To Airica

To Airica Yanez of Moreno Valley USD: Someone asked recently about co-teaching models. I figured now was a good time to describe (publicly) the year of teaching when I grew the most, and I have you to thank for pushing me to grow as an educator. Maybe it was our...

When Twitter Ain’t Enough

There are dozens of math teachers that I admire from afar, many of whom converged on San Antonio this week for NCTM. I got to sit at the feet of these – my teacher-crushes – and hear firsthand what they may not share in print. That’s the point of conferences,...

Big Shark

In the last few months, John Stevens and I have been training teachers on Math and Technology in the classroom with Classroom Chef. Things are good. One of the lessons in La Cucina hasn’t been recorded here yet, so here we go. Big Shark Start class with the...

CMC 2012

CMC Attenders: For Attachments, click the link next to “HOME” Hello, fellow teachers, administrators, and people on a Google Image search for “Barbie” (who account for about 400 hits per day). My colleague–Gabrielle Mejia–and I are...

The Barbie Bungee

Man! My life has been a blur the last 2 week! A few things before I start: I’m unaccustomed to writing math-centered posts (which you’ve noticed if you read anything prior to the Mullet Ratio). Though I’m still pretty green, I’m thrilled to be...