Sarah Gooch
@sgooch.bsky.social
Instructional Coach, Former Math Teacher. Charlottesville, Virginia. Trying to ask better questions.
I tried an inter-library loan, hopefully it comes through quickly! Thank you so much!
July 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I tried an inter-library loan, hopefully it comes through quickly! Thank you so much!
The article is “Let’s Spend Time Together: Text Messaging Parents to Help Math-Anxious Students”- if you have access to it, I would appreciate it!
June 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The article is “Let’s Spend Time Together: Text Messaging Parents to Help Math-Anxious Students”- if you have access to it, I would appreciate it!
I always picture an equal sign with the lines moving to show the bigger side
January 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I always picture an equal sign with the lines moving to show the bigger side
I’m reading that book as well! Just finished Day 6 and it’s really resonating with me. May need to sit with it a bit. Did you read his book 4000 weeks too?
December 31, 2024 at 2:46 PM
I’m reading that book as well! Just finished Day 6 and it’s really resonating with me. May need to sit with it a bit. Did you read his book 4000 weeks too?
Anything you’re considering getting rid of, put it away (out of sight) for 3 months. If you make it 3 months and no one has needed it, you’re ready to pass it along!
December 25, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Anything you’re considering getting rid of, put it away (out of sight) for 3 months. If you make it 3 months and no one has needed it, you’re ready to pass it along!
What are the cards?
December 18, 2024 at 1:23 AM
What are the cards?
Directly or inversely?
December 15, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Directly or inversely?
So those are the numbers *with* incentive pay?! 😬 I hate to see what they look like now
December 15, 2024 at 12:36 AM
So those are the numbers *with* incentive pay?! 😬 I hate to see what they look like now
You take 10 steps, but there are 9 stairs? Maybe?
December 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM
You take 10 steps, but there are 9 stairs? Maybe?
Is sub pay the same at all schools?
December 14, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Is sub pay the same at all schools?
What is Table MATHO?
December 7, 2024 at 5:48 PM
What is Table MATHO?
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."
I wonder if this is related to our tendency to go a mile wide and an inch deep?
December 5, 2024 at 12:17 AM
I wonder if this is related to our tendency to go a mile wide and an inch deep?
I feel like of all the sets of numbers, whole numbers are the most intuitive. If they can get that one, the rest sort of work off of that
December 4, 2024 at 12:18 AM
I feel like of all the sets of numbers, whole numbers are the most intuitive. If they can get that one, the rest sort of work off of that
Off the top of my head- all the whole numbers and their opposites?
December 4, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Off the top of my head- all the whole numbers and their opposites?
True! I just think it’s more natural with the “new” method. Especially when you can see the place value/zeros.
November 28, 2024 at 10:16 PM
True! I just think it’s more natural with the “new” method. Especially when you can see the place value/zeros.
I really liked your framing in the second note. That’s sort of how I approached factoring and had a great deal of success (or so I thought). I taught the steps independently and put it all together at the end (this is when I used the box method)
November 21, 2024 at 2:04 AM
I really liked your framing in the second note. That’s sort of how I approached factoring and had a great deal of success (or so I thought). I taught the steps independently and put it all together at the end (this is when I used the box method)
I thought it was Thursday ALL DAY. It’s so disappointing when you repeatedly realize tomorrow is not Friday
November 20, 2024 at 11:19 PM
I thought it was Thursday ALL DAY. It’s so disappointing when you repeatedly realize tomorrow is not Friday
The changes to tables in docs…I’ll never understand!
November 19, 2024 at 10:27 AM
The changes to tables in docs…I’ll never understand!
That makes sense to me and aligns with my thinking. I was hoping to get some thoughtful push back on the other side, but maybe that won’t happen when I’m mostly asking a feed of math teachers! (Most people who disagree with me haven’t taught math) Perhaps #EduSky would have been a better tag!
November 16, 2024 at 12:19 PM
That makes sense to me and aligns with my thinking. I was hoping to get some thoughtful push back on the other side, but maybe that won’t happen when I’m mostly asking a feed of math teachers! (Most people who disagree with me haven’t taught math) Perhaps #EduSky would have been a better tag!
What school? I was in LCPS at River Bend Middle School from 2011-2015
November 15, 2024 at 11:46 PM
What school? I was in LCPS at River Bend Middle School from 2011-2015