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My session at the 2026 LA AEM Conference on February 13th has been announced! I will be presenting at 2:25- 3:25. I hope to see everyone during my session!
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I have accepted an invitation to present at the 2026 West Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference in Roanoke, WV, on March 14th! My session is 8:15- 9:15. I am looking forward to meeting many of West Virginia’s amazing teachers and administrators!
I have accepted an invitation to demonstate my math and STEM strategies at the Kentucky School for the Deaf on March 20th at 1:00. I appreciate Lynn Petrey, Principal, and April Beard, Behavior Specialist adn Professional Development Coordinaor, for their time and scheduling an opportunity for me to share!
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.
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.