Author Archives: Cathy Yenca

One of my goals for the 25-26 school year is to incorporate structured movement and peer dialogue into at least one math lesson per unit by implementing the Stand and Talk and Four Corners strategies. These activities will provide opportunities for students to physically … Continue reading →

I just wrapped up week 4 of the 2025-26 school year, and year 24 for me is off to a strong start. I’m pretty sure I say this every year, but I truly love my students—and it feels like this … Continue reading →

It’s the Saturday morning after the first 3 days of the 25-26 school year. I’m sipping coffee, reflecting on the week, and recovering from that classic first-days-of-school sore throat we all get… riiiight? It’s my 🎶golden hour (love that song) … Continue reading →

👋 Howdy! Long time no blog, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been trucking along, loving the teaching and traveling life. Post-Covid, I feel like I’ve learned how to maintain a little more balance in my life, establishing healthier work/life … Continue reading →

Greetings! Though blogging as a means to reflect and share seems to have died, I like to pass through these parts every now and again and share something potentially useful and timely! Perhaps you’ve already met your new crew of … Continue reading →

It’s been (at least) 7 years in the making! Next month, when students across Texas take an online state STAAR test, they will also {for the first time ever} see an *embedded* Desmos graphing calculator option in addition to a … Continue reading →

Psssst… it’s me… you know… the math teacher that writes a post, say… twice a year anymore? And IT HAS BEEN A YEAR. Grateful to be on THIS SIDE of it with you! *WHEW* In my last two not-so-recent posts, … Continue reading →

In my last post, I shared briefly about workflow and tools during our continued COVID-teaching time. This. Is. Hard. Teachers across our nation and globe are finding themselves teaching under varieties of circumstances with challenges that test our every limit. … Continue reading →

Why do I blog? Simply stated, I blog to both reflect and to share. However, in recent days, weeks, months… heck, we’re almost to the point where I can say for a whole YEAR it has been tough to just … Continue reading →