The Art of Teaching
Matt I talk and think a lot about our art. As a scientist I also think and write a lot about data and…
Teaching Math
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…
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…
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…
Wildcard Wednesday
Wildcard Wednesdays are the third, unique antiracist intervention. Because 98% of the students of color from the target school are economically challenged…
Formative Fridays
Formative Friday finishes off the week of antiracist interventions. Students take a formative assessment, as a team one week and as individuals…
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…
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…
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…