Does it ever feel like there’s never enough time in the school day? Adding something new might seem like the last thing you need. But a good math routine could actually save you time. Tile Farm Academy is designed to take…
A growing focus in math education is Math Talks, which generally shift the focus away from right answers and instead get students talking about how they think and what they notice. Tile Talk is Tile Farm’s version of that idea.…
Number sense is having a moment. At its core, number sense is the ability to make sense of numbers: to understand their size, see relationships, break them apart and put them back together, and use them flexibly to solve problems.…
At the beginning of a new school year, we think a lot about what we want students to learn. But there’s another question worth asking: How do we want students to feel while they’re learning math? Curious? Confident? Interested? Willing…
Tile Farm will be presenting two professional learning experiences at the APS Rising conference on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. These sessions are opportunities to experience Tile Farm Academy firsthand, learn how it has supported students at…
In the year since its launch, Tile Farm Academy helped thousands of students strengthen their number sense, build confidence, and develop a more positive relationship with mathematics. Along the way, we listened closely to teachers, learned from students, and discovered…
For the third year in a row, Tile Farm is excited to be part of the City of STEM + Los Angeles Maker Faire, and we can’t wait to see you there this Sunday! Held at Exposition Park on April…
Tile Farm Academy is a simple 5–10 minute daily math routine that helps students build number sense, fact fluency, flexible thinking, problem-solving skills, confidence, and a genuine love of math. If you are interested in exploring a possible pilot for…
On Friday, March 6, team members from Tile Farm participated in an event at the New Mexico State Capitol hosted by the New Mexico Universal Design for Learning (NMUDL) initiative. NMUDL works to build educator capacity across the state by…