Hi! My name is Brittany and I taught for 17 years – all of them in 6th grade. I think I know 12 year old students pretty well. During my time in the classroom, I loved history, geography, and math most of all, but I’ve taught every subject under the sun. I love to make things hands-on and thus I often incorporate interactive notebook techniques into a lot of what I do. Getting kids to interact with and think about the material in their own way is my ultimate goal.

I began my teaching career as a high school basketball coach. I loved the daily interaction with my players, but my true satisfaction came from pushing them to their physical limits and then seeing the results of their efforts benefit them during competitions. Though I no longer coach, I enjoy that same satisfaction in the classroom. Just like when coaching, I can’t show my kids a couple of examples from their text book and expect them to master new skills. They need lots of repetitions, but repetition is boring. So, I create fun classroom activities – whole group Bingo games, Boom cards and Google Forms Quizzes, Worksheets with Riddles, and holiday mystery games that all include our learning standards. Kids love playing, and through ‘play’ they can master anything I throw at them! My favorite question that I hear from my students on a regular basis is: “Can we do this again tomorrow?”

Hi, I’m Jennifer Smith Jochen. I help teachers by developing interactive and engaging math activities and lessons that can be used in all classrooms for any learner! As a consultant, I also provide Professional Development to train teachers in the benefits of interactive notebooks, Math Workshop and other interactive learning methods.

I have taught special education for over 20 years. I currently teach 3rd-5th grade students with a variety of abilities. My goal is to create products that help students bridge the gap from their learning disability to their grade level. All students can learn, but we have to find the ways in which they learn.

Mrs. Balius is a teacher from Houston Texas who has taught grades 1-4. She loves teaching math and believes that everyone has the capability to learn math with the proper instruction.

Jewel Pastor loves creating fun STEM resources for busy teachers. She’s best known for her Bible STEM activities on Teachers Pay Teachers. She also creates digital escape rooms, unplugged coding activities, and science PowerPoints and flipbooks. When not absorbed in the latest thriller on Netflix, Jewel loves baking and spending time with her family. She lives in Australia with her husband and two young children.

Ellie spent 24 years in the upper elementary and middle school classrooms, teaching all subjects in elementary school and teaching math, ELA and science in middle school. Since retiring, she has worked in the elearning field, continues creating math resources for the classroom, blogs about math topics, and tutors to stay in touch with students. Her mission is to support teachers as they work to provide engaging, meaningful experiences for their students. She is the author of the course Fractions: From Foundations to Operations and runs the digital math activities site, Cognitive Cardio Math Activities.

Hi! I’m Karrie from Mrs. E Teaches Math. I love helping teachers to find engaging and relevant ways to help students learn.