I'm a veteran HS math teacher  and Desmos Fellow with 32 years experience in the classroom.  The first half of my career was spent teaching the way I learned it:  providing lectures for 75% of the class period, monitoring some student practice problems, then assigning homework from a textbook or worksheet.  I realized later that this process produced students who would mimic my procedures, and reproduce on assessments ONLY if the problems were very similar.  And, after a few days or months, that memorization was lost.  Deep-seated conceptualization was never there. When I finally realized that I needed to engage students differently, student learning grew.  Students who PARTICIPATE in mathematics by exploring, collaborating, and discussing with each other become THINKERS, not just mimickers.  I've seen a lot of advances in technology, and I believe that Desmos is the game-changer that can transform our classrooms into engaging and interactive places of learning.

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I've transitioned into teacher training, and specialize in helping teachers in all facets of the free Desmos platform.  In the past three years, I've led 150 workshops and training sessions in multiple states, and look forward to continuing to promote student engagement and interaction with this fabulous platform.  I'm also training teachers in the Amplify Desmos Math curriculum as an Amplify Professional Learning Specialist.