Hi,
I'm Bec!
I believe students are capable of more than we sometimes realize.
I'm a high school math teacher, resource creator, and the person behind Bugged About Math. I teach at the same high school I attended, and these days, I'm working to make math more accessible for students and teaching a little easier for the people who support them.
Between different levels of mathematical understanding, language barriers, missing foundational skills, and everything else that comes with teaching, sometimes the resources we have just aren't enough. I've experienced that firsthand in my own classroom, and it's a big part of why Bugged About Math exists.
How
Bugged About Math Started
Teaching was always the plan, but my path to the math classroom wasn't exactly straightforward. I started out studying early childhood education before switching to mathematics.
When I started teaching English Language Learners, I quickly realized that some students understood more math than they could demonstrate. Language barriers and gaps in foundational skills often made it difficult for them to access the content.
I went looking for resources to help, but I couldn't find enough of what I needed. So I started making my own.
What began as a way to better support my students grew into Bugged About Math—a place to share practical resources and ideas with other teachers facing similar challenges.
What I Believe
About Teaching Math
Students need support,
not lower expectations.
Students can struggle for different reasons. Some are learning academic English, some are missing foundational math skills, and others need concepts explained in a different way. My goal is to help students access challenging math, not remove the thinking that makes it meaningful.
How we teach matters,
sometimes more than what we teach.
Sometimes students need more than another explanation. Visuals, consistent routines, carefully scaffolded questions, and clear examples can help make math accessible even when language or unfamiliar concepts get in the way.
Growth doesn't always happen
on our timeline.
Progress can be slow, and sometimes students need to revisit skills they were expected to know years ago. A breakthrough might take a whole semester. That doesn't mean the effort was wasted. It means we have to keep looking for what will help students move forward.
I use the resources I create, and
I create resources I wish I had available to use.
Teaching doesn't always go according to plan. Sometimes students need another example, a different visual, more vocabulary support, or a chance to revisit a skill they were expected to learn years ago.
That's why I focus on creating practical math resources that help teachers make challenging concepts more accessible without taking away the thinking. From scaffolded Algebra 1 and Geometry materials to teaching strategies and vocabulary supports, everything starts with the needs I see in my own classroom.
I want Bugged About Math to be a place teachers can turn when they need an idea, a resource, or a different way to approach a challenge, without having to create everything from scratch.
A Little
About Me
I'm a high school teacher with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. I've also pursued graduate studies in mathematics and completed South Carolina's alternative teacher certification pathway. I'm currently finishing my ESOL certification requirements to continue strengthening my work with multilingual learners.
My classroom continues to shape what I create, what I write about, and what I want to learn next. I'm still figuring things out, trying new approaches, and looking for better ways to help students succeed. I don't think good teaching means having every answer. I think it means being willing to keep looking for one.
What Can I Help You Find?
I'm glad you're here!
Depending on what you need today, there's a place for you to start.
