I'm conducting a short survey for my doctoral research on instructional decisions in middle school classrooms. It will take 8-10 minutes, is voluntary, and responses are confidential.
Students take on the role of assisting customers by calculating grocery totals, using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with each transaction. The goal is to help them see how these concepts apply directly to everyday situations, not just worksheets.
If you're looking for a way to make foundational math more engaging and realistic, I'd appreciate your thoughts:
Please could you spare 5 minutes to help complete this anonymous survey on teachers' perceptions of AI in math instruction? I am collaborating with a European Math colleague - Dr. Eliza Boryc to compare K-12 mathematics teachers' opinions regarding AI across 5 continents for a workshop at the 2026 Contemporary Math Edu Conference in Poland. Your participation is highly appreciated. Please help share the QR with fellow math educators. Thanks a lot.
Recently, I taught a sample lesson to a few high school students. In the beginning, they seemed very excited, but as we reached the harder problems, they immediately gave up. I was wondering how I can further engage the students who feel that they don't have a "talent for math"?
A few things that have worked in my classroom include: - Math games are a tried-and-true method for bringing excitement and competition to your classroom. Whether online or in person, math games can engage your students and align to your lesson plan. - If you've got a classroom full of visual learners, then charts, picture books and other visual aids can help them make sense of new concepts and provide reference points as they work. -When it comes to teaching math, modern technology can broaden perspectives and give students new ways to engage with the world around them. -A hands-on approach in the math classroom means finding real-life examples of formulas and concepts, or including student interests in relevant work problems. -Building a fixed math class routine can help students feel settled and confident when math class starts, especially if they struggle with math anxiety.
A few things that have worked in my classroom include: - Math games are a tried-and-true method for bringing excitement and competition to your classroom. Whether online or in person, math games can engage your students and align to your lesson plan. - If you've got a classroom full of visual learners, then charts, picture books and other visual aids can help them make sense of new concepts and provide reference points as they work. -When it comes to teaching math, modern technology can broaden perspectives and give students new ways to engage with the world around them. -A hands-on approach in the math classroom means finding real-life examples of formulas and concepts, or including student interests in relevant work problems. -Building a fixed math class routine can help students feel settled and confident when math class starts, especially if they struggle with math anxiety.
The Math Program Director spends approximately half of their time inside the prison and half working remotely or at the Mount Tamalpais College office in San Rafael. This job involves up to three miles of walking a day on uneven terrain and some lifting. The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced math educator; has experience training faculty and developing curriculum; and is highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated.