@untilnextstop You are more than welcome to check out my website(link in bio)…I’ve taught Geometry for 27 yrs. Created/curated several DESMOS activities (some are self checking) that I use throughout the school year.

"Teaching students about the importance of true engagement, rather than compliance, could do a lot to foster student ownership of their learning." Nancy Frey Douglas Fisher New Thinking About Student Engagement: ascd.org/el/articles/sh…

WAYS TO IMPROVE Education 1 Stop viewing our kids as numbers 2 Less standardized testing 3 Provide actual & appropriate consequences for students to learn from 4 Provide more supports 5 Provide teachers more prep time 6 Smaller class sizes 7 Increase teacher salaries

Finally wrote up a blog post about one of my favorite new activities this school year: Martinetti Dice Game. Bonus: my four year old is now obsessed with this game. So it works with both younger kids and high school students! mathequalslove.net/martinetti-dic… #mtbos #iteachmath

There are so many misconceptions about the bilingual/biliteracy journey. This infographic succinctly debunks some of the misinformation. Credit: (K. Ibáñez, 2016) #duallanguage #bilingual #bilingualism

Blue area ? GeoGebra #GeoGebra

Teachers always appreciate administrators who understand that teachers are professionals who need to be EMPOWERED and SUPPORTED, instead of directed and blamed. #EdChat #Support

To get this shot I had to park illegally, run out in the pouring rain, walk almost a mile only to realize I forgot my memory card, buy a memory card, go back to this spot, back to wallgreens because the friggen memory card was bad, then back here to fight with an incredibly

Got some multi colored square plates? Make some Tetris! #makerspace #STEAM

#morning with #math #Evaluation is

July self-care ideas. 💕

These sentence stems put the power of productive conversation in the hands of Ss! (📸 via educator Holly Dyson, idea via T El 🖤) #TeacherPD #InstantPD

Relationships are the foundation of learning! In the classroom, connections between teachers and students create an environment where knowledge thrives. When students feel seen, heard, & valued, they become more engaged, motivated, and work harder to be their best!

Friendship have no boundaries

Math anxiety holds so many students back. Anxiety puts our brains in survival mode, and disrupts our ability to learn. It’s up to us to create less stressful learning environments.

Today’s Senior Story is Kaylee Williams! Kaylee is a Cappies nominee (two!) and a Brandon Victor Dixon Award nominee! Next year she will study abroad in Paraguay and then attend Lafayette College. To see all our seniors, check out our website bit.ly/fairfaxseniors