West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District · New Jersey

Real math.
Real stories.

Sue Totaro is the district math specialist for West Windsor-Plainsboro. For years she has been asking what it actually takes to make math meaningful for every learner — not just the ones who already feel like mathematicians.

in her own words

Sue Totaro on math, equity, and what really works.

Sue Totaro, District Math Specialist, West Windsor-Plainsboro · 2:14

28 years. nothing else like it.

Sue Totaro: think about the person before the numbers · 2:08

You've given us a product that is aligned to the mathematical standards that we need to teach, and to the character and whole-person development goals we have.

Sue Totaro, District Math Specialist

what she said

on why this works at district scale.

It's difficult for students to solve word problems when they don't understand the context of the world. The wordless video creates the story for them.

Better World Ed has created a scaffold for them — an opportunity to interact with the math in a different way, grounded in a story they already care about.

We're developing students' global confidence, their ability to have perspective and empathy — and at the same time it's aligned to the mathematical standards we need to teach. It's not an add-on.

Any of those problems, yes, you can go in and do the one that's embedded. But there are ten other problems your students can create from that story. That's where the rigor comes in.

for district leaders

what this looks like at district scale.

West Windsor-Plainsboro's experience with reweave reflects a challenge that every math district leader faces: curriculum that aligns academic rigor with equity and engagement — without adding another layer to an already full teaching schedule.

Reweave is built around that constraint. The story and the math problem are the same thing. There is no separate character-building moment and separate math moment. The wordless film creates the real-world context; the numbers come out of that. Every educator in the district gets the same access to 66 real people from 14 countries, all with embedded math, all standards-aligned.

Aligned to math standards: fractions, word problems, rates, measurement, proportional reasoning
Character and global competency built into the curriculum — not added onto it
Wordless format gives all learners equal access regardless of reading level or language
District-scale licensing available with NET-30 invoicing
66 films, 14 countries, built alongside district specialists over 10+ years

questions from district leaders.

about scale, standards, and how it works.

How does West Windsor-Plainsboro use reweave?

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District uses reweave to bring real-world human stories into mathematics instruction. District math specialist Sue Totaro worked with the reweave team to align the wordless films and embedded math problems to district standards — fractions, word problems, proportional reasoning, and measurement — while building global empathy and whole-person learning without adding a separate curriculum layer.

Does reweave align to district math standards?

Yes. Reweave is designed to align with the math standards districts are already required to teach: fractions, word problems, rates, measurement, and proportional reasoning. Sue Totaro confirmed that the reweave curriculum meets both the academic math standards and the whole-person learning goals West Windsor-Plainsboro holds for its learners.

How do districts bring reweave to many educators?

Reweave offers district-scale licensing with NET-30 invoicing, so districts can provision access for all educators at once without requiring individual credit card setups. Once licensed, every educator in the district gets access to 66 wordless films from 14 countries, all with embedded math and standards-aligned lesson materials. Contact the reweave team via the district inquiry page to get started.

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Real math.Real stories.