The Art of Teaching
by I talk and think a lot about our art. As a scientist I also think and write a lot about data and research. I know …
Mindset Monday: Building a Better Team
Google’s Project Aristotle Building a Better Team “Working in a team is cheating!” “I don’t like working with other people because I do all of …
Mindset Monday: 21st Century Job Skills
Mindset Monday 21st Century Job Skills Kids have learned the power of why. Clean your room. Why? Eat your vegetables. Why? Learn Math. Why? Over …
How I assign Desmos Activities in Google Classroom
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The impact of an antiracist math program on learning outcomes for economically challenged students of color
Abstract California’s economically disadvantaged students of color deserve to have a high-quality mathematics education. Historically, over 80% of these students leave high school below standard …
Wildcard Wednesday
Wildcard Wednesdays are the third, unique antiracist intervention. Because 98% of the students of color from the target school are economically challenged the school has …
Formative Fridays
Formative Friday finishes off the week of antiracist interventions. Students take a formative assessment, as a team one week and as individuals the next week. …
Thoughtful Thursday: Conundrums
During distance learning Astra school created a series of one to two minute Conundrum videos that describe a scenario and presents different choices that could …
Thoughtful Thursdays – What Makes it Unique?
Thoughtful Thursdays currently consist of two activities: “What makes it Unique?” and “Conundrums”. Both of these activities are designed to help students stimulate and grow …
Team Building Tuesday
Team Building Tuesday Introduction Team Building Tuesday basically consists of an activity that takes place during the first 5 to 10 minutes of class every …