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I had a very productive phone call with Mervyn Campbell, Regional Director of Central Massachusetts of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind. We discussed having a virtual workshop after January 1st with his staff regarding my math and STEM strategies. I am also willing to do face-to-face workshops with his staff, assuming there is a need. Please follow the “Latest News” for updated information about the virtual workshop.
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I am going to have a STEM article published in Keep Indiana Learning in January 2026. Look for the new article’s link on the left side of my homepage when it becomes available.
I am going to have two STEM articles published in the 2025 Fall Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics Journal Article. Look for the new articles’ links on the left side of my homepage when they become available.
My upcoming conference sessions during the 2025-26 school year are the following:
2026 MOKA Conference for the Blind in Broken Arrow, OK, on May 26-28
2026 Virginia Math Conference in Richmond, VA, on February 27th
2026 Louisiana Accessible Education Materials Conference in Baton Rouge, LA, on February 11-12
2026 Mathematics Educator Appreciation Day Conference in Tucson, AZ, on January 24th
2025 South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Greenville, SC, on November 20th
If you are not attending the conferences, feel free to contact me if I am in your area. I would like to share my instructional strategies with you.
The target date for my STEM article is August 20th. The article is about the Cornhole game that my students built during the 2024-25 school year. After it is published, the link to the article will be posted on www.slidearoundmath.com.
I would like to thank Kathy Dunn, Director of Professional Learning, State and Federal Programs, of Cooperative Council of School Administration. I appreciated the enthusiasm of the participants in my two sessions at the 2025 Cooperative Council of School Administration Conference in Oklahoma City on June 11th. Based on the feedback that I received, I hope to return next year!
The 2025 Making Schools Work Conference in New Orleans on July 17th was very worthwhile. The participants in my two sessions were very engaged and asked a lot of high- level questions. I encouraged the participants to share my instructional strategies with their colleagues and schedule virtual workshop during the 2025-26 school year.
I would like to thank Trisha Marsh for inviting me to Region 9 ESC’s conference on June 17th. The participants were very excited about my math strategies. They were also willing to share the strategies that were shared with their colleagues after they return for the 2025-26 school year. I hope to return to Region 9 ESC during the 2025-26 school year.
I would like to thank Brenda Lee, TVI Specialist, for the three- hour workshop at Region 14 ESC in Abilene, TX, on July 16th. The participants were engaged for the third consecutive year. I hope to return to Region 14 ESC during the 2025-26 school year. Stay tuned!
I appreciated Region 16 ESC’s specialists for the two sessions at their conference in Amarillo, TX. One session involved my math strategies. The other session was about the STEM projects that I designed and built with my students. I hope to help teachers teach students in that region of Texas.