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What is a Math Gatebreaker™️? Teaching 6-12 Math Intervention (Routledge)

Jun 214 min read

What is a Math Gatebreaker™️? Teaching 6-12 Math Intervention (Routledge)

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

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Juliana Tapper

Feb 198 min read

Math Intervention

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...

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Disengaged students? Boosting Motivation in Math

Juliana Tapper

Mar 10, 20236 min read

Disengaged students? Boosting Motivation in Math

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...

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Math Fact Fluency: Multiplication Games and Addition Subtraction Games

Juliana Tapper

Mar 2, 20235 min read

Math Fact Fluency: Multiplication Games and Addition Subtraction Games

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...

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Juliana Tapper

Feb 10, 20235 min read

Just In Time Math Intervention

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

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C.A.R.E.S. Math Achievement Framework™ For Students Who Struggle

Juliana Tapper

Sep 26, 20225 min read

C.A.R.E.S. Math Achievement Framework™ For Students Who Struggle

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

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How To Have High Expectations Of Students Who Are Multiple Grade Levels Behind In Math

Juliana Tapper

Sep 19, 20225 min read

How To Have High Expectations Of Students Who Are Multiple Grade Levels Behind In Math

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…...

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Structuring Your Math Intervention Period

Juliana Tapper

Jun 3, 20223 min read

Structuring Your Math Intervention Period

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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Math Teaching Textbooks - A guide for 6-12th teachers

Juliana Tapper

Apr 9, 20224 min read

Math Teaching Textbooks - A guide for 6-12th teachers

DISCLAIMER: I have not been offered nor have I received any compensation for this post or the recommendations I share. None of the links...

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Case Study: 6% Increase In Math SPED Pass Rates… in one semester? Yes, please!

Juliana Tapper

Apr 8, 20222 min read

Case Study: 6% Increase In Math SPED Pass Rates… in one semester? Yes, please!

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

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Case Study: How Sarah went from loathing to loving teaching repeater algebra 1 students

Juliana Tapper

Apr 7, 20222 min read

Case Study: How Sarah went from loathing to loving teaching repeater algebra 1 students

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

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Graphing Linear Equations - 5 Activities Students Love!

Juliana Tapper

Apr 7, 20223 min read

Graphing Linear Equations - 5 Activities Students Love!

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

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3 Amazing Mathematics Professional Development for Teachers

Juliana Tapper

Mar 9, 20224 min read

3 Amazing Mathematics Professional Development for Teachers

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

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Juliana Tapper

Mar 7, 20223 min read

5 Math Instructional Strategies

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...

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Juliana Tapper

Jan 16, 20224 min read

Should "I do, We do, You do" in math?

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...

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Juliana Tapper

Dec 22, 20212 min read

First Day of Second Semester Activities

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...

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How to Structure Math Intervention: 4 Types of Math Intervention Programs

Juliana Tapper

Nov 29, 20215 min read

How to Structure Math Intervention: 4 Types of Math Intervention Programs

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...

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