The Blueprint Blog
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…
Jump into January
For the classroom educator, January is an opportunity to reset and refocus. It’s a fresh start for you and your students. What’s the best way…
Miss… Is That a Mariachi Band?!
The past 8 years of my life, I have been lucky enough to do two great things: travel abroad & teach kids. My experiences have…
Circulating the Classroom with Purpose
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…
11 FAQs about being a Blueprint Math Fellow
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…
Starting the year off strong
The first weeks of school are a lot. For everyone. As a Blueprint Math Fellow, how should you juggle the myriad demands? What’s the best…