AMTNJ Past-President-IM Certified Facilitator-Help K-8 teachers align lessons to standards, build content knowledge, & use student thinking to drive instruction
New Jersey, USA
Joined January 2017
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Providing PD doesn’t mean I also don’t need time to reflect & grow. 🌱 Thank you for watching this year and doing the work that truly counts for Ss! 💜 2026 is already taking shape. See you in Jan 🗓️ 💡
#MathStandardMonday #PLthatCounts #NJSLS #ITeachMath #StrategiesNotShortcuts
𝗜𝗳 “𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗽” 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝟲.𝗡𝗦.𝗔.𝟭
The standard is about 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, not just computing it
▶️ Today’s #MathStandardMonday video explores more
#NJSLS @amtnj
🚨 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗡𝗝𝗦𝗟𝗦…
& once you notice it, fractions like 𝟭𝟱/𝟲 make a LOT more sense. 👀
➡️ Watch today’s #ThursdayTeachingTip to see why this “missing piece” can open up deeper fraction conversations for Ss
@amtnj
#MathStandardMonday―I heard something from G5 Ts last week that may sound familiar: “Ss don’t know how convert mixed numbers” 🚫 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿: Ss do know—they learn it in 4.NF.B.3…just not in the procedural way adults may expect. More in today’s video. 🎥
#MathStandardMonday unpacked 𝟯.𝗡𝗙.𝗔.𝟯
#TuesdayTryIt showed equivalent fractions as 🟰 lengths
Today’s #ThursdayTeachingTip shifts to meaningful comparison
▶️ Watch the video for a micro move that helps students compare 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀.
#NJSLS @amtnj
For December, we’re shifting our #MathStandardMonday focus to 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 — starting with 3.NF.A.3.
• What makes fractions equivalent 🟰
• How to compare using understanding, not shortcuts 🔍
It’s all about reasoning, not rules! ✨🧠
#NJSLS @amtnj
Ss can often name what they see on a graph 📊… but turning it into 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 takes practice ✨ Your #ThursdayTeachingTip: an easy 𝟮-𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 routine that strengthens DL + aligns with 𝟰.𝗗𝗟.𝗔.𝟰 Watch the video for a 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝘀t! 🦃 #NJSLS
This week’s #MathStandardMonday focuses on Ss using data to decide what the evidence does (& doesn’t) support.
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A huge congratulations on this incredible accomplishment! 👏
Thank you for sharing your expertise with @amtnj at our PreK–5 Conference on 11/14. Your work continues to strengthen math education in NJ. ✨💛
Excited to share that my article was published in the special issue of @NCTM’s Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK–12!
Huge thanks to my dissertation chair for her unwavering support.
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#MTLTPK12 #MTBoS #iteachmath #T2T #math #mathed
Helping 3rd graders write better data questions just got easier! 🎉
Today’s #ThursdayTeachingTip breaks down the D.A.T.A. Test—a quick tool for 3.DL.A.1 that helps Ss decide whether a question is investigable.
🎥 Watch the video + grab your D.A.T.A. Test poster! 👉 Link in bio
As we saw last week, G2 Ss learn people collect data to answer ?s & that answers vary. 👣 In G3, the work is more intentional & Ss take the next step in data reasoning. 🔍 Curious what shifts from 2.DL.A.1 to 3.DL.A.1? 🎥 Check out today's #MathStandardMonday video. #NJSLS @amtnj
“𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛’𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒?”
That❓might be the start of 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 📊
Today's #ThursdayTeachingTip dives into making data feel human again.
🔗 Link in Bio: Join me on 𝟭𝟮/𝟭𝟮 for 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝘿𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨
🕵️𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘀…
Check out today's #MathStandardMonday to find out why.
🎟️ 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀: Special 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 on 𝟭𝟮/𝟭𝟮 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹!
🔗 Link in bio
#NJSLS @amtnj
Too often, ➖ gets reduced to “take away.”
And subtracting integers gets reduced to keep-change-change.
What if there’s a more powerful way?
One that builds on what students already know & where they’re going?
🎥 Watch today’s #ThursdayTeachingTip.
@NJSLS @amtnj
The goal of 7.NS.A.1 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 to 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠…
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 to 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡.
🎥 See what this standard really expects in today’s #MathStandardMonday
#NJSLS #CCSS #MSMath #VisualModels #BuildingFractionUnderstanding #MathEducation @amtnj
By Gr6, Ss have spent 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 working with # lines, but they’ve all been horizontal. ↔️
Now, 6.NS.C.6 asks them to reason about 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 in 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ orientations.
👉 The best way to make that shift?
🎥 Watch today’s #ThursdayTeachingTip.
@amtnj
6.NS.C.6 extends students’ work with the number line to include magnitude & directions. ↕️
🚩 A common misunderstanding? Thinking this standard is ONLY about integers.
Want to know what it really says?
🎬 Check out today’s #MathStandardMonday video.
#NJSLS #CCSS @amtnj
❓Did you know 4.NF.A.1 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲?
The 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 must stay fixed for Ss to truly understand equivalency.
Want to learn what models support this idea (& why)?
▶️ Watch today’s #ThursdayTeachingTip.
@amtnj
📏 #MathStandardMonday | 4.NF.A.1
Fractions aren’t just parts — they’re 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑠.
And when you see them that way… equivalence makes perfect sense.
🎥 Watch how.
#NJSLS #CCSS #ElemMath #VisualModels #BuildingFractionUnderstanding #PLthatCounts @amtnj