More than a year has passed since I attended the Rehumanizing Math Summer Intensive at Park City Math Institute (PCMI) in Utah. Initially, I was part of the cohort scheduled to attend in July 2020, but Covid… Our group eventually met online to carryout the…
Tag: Middle School Math
Signs and Wonders: A reminder that someone hasn’t forgotten about me
This may look like an ordinary butterfly to you, but there’s a story behind it. This beautiful 3D printed butterfly reminded me that someone hasn’t forgotten about me. A Student walked in yesterday and said: “Ms. Seward, I made this for you with my 3D…
Popular Math Apps in the Resource Classroom: Why I Chose Not To Use Them
For the last 8 months, my IG and Twitter posts have focused on two main goals; find: (a) Dyscalculia and Dyslexia training; and (b) Math Apps and/or curriculum designed with my students’ needs in mind. Both proved to be challenging and time-consuming endeavors, eventually I…
Georgia’s Math Teachers Need to Know the Pacing Guide is Ableist
If you are a Math Teacher in the state of Georgia, chances are, you fall into one of the following categories: (1) Your district (or charter school) strictly adheres to the state’s pacing guide; or, (2) Your district (or charter school) gives you the flexibility to choose how…
Save Me A Seat: How General Education Teachers can be better allies to Special Education Teachers
It’s Saturday evening. I have to finish two IEPs and begin writing two others. There’s also a mountain of paperwork that I need to complete because clearly, Special Education Teachers don’t already have enough to do. But, here I am…still turning over thoughts from the…