The last year has thrown us a lot of lemons!!! Fortunately, for our students, we dedicated professional math teachers have risen to the occasion and made millions of gallons of…
Portfolio Assessments with Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning
Even before remote learning, I had been considering different ways of assessing students in my Integrated Math 2 and Introduction to Statistics courses. I felt (and students agreed) that they…
Using the Anonymity Function in Desmos to Uncover Bias in Math Class
My research focus this year has been equitable student voice. I have been using distance learning for the entire school year and this has given me some new perspectives on…
A Timeless Classic
Who knew teaching students in the virtual environment would be so difficult? The struggles range from getting students to turn on their cameras to trying to get them working in…
The Art of 3-D Teaching in a 2-D World
I am a middle school teacher working in a pandemic. I am also a TRC researcher investigating student engagement in whole class discourse. Of course, like every teacher right now,…
Balancing Understanding and Expectations
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned so far this year is the power of the benefit of the doubt. This is a year where school expectations and processes…
Continuing Team Sorts Within My Virtual Classroom
My geometry course is always replete with new vocabulary to learn and apply; so in the virtual learning setting, I was looking for ways for my geometry students to discuss…
Question of the Day
I am a high school teacher in Sonoma, California. I primarily teach Freshman Algebra 1, but I am also teaching a section of Algebra 1 for students who need to…
How Classroom Culture Sets the Stage for Opening Up Tasks
At the beginning of this virtual school year I was frightful that students wouldn’t get the chance to know each other and as a result they would be reluctant to…
Reimagining Education Amid the Pandemic
This last year has felt like a roller coaster with many ups and downs affecting all aspects of my life. Education was no exception. Spring 2020 brought school closures in…