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by Tyler Rablin | 4.25.22
During my second year of teaching, I met one of the most brilliant students I’ve ever known. Tiffany was a junior in my intervention class. She read nonstop, and she loved writing and was just fantastic at it. And she was failing my language arts class. Her grade was something like 9%.
by Kennita Ballard | 4.12.22
The simple act of making positive phone calls home can play a powerful role in connecting with families and partnering with them in their children’s education.
by Kennita Ballard | 4.4.22
We see more growth toward learning outcomes when we plan for the child as a whole in our teaching, as opposed to putting learning in one box, culture in another
by Kennita Ballard | 3.28.22
I want to share 3 ways we can codesign our curriculum and pedagogy with students, so they become active partners in their education:
by Anjali Joshi | 3.24.22
I sometimes hear from my fellow math and science teachers that we don’t need to worry about culturally responsive pedagogy. Math is math, isn’t it? But the truth is that there is no such thing as neutral subjects.
by Kristopher Childs | 3.15.22
I’ve found that representation isn’t always given a lot of consideration in the math classroom. That’s why I care so much about making sure our Black students see themselves in the mathematics experience.
by Dowan McNair Lee | 2.23.22
When it comes to celebrating Black History Month, it can be easy for us to fall back on talking about the same few heroes. Of course we want to teach
by Monique Mackay | 2.11.22
I believe that in order to inspire students to grow in mathematics, we have to personalize their math experiences – and we also need to build collaborative, supportive classrooms.
by Laurence McGhee and Allison Rotola | 2.3.22
Both of us grew up in Linden, and we both teach here now, too. Last school year, as we considered how we could recognize and honor Black History Month, a thought
by Barbara Gruener | 1.27.22
I know my students’ SEL needs don’t all just occur at the beginning of class. That’s why I set up a “Peace Corner,” where students can retreat any time they need a moment. I wasn’t sure how middle-school students would respond to this offering, but I’m so glad I tried it.
