Math has long been the most failed subject in middle school and high school. According to Ron Schachter's work, Solving Our Algebra Problem: Getting All Students through Algebra I to Improve Graduation Rates,* math is the reason cited by over 80% of high school dropouts that they gave up on school. And the pandemic has made math equity issues far more robust in the US and beyond. LAUSD, one of the largest school districts in the country, has “lost 20 years of math progress du

So you've just found out you're going to be teaching virtually again. You're in the right place! Whether you loved the distance learning...

There was never a year that I didn’t need to do some culture resetting and community building at the start of second semester. Our...

In the teacher groups I’m a part of, I keep seeing comments come up about the high amount of students failing math. Comments like, “80%...

I personally feel the first week of school is the most important week of teaching. The community you create your first week will impact how students feel in your classroom all year long. This is especially true if you teach students with learning disabilities in math or students who struggle with math. We cannot use math strategies for struggling learners until our classroom community has been intentionally created first. Continue reading to find four reasons why classroom cu

“Math strategies for struggling learners.” Have you googled that phrase? It can feel hopeless when we as teachers have a deep desire for...

Have you ever been ridiculously excited to try something in your classroom after attending a conference? Back in 2015 I went to the...

I recently facilitated a math workshop for one of clients as a math intervention specialist that maxed out my zoom capacity at 100...

If you're teaching remotely, have you seen your students' faces? One of my client districts I support as a math intervention specialist...

I’m most passionate about supporting intervention math teachers and providing math teaching strategies for students with disabilities,...

This picture popped up on my facebook memories this week. Apparently it was the first day of my second year of teaching A DECADE AGO. My...