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I met with Marie Martinez, SpEd Coordinator/Diagnostician, at Las Vegas City Schools, NM on July 15th. I really appreciate her willingness to meet with me, especially since it was her first day in a new position. She was very receptive to my instructional strategies and was willing to share them with her teachers after they return for the 2025-26 school year.
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I met with Eddie King, Sp. Ed. Director at West Las Vegas, NM Schools. Mr. King was very excited about the 2025-26 school year and expressed interest in my math and STEM strategies. He stated that he would share them with his teachers after they return for the 2025-26 school year.
I had a few minutes to do a demonstration at Kane County Schools in Kanab, UT. Dr. Ben Dalton, Superintendent, was willing to meet with me on July 9th. After my demonstration, I offered to do a virtual workshop with his teachers when they return during the 2025-26 school year. I am looking forward to it!
I was given the opportunity to do two sessions at the 2025 American Council for the Blind National Convention in Dallas on July 7th. My sessions were very information due to the fact that I had educator from many different states. I hope to attend the 2026 ACB Convention! Check the “Latest News” for updated information.
My “Proposal to Present” at the 2025 South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference on November 20-21 in Greenville, SC, was accepted. I enjoyed presenting at the 2019 and 2021 SCCTM conferences and am looking forward to returning this year. Please follow the “Latest News” regarding the exact date and time when it becomes available.
I have granted permission to the Arkansas Council of Teachers of Mathematics to publish my California Mathematics Council article about the glow-in-the-dark indoor miniature golf course STEM project that I designed and built with my students. They are also going to publish the article about my fractions’ strategies that was published in the Oklahoma Journal of Mathematics Journal. I am looking forward to sharing my STEM and instructional strategies with teachers and administrators in Arkansas during the 2025-26 school year!
This summer is getting more exciting by the minute! Here is my June and July conference schedule:
2025 Cooperative Council of School Administration Conference in Oklahoma City June 11th
Session 1: 10:00- 10:50
Session 2: 1:00- 1:50
Session 3: 2:00- 2:50
2025 Region 9 Education Service Center in Wichita Falls, TX on June 17th
Session 1: 1:00- 2:15
Session 2: 2:30-3:45
2025 American Council for the Blind National Convention in Dallas, TX on July 7th
Session time 1:00- 3:45
2025 Region 16 Education Service Center in Amarillo, TX on July 15th
Session 1: 1;45- 2:30
Session 2: 2:40-3:25
Three- hour workshop at Region 14 Education Service Center in Abilene, TX on July 16th
8:30- 11:30
2025 Southeastern Region Education Board Conference in New Orleans, LA on July 17th
Session time is 10:45- 11:45
Follow the latest news for additional professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators this summer!
I have accepted an invitation to present at the American Council for the Blind’s National Conference Session in Dallas, TX, on July 7th. This is going to be a great opportunity to share my instructional strategies with professionals from all over the United States.
I am excited to see my STEM article about the hover disc that I designed and built with my students. The article will be published with Keep Indiana Learning. This will be my second article to be published with KIL. Stay tuned for future articles!
I looking forward to doing a training for the staff at LSVI on March 18th at 9:00-10:00. It is going to be a busy day in Baton Rouge with this training and then a session at the 2025 Louisiana AEM Conference!