked from the original found at natbanting.com/oops-i-forgot
So how much money upfront is that, truly, the math teacher in me asks. Still $0, says everyone
July 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
So how much money upfront is that, truly, the math teacher in me asks. Still $0, says everyone
The youth are an unstoppable force and I love every second watching them flourish
June 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The youth are an unstoppable force and I love every second watching them flourish
Reposted by Scott Westwell
After Elizabeth Yao's valedictorian speech last Thursday - in which she discussed the children killed in the war in Gaza - her principal called and told her not to come back to school on Monday.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Valedictorian told to stay home after making pro-Palestinian remarks in grad speech | CBC News
Elizabeth Yao, the graduating valedictorian at Bell High School in west Ottawa, was told not to go to school on Monday after she made pro-Palestinian remarks during a speech at her commencement ceremo...
www.cbc.ca
June 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
After Elizabeth Yao's valedictorian speech last Thursday - in which she discussed the children killed in the war in Gaza - her principal called and told her not to come back to school on Monday.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Leaving school tonight, about 25 mins after the bell, I see two grade 9 students from my classes walking around…
Me: it’s Friday after the bell! It’s the weekend, you’re allowed to go home
A: This /is/ our home
Me: it’s Friday after the bell! It’s the weekend, you’re allowed to go home
A: This /is/ our home
a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face while sitting in front of a window .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face while sitting in front of a window .
media.tenor.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Leaving school tonight, about 25 mins after the bell, I see two grade 9 students from my classes walking around…
Me: it’s Friday after the bell! It’s the weekend, you’re allowed to go home
A: This /is/ our home
Me: it’s Friday after the bell! It’s the weekend, you’re allowed to go home
A: This /is/ our home
Watch your heart grow three sizes as you read the letter below 💜🩵🩷
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Watch your heart grow three sizes as you read the letter below 💜🩵🩷
Led a warmup activity at a staff meeting tonight. Gave a handout, offered pencils to those who needed them. Went pretty well.
What will stick with me though is the negative.
“Do we have to do math? Ugh”
What will stick with me though is the negative.
“Do we have to do math? Ugh”
May 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Led a warmup activity at a staff meeting tonight. Gave a handout, offered pencils to those who needed them. Went pretty well.
What will stick with me though is the negative.
“Do we have to do math? Ugh”
What will stick with me though is the negative.
“Do we have to do math? Ugh”
Reposted by Scott Westwell
Thanks for this, Dan! A colleague of mine adjusted the plans slightly to cut down the creation time (took about 6 hours for our printer to make this green one). Looking forward to extending the lives of these!
May 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Thanks for this, Dan! A colleague of mine adjusted the plans slightly to cut down the creation time (took about 6 hours for our printer to make this green one). Looking forward to extending the lives of these!
Cost was about the same, so do I choose one hardcover copy or five paperbacks? Easy decision. Might as well spread the math love ☺️
cc. @triangleman.bsky.social
cc. @triangleman.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Cost was about the same, so do I choose one hardcover copy or five paperbacks? Easy decision. Might as well spread the math love ☺️
cc. @triangleman.bsky.social
cc. @triangleman.bsky.social
“Speaking freely” is not the same as “speaking truthfully” and that is worth noting.
April 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“Speaking freely” is not the same as “speaking truthfully” and that is worth noting.
