Presented by Nigel Nisbet, Former Math Coach, Current Vice President, Content Creation, MIND Research Institute; and Kathleen L. Gallagher, Ph.D., Principal, Baker Elementary School (CA)

Sponsored by ST Math, Created by MIND Research Institute

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How can administrators empower all students to be confident authors of their own learning? View this edWebinar to learn how a science-driven approach to intentionally scaffolding language in mathematics is highly effective for students, especially emerging bilingual students. Hear from a district administrator’s perspective on how their shift to teachers as facilitators of academic discourse empowers students as the doers, thinkers, and owners of their learning.

This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK-8 school and district leaders, education technology leaders, and math leaders and coaches.

About the Presenters

Nigel Nisbet is the vice president of content creation at MIND Research Institute and leads a team of content specialists in building engaging, interactive and completely visual games that teach all students how math really works. He came to MIND after working as a mathematics specialist for Los Angeles Unified School District where he designed and delivered professional development programs and implemented the transition to Response to Intervention (RTI) programming. Prior to joining LAUSD, he taught mathematics, AP physics, and AP computer science at Van Nuys Senior High.

Dr. Kathleen L. Gallagher has been an educator since 1986. She has taught all grades, kindergarten through Grade 8, as well as graduate courses in the Leadership Program at the University of San Diego. She received her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from UCSD in 1990, and her Ph.D. from USD in 2013. Her research focuses on student engagement and instructional quality. She was awarded The Most Outstanding Dissertation from the American Educational Research Association in 2014. Her writing has been published by the National Writing Project, the Journal of Contemporary School Psychology, the National Staff Development Council, and Math Solutions Publications. She is currently serving as Principal of Baker Elementary School in San Diego.

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ST Math® is a PreK-8 visual instructional program that leverages the brain’s innate spatial-temporal reasoning ability to solve mathematical problems. The program’s unique, patented approach provides students with equitable access to learning through challenging puzzles, non-routine problem solving, and informative feedback. ST Math was created by MIND Research Institute, a neuroscience and education social impact organization dedicated to ensuring that all students are mathematically equipped to solve the world’s most challenging problems.