Me with my amazing husband and favorite kids MJ and Madi
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About meTechnically Speaking:
Math Teacher, Math Leader, Professional Developer, Content Specialist, Engaged Learner, Active Professional, Common Core Advocate. Not so technically speaking: I teach kids to love mathematics as a life tool to explore and problem solve. I support and guide an amazing math department to reach all types of High School learners so that they too can enjoy the power of mathematical thinking. Other stuff: I enjoy sharing good math teaching with math. Through presentations, workshops and website sharing, I hope to help/inspire a few teachers a year to be amazing for kids. If you teach STATISTICS check out my other site: summerstats.weebly.com |
why this website |
Teaching life is a busy life, teaching mathematics is an evolving art and we are constantly trying to improve classroom practices to meet the ever changing needs of our student body. This website hosts articles and websites that we are currently exploring and implementing. They reflect what research and common sense tells us about what works best in todays classrooms.
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thanks to... |
I have had the good fortune to be involved with amazing math leadership in Illinois with powerful organizations like MMC, and ICTM, with amazing leaders of mathematics like Sue and Randy Pippen, Gwen Zimmerman, Tim Kanold and countless others. In addition, National organizations like NCTM and NCSM have provide learning opportunities for me that have impacted my own classroom and the classrooms of many of our districts teachers. With the guidance of strong leaders and organizations paired with the math community at Metea Valley, I am inspired daily to learn and practice and do math in way that makes the power and beauty of problem solving accessible to every single student that walks into our lives.
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