Severance brings a whole new meaning to “I’m my own worst enemy”
April 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Severance brings a whole new meaning to “I’m my own worst enemy”
1/2 Last Friday at our math-specific PD day I nervously offered a session on solving linear equations with a double open number line. It went better than I expected! Thanks to @pwharris.bsky.social for the inspo, @mathigon.bsky.social for the platform, and everyone who attended :)
April 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
1/2 Last Friday at our math-specific PD day I nervously offered a session on solving linear equations with a double open number line. It went better than I expected! Thanks to @pwharris.bsky.social for the inspo, @mathigon.bsky.social for the platform, and everyone who attended :)
Ultimate tic-tac-toe art school edition, bunnies vs cyndaquils
March 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Ultimate tic-tac-toe art school edition, bunnies vs cyndaquils
Yesterday's talk with my #MEL4E class about last week's Ontario election and the:
➡️ importance of being engaged citizens
➡️ probability of winners in the days leading up to the election
➡️ non-proportionality of votes vs. seats won in our current electoral system
Big thanks to @338canada.bsky.social
➡️ importance of being engaged citizens
➡️ probability of winners in the days leading up to the election
➡️ non-proportionality of votes vs. seats won in our current electoral system
Big thanks to @338canada.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Yesterday's talk with my #MEL4E class about last week's Ontario election and the:
➡️ importance of being engaged citizens
➡️ probability of winners in the days leading up to the election
➡️ non-proportionality of votes vs. seats won in our current electoral system
Big thanks to @338canada.bsky.social
➡️ importance of being engaged citizens
➡️ probability of winners in the days leading up to the election
➡️ non-proportionality of votes vs. seats won in our current electoral system
Big thanks to @338canada.bsky.social
The unusual baker strikes again. The discard pile (along with only three piles for students to get new Qs from) was a good move #MTH1W #ThinkingClassrooms
February 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The unusual baker strikes again. The discard pile (along with only three piles for students to get new Qs from) was a good move #MTH1W #ThinkingClassrooms
If you believe students don’t have math trauma, test that theory by having them write a mathematical autobiography. I learned so much about who they are and what they bring to the classroom. BTC as math therapy, merging the work of @themathguru.bsky.social and @pgliljedahl.bsky.social this semester
February 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If you believe students don’t have math trauma, test that theory by having them write a mathematical autobiography. I learned so much about who they are and what they bring to the classroom. BTC as math therapy, merging the work of @themathguru.bsky.social and @pgliljedahl.bsky.social this semester
If the heart of your pitch is “math sucks”, maybe you shouldn’t be in the math ed space
February 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If the heart of your pitch is “math sucks”, maybe you shouldn’t be in the math ed space
Reposted by Scott Westwell
Thank you so much!
It's live now: slowrevealgraphs.com/2025/02/09/w...
(I added a light color version with your questions to make it easier to annotate, but the dark color scheme is prettier)
It's live now: slowrevealgraphs.com/2025/02/09/w...
(I added a light color version with your questions to make it easier to annotate, but the dark color scheme is prettier)
Who Americans Spend Their Time With - Slow Reveal Graphs
Who Americans Spend Their Time Withgraph by Avery Koop/Visual Capitalist, slow reveal by Scott Westwell (Slide deck – light color scheme includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)(Slide deck – ...
slowrevealgraphs.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thank you so much!
It's live now: slowrevealgraphs.com/2025/02/09/w...
(I added a light color version with your questions to make it easier to annotate, but the dark color scheme is prettier)
It's live now: slowrevealgraphs.com/2025/02/09/w...
(I added a light color version with your questions to make it easier to annotate, but the dark color scheme is prettier)
Reposted by Scott Westwell
February 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Man, this targeted ad sure missed the 🎯
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Man, this targeted ad sure missed the 🎯
Preface with tally marks from different countries, use binary/Roman numerals/french numbers to describe how operations and structure are often baked into number systems, then create the numbers 0 to 20 with this number system. Then, write 24, 36, 48, and 223 in this system. #ThinkingClassrooms
February 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Preface with tally marks from different countries, use binary/Roman numerals/french numbers to describe how operations and structure are often baked into number systems, then create the numbers 0 to 20 with this number system. Then, write 24, 36, 48, and 223 in this system. #ThinkingClassrooms
Some of the best Tax Collector thinking I’ve ever seen. Knowledge mobility was 🔥 #ThinkingClassrooms
February 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Some of the best Tax Collector thinking I’ve ever seen. Knowledge mobility was 🔥 #ThinkingClassrooms
Started the new semester with a fresh #SlowRevealGraph for my #MEL4E class. Who do you spend the majority of your time with? (Also, feedback for improvement is always welcome)
docs.google.com/presentation...
[cc. @jennalaib.bsky.social]
docs.google.com/presentation...
[cc. @jennalaib.bsky.social]
Time Well Spent
What do you notice? What do you wonder? [source] [slow reveal by Scott Westwell] [more slow reveal graphs at slowrevealgraphs.com]
docs.google.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Started the new semester with a fresh #SlowRevealGraph for my #MEL4E class. Who do you spend the majority of your time with? (Also, feedback for improvement is always welcome)
docs.google.com/presentation...
[cc. @jennalaib.bsky.social]
docs.google.com/presentation...
[cc. @jennalaib.bsky.social]
Planning to document one thing a day this semester on here. Let’s build this place into the learning community it can be.
February 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Planning to document one thing a day this semester on here. Let’s build this place into the learning community it can be.