Melissa D

Do you feel like your impact is limited by your tether to your gradebook? I'm looking to engage in empathy interviews with middle and high school math teachers for a project I'm working on. If you're up for a 30 min chat, fire me a DM and we'll get the ball rolling.

Student A: starts at 90, ends at 90. Student B: starts at 60, ends at 80. Who learned more? How do we even measure learning?

Don't just focus on what you want to do or accomplish in 2026. Instead, spend time focusing on what you need to declutter and get rid of.

A framework for a high school mathematics community. open.substack.com/pub/deanofmath…

@DiaryofaSickGrl All. The. Time.

Anyone else miss the old Twitter?

Being tribal about education, assuming those with different ideas and priorities are the enemy and pose an existential threat, won't be much, if any, more helpful in advancing the conversation than being tribal about politics has.

A simple, and yet effective framework for your (math) classroom: 1. Connect - gather your learners. Share a story. Provoke Learning. 2. Explore - work a problem, engage in discussion. 3. Reflect - consolidate, self-assess, check in.

Rehumanizing Math Class open.substack.com/pub/deanofmath…

Reclaiming my roots open.substack.com/pub/deanofmath…

It's time to get back to being The Dean of Math. Reclaiming my roots. open.substack.com/pub/deanofmath…

What does your dream high school math class look like?

@Dinaaaaa_12 What did I just watch?

Why did I only find out about this at 34?

Now is the perfect time to reflect on your teaching/learning/assessing practice. If you’re looking for a critical friend to help you on your journey, drop me a DM.

When you hear the word, "grades", how does that make you FEEL? and how does that impact how you grade your students?

@otokyo__ tennis

Name ONE

@Matt_Pinner cehy

Parents + letters = your name?

@Matt_Pinner Flavour.

Boiled Chicken and Steamed White Rice. What’s missing? 🍗

@lady_valor_07 Line of duty

Name one

What's your sticking point? open.substack.com/pub/deanofmath…

If you're a teacher wondering about transforming your assessment practices, I want to hear from you. What's your sticking point? I open.substack.com/pub/deanofmath…