Help me give my students engaging materials & supplemental curriculum that utilize the technology they are expected to use both in and out of the classroom. Implementing more effective resources will increase my students' mathematical abilities & confidence!
Imagine the challenges of being a middle-school student, distance learning using all kinds of technology and new programs, changes and uncertainties brought on by COVID, and trying to learn new math skills. Overwhelmed yet??
I am a 5th and 6th grade middle school math teacher in a small, rural school district.
Some of the challenges faced in our area are poverty, a high population of students who speak English as a second language, and students with a variety of special needs. However, I have never seen a group of students or community come together like the community that I teach in. If any students deserve my very best efforts, it is these!
My Project
By having access to quality math materials that students are motivated to use, students are more likely to develop perseverance and problem-solving skills that they will need to be successful throughout their lives, no matter what path they end up taking in their futures. By implementing math lessons and materials that are also creative as well as rigorous, moments are created that allow for more teacher-student connections, which is the heart of my classroom. I want to make sure my students to feel successful at more than just academic standards.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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