 | | Carla | Jonathan Valley Elementary School | Carla is currently a 5th grade teacher at Jonathan Valley Elementary School where she will be teaching science and technology this coming school year. Along with being a national trainer for the AIMS Education Foundation, she is currently writing inquiry based activities for the North Carolina Department of Instruction that will be available online this year. She is a regional trainer for the North Carolina Math and Science Education Network through Western Carolina University. In 2004 she was a Toyota Tapestry Grant winner in Science Literacy. She also has her National Board Certification, has been Haywood County Math Teacher of the Year as well as Haywood Soil and Conservation District's Conservation Teacher of the Year. She recently was selected to participate in the North Carolina Natural Science Museum's Educator of Excellence Alumni program that traveled to Ecuador with Heifer International. | cbillups@haywood.k12.nc.us |
 | | Shelby | Math Solutions | Shelby is a native resident of San Antonio, Texas. Shelby began teaching in Texas in 1985. Her experiences in education include teaching mathematics at grades 4-8, teaching mathematics at grades 9-12 in an alternative program for drop-out retrieval and prevention, working with teachers as an instructional specialist for the improvement of K-10 mathematics instruction, and working as an educational consultant for Math Solutions Professional Development. She is currently a mathematics instructional specialist with North East ISD in San Antonio, Texas. | sbordelon@mathsolutions.com |
 | | Sharon | National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Virginia Beach City Public Schools | Sharon is an Educator-in-Residence working for the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Virginia Beach City Public Schools. She has taught science for more than 25 years and her work with children earned her recognition as a Secondary Science Presidential Award Winner for Virginia. Sharon also writes activities and trains teachers for the AIMS Education Foundation and has been a writer and reviewer for Harcourt Science. | swbowers@verizon.net |
 | | Rusty | University of California at San Diego | Rusty has been an educator for 26 years and is currently a lecturer and supervisor of Education Studies at the University of California at San Diego. He also provides professional development for district-level administrators and teachers across the country, conducting math in-service sessions. He is the author of Math and Literature, Grades 4–6, Second Edition and co-author of Developing Number Sense, Grades 3–6; Mini-Lessons for Math Practice, Grades K-2; Mini-Lessons for Math Practice, Grades 3-5; Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class, Grades K-2; and Supporting English Language Learners in Math Class, Grades 3-5. | bbresser@ucsd.edu |
 | | Crystal | Math Solutions | Crystal is currently an instructional resource teacher/math coach in a 6-8 middle school. She provides staff development and support in the implementation of district-wide mathematics programs at school, district, and administrative levels. For the past 15 years she has worked in St. Mary's County, MD, as an elementary school teacher, math coach, and district math coordinator. She has worked at the state level on Maryland’s Voluntary State Curriculum and setting the standards for the Maryland State Assessment. Crystal is a National Board Certified Teacher in Early Adolescence Mathematics. | cbrookens4@aol.com |
 | | Melissa | Math Solutions | Melissa Conklin is currently an Education Specialist for Math Solutions Professional Development. She designs and provides K–8 professional development for district-level administrators, school-based math leadership teams, and teachers across the country. She was a Mathematics Curriculum and Implementation Specialist in Spring Independent School District, in the Houston, Texas, area and helped develop district math and social studies curriculums. Melissa lives in Dallas, Texas. | |
 | | Justin | Booker T. Washington Middle School | Justin is currently a sixth-grade science teacher at Booker T. Washington Middle School, a Marine Science Magnet School in Newport News, Virginia. Previously, he taught fifth grade for ten years at Deer Park Environmental Science Magnet School where he was a science lead teacher. He has served on the NSTA Committee on PreSchool/Elementary Science Teaching and led teacher workshops on force and motion, earth science, and marine science on the Chesapeake Bay. | jdewall@cox.net |
 | | Carolyn | Math Solutions | Carolyn, an educator for 36 years, is currently the Associate Director of Professional Development for Marilyn Burns Education Associates. Carolyn designs and provides K–8 professional development for district-level administrators, school-based math leadership teams, coaches, and teachers across the country. She is the co-editor of The Math Coach Field Guide—Charting Your Course (Math Solutions Publications, 2006) and ongoing contributor to Math Solutions Online Newsletter. She has taught elementary and middle school. | cfelux@mathsolutions.com |
