We’re already talking about breaking down walls and getting rid of the "ghosts" in math, so now we have to look at the actual tools we put in students' hands. We can’t just talk about access and then give them technology that hides the very math they are trying to learn. This is why the intentionality behind the TI-84 Evo is so important right now. I’ve spent some time looking into this design, and quite frankly, it feels like a direct response to the hurdles we’ve been discussing. A new...

Let’s be for real for a second. We’ve all heard the talk about how math is just hard or how some people have it while some people don't. But if we’re being honest, math has this level of elitism that some people are actually comfortable with. There’s a gatekeeping energy where the complexity is the point, and quite frankly, I’m over it. As an educator, I’m not here to help you deal with the walls. I’m here to break them down. I’m talking about the intentional barriers and even the...

If you’ve been in the classroom for more than a minute, you know the drill. We are taught to obsess over the lesson planning models. For years, I lived by the 5Es. It was the standard, the blueprint, the guide. And don’t get me wrong, it’s a solid structure. It helps us organize our thoughts and map out the steps to a lesson. But here is what they don’t tell you in the teacher training manuals: A perfect lesson plan is just a skeleton. It doesn't have a soul. I remember the moment the...