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Currently, I am working as a Math Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Texas. I taught middle school math for 12 years, and have been developing my own curriculum for the past 6 years. I began my teaching career when I joined Teach For America in 2006, and was placed at a middle school in Liberty City Miami. While I taught in beautiful Miami for 3 years, I began leading professional development sessions centered around teaching middle grades math. In 2009, I moved to Chicago to teach at a small charter school on the Southside of the city. During my two years in Chicago, I worked under an amazing leadership team, and was able to really hone my craft of teaching. I began placing a strong emphasis on teaching my students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of the content, and in turn saw my student's achievement sky rocket above many of their more affluent peers. I taught in Atlanta for 7 years now, and have had the opportunity to teach several classes of gifted students each year. This experience has allowed me to develop curriculum that is extremely rigorous and engaging. I take a lot of pride in the curriculum I've created over this time.
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Preview of Slope Task Cards ~ Real-World Application

Slope Task Cards ~ Real-World Application

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Students are given 20 task cards involving calculating the slope of a graph or table, and explaining what the slope means in real-world context. The cards include topics such as speed, cost of an item, gasoline usage, temperature, cost increases or decreases, and calories burned. A sheet is provided for students to record their answers. An answer key is provided for students or teachers to check their answers.
Preview of Area & Circumference of a Circle Bundle

Area & Circumference of a Circle Bundle

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This bundle includes so many great resources to challenge your students when they are learning about calculating the area and circumference of a circle. Students will practice many real-world application problems, will use critical thinking to solve problems involving circles, and will build a deep understanding of the measures of a circle. These resources are intended for mid to high level students that are ready for a challenge. Because pi is an irrational number, students will learn to expres
Preview of Geometry Bundle 7th Grade 35+ Amazing Resources

Geometry Bundle 7th Grade 35+ Amazing Resources

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This bundle will save you hours, will up the rigor in your classroom, and will keep your students engaged. Over 35 resources that are each directly aligned to the 7th grade math common core standards. The bundle includes assessments, review activities, differentiated materials, discovery activities, workbooks with guided notes, examples and independent practice, power-point presentations on various topics, and much more. Unit Exam: 32 question multiple-choice and extended response exam. D
Preview of Angle Relationships 7th Grade Bundle

Angle Relationships 7th Grade Bundle

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A set of 30 angle relationship task cards and riddle sheet. 14 page resource packet with guided notes, guided practice, and independent practice. Angle relationship task 18 question multiple-choice assessment. Covers the following topics: - Supplementary and complementary angles - Vertical and adjacent angles - Parallel lines cut by a transversal - Sum of interior angles - Solving for a variable when expressions are given for angle measures. Builds a deep understanding of concepts.
Preview of Geometry  Task Cards 78 ~~~ Middle School Math

Geometry Task Cards 78 ~~~ Middle School Math

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Do you want an excellent way to assess your students understanding of area, perimeter, volume, surface area, circles and angles? This resource includes 78 task cards in which students must answer a wide variety of questions on measurement and geometry. The questions rage in difficulty, and include many application questions so that you can see the depth of your students' understanding. Easy to differentiate by eliminating certain cards from the total. I have used these as a comprehensive rev
Preview of Angle Relationship Task Cards

Angle Relationship Task Cards

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30 task cards that will assess students' understanding of angle relationships. Topics: Complementary, Supplementary, and Vertical Angles Angle Relationships Formed when Parallel Lines are Cut by a Transversal. Interior Angles in Polygons up to 10 sides Solving for a variable when given expressions to represent angles measures. A riddle sheet is included so that students can check their answers as they go. Differentiation: The task cards progressively get more difficult which makes dif
Preview of Volume of Cylinders, Cones, and Spheres ~ Task Cards

Volume of Cylinders, Cones, and Spheres ~ Task Cards

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These task cards are perfect for assessing students' understanding of volume, and their ability to apply their understanding. Questions range in difficulty, and are easy to differentiate. * 20 task cards with answer key * Assesses students' understanding of volume of cones, cylinders, and spheres * Requires students to think outside the box and apply their knowledge * Great for review CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.G.C.9 Know the formulas for the volumes of cones, cylinders, and spheres and use them
Preview of Circles - Area and Circumference - Task Cards

Circles - Area and Circumference - Task Cards

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18 task cards to help students practice application problems involving the area and circumference of circles. Differentiated into 3 different levels of practice. Cards with one star and DOK level one questions, cards with 2 stars are DOK level two questions and cards with 3 stars are DOK level three questions. Includes a reference sheet for students to use as they work if needed. Great resource for reaching your highest and lowest level learnersGreat for collaborative group work, stations or
Preview of Slope Resource Bundle

Slope Resource Bundle

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Great bundle of slope resources that teaches students the meaning of slope as rate of change. Students will explain the meaning of the slope in context of the problem. Students will practice calculating the slope from a graph, from a table and from two points.
Preview of Area and Circumference of Circles Resource Bundle ~ 1 week of Resources~

Area and Circumference of Circles Resource Bundle ~ 1 week of Resources~

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Math Maker
This bundle includes so many great resources to challenge your students when they are learning about calculating the area and circumference of a circle. Students will practice many real-world application problems, will use critical thinking to solve problems involving circles, and will build a deep understanding of the measures of a circle. These resources are intended for mid to high level students that are ready for a challenge. Because pi is an irrational number, students will learn to ex
Preview of Pythagorean Theorem Task Cards

Pythagorean Theorem Task Cards

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24 task cards relating to the pythagorean theorem Answer Key Included Includes application questions
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Currently, I am working as a Math Curriculum and Instruction Specialist in Texas. I taught middle school math for 12 years, and have been developing my own curriculum for the past 6 years. I began my teaching career when I joined Teach For America in 2006, and was placed at a middle school in Liberty City Miami. While I taught in beautiful Miami for 3 years, I began leading professional development sessions centered around teaching middle grades math. In 2009, I moved to Chicago to teach at a small charter school on the Southside of the city. During my two years in Chicago, I worked under an amazing leadership team, and was able to really hone my craft of teaching. I began placing a strong emphasis on teaching my students to develop a deep conceptual understanding of the content, and in turn saw my student's achievement sky rocket above many of their more affluent peers. I taught in Atlanta for 7 years now, and have had the opportunity to teach several classes of gifted students each year. This experience has allowed me to develop curriculum that is extremely rigorous and engaging. I take a lot of pride in the curriculum I've created over this time.

Teaching style

It is my philosophy to teach students to understand math through exploration and discovery. Once students have a basic understanding of a concept, it is my job to lead them to make connections and develop an understanding of the reasons behind the concepts.

Awards & shining teacher moments

My own education history

Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Columbia Masters in Curriculum and Instruction: University of Kansas

Additional biographical information

After attending a math and science conference in Houston in 2008, my philosophy of math education has changed. Since that conference, I have learned to teach my students to understand the meaning behind the mathematical concepts they are learning. I no longer teach easy tricks that can be used to solve mathematical problems, and now lead students to see the hows and whys of each concept.