Bloggers

Dr. Maria Droujkova is a curriculum developer and mathematics education consultant. Maria brings together leaders in mathematics education, researchers, developers, parents and teachers for projects and discussions of family mathematics, early algebra, individualized instruction, math games and math clubs.

Yelena McManaman is a blogger, education consultant and developer, focusing on young children. Yelena homeschools her son and organizes classes and events for kids. Online, Yelena helps other parents collaborate around advanced math for young children. Yelena co-authored a Creative Commons, crowd-funded book “Moebius Noodles: Adventurous math for the playground crowd” that is coming out this year.

Malke Rosenfeld is a percussive dancer and teaching artist.  In her program Math in Your Feet percussive dance becomes the platform for a robust choreographic inquiry into mathematical thinking, practices and topics. In addition to her work with elementary students, Malke also effectively and enthusiastically shares her work with teachers who wish to add movement as a learning tool in their own classrooms.  As editor of ALT/space, an active, international online writing project of the Teaching Artist Journal, she curates stories of practice from those working at the crossroads of art and learning.  In her personal blog, The Map is Not the Territory Malke documents and shares her personal journey toward a deeper understanding of mathematics and how to teach it; this inquiry often overlaps with the adventures she has while homeschooling her seven-year-old daughter.