Alex Romero

Join us on November 5 at 8pm Central/9pm Eastern for an #ElemMathChat led by @tilefarmer.bsky.social Alex will lead us in a conversation about Creativity in Math and Mathy Games. See you then!

My toxic trait is that I think 1 is the best prime because it is the most prime.

Interwoven ribbon design based on a flattened spherical waveform. #Abstract #ComputerArt #CreativeCoding #DigitalArt #MathArt

How many little triangles? Do you know the trick?

#ElemMathChat is back for 26-27! Join us the 1st Thursday of each month beginning in September. Learn with @drindiagrit.bsky.social @ryanflessner.bsky.social @tilefarmer.bsky.social @tjmath.bsky.social @sueoconnellmath.bsky.social @dee & more! Invite a friend! #MTBoS #ITeachMath #ElemMath

I made some house-number tiles.

Thank you Alex! I L❤️ve them! @tilefarmer.bsky.social for the win! #ElemMathChat #MTBoS

The Hollywood Sign was converted from saying HOLLYWOOD to GO UCLA by some clever UCLA students. I was able to get in touch with one of the students who shared the picture he used to base his measurements off of. Great lesson for calculating area. robertkaplinsky.com/work/uc...

If you’re in Los Angeles, come to this event at Exposition Park tomorrow, fun for people of all ages! We’ll have a Tile Farm booth and I will be on an Early STEM learning panel at 1:15.

If anyone wants to pilot a simple problem solving and creativity focused number sense routine next year, DM me or fill this out! tilefarm.com/news-events/...

I took a topology exam once. It was both open-book and closed-book.

[New Post] Ontario Math Links - My Favourite #math related links from this week: ontariomath.blogspot.com/2026/04/math... Links and help from @howiehua.bsky.social @karencampe.bsky.social @mathsjem.bsky.social @mathsvault.bsky.social @tilefarmer.bsky.social and more #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath

#ElemMathChat Q8 That’s all for tonight Thank you for joining us! Hope you had fun and long live positive feelings about asking questions!

#ElemMathChat Q7 “Last Tile Standing” is another one of my favorites (for Tile Farm’s version go to tiletalk.tilefarm.com). I’ve chosen one of the 24 patterns above, can you think of yes/no questions that could help eliminate options? Ask and I’ll answer yes/no. Can comment below if easier.

A6 How many hexagons did it take to make this whole thing? How many blue hexagons are there for every white hexagon? How many types of “triangular things” are there made out of hexagons? How many white hexagons are in the largest unit that repeats? #ElemMathChat

A5 I wonder “what is the ratio of yellow to blue?” I wonder “does this relate to flowers somehow?” I wonder “how many triangles are there?” #ElemMathChat

#ElemMathChat Q5 “Notice And Wonder” is an obviously great question asking activity (shout out @mfannie.bsky.social ). Can you ask some questions about things you wonder about the above pattern? (Made in Tile Farm Studio)

A4: I think a lot of the negativity around question asking comes from large groups. In groups of 2-3, students feel much more comfortable. I think activities that involve question asking as the norm really get kids comfortable asking questions (incoming . . . ). #ElemMathChat

#ElemMathChat Q4 Do you have any teaching techniques or activities that get your students more confident about asking questions?

A3 Whenever I teach any class I feel it takes some time and a lot of work for students to get comfortable asking questions. #ElemMathChat

#ElemMathChat Q3 What is the question-asking culture like in your classroom(s)?

A2 I would still be terrified of this also because there was such negative stigma around question asking. But in hindsight as an adult, curiosity-focused questions are a result of deep understandings, and should be something you are really proud of. #ElemMathChat

#ElemMathChat Q2 Think back to your own experience in elementary school, or step into your students’ shoes. How does it feel to ask a question when you are curious about something?

A1 When I was a student I would never dare ask a question if I didn't know something. I would be terrified that everybody would think I was stupid. Even though in hindsight I bet a lot of my peers had the same questions as me. #ElemMathChat

#ElemMathChat Q1 Think back to your own experience in elementary school, or step into your students’ shoes. How does it feel to ask a question when you don’t know something?

A0 I am Alex Romero, I am a teacher and co-founder of Tile Farm, a math education app aiming to make math joyful, intuitive, and beautiful, and I am excited about hanging out with my nephews next week during spring break! #ElemMathChat

#ElemMathChat Q0 Today we are going to focus on developing a positive culture around question-asking in class. But first please introduce yourself, your role, and something you are excited about in April!

Tonight’s the night, hope to see you there!

Hope you can join this on Thursday!

Hope you can join this on Thursday!

A dress rehearsal is a beformance.

House of Pi

Happy approximate Pi day!

Pi day activity for kids (or adults): Which of these cylinders is taller than it is around?

My dad continuing his study of knot theory in #tileFarmStudio at a laundromat in Berkeley, CA.

Hosting a #mathart design contest with a chance to win some cool merch! tilefarm.com/design-conte...

Here’s a special Valentine’s Day crypto tiles puzzle. Can you tell what it says?

Definitely going to add activities from @tilefarmer.bsky.social to my math routines! #NCTMIndy2026

"Tidal Twist" Coiled toroid with sinusoidally modulated radius. (78a) #CreativeCoding #DigitalArt #MathArt #MathSky #SciArt

Pattern block play! #21CenturyPB #iTeachMath

On further thinking, it is easier to get a large secondary lead at second base also because of the square root of two.

#elemMathChat I have to go, but thank you @mrvalencia24.bsky.social for hosting!

#elemMathChat Of course I think Tile Farm Studio is great for math play for people of all ages. I have literally spent probably 10,000 hours playing in it and still find it fun. We have an open-access version of it here: studio.tilefarm.com

#elemMathChat A3: I feel like one of the most important things in facilitating math play is having relatively simple rules and boundaries. Structured freedom.

#elemMathChat A2 I love an activity we do in Tile Farm Studio called “Number Portraits” where students make a creative representation of a number or expression. I think it’s effective because students love being creative, and they end up doing a ton of calculations on the way.