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Ribbit!

We got things started with a community builder…

before moving into our launch.

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Author Mark TrushkowskyPosted on March 26, 2026April 22, 2026Categories Algebra, Combinatorics, Geometry, Number Patterns, Why Things WorkTags algebraic thinking, generalizations, patterns, play, problem-posing, puzzles, triangular numbersLeave a comment on Ribbit!

Finding Our Way

We started this meeting with a collection of four images and asking what is the same and what is different:

Continue reading “Finding Our Way”
Author Aren LewPosted on February 25, 2026April 22, 2026Categories Geometry, Miscellaneous, Puzzles, Why Things WorkTags persistence, play, problem-posingLeave a comment on Finding Our Way

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Welcome

In CAMI, we believe in the power of adult education teachers doing math together, making deep connections between our own learning and our teaching. We invite math teachers to join our group and be part of this ongoing opportunity for collaboration and mathematical learning.

Recent Posts

  • Ribbit!
  • Finding Our Way
  • Setting the Table
  • Welcoming the Negative
  • How do bikes work?

Recent Comments

  • Will This Be on the Test? (December 2025) | Adult Numeracy Center on Story Tables
  • Peter Koehler on Thirteen Ways of Looking at Multiplication Tables
  • Will This Be on the Test? (February 2025) | Adult Numeracy Center on Story Tables
  • Chane on Thirteen Ways of Looking at Multiplication Tables
  • Cynthia Aossey on Number Visuals

Categories

  • Algebra
  • CAMI Roadshow
  • Combinatorics
  • Financial
  • Geometry
  • History of CAMI
  • History of Math
  • Math Art
  • Miscellaneous
  • Modeling
  • Music
  • Number Patterns
  • Number Theory
  • Operations
  • Probability
  • Puzzles
  • Ratios/Proportion
  • Statistics
  • Three-Act Math
  • Topology
  • Uncategorized
  • Visual Patterns
  • Why Things Work

Tags

  • algebraic thinking
  • area
  • area models
  • bicycles
  • binary
  • classification
  • combinations
  • comparing math problems
  • craps
  • data analysis
  • elections
  • factors
  • fairness
  • Fibonacci numbers
  • fractions
  • functions
  • gambling
  • games
  • generalizations
  • geometry
  • making conjectures
  • mathematical modeling
  • multiples
  • multiplication
  • notice/wonder
  • Pascal's triangle
  • patterns
  • play
  • poker
  • prime factorization
  • prime numbers
  • probability
  • problem-posing
  • proportional reasoning
  • puzzles
  • pythagorean theorem
  • pythagorean triples
  • signed numbers
  • squares
  • testing conjectures
  • three-act math
  • triangular numbers
  • volume
  • voting
  • what makes a good math problem

Sources of Problems

  • Intrepid Math
  • Math for Love
  • Math Teachers’ Circle Network
  • Math Pickle
  • Carl Oliver’s #Probchat Treasury
  • Julia Robinson Math Festival
  • NY Times Numberplay
  • Numberphile
  • Play With Your Math
  • Math Fan
  • Artful Maths
  • Henri Picciotto’s For Math Circles
  • Adult Numeracy Network Play Page

Websites We Like

  • CollectEdNY
  • MathMemos
  • Teachers Investigating Adult Numeracy (TIAN) from TERC
  • Adult Numeracy Network
  • Visual Patterns

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