Increasing Dialogue in the Math Classroom

I am a mother, wife and math teacher. I currently teach at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA and my favorite class to teach is statistics! This is my 27th year of teaching and I am a Desmos fellow and Desmos certified presenter. @mathteacher24 is my twitter handle and I blog at mathteacher24.blogspot.com. I have several tech related videos for stat and TI-NSpire at www.youtube.com/mathteacher24. Feel free to ask me questions about National Board Certification (renewed in 2015). I also enjoy singing, reading and staying fit using workouts from Beachbody (P90X3/TurboFire/21DFX).

Kevin Dykema is an energetic teacher and presenter who has a passion for mathematics. He has taught 8th grade math for the past 22 years and is currently teaching at Mattawan (MI)Middle School. He has a masters degree in math education from Western Michigan University, where he has also taught several undergraduate math courses for preservice elementary teachers. He also conducts many professional development sessions throughout the United States on the use of manipulatives in the math classroom. Kevin believes that manipulatives are a great way for students to develop conceptual understanding of the math. He was awarded the Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Director's Award in 2007 for outstanding contribution and leadership in mathematics education as well as the Service Award in 2014 and has served as a regional director for the organization. He was the annual conference chair for the organization from 2011-2016 as well as co-founded and co-chaired since 2015 for a conference focused on mathematics for students with disabilities. In April 2016, he began a 3 year term on the Board of Directors for NCTM.