Early in my teaching career, I faced a new challenge: leading a self-contained classroom. As a literacy specialist with a math-savvy background, thanks to my father (a college math professor), I thought I was up for the challenge. However, I soon discovered that excelling in math and teaching it were worlds apart. My solution was to creatively blend math into my literacy lessons, a strategy that not only worked but also led to my students' success that year.
Integration is powerful. Lesson learned!