Sometimes, as a teacher, you come across a book (or books) that really make you feel both seen and called out.

Should you grade homework in your math class? Spoiler: I'm not going to answer the question.

On a typical school day, the bell rings about 12 times. That means there are MANY INTERRUPTIONS during the day. It is challenging to get deep into any project (grading papers, writing a test, planning a lesson) when bells are ringing every hour, people are always coming and going, and I have to change locations becaus…

Teachers are always changing, adapting and updating our practices.   In the summer we attend professional development. We go to workshops. We go to conferences. Our schools make us attend professional development sessions during teacher workdays. To maintain our certifications we have to earn Continuing Education Cred…

If you're a secondary math teacher, you have likely been a part of multiple conversations about formative assessments. What are formative assessments? Formative assessments are short assessments (less than 15 minutes) that are given often and on which the teacher checks for accuracy and gives feedback to the stude…

I have been a math teacher for more than two decades and any time I tell someone what I do for a living, there's always a reaction.  I have heard it all.   The two most common reactions I get are: or In regards to the first comment, yes, I am smart. But so are you. Everyone has their gifts and talents. I can't…

Teachers are busy. After I graduated college, I got my first teaching job and have never had any other type of job, so I cannot compare what it is like to be a teacher versus having some other kind of job. But I do know that teachers are very busy.

Through over 20 years of teaching in four different schools, I have had countless parent-teacher conferences. Whether we're talking about the occasional conference requested by the parents (or administrator) or formal conferences where you meet with the parents of the students you teach or you meet with the parent…

Being on the technology committee has its advantages. The head of Academic Technology gave me a new document camera to play with. It’s from a brand called IPEVO.⁠ You can see it in the photo above.

Suppose you have been assigned to teach a course called Honors Calculus, Applied Calculus, Dual Enrollment Calculus, College Prep Calculus, Principles of Calculus, Introduction to Calculus, College Calculus, Fundamentals of Calculus, or just Calculus. In that case, you're in the right place!