I just submitted my application for my third MfA Fellowship, and yes, I was listening to "Defying Gravity" as a did. Here are some of the big takeaways from reflecting on the past eight years, being a Math for America Master Teacher:
- Formative Assessment Lessons and the Teaching for Robust Understanding Framework are amazing resources for great math tasks and powerful learning environments. I first learned about these resources thanks to my first MfA Fellowship and actually had a lesson that I taught recorded. Since then I have used the TRU Framework when planning out my big overarching goals for the school year.
- The Desmos curriculum is such a powerful tool for students to explore rich, deep, meaningful mathematics and aligns so well with NYCPS's math shifts.
- Being a part of the MfA community these past eight years has been a major reason why I have stayed in the classroom. I started teaching math in September 2007, right out of college, as NYC Teaching Fellow. I have two masters degrees, and several teaching certificates, but nothing has compared to the community that I am a part of in MfA. Teaching is true profession and great teachers are always learning. Excellence comes out of deep collaboration and growth and teacher accountability should be complex. MfA honors greatness, which honors the profession.
I hope to share parts of my third MfA Fellowship application more in depth in the coming weeks, but for now, I need to celebrate my application being done, get ready for the teaching week ahead, and enjoy the rest of the weekend being mom.
Next up, applying (again) to be a Desmos Fellow, because why not try defying gravity? ;)
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