Tinashe Blanchet

Tinashe Blanchet (@mrsblanchetnet) is a math teacher at John Ehret High School in Marrero, Louisiana. She is a passionate ed-blogger who loves learning about how to enhance her practice with tech tools, as she maintains a “Model Technology Classroom” for her district. Please visit her online at http://mrsblanchet.net or http://blanchetblog.net to find out more!

Tinashe Blanchet has written 3 posts for Cooperative Catalyst

Educating Trayvon Martin

Posted by Tinashe Blanchet ⋅ March 23, 2012 ⋅ 8 Comments

As an educator, I feel that I must speak out on the outrageous injustice regarding the Trayvon Martin case. As you probably already know, Trayvon Martin is a 17-year-old African-American high school student who was accosted and shot dead by a self-appointed “neighborhood watchman” while walking home in his neighborhood. This happened a month ago, … Continue reading →

New Year, New Teacher-my classroom resolutions for 2012

Posted by Tinashe Blanchet ⋅ December 27, 2011 ⋅ 6 Comments

It has been a long time since I’ve posted on my own blog because lately, I have gone into survival mode–just getting grades done and hanging on to my sanity leading up to the holiday break. The fall semester was filled with triumphs and successes for my students and me, but I also must admit … Continue reading →

Love, Logarithms & Learning at its Best

Posted by Tinashe Blanchet ⋅ November 30, 2011 ⋅ 10 Comments

For my first post (yay!), I’ve decided to share a project I recently completed with my students that started out small, but grew into something big that, in my opinion, truly showcased “learning at its best”. Many of my colleagues and friends know about or have seen a math rap video I produced with my … Continue reading →