Big Announcement Coming Soon ⏳

Pretty excited about what is coming from my collaboration with @carleemadis.bsky.social and @msdimaria.bsky.social

I am so excited to have this piece out in the world. It started as a course paper about a framework that spoke to us as educators and has expanded to understand what it means to be a Rida in mathematics classrooms. jume-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/jume/article...

Take a listen as @carleemadis.bsky.social , @drsheilaorr.bsky.social and I share about the work we’ve been up to with @progressedpathways.bsky.social ! #edusky #PBLchat #projectbasedlearning #mtbos #STEMed #iteachmath

So grateful for these folks and the community we are building

“PBL doesn’t work in math.” Heard that one? 👀 The truth: PBL can deepen rigor and reasoning — when it’s designed for real mathematical thinking. Let’s stop asking if it works, and start asking: What math is worth doing — and how can PBL help us get there? #PBLinMath #MathEd #Edusky

As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked. Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.

This week we learned with Dr. Alyssa Hadley Dunn about Teaching on Days After — holding care + community at the center. We also explored how different assessments create space for students to show what they know in ways that honor their voices 💛 #TeachingTuesday #TeachingOnDaysAfter

Life has really been life-ing this last week…..but I committed to it so I am still going to post my #teachingtuesday post (just a day late 🤷🏻‍♀️)

Thinking back on a class that reminded me why I teach math: 💭 Every student can do rigorous math. 💭 Every student belongs at the math table. When students feel capable and included, everything changes. What belief guides your classroom? 👇 #MathForAll #BelongingInMath #MathEd #EduSky #mtbos

If there is no crime, they will implicate there was crime. If there is no violence, they will create violence. They will traumatize our children, our grandparents, they will traumatize everyone in order to create a fascist spectacle.

Check out this free resource that came out of work with teachers to help reframe deficit language during PD sessions

Teaching Tuesday: This week my class compared practice standards across disciplines and then built Practice Pathways for our own units. The best part? Seeing how across math, science, ELA, and social studies, practices drive coherence. #TeachingTuesday #PracticePathways #TeacherEducation

Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets. • Joy Reid • Don Lemon • Melissa Harris-Perry • Tiffany Cross • Jemele Hill • Marc Lamont Hill • Karen Attiah • Amber Ruffin

Excited to be part of sharing some of this amazing work in Atlanta #NCTM25

This week’s class was asynchronous, which gave my students time to dig into disciplinary practices. The big shift: seeing standards not as checklists, but as doorways into the ways to be a doer of the discipline outside of schools. #TeachingTuesday #DoersOfTheDiscipline #TeacherEducation

NEW: I tracked three dozen teachers, professors and other school staff who've been forced from their job or stepped away due to their comments on Charlie Kirk and his killing Republican lawmakers are increasingly getting involved, pushing for firings www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Mid-conversation. Mid-idea. The kind of moments where curiosity meets collaboration — and we dream about what’s possible in #STEM education. #TeacherLife #STEMTeaching #edusky

She is an amazing educator who has inspire so much of my practice! I am so honored to have her as part of my community

My teacher ed class is full of PSTs across math, science, ELA, social studies and PE. This week we explored content storylines. What I loved was hearing how each discipline engages in this work. Together we’re not just asking what the standards are, but also how and why they matter #teachingtuesday

August Sheila - I am giving detailed feedback so students realize I value learning over right answers September Sheila - why is it taking so long to give all this feedback Jokes aside it is warming my heart to read all the week 1 reflections (even if it is taking way longer than expected)

I am going to attempt to use social media to share a window into my classroom like I used to with #teach180 Since I only teach once a week now, I am going to try #TeachingTuesday ✨ Teaching Tuesday ✨ This week in class we dug into standards-based unit planning using Equity by Design as our guide.

