Posts by Dan Golub

I was born and raised in Nepal, the county with the highest peak in the world, Mt. Everest, and the birthplace of lord Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. I have been working as a Math as well as Physics teacher in my home country Nepal for about 28 years. I arrived in California on…

How Can We Increase Participation? We know that active participation can improve learning. When a student talks about their answers to questions or creates a new math question of their own, they learn more. However, getting high levels of participation is difficult. Some students feel that they do not wish to speak out for fear…

It was February 2020. I was a few months away from graduating in a global pandemic (with a Bachelor’s in Economics), and I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do. It wasn’t as though the world was begging for economists during that time. I remember browsing through job listings, anxious about my future…

In his recent article published in The Atlantic, Kids Are Far, Far Behind In School, Thomas Kane cites the data point that students in high-poverty schools that stayed remote during the 2020-2021 school year lost the equivalent of 22 weeks of schooling. As someone that’s seen students struggle to re-integrate socially and academically into the…

Blueprint: Hi Blueprint! Today we have a special guest, Blueprint legend Mr. Justin Diza. I wish I had an airhorn for that. We’re here to discuss life after Blueprint and how your years with Blueprint led you to where you are, as our current fellows are navigating life after Blueprint. Justin, can you please share…

If you don’t need teaching as part of your life, if you don’t really love it, don’t be a teacher. But how do you know without trying it? How do you try it? How do you figure out what to do while you’re trying it out? I was asked to write a blog post about…

It’s spring, which means that school districts and education non-profits like Blueprint are already interviewing for the upcoming school year. Blueprint has interviewed over 1000 candidates over the past decade and we’d like to share some best practices and tips that bring the right people into the classroom! Tips for Math Fellow Applicants Do your…

Every teacher knows the power of circulating the classroom during independent or group work. It’s a great way to see what students understand, where they get stuck, and who needs additional support. But circulating in a class of 30 students is a daunting task; I remember feeling overwhelmed in my 8th grade math class because…

What does Blueprint do? Blueprint trains Math Fellows to tutor small groups of students in public schools. Who becomes a Blueprint Math Fellow? What fellows share is their passion for working with students and their excitement when engaging students in math. But prior to Blueprint, fellows come from all walks of life! There is no…

New curriculum. Seating Charts. Covid sanitation protocols. Ice breakers. Warm Up Routine. Attendance. New block schedule. Plan for advisory. Organize the materials. Notebook routine. Grade Friday quizzes. Back to school night. Tomorrow’s lesson. Ahhhhhhhhhhh! The first weeks of school are a lot. For everyone. As a Blueprint Math Fellow, how should you juggle the myriad…