My name is Nicole Platz, and I am a sophomore at Grand Valley State University. Am I studying math? No, I am not. I've never been big into math. But, I am currently taking an elementary math class for part of my Special Education requirements, and I have to say, it's one of the more interesting classes I have taken. I also have never written a blog, so bare with me while I try to figure this out. Through this blog, my goal is to be able to share ideas for teaching, both math and other subject areas, to help other educators find ideas for their classrooms, because "No one of us is as smart as all of us together" (Kenneth H. Blanchard). I am going to share interesting articles I read about new and upcoming teaching trends, videos showing interesting reaching styles, along with ways I try to teach my four year old son about math, reading, writing, etc.