{"id":2567,"date":"2025-05-13T10:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/?page_id=2567"},"modified":"2025-05-13T10:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:37:09","slug":"fostering-belonging-in-the-math-classroom-through-creativity-and-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/fostering-belonging-in-the-math-classroom-through-creativity-and-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering Belonging in the Math Classroom through Creativity and Technology\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id2567_5b3659-16{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id2567_5b3659-16 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2567_5b3659-16 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2567_5b3659-16 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:0px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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class=\"kt-adv-heading2567_86b05a-5e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_86b05a-5e\">Fostering Belonging in the Math Classroom through Creativity and Technology<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2567_e1db1f-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2567_e1db1f-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2567_e1db1f-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2567_e1db1f-e8{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id2567_e1db1f-e8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2567_e1db1f-e8 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2567_c48785-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2567_c48785-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2567_c48785-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2567_c48785-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2567_c48785-f0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2567_c48785-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2567_c48785-f0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2567_c48785-f0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_474dec-ce, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_97bfde-e8\">Discover how creativity with technology can deepen mathematical understanding, enhance problem-solving, and build community in math classrooms.This session explores how math, technology, and creative ways of sharing learning come together through student-centered strategies that promote collaboration, expression, and critical thinking.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2567_1dbeb1-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2567_1dbeb1-42 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2567_1dbeb1-42 > 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767px){.kadence-column2567_667cfe-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2567_667cfe-cf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_e20879-f1\">Workshop Leader<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_af4026-19\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_af4026-19\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_af4026-19\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_af4026-19\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_af4026-19\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2567_af4026-19 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_af4026-19\">Julie Garcia | Senior Director | Future REady Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_7139a8-15\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:jgarcia@sandi.net\">jgarcia@sandi.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_293739-50\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_293739-50\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_293739-50\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_293739-50\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_293739-50\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2567_293739-50 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_293739-50\">X (Twitter): juliinsd<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2567_e6ce1b-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2567_e6ce1b-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2567_e6ce1b-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2567_e6ce1b-47 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2567_e6ce1b-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2567_e6ce1b-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2567_e6ce1b-47 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal 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class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2567_dbb162-6f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2567_83fff6-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2567_83fff6-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2567_83fff6-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2567_83fff6-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2567_83fff6-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2567_83fff6-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2567_83fff6-20{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2567_83fff6-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2567_83fff6-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2567_83fff6-20\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_8ef8fc-34\">After teaching 7th and 8th-grade math and serving in various leadership roles\u2014including Technology Resource Teacher, Program Manager, Director, site administrator, and other district-level positions\u2014for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), Julie Garcia now serves as the Senior Director of Future Ready Learning. In this role, she supports the Math Department, Literacy Department, Science Department, Instructional Technology Department, and Library Services, working to ensure that students and educators are equipped with the tools, strategies, and mindsets to thrive in a rapidly evolving educational landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2567_9350b1-11\">Throughout her career, Garcia has been a strong advocate for integrating technology to transform teaching and learning. She is proud to be recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator, and has led districtwide initiatives including 1:1 iPad classrooms, flipped learning, and digital curriculum development. 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