9 years in education. 5 total in the classroom; 4 and counting as an instructional coach.
I use a lot of PowerPoints because having problems pre-made and animated free me up to move freely about the room and be in close proximity to students who need help and/or have behavioral challenges. I also utilize whiteboards daily when I am teaching. At each step of the problem students mirror what I am doing on their boards and show me. Then it gets transferred to their notes. Immediately after students will do the next problem step-by-step on their boards again with me guiding them through the steps. And finally students complete a third problem independently on their boards and show me after the timer. We'll either do a whole-group or turn and talk discussion on the different answers (or misconceptions) that are evident on the board.
Dallas ISD Distinguished Teacher
Rutgers University c/o 2012 - B.A. Ecnomics & Political Science Southern Methodist University c/o 2018 M.E.d Educational Leadership
Almighty Algebra was founded by me in 2020. I am an alumni of the Teach for America 2013 Mississippi Delta Corps. I have worked in education for 9+ years now and I have taught everything from Middle School Pre-Algebra to Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus. I have also served as an instructional coach and lead teacher in Dallas ISD, one of the largest districts in the state of Texas. As a beginning educator, one of my biggest struggles was finding curriculum resources to use in my lessons. I tried pulling questions from the textbooks, from the internet, or from other teachers. The material I was finding was either not aligned to the TEKS, not rigorous enough, or not lengthy enough to fill up a 90-minute block. Every other night was a struggle! Eventually I gave in and decided to create my own resources by scratch. Everything I've made is backwards designed from released items on the end-of-year STAAR exam. If it's ever been tested, I wanted my kids to practice it. My test scores were amazing and the feedback I received on my materials was overwhelmingly positive. Thus, Almighty Algebra was born. ♥️ Almighty Algebra is 100% aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), but the resources may be transferred on a standard-by-standard basis to the objectives used in other states.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
Specialty, Math, Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Math Test Prep, For All Subjects, Statistics, Algebra 2, Mental Math, For All Subjects