Dr. Washington “Nino” Collado was born in the Dominican Republic, surrounded by educators, including his mother, María Tejada. In 1975, he immigrated to New York and began studying in New York City public schools in the 7th grade.
Known as the Lady Gaga of math education, Vanessa is the founder and director of The Math Guru, a super cool boutique math & science tutoring studio in Toronto that's changing stereotypes about what math education looks like. She is also the host of the Math Therapy podcast, author of the Math Hacks Scholastic book series, and lead singer/keytarist for rock band Goodnight Sunrise. She has her Bachelor of Commerce, Teaching Degree, and Masters of Math Education.
Hollins Mills is an early childhood educator in Charlottesville, Virginia. Over the last twenty years she has worked in a variety of roles; classroom teacher, instructional coach, interventionist. Her passion is early childhood with an emphasis on creating classroom cultures where students have a clear sense of agency.
Tim Donohue is a passionate educator and lifelong learner who lives for those “aha” moments when a student's eyes light up with understanding. A grammarian at heart and a lover of all things language, Tim is passionate about empowering students to use language and writing as tools for self-discovery and critical thinking.
Dr. Linelle Brunson is a professional educator with a focus on professional development, leadership development, and culturally responsive teaching. She has worked as a Professional Learning Coordinator, district academic coach, state trainer in K-12 mathematics, Assessment Reviewer for State EOY Assessments, and Curriculum Writer.
Emily Brokaw is a Campus Coordinator in Dallas, Texas where she leads her campus's work with Assessment for Learning and helps to create the conditions for all students to become lifelong learners! Prior to this role, she was a High School Social Studies teacher for six years.
Kim West MA, is a full-time Corwin faculty member. Previously, she was the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator at Kramer Elementary in the Dallas Independent School District for 8 years.
Maggie Fallon is a high school math teacher at Health Sciences High and Middle College in San Diego, California. She holds a secondary math credential and a Master’s degree in Math for Secondary Teachers. She regularly serves as a guide teacher for teacher candidates and she is currently working towards her National Board Certification.
Glenn is president of History Tech Consulting, providing professional learning opportunities, curriculum coaching, and assessment support for teachers, schools, and districts across the Midwest and the country.