Tag: Education

  • Shifting perspectives.

    Shifting perspectives.

    In my journey of becoming a mathematics educator, one lesson I’ve learned over and over, is that your perspective matters. In this series of sketchnotes I share how my perspective on what counts as meaningful mathematics learning and teaching has shifted over time.

  • What is algebra?

    What is algebra?

    What counts as meaningful algebra? Who is supported to learn algebra meaningfully? I’m excited to share a compilation of research and practice through the visual strategy of sketchnotes in a forthcoming book. Please reach out for inquiries about workshops and events. Fonger, N. L. (2024). Making algebra meaningful: A visual approach to math literacy for…

  • Antiracism and Algebra.

    Antiracism and Algebra.

    I believe a mechanism to supporting an antiracist agenda in algebra education is to form a coalition of diverse stakeholders who are dedicated to racial justice and committed to learning and taking action to dismantle policies and practices that perpetuate inequities for students’ meaningful learning of algebra.