I love how James Tanton takes down five of the most common objections to using the area model to conceptually teach multiplication. Check out his 9 minute video where he helps make sense of the madness: youtube.com/watch?v=Sfi4QU… #iteachmath #MTBoS

Starting the #FCTM2020 conference off with pizza, collaboration with math teachers at my school, & Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings! 🖤🍕♾🤓 #iteachmath

Invest in the child, not the method!! #fctm2020 #takeaway 🖤

It’s a hard habit to break, but I love this! #iteachmath

Instructional rounds look a little different this year at OkeeSchools but excited to learn & grow with such a great group! @FLMathNinja thanks for facilitating an awesome day!

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Had such an amazing time at this years FCTM conference! Love learning with fellow math nerds! 🖤💛🖤 #FCTM2021

Representing OkeeSchools at Florida Department of Education training of District Leads for the BEST Standards for Mathematics #FLBESTJourney Collier County Public Schools GCHS Sharks

Let the learning begin! #FLBESTJourney

Diving into the vertical alignment with the BEST Math Standards! Such fun activities to really learn the new standards! #FLBESTJourney Florida Department of Education

Wrapping up day 2 of the BEST Math training! The B1G-M is a phenomenal tool for our teachers! #FLBESTJourney Florida Department of Education (📷 credit: Celia Jimenez, M. Ed )

#FLBESTJourney #6-8Track Florida Department of Education

Jon and I are thrilled that Baby VanderMolen will be a girl!! 💗🎀🍼 #theVanderMolencrew

Enjoying some incredible sessions at #2022HECslc

There are three components to good classroom management: relationships, expectations, & consistency Todd Whitaker #2022HECslc

The amount of knowledge we have already gained at #2022HECslc is larger than the size of this shark mouth! Excited to take what we are learning and put it in action at our schools next year!