Teaching for Understanding

I have 13 years of experience in mathematics education. I have experience as an instructional coach, interventionist and a director of mathematics education. I have built curriculum, assessments and have done extensive research in the Common Core State Standards, to include research completed for my dissertation. My goal to provide ready to use resources for teachers that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and emphasize the Math Practices.

I want to make math easy for students. I develop my lessons to focus on building those foundational skills, so that the more complex skills come easier. My lessons are often scaffolded to ensure that all students can succeed. Sequencing and conceptual structures are key to the products that I use to teach. My first priority is alignment to the standards to make sure that my students are achieving at the highest level. Once the standard has been examined, my next thought is student engagement. How will I engage students in this content? When students are engaged, they learn.

Teacher of the year for the school district- 2009 Idaho Teacher of the year nomination 2011 Math Teaching Mentor for the University of Arizona 2008-2010 Idaho Teaching Mentor 2011 Math Instructional Coach 2013-Present

BA Secondary Education Political Science, History and Mathematics MED Educational Leadership Ed.D Curriculum and Instruction

I spent 8 years in the USAF as a Bio-Environmental Engineer. It was wonderful to use my math skills in a different setting. I brought many of the math problems that I encountered to my students to solve. They loved being able to use their math is a "real life" setting.