Hey I’m Cathy 👋
I’m a math teacher, coach, and curriculum developer based in New York City. I’m currently a Math for America Master Teacher Fellow and teach 8th grade math and algebra. During the pandemic I began writing about my learnings as a teacher, hopefully peeling back the curtain for those that are interested in the profession.
Reflections on This School Year
Last Thursday, I sent off my 8th graders and watched them graduate from middle school, virtually, for the second time during this pandemic. For some, it was the first time that I saw them on camera all year!
Read More →Group Work
Here’s one big way I experimented with my lesson planning so far this year: group work. Teachers know that group work is not easy to implement and requires a lot of planning and up-front work to invest students
Read More →Lesson Planning
Aside from experimenting with how to motivate students day to day, I also try to experiment a lot more with my lesson plans now. Experimenting with lesson plans in the past consisted mostly of revising
Read More →Motivating Students
When I think about experimentation in the classroom now, I think more in terms of making my lessons better, but I also think about how to motivate students to want to do the work and engage in the learning
Read More →Experimenting in the Classroom
This school year marks my fourth year of teaching. In my very first year, I remember a veteran teacher at my school saying to me, “Don’t be afraid to experiment and try new things in your classroom.
Read More →A School Year Worth (Re)commencing
A school year worth recommencing is one that students log on to without teachers having to text parents to make their kids log on to. Assuming that much of the country stays remote, of course.
Read More →5 Ways to Make Remote Learning More Successful
As a teacher, I know firsthand that remote learning is difficult. While improvement is possible, nothing about remote learning will become easy in the weeks and months ahead as we continue navigating
Read More →The School Reopening Conversation
School is the current rope in the tug-of-war between economic and public health. Some people are more interested in protecting the economy and getting adults back to work while others are interested
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Experience
- Company
- Math for America
- Role
- Master Teacher Fellow
- Date
- Company
- Achievement First Bushwick Middle School
- Role
- 8th Grade Math Teacher, Associate Dean, Curriculum Fellow
- Date
- Company
- Yale University
- Role
- B.S. Pyschology
- Date