Partnering with Parents in Elementary School Math

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).

Dr. Hilary Kreisberg is the Director of the Center for Mathematics Achievement at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, President of the Boston Area Mathematics Specialists organization, and co-author of the book Adding Parents to the Equation: Understanding Your Child’s Elementary School Math and the book Partnering with Parents in Elementary School Math: A Guide for Teachers and Leaders (in press). She also is a Global Math Project Ambassador, reviewer for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Mathematics Teacher journal, and a curriculum and product developer. She began her career as an elementary teacher and later became a K-5 Math Coach to be able to support other teachers in their understanding and teaching of mathematics. Hilary has been featured on NPR Boston (WBUR) Radio, CBS Boston (WBZ) news, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Education Weekly, Boston Magazine, and the Lowell Sun. She is a frequent national, regional, and local speaker and has won over $2 million dollars in federal and private funding for mathematics education research.

Dr. Matthew Beyranevand is the K-12 Mathematics Department Coordinator for the Chelmsford, Massachusetts Public Schools. Matthew is an ambassador for the Global Math Project, supporter for the With Math I Can campaign, and a member of the Massachusetts STEM Advisory Council. He also serves as an adjunct professor of mathematics and education at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and Fitchburg State University. Through his website, mathwithmatthew.com, he provides visitors with his podcast, blog, math music videos, and more resources to help increase students’ interest and engagement in the learning of mathematics while building conceptual understanding. Matthew has been featured on WBUR radio, WBZ news and the Boston news magazine Chronicle. Matthew’s first book Teach Math Like This, Not Like That: Four Critical Areas to Improve Student Learning was published in July through Rowman & Littlefield.

I am an Iowa girl living and teaching in Miles City, Montana. My adventure began in Virginia Beach 30 years ago, and I have had the honor of teaching so many wonderful students since then. My path has not been straight, but full of adventures. Teaching to me is learning daily just as my students do in my classroom. I have taught in five different states with experience in most grades between Kindergarten and 8th. For the past 8 years I have been focusing on math in the 7-8 grades. I am currently the department lead for my middle school. In my spare time, I enjoy walking and hiking with my husband and three Siberian huskies. I also enjoy reading and running.