I have seen first hand the power of setting high expectations of grade level content with students and I will never go back. I have seen...

If you’re a 6-12th grade math teacher feeling like the disengagement, laziness, complacency, and apathy is just too much to bear… you’re...

Math fact fluency. It’s a heated debate in the math education world. On one hand, many are in favor of timed math fact fluency tests and...

Math has long been the most failed subject in middle school and high school. According to Ron Schachter's work, Solving Our Algebra...

It’s natural to wonder, “is this workshop going to be worth my time and money?” Especially math professional development. You might be...

I’ve taught math at three different high schools. I’ve attended some amazing professional development for math teachers, and I’ve also...

My first year of teaching was a rude awakening. I was teaching Math Intervention and Algebra 1 in South Central Los Angeles and while I...

Not only have I myself been a high school math intervention and Algebra 1 teacher at three Title 1 schools, but I’ve observed well over...

Let me share a bit about my first year of teaching with you. Year 1 was a rude awakening. I was teaching Math Intervention and Algebra 1...

This might just be one of my most polarizing blog posts. And if I’m being honest, I feel very vulnerable sharing my opinion here. The...

Tired of blank stares when you ask students to complete a math activity after you’ve taught the concepts? I was too. My first year...

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...

I’m going to tell you a quick story from my fifth year in the classroom... I had a 12th grader in my remedial integrated math 1 class...

Helping students who struggle with math is my passion. I became a math teacher not because of my love for mathematics, but because as a...

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%...

About a decade ago I was a Math Teacher on Special Assignment at a large urban school district. The math subject area coordinator took me...

I personally feel the first week of school is the most important week of teaching. The community you create your first week will impact...

Systems of equations was always one of my favorite units to teach because of the opportunity for real world applications. But it can also...

“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...