Number Portraits: Number Sense Meets Project-Based Learning
Why Fluency Needs Creative Application The ultimate goal of fluency and number sense practice is not speed, it’s the ability to think flexibly about numbers and apply them in meaningful ways. A simple multiplication fact…
From Research to the Classroom: A Research-Aligned Approach to Fluency
Developed by a team of scientists, mathematicians and teachers, our approach to number sense and fluency is research backed, evidence-based, and firmly grounded in educational theory and cognitive neuroscience. What Tile Farm Academy Is Designed…
What Makes Tile Farm Academy a Different Kind of Fluency Tool
What Fluency Is and Why It Matters Whether it was doing times tables worksheets, practicing flashcards, or playing computer games to practice math facts, we all have memories of working on fluency in school. But…
Tile Farm Academy: ESSA Tier 4 Evidence
Tile Farm Academy is supported by ESSA Tier 4 evidence (“Demonstrates a Rationale”). Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Tier 4 evidence includes a well-specified logic model grounded in high-quality research suggesting an intervention…
A Visit to a STEAM Lab: When Math, Art, and Joy Converge
This week I visited a Title I elementary school in the Southwest where STEAM Lab teacher Ms. Bell invited me to work with her 4th- and 5th-grade classes and walk her through our new Tile…
Apply to Become a Tile Farm Teacher Fellow
We’re excited to introduce the Spring 2026 Tile Farm Teacher Fellowship, a new initiative for K-12 educators who want to bring more joy, creativity, and beauty into math learning.
Building Number Sense with Engineer It
When we think of math’s greatest powers, one stands out: its ability to help us build. From baking cookies to painting a mural to designing a rocket ship, math allows us to take what we’ve…
Unlock the Joy of Creative Thinking With Tile Farm
So many things we love—cooking, architecture, music, film, science, and technology—are deeply rooted at the intersection of art and math. These fields require a blend of deep thinking and boundless creativity. Yet too often in…
Math Can Be Beautiful
I was fortunate to grow up with a family that loved math. Math was much more than something I did at school. Math was fulfilling in many walks of life and deepened my connection with…