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What's the Research: How do Teachers Feel About Adopting a STEM Approach to Mathematics Education
As our world becomes increasingly reliant on STEM education for progress, math teachers everywhere have considered the benefits of...

Janae Castro
Mar 202 min read
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My Favorite Line of Best Fit Activities
This week I started teaching Line of Best Fit, and it's one of my favorite units! I love that it includes all the little skills they've...

Janae Castro
Jan 293 min read
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5 Valentine's Day Math Ideas for You!
February is around the corner already! Here are 5 fun idea to do in your middle or high school math classroom: 1) Give out Math...

Janae Castro
Jan 281 min read
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How to Engage Students in Real-Life Math: Strategies and Approaches
Mathematics, often perceived as a collection of abstract concepts and complex formulas, can feel disconnected from the realities of...

Janae Castro
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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Why is Math Education Important? Part 1
Picture this: you're standing at the front of the classroom, guiding your students through the process of factoring trinomials, when...

Janae Castro
Aug 9, 20243 min read
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5 Ways I Get to Know My Students
As a high school teacher, one of the most rewarding aspects of my job is getting to know my students beyond just their academic...
Janae Castro
Aug 7, 20242 min read
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End of the Year Review Games!
The end of the school year is approaching and that means it's almost time for final exams. I don't know about you, but review days aren't...
Janae Castro
Apr 21, 20232 min read
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How I Curve a Test
How I Curve A Test My school just wrapped up our first quarter last week, and that means…. midterms! Every teacher has their own way of...
Janae Castro
Oct 10, 20223 min read
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3 Reasons to Quit Algorithms
My summer podcast binge has been Math Is Figure-Out-Able, by Pam Harris. If you teach math at ANY grade level, you want to listen to...
Janae Castro
Sep 2, 20222 min read
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Activity to Introduce Exponential Functions
The Penny Problem If you teach exponential functions, I have the perfect introductory activity for you! You may be familiar with the...
Janae Castro
Aug 24, 20222 min read
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Increasing Number Sense and Confidence in Mathematics
Losing to the Algorithm Each year my 7th graders come to me with varying levels of number sense. I have many that show up in August...
Janae Castro
Jul 1, 20223 min read
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When Will I Ever Use This? Math is Everywhere
"When Will I Ever Use This?" This is the question all of our students ask, and we should always be ready to answer! Students may be...
Anonymous
Jun 14, 20222 min read
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Math Review Game - Heartbreaker <3
End of the semester means it's time for review, review, review! These days can get, well....boring. I try and mix it up with lots of...
Janae Castro
May 10, 20222 min read
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Do you Allow Notes on the Final Exam? I do. Here's Why.
Dare I say it... The end of the semester is coming! For my school, finals start May 10! And this means that my students are already...
Janae Castro
Apr 13, 20223 min read
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5 Benefits of a Flipped Classroom
I'm in my 2nd year of flipping all my math classes. I was hesitant to start, after 8 years of teaching in a traditional classroom, but...
Janae Castro
Nov 7, 20212 min read
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Pattern Recognition Vs Memorization
Do you still have middle school students who DON'T KNOW THEIR TIMES TABLES?! If you teach this age, then I am sure that the answer is YES...
Janae Castro
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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WHY flip the sign?? (inequalities)
In my first years of teaching, I focused more on students knowing “when” rather than “why.” Obviously, the students need to know when to...
Janae Castro
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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7 Habits of a Good Problem Solver
Math is about solving problems. Whether or not our students will go on to become mathematicians, the will certainly encounter problems of...
Janae Castro
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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Ditch the steps.
Let’s talk about giving students steps to solve equations. I think that we introduce rules, algorithms, and steps too early in Algebra....
Janae Castro
Sep 3, 20212 min read
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