Sarah Gooch
@sgooch.bsky.social
Instructional Coach, Former Math Teacher. Charlottesville, Virginia. Trying to ask better questions.
Any chance someone with an NCTM membership could send me an article I need for a class I’m taking? 🙏🏻 #ITeachMath
June 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Any chance someone with an NCTM membership could send me an article I need for a class I’m taking? 🙏🏻 #ITeachMath
Amie untangles an issue that’s been percolating in math education for a while now- one that’s caused me to disengage a bit. Hoping to learn more and re-engage with a new perspective. “Teaching is too complex, and educational contexts too varied, to be reduced to one-size-fits-all solutions.” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
NEW Blog Post: ‘Four ways of seeing education, and why "best practice" is a myth’
Why do educators disagree about 'best practice'? Understanding competing visions of education's purpose reveals why universal solutions fall short.
amiealbrecht.com/2024/12/11/f...
Why do educators disagree about 'best practice'? Understanding competing visions of education's purpose reveals why universal solutions fall short.
amiealbrecht.com/2024/12/11/f...
Four ways of seeing education, and why “best practice” is a myth
Why do educators disagree about ‘best practice’? Understanding competing visions of education’s purpose reveals why universal solutions fall short.
amiealbrecht.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Amie untangles an issue that’s been percolating in math education for a while now- one that’s caused me to disengage a bit. Hoping to learn more and re-engage with a new perspective. “Teaching is too complex, and educational contexts too varied, to be reduced to one-size-fits-all solutions.” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Reposted by Sarah Gooch
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"Phrases such as 'higher achievement,' 'positive outcomes,' and 'better results' typically refer only to standardized test scores. These are poor indicators of intellectual proficiency and primarily measure either socioeconomic status or the extent of students' training in test-taking skills."
"Phrases such as 'higher achievement,' 'positive outcomes,' and 'better results' typically refer only to standardized test scores. These are poor indicators of intellectual proficiency and primarily measure either socioeconomic status or the extent of students' training in test-taking skills."
December 5, 2024 at 12:54 PM
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"Phrases such as 'higher achievement,' 'positive outcomes,' and 'better results' typically refer only to standardized test scores. These are poor indicators of intellectual proficiency and primarily measure either socioeconomic status or the extent of students' training in test-taking skills."
"Phrases such as 'higher achievement,' 'positive outcomes,' and 'better results' typically refer only to standardized test scores. These are poor indicators of intellectual proficiency and primarily measure either socioeconomic status or the extent of students' training in test-taking skills."
Trying to explain to my 4-year-old that I don’t need as much sleep as she does. This did not help 🤦🏻♀️ #badgraphs #ITeachMath #TMWYK
December 1, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Trying to explain to my 4-year-old that I don’t need as much sleep as she does. This did not help 🤦🏻♀️ #badgraphs #ITeachMath #TMWYK
Hello! I’m so happy to have the #ITeachMath community back ❤️ I taught math for 13 years, but this is my first year as an instructional coach. Something I’ve been struggling with in this new position is the role of content-area “expertise” in the coaching world. (When) do you… 1/2
November 15, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Hello! I’m so happy to have the #ITeachMath community back ❤️ I taught math for 13 years, but this is my first year as an instructional coach. Something I’ve been struggling with in this new position is the role of content-area “expertise” in the coaching world. (When) do you… 1/2