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Embracing the "Least Dangerous Assumption" in Inclusive Math Education
In the world of education, educators’ assumptions are the invisible architects of a student’s future. When we walk into a classroom, what we believe a student can do often dictates what we allow them to try.
Making Small Group Math Intervention Both Meaningful and Manageable
Published: January 23, 2026
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Proactive Design: Planning for All
My dad is a trim carpenter. He builds a variety of furniture, custom cabinetry, and trim, and has dabbled in barn door building. We moved into our new house about a year and a half ago and I knew I wanted a barn door as an option to close off my office/playroom area from our kitchen. My dad offered to use his skills and expertise to build a custom door for this space. The challenge was the fact that the light switch is right next to the doorway and in order to slide the door fully open past the casing and the light switch, we needed an extra long track. After what seemed like endless measuring …
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Math as a Door Opener
All means all. Not “some” or “most,” but every single person deserves to have a humanizing learning math experience that affirms themselves as the capable, competent math thinkers that they are. As educators, we must consider all aspects of a person when planning high-quality learning experiences in order to increase access for all. The current status of our national education system has highlighted the disparities in the traditional delivery of, and access to, quality math instruction that effectively exclude certain students from college and career opportunities.
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Unpacking Belonging in Math Class
Why is belonging in math class so important? Feeling a sense of belonging is a vehicle to engagement. Engagement promotes both learning and empowerment as an expert learner. At All Learners Network (ALN), we believe in opening the doors to all learners, especially those who have historically struggled to learn math in traditional instructional design. Inclusion means all students are considered when designing instruction and providing access to grade level mathematics. Maslow (1943) posits five sets of goals, or basic needs, which are related to each other and are arranged in a hierarchy of im …
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All Learners Network's Evidence-Based Practices Alignment
Evidence-based practices (EBPs) are specific strategies, activities, or programs that have been found to be effective for improving student outcomes and backed by rigorous, high-standard research, replicated with positive outcomes (What Works Clearinghouse, 2020).
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