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Middle School Math

Signs and Wonders: A reminder that someone hasn’t forgotten about me

08/17/2022 by admin Leave a Comment

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 printer!” I looked at it, said ‘Thank you’ and placed … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Daily Teacher Grind Tagged: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Math Teacher, Middle School Math, Rehumanizing Mathematics

Popular Math Apps in the Resource Classroom: Why I Chose Not To Use Them

01/19/2020 by admin 1 Comment

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 found one. Dyscalculia is the Learning Disability you’ve probably never … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Daily Teacher Grind Tagged: Calcularis, Dybuster, Dyscalculia, Learning Disabilities, Math, Math Anxiety, Math Apps, Math Learning Disabilities, Math Teacher, Middle School Math, neuroscientists, Resource Math, Response to Intervention, RTI, Special Education, Special Education Teacher

Georgia’s Math Teachers Need to Know the Pacing Guide is Ableist

12/24/2019 by admin 1 Comment

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 you introduce and teach the Georgia Standards of Excellence for … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Daily Teacher Grind Tagged: Coteaching, Dyscalculia, IDEA, IEP, IEP Accommodations, Math Teacher, Middle School Math, Resource Math, Special Education

Save Me A Seat: How General Education Teachers can be better allies to Special Education Teachers

11/16/2019 by admin Leave a Comment

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 #MidSchoolMath conference I attended last week, specifically, ways General Education … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Daily Teacher Grind Tagged: Co-Teaching, Content Teachers, Coteaching, Math Teachers, Middle School Math, MidSchoolMath, Resource Teacher, Special Education, Special Education Teacher

I Teach Content, Too: Why I attended the MidSchoolMath Conference

11/11/2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Last week I attended the MidSchoolMath conference here in Atlanta. That was a first for me, a Special Education Teacher. I was both excited and nervous as I sat through the conference, surrounded by Math teachers and professors of Math Education. As I listened to the guest speakers and conversations around me, some things became … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Daily Teacher Grind Tagged: Middle School Math, Middle school teacher, MidSchoolMath, Resource Math, Resource Teacher, Special Education Teacher

Delusions of Teaching Grandeur; or, All the Things I Thought I’d Try in My Resource Math Class

08/25/2019 by admin 1 Comment

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry Robert Burns Remember what I wrote the last time about the pacing of the Math curriculum being too fast for the students in my Resource Math class? Well, we all hit a wall on Friday. I think I actually ran full-speed ahead into that wall. … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Daily Teacher Grind Tagged: Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, IEP, IEP Accommodations, Learning Disabilities, Middle School Math, Middle school teacher, Open Up Resources Math, Opportunity Gap, OUR Math, Resource Math, Special Education Teacher

Slow Down! Child Learning Zone

08/18/2019 by admin Leave a Comment

I spent part of my Saturday evening working on the Math lesson plan for my 6th grade class. Yes, yes…I know I said I wouldn’t do any work on the weekends, but school life happens! These past 2 weeks have zoomed by and, although I have accomplished a lot, I still need to use some … [Read more…]

Posted in: The Daily Teacher Grind Tagged: IEP, Learning Disabilities, Math Learning Disabilities, Math lesson plans, Math pacing guide, Middle School Math, Middle school teacher, Resource Math, Special Education, Special Education Teacher

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