 | | Marji | Math Solutions | Marji, an educator for 33 years, is currently the Director of Professional Development for Marilyn Burns Education Associates. She was a middle school mathematics teacher for 15 years in Texas and continues to work with teachers and students in kindergarten through grade 8. Marji is a 1986 recipient of the Texas Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Marji is also the author of Creative Graphing (ETA/Cuisenaire, 1986) and coauthor of Number Power: A Cooperative Approach to Mathematics and Social Development (Addison-Wesley, 1992). | mfreeman@mathsolutions.com |
 | | Jean | Mt. Lebanon School District, Markham Elementary | Jean has been an elementary educator for 19 years. Her classroom experience includes second, third, fourth and fifth grades. She spent two years as an ASSET Science Resource Teacher facilitating professional development of inquiry learning throughout the greater Pittsburgh, PA area. Jean has developed and conducted various workshops as a current member of her district's science council. | jgrossman@mtlsd.net |
 | | Rich | | Rich recently retired after 32 years of teaching. He now does educational consulting and is a supervisor with the NAEP Testing. He earned his National Board Certification (Middle Childhood Generalist) and was the National Science Teachers Association Division Director for Preschool/Elementary Science. Rich is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching, CESI/CIBA National Exemplary Elementary Science Teacher, and was the Arizona Elementary Science Teacher of the Year. He was a finalist for Arizona Teacher of the Year and is a member of the Arizona State University College of Education Hall of Fame. | orv@aol.com |
 | | Nancy | Portland Public Schools | Nancy is currently an Elementary Math Specialist for Portland Public Schools where she has worked for 21 years. Her positions have included classroom teacher, Title 1 coordinator, and a teacher on special assignment providing math support to individual teachers, school staff teams, administrators, and parent groups . Nancy has also worked as an education specialist for Marilyn Burns Education Associates and provides professional development in mathematics in school districts across the U.S. | nancylow@comcast.net |
 | | Rose | Math Solutions | Rose Palmer has been in education for 19 years. She is currently a mathematics specialist for Portland Public Schools. She has taught grades 3-8 providing math support for students, teachers, school staff, community members, and administrators. In her current role, she designs curricula, presents at workshops, and provides professional development for teachers and administrators. | rjvpalmer@hotmail.com |
 | | Sherry | Hoover City Schools | Sherry is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and began her career in education in 1979. She currently serves as a District Mathematics Specialist for Hoover City Schools in Alabama where her primary role is to provide math professional development, assist in curriculum development and implementation, and develop district assessments. Sherry is a national board certified teacher and a recipient of the 1997 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. | sparrish@hoover.k12.al.us |
 | | Sharon | Sandy Searles Miller IB Academy for International Studies | Sharon is a fifth grade teacher at Sandy Searles Miller IB Academy for International Studies in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching and was named Teacher of the Year for the Clark County School District. She was a Teacher Argonaut for the JASON Project and recently received her National Board Certification.
| sdpearson5@yahoo.com |
 | | Stephanie | Math Solutions | Stephanie Sheffield, an elementary-school teacher for more than 20 years, is the author of two teacher resource books: Math and Literature (K–3), Book Two (Math Solutions Publications, 1995) and Teaching Arithmetic: Lessons for First Grade (Math Solutions Publications, 2001). She is a workshop leader and a speaker at state and national math conferences, and she is currently a mathematics specialist in Spring Independent School District in the Houston, Texas area. Stephanie has written for Creative Classroom and Instructor magazines.
| stephsheff@aol.com |
 | | Lu Ann | Math Solutions | Lu Ann is currently an education specialist for Math Solutions Professional Development. She designs and provides K–8 professional development for district-level administrators, school-based math leadership teams, and teachers across the country. An educator for 30 years, LuAnn taught middle-school mathematics for 15 years. She was the PreK–12 mathematics program coordinator for the North East Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas where she was responsible for leading administrators and district and school instructional specialists in promoting, supporting and monitoring the implementation of standards-based education. Lu Ann lives in San Antonio, Texas. | lweynand@mathsolutions.com |