Tomorrow, I’ll be partnering with San Joaquin County Office of Education to facilitate RISE UP – Session 3 , a training focused on one of the most overlooked levers in classroom success: intentional routines and procedures . This session centers on a simple but powerful idea: When routines are unclear, students fill the gap. Rather than offering generic classroom management tips, this training: Uses real classroom scenarios teachers actually face—especially in alternative a

by Mr. Angelo Sandoval (CEO & Founder of EmpowerED Coaching, Inc.) As an educator and consultant, my social media feed is full of catchy reminders about teaching,  but one commonly occurring post always hits differently: “Be the teacher you needed when you were younger.” Every time I read it, I think about young Angelo, a Mexican-American kid growing up in South Stockton, raised in a chaotic and uneducated family just trying to survive. I think about the boy who used humor to

Hey educators, Let’s have a real conversation about something I am passionate about: Multilingual Learners (MLs) —also known as English...

I just wrapped up the 2025 CPM Teacher Conference, and it completely changed the way I think about math instruction. From Building Thinking