Hey! I’m a Fellow!
I was recently awarded a Math for America Master Teacher fellowship. The five-year program will connect me to a terrific network of …
Author Archives: zackbmiller
Implementing Restorative Justice, Pt. 1
This past year, I was a founding teacher at a charter high school. In Year 1, we started with 110 ninth …
Unpacking my own mindset
I was always “good” at math. By that, I mean I could calculate quickly from an early age, I took …
The SBG Lightbulb Moment
In my previous post, I detailed my first assessment plan ever that I hatched up when I was 21 years …
My First Assessment Plan
First, a little context. My first year of teaching was in 2009-2010. I was straight out of undergrad and had …
Project-Based Learning Pt. 5: Projects, Problems and Opportunity Cost
Previously: PBL Part 4: Exercises, Problems and Projects In May 2011, I was a student at the Stanford Teacher Education …
Project-Based Learning Pt. 4: Exercises, Problems and Projects
Previously: PBL, Part 3: Making it Work Here are my working definitions of three important math terms: Math exercise – …
Project-Based Learning Pt. 3: Making it Work
Previously: PBL Part 2: No Tracking Needed Making the logistics of PBL work has been among the toughest challenges of …
Project-Based Learning Pt. 2: No Tracking Needed
Previously: PBL Part 1: The Shift to Skills In previous years, it has been hard to find lessons appropriate for …
Project-Based Learning Pt. 1: The Shift to Skills
This school year, my charter organization has made a huge curricular shift: the primary role of class time has become …
A Math Education That Matters 