The Blueprint Blog
My Experience as a Blueprint Math Fellow
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,…
How Can We Increase Participation?
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…
My Favorite Side-dish? Cos-Law!
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…
Why All Schools Should Invest in High Impact Tutoring
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…
I Had Unfinished Business
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…
Why Teaching? Why Blueprint? Why Me? Why You?
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…
Nailing the Education Interview
If you want to start a lively debate on education – bring up standardized testing! But even as a teacher who felt that these high-stakes…
Supporting Students through Testing Anxiety
If you want to start a lively debate on education – bring up standardized testing! But even as a teacher who felt that these high-stakes…
Student Confidence in Mathematics
The other day I was in a 6th grade math classroom. The scene was what you might expect: students working independently or with partners, worksheets…
Why We Number Talk
Blueprint Math Fellows facilitate Number Talks to improve students’ mental math and computational strategies. In this narrative piece, one of our Lead Fellows gives us…