"But what does this have to do with anything?" Demme, Ethan (28 August, 2014). Math Road Sign [photograph]. Retrieved from https://demmelearning.com/learning-blog/welcome-to-the-real-world-math-in-action/ As bane of every Math teacher, and favourite fall-back phrase of every bored student, the above question is no stranger to modern classrooms. But fear not, fellow educators! No cheeky students will leave you speechless or dumbfounded! Mathematics is a subject that can...

Hello fellow Mathema-gicians! Have you ever been faced with a Math problem that was so utterly abstract that you felt as though Williem de Kooning himself created the question? Kooning, Williem de (circa 1949-50). Abstraction [painting]. Retrieved from https://www.wikiart.org/en/willem-de-kooning/abstraction-1950 Really, Williem? What am I supposed to do with that? Students can feel overwhelmed when presented with a wall of text that demands a solution....

Sesame Street. Counting Bats [film]. Retrieved from www.sesamestreet.org Congratulations on making it to October, everyone. Please enjoy this appropriately spooky, mathematical, and charmingly nostalgic gif of Sesame Street's Count. Speaking of The Count (I love a good segue - this isn't one), how many possible responses can you count for answering this question: WHICH ONE DOESN'T BELONG? Bourassa, Isabella (2013).WODB Shapes [image]. Retrieved...

The Magic School Bus (1994, September). Make Mistakes [film]. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/index.htm  When I was in elementary school, my favourite television show was The Magic School Bus. The show featured a class of 8 young students, a sentient bus with transformative powers, an anthropomorphic lizard and a theme song by Little Richard. Little Richard. Surprisingly, the best part about this show wasn't any of the...

New Line Cinema. (2012, December 12). An Unexpected Journey [film]. Retrieved from www.thehobbit.com Have you ever watched a movie that employed the use of the "Worthless Treasure" trope? Usually, it goes something like this: 1. Hero fixates on achieving some goal or finding some highly valuable treasure 2. Hero goes on adventure to find treasure 3. Hero finds treasure 4. Treasure is not...

Welcome back, teacher candidates. Year Two Mathematics is officially underway! Cartoon Network. (2012, January) Mathematical Finn [gif]. Retrieved from www.cartoonnetwork.com Last year, I related the theme of my blog, the cartoon television show Adventure Time, to my goal of wanting to promote Math as a positive experience for my students. I love how the show puts a positive spin on Mathematics, using it...

Like the vast majority of my classmates, I was not looking forward to starting EDBE 8P29 at Brock University. I had previously believed that the last math class I would ever have to take in school was Grade 12 Data Management & Probability, and I was less than ecstatic to discover that this was not the case. Math had never been my strong...