Alison Hardy @mshardy123.bsky.social
@MsHardy123
@ http://mshardy123.bsky.social ‼️ former elementary teacher 🍎 current doctoral student📍@UTAustin 🧮 early math interventions, word problems, teacher education
Officially switched over to Bluesky! ➡️ mshardy123.bsky.social
New paper about a brief word-problem screener for use in the elementary grades. It's free to read this article! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pi… And then download the screener at: piratemathequationquest.com
Brand new article! Key words are NOT helpful for teaching students about word-problem solving. This paper explored how students got distracted by the keyword "more." buff.ly/OskgASX
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🚀New episode with @sarahpowellphd just dropped! We critique the NCTM/CEC position statement on teaching math to students with disabilities and discuss practical, research-backed ways to support students with math difficulties. open.spotify.com/episode/3QIfpD…
Tomorrow at #PCRC2025. @DanielleLariv will spotlight word-problem patterns across assessments used in the US. Go talk to her to learn more! @utexascoe @MCPER_EDU
We’re focused on feeding our kids. Investing in our schools. Making sure child care is affordable. Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
If you will be at PCRC, come chat with me about the pervasive and ineffective “keywords strategy” for solving word problems! And, if you consent, I can also blab about how schema instruction is the best way to counter act it!
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🚀New episode with @sarahpowellphd just dropped! We critique the NCTM/CEC position statement on teaching math to students with disabilities and discuss practical, research-backed ways to support students with math difficulties. open.spotify.com/episode/3QIfpD…
Love this ♥️ students thrive with explicit instruction and high expectations! Classrooms that are structured can also be warm and friendly. And, in my experience, holding high expectations for students helps build meaningful relationships with them, too.
When you combine explicit instruction with high expectations and classroom rules. Don't take it from me. Take it from the kids. 😊
@IESResearch issues new evidence-based practice guide for teachers on behavioral interventions during elementary school. Clear expectations, positive attention and praise, and feedback to students display strong evidence. ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Pract… @MichaelPetrilli @Doug_Lemov
This is an amazing opportunity for anyone interested in pursuing a masters degree in special education! We would love for you to join our ohana here at @uhmanoa ❤️
Ask me about elementary problem posing 🤓
And last, but certainly not least, Ali Hardy successfully defended her synthesis about problem posing. This research - and its possible connection to word-problem solving - may be important for student understanding in math. Great work, Ali! @MsHardy123
I learned Bible stories myself in Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. That’s where they belong, not as teaching materials for our public schools whose students come from many faiths. Extreme Republicans would turn America into a theocracy, refusing to honor our…
New: A majority of the Texas State Board of Education signaled their support Tuesday for a state-authored curriculum under intense scrutiny in recent months for its heavy inclusion of biblical teachings. bit.ly/48ZMHYt
Texas has over 943,000 uninsured children — the worst in the country. I just filed House Bill 321 to quickly and efficiently enroll already eligible Texas children into Medicaid or CHIP. Our kids are our future — and they deserve better.
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NEW: Texas education officials approved an elementary school curriculum with biblical teachings — and will financially incentivize districts to use it. The same politicians censoring what students can read now want to impose state-sponsored religion onto our public schools.
The most expensive thing in education isn't buying HQIM —it's watching teachers quit because they're exhausted from MacGyvering mediocre resources into miracles. Every DIY curriculum is quietly burning out our best talent.
District Leader: Can you give me 1 recommendation? Me: Get High Quality Instructional Materials and give eduactors time to plan for full implementation. DL: i think we do that. Me: You don't. DL: "High quality" is subjective Me: Results across all subgroups. Not subjective