A peek behind the scenes at our annual business meeting 📊✨ We’re reflecting, planning, & dreaming big for the year ahead. Can’t wait to keep building momentum with this community of educators & leaders! #PBL #ProgressEDPathways #BehindTheScenes

My work with @carleemadis.bsky.social and @msdimaria.bsky.social is a finalist for #SXSWEDU please help us get there by voting ❤️

Join us for the next JRME Talk on September 9! José Gutiérrez and coauthors will discuss their forthcoming article, "Signs of Power and Dominance: Mathematics, the Logic of Elimination, and Indian Boarding Schools, 1879–1932." Free and open to all: nctm.link/85t2z

Q3: I am teaching two new to me courses and the students and I only meet face to face every other week. I have no idea how I will build meaningful community when our interactions will be so infrequent #TODOSslowchat

Q2: I always do a collaborative math task. When I was in K-12, I did origami boxes and Mayan numbers (from @rickbrlw on Twitter…I think). Now I do usually do a pattern task to get future teachers thinking about how to work together and challenge what math classrooms can look like #TODOSslowchat

Q1: Sheila, Math teacher educator, Michigan #TODOSslowchat

Friendly reminder that school administrators tend to take complaints from parents much more seriously than the same complaints from teachers. So if your kids’ school district is using PragerU stuff, please speak up.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to be in community with thoughtful educators

@drsheilaorr.bsky.social @carleemadis.bsky.social and I had a great time at #NTAC2025. Hope to keep these conversations going! #mtbos #PBLChat #iteachmath

The shift from pensions to 401ks played a big role in fueling Americans' hesitance to tax big wealth. Because now, even Americans who have only a tiny retirement account feel invested in the success of an institution that overwhelmingly benefits those much wealthier than them.

Math education should be connected to the purpose of our lives, argues Executive Director Pamela Burdman in this week’s @debatemath.bsky.social podcast. Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

So proud of this work

Today we're celebrating Dr. Ayanna Perry — a brilliant mentor and a force for equity in math education. 🧵 #MathEd #EquityInEducation #Mentorship #STEM #ProgressEDPathways #edusky

I was so happy to be invited to share some of my dissertation work in this blog post. It is the final post in a 4 part series where several mentor teachers share their experiences. Check them all out! knowlesteachers.org/resource/to-...

Just before the beginning of the school year, try a 4-part strategy that makes PBL a manageable process so that educators, staff, and students can experience the benefits of rigorous learning! ⭐ #PBL #SchoolLeaders #Principals

Good take with some actual data on the "boy crisis" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o... (gifted NYT article)

So excited to see her being honored! Ayanna is a force of nature and will be your biggest cheerleader. The way she pushes open doors and pulls folks through with her is phenomenal. If you want someone to accelerate your 5 year plan tell her about it and things will be happening in 1 year ❤️

🚨 We’re almost there! Pedagogies of Voice is available for preorder-thanks to our community, we’ve surpassed 1,500 preorders! 2,500 = bestseller. We’re within reach! Believe in student voice & agency, as part of the future of edu? ⬇️ Preorder + save 20%: t.co/zPmEfq8gjE

Went back to a conference that shaped my early teaching years—where I first presented, first dreamed big with other educators, and first started thinking differently about PBL some takeaways from #NTAC2025: • intentionality always matters • teachers are brilliant • growth is real—pause and honor it

This THREAD!!

Such a great time sharing my work over the last two days at #NTAC2025

Loved what you heard today at NTAC? 🎤 Ready to dig deeper? Join us for tomorrow for 3 sessions where we break down our equity-centered PBL framework: 🔺 PBL Planning Pyramid 📚 Content Storylines 🛤️ Practice Pathways Let’s build something powerful—together. #NTAC2025 #PBL

Fun fact: I first attended NTAC in 2014 and went every year until I left the classroom. I am so excited to heading back to #NTAC2025 to share my learning over the last five years ❤️

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

🚨New Publication🚨 After quite the journey, this book chapter is finally out in the world. It is from the first research project I worked on and the first time I got excited about what emerged in data. Although it is short, this piece represents me beginning to find joy in research ❤️

My friend is so amazing! I am so proud to be able to know and learn from her ❤️

We wouldn’t be doing this work the without the Knowles Teacher Initiative. As Knowles Fellows, our connection—and eventually, our LLC—grew from a space where teachers are seen as leaders, collaborators, and change agents. #Education #STEMTeachers #TeacherLeadership #BelongingInSTEM #EduSky