Homeschooling has a way of sharpening your instincts as a parent. When you’re choosing the curriculum, setting the pace, and learning right alongside your kids, you get very clear about what’s actually working. Math, especially, has always been an area…
For many students, math anxiety doesn’t begin with numbers, it begins with adults. A growing body of research suggests that teachers’ and caregivers’ attitudes toward math can significantly shape how children experience the subject. When adults feel anxious, uncertain, or…
Some of the most powerful professional learning doesn’t come from lengthy presentations or complex frameworks, it comes from interactive experiences full of genuine mathematical curiosity. Tile Talk was originally designed as a student-facing math discussion resource: low-floor, high-ceiling activities built…
What’s the best way to develop great scientific and mathematical minds? It can be helpful to draw inspiration from some of the great thinkers of our era. As a kid, Vera Rubin used to watch the stars drift past her…
When people ask what age groups Tile Farm Academy is designed for, they are often surprised by our answer: PreK to PhD. In fact, our entire team regularly plays, experiments, and makes new discoveries inside Tile Farm Academy. To some,…
By Alex Romero In addition to wearing many hats at Tile Farm, I am a lifelong teacher and look for any opportunity I can to get back into the classroom. This past summer, I had the opportunity to teach a…
Tile Farm is proud to partner with Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) on a district-wide adoption of Tile Farm Academy for STEAM and make labs, supporting creative, visual, and student-centered mathematics learning across the district. This partnership builds on a successful…
By Julian Romero and Lauren Romero In addition to our work with Tile Farm, we have both spent many years teaching and always welcome opportunities to return to the classroom. This past fall, we taught an after-school course at San…
Tile Farm Academy meets the criteria for ESSA Tier 4 evidence (“Demonstrates a Rationale”), meaning it is supported by a clearly articulated, research-grounded logic model and ongoing efforts to study its impact. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Tier…