Transform Math Class into a Community of Problem Solvers
Let’s build problem solvers, not calculators. Word Problem Workshop book coming October 2025
Teacher gift ideas for Christmas for YOUR kids, your kid’s classroom, and more! Below you’ll find my favorite math books, gifts for the classroom and math related gifts for your own kids! Below you’ll find Gift ideas for… Math Teacher Gift Ideas for Christmas 1 Base Ten Block Magnets These are perfect for modeling addition […]
Resetting Math Classroom Norms As we start the new year we often want a fresh start. We set goals and help students reflect on what they want to accomplish in this new year. However, resetting math classroom norms is often what we need in the new year. The winter holiday season is a lot and […]
Reflecting on our math stories can help us analyze how we got to where we are in math. Our past experiences, current mindset about teaching are all part of our math stories. Our Math Stories: Past, Present, & Future Let’s start by reflecting on where’ve we’ve been, our past. What memories do you have of […]
What can you honestly say has changed your teaching? I don’t say that lightly. Honestly, I will claim just 2 things have changed my teaching career– character education and problem solving. Problem Solving Definition Let’s form a common definition. My training and research comes from a book called Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction. This training […]
Never Teach a Live Class to Crickets again! 4 Tips to Engage students in Virtual Math Discussions Anyone else feel like they are teaching a live virtual class to… no one? With student’s cameras off and hesitations to turn their mics on I often feel like talking to myself and my zoom screen. Believe me I get […]
Math lesson plans causing you to loose sleep during this pandemic? You’re not alone. Let’s answer common questions as we create our math lesson plans.
Are you virtually teaching? I am going to assume your inbox has been inundated with emails from every tech company that has ever made an education tool. The onset of virtual teaching in March of 2020 opened the flood gates on technology tools for education. Let’s be honest, it is overwhelming. I’ve been 100% virtually […]
Are you looking for lessons to help form positive math mindset? Here are my favorite two lessons to help students for positive math mindsets!
