To understand what a math gatebreaker is we must first understand what math gatekeeping is. When I first became a math teacher, I didn’t kno

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...

Maybe you’ve been asked to teach a middle school math intervention or RTI class or an intervention math class for high school. Maybe...

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

I think most of us remember learning about the Pygmalion Effect in our teacher education classes. Here’s a refresher in case you need it…...

Let’s talk about how to structure your math intervention period. Most schools give teachers free rein over structuring this class, which...

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

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

Graphing calculator or no graphing calculator, that is the question (these days)! The teachers I support in my client work are constantly...

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...

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...

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...

I’ve been a high school math intervention teacher at 3 different schools. I’ve been told to teach below grade level, at grade level, and...