If you’ve followed me at all in the past several years, you probably know that I often hear people say they just aren’t math people. You also likely know how I feel about that. I mean, that’s really why this website exists…to provide resources and ideas to help you understand how math works. Some of you will use the information to…
One of the things I love most, and that I’ve recently found out is a gift of my design, is helping people achieve their goals. Specifically, by digging into the root of what’s holding them back and providing resources and support as they address it. One of my strengths as a math teacher is finding the place where the misunderstanding begins.…
Can you even believe we are here already? After this post, there’s only 4 more letters of the alphabet to go! Back in January or February, when I came across that book I forgot I had and got the idea for this season of the podcast, I had no idea what it would look like or how it would go. Yet,…
What an incredible couple of weeks I have had! It took a lot of learning and time to get my new book, MATHABET, ready for publishing by my self-imposed deadline, and I did it! It went live on October 1 and I’m so excited for you to get your hands on it. When I say MATHABET is a companion to this…
Are you enjoying this trip through the Mathabet as much as I am? If so, you might like to check out the book I’m writing about it as a companion to this season of the podcast. It’s due out in a couple of weeks and I am so excited for you to get your hands on it! The book takes you…
Story time. When I made the leap from first grade to middle school, I had to add a subject certification to my license which meant I had to take a two hour exam to prove I knew the math I was teaching. I bought the test prep book. I studied with a colleague who was also going to take the test.…
What happens when you look at the alphabet through the lens of mathematics? Well, you get the Mathabet, of course! That’s the working title for my next book, a collection of mathematical ideas that you interact with on a regular basis organized in alphabetical order. In it you’ll find some ways you use mathematical thinking every day. Yes. I mean every…
Welcome back to the I See Math People podcast! If you are new here and wondering why in the world a math podcast is talking about the alphabet…well, at the beginning of this year, I came across a book that used to live on the student bookshelf in my classroom. It was an alphabet book that talked about interesting math terms.…
What’s the probability you have interacted with at least one mathematical idea today? I’m going to be bold here and say I believe it’s 100%. I do not think there is any chance you have not engaged in some kind of thinking that relates to math. If you think otherwise, I’d love to have a conversation about it. Make sure to…
I’m wondering where you’ve interacted with mathematical thinking today. When I asked this question on Instagram, I had some folks reply they didn’t. When I reminded them that interacting with a math idea does not necessarily mean “doing math” like we associate with math class, they were able to see they actually had interacted with mathematical thinking that day. {This is…
Welcome! If you are new around here, I’m so glad you found me and I hope you read something today that makes you want to stick around. If you are a seasoned reader, I’m grateful you are back and I hope you are beginning to see there’s been a math person living inside you all along. Because that’s really the point…
We are officially halfway through the alphabet! Can you believe it? As someone who has a gift for starting things and not necessarily finishing them (and yes, I’ve recently found out this is part of my design, so it is considered a gift) I sit in awe sometimes when I think about how I’m seeing this thing through. Not only did…
Did you catch my slip in the last post? When I let the cat out of the bag, so to speak? Yes, my next book…The Mathabet is the working title…will be available later this year. I know I should set myself a deadline, because that’s how these things get finished, but I haven’t yet. Since the book is kind of an…
I have a little secret. Well, it’s not really a secret. I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about it before. I just don’t mention it very often because it seems like a much bigger uphill battle and I have intentionally chosen a path of less resistance. Here’s the truth. I don’t believe math people exist. I know what you are thinking. How…