Tracy Zager
@tracyzager.bsky.social
Math coach; supporter of teachers, students, and schools; co-author of Building Fact Fluency; author of Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You'd Had; reader, writer, editor, mom, friend.
Gobsmacking numbers. 13,000 emails, mostly from out of state, to a small town board. The article describes the work of local governance basically grinding to a halt.
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Gobsmacking numbers. 13,000 emails, mostly from out of state, to a small town board. The article describes the work of local governance basically grinding to a halt.
lol how’d I miss the flying saucers?
But then in some rows, I haven’t yet found anything that varies?!
But then in some rows, I haven’t yet found anything that varies?!
October 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
lol how’d I miss the flying saucers?
But then in some rows, I haven’t yet found anything that varies?!
But then in some rows, I haven’t yet found anything that varies?!
This hotel bathroom wallpaper has me contemplating patterns. Or not patterns? cc @triangleman.bsky.social Is it or not? #tmwyk
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This hotel bathroom wallpaper has me contemplating patterns. Or not patterns? cc @triangleman.bsky.social Is it or not? #tmwyk
And the energy coming from and surrounding Graham Platner is mind-blowing! I’ve seen him speak, I’ve done my HW, and he is such an exciting and inspiring grassroots leader for this moment. How thrilling that a working person is willing to serve his larger community and country.
I am ALL IN.
I am ALL IN.
October 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And the energy coming from and surrounding Graham Platner is mind-blowing! I’ve seen him speak, I’ve done my HW, and he is such an exciting and inspiring grassroots leader for this moment. How thrilling that a working person is willing to serve his larger community and country.
I am ALL IN.
I am ALL IN.
“Fiery?!” Seriously? Different adjectives come to mind after reading the good article. Why such a misleading headline?
September 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“Fiery?!” Seriously? Different adjectives come to mind after reading the good article. Why such a misleading headline?
September 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Do we say, “That cookie is the size of a plate?“ Or is it, “That plate is the size of a cookie?“
Does seeing the scale of the silverware change your answer?
#ITeachMath
Does seeing the scale of the silverware change your answer?
#ITeachMath
August 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Do we say, “That cookie is the size of a plate?“ Or is it, “That plate is the size of a cookie?“
Does seeing the scale of the silverware change your answer?
#ITeachMath
Does seeing the scale of the silverware change your answer?
#ITeachMath
Time lapse. What do you notice? What do you wonder?
July 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Time lapse. What do you notice? What do you wonder?
Had company, and started wondering how the spirals affect the bees’ paths.
July 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Had company, and started wondering how the spirals affect the bees’ paths.
Sorry about the breeze, lol.
July 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sorry about the breeze, lol.
Doing a medical test today where I have to return every hour. Killing time in a hospital parking lot flower bed. I always stop to gawk at the beauty and Fibonacci at of it all when I see Echinacea purpurea.
July 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Doing a medical test today where I have to return every hour. Killing time in a hospital parking lot flower bed. I always stop to gawk at the beauty and Fibonacci at of it all when I see Echinacea purpurea.
I know we have much bigger problems in the world right now, but I took a break from making protest signs to grab a few groceries, and grrr. #iteachmath
June 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I know we have much bigger problems in the world right now, but I took a break from making protest signs to grab a few groceries, and grrr. #iteachmath
I was digging through numbers in an architectural salvage store, and I couldn’t resist asking How many? #ITeachMath @triangleman.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social @simon-gregg.bsky.social @jnovakowski.bsky.social @pierretranche.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I was digging through numbers in an architectural salvage store, and I couldn’t resist asking How many? #ITeachMath @triangleman.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social @simon-gregg.bsky.social @jnovakowski.bsky.social @pierretranche.bsky.social
cc @triangleman.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social. Also, have any aspirin? Just chuck it my way, won't you? Headache kicked in during grade 1, many hours ago.
![Photo from a teacher's guide. Excerpt: "They [students] must also understand the meaning of the plus sign + and the equal sign +.... Explain to children that they need to count the number of items in each box and write the numbers on either side of the plus sign +. Emphasize that the number on the other side of the equal sign is the number of items they have in all."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxs5wdezefd6g3wz763nglq/bafkreigszomnjjysjqgp6z7omoc7f32epj4uk467h7oblc6su36coujc74@jpeg)
June 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
cc @triangleman.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social. Also, have any aspirin? Just chuck it my way, won't you? Headache kicked in during grade 1, many hours ago.
#ITeachMath #MTBoS friends…saw this piece at my 30th college reunion and thought of you.
May 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#ITeachMath #MTBoS friends…saw this piece at my 30th college reunion and thought of you.
When I visit New York, I look forward to mathy bathroom tiles, because they are normally awesome. A little less so on this trip. 🤢
May 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When I visit New York, I look forward to mathy bathroom tiles, because they are normally awesome. A little less so on this trip. 🤢
OMFG. 🤬 That’s it. Is this thing compostable? 🗑️
May 16, 2025 at 3:20 AM
OMFG. 🤬 That’s it. Is this thing compostable? 🗑️
Oh good. New unit. We can stop with the “maps” and begin confusing children about cardinal versus ordinal numbers.
May 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Oh good. New unit. We can stop with the “maps” and begin confusing children about cardinal versus ordinal numbers.
Omg, I turned the page. And again.
That lake-blob-to-bench one especially galls me.
Why are we still making children do crap like this in the year 2025?
That lake-blob-to-bench one especially galls me.
Why are we still making children do crap like this in the year 2025?
May 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Omg, I turned the page. And again.
That lake-blob-to-bench one especially galls me.
Why are we still making children do crap like this in the year 2025?
That lake-blob-to-bench one especially galls me.
Why are we still making children do crap like this in the year 2025?
I have been staring at this kindergarten worksheet for several minutes now. I am distressed. Maybe because I was on an embodied number line with older students from the same school last week, and they were unsure whether to count the jumps or the numbers? Thoughts? #ITeachMath #MTBoS
May 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I have been staring at this kindergarten worksheet for several minutes now. I am distressed. Maybe because I was on an embodied number line with older students from the same school last week, and they were unsure whether to count the jumps or the numbers? Thoughts? #ITeachMath #MTBoS
Taking this action took me under a minute. They are meeting TODAY. Please click and email every member of the House Ways and Means Committee with just a few clicks to save public education.
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May 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Taking this action took me under a minute. They are meeting TODAY. Please click and email every member of the House Ways and Means Committee with just a few clicks to save public education.
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