Team – Make Math Moments

The lessons, podcasts, webinars, and courses that help you Make Math Moments wouldn’t be possible without the efforts of this great team!

Meet The Team!

Kyle Pearce

Founder & Lead Curiosity Instigator

Kyle always felt like he was “good at math” until he realized that he was good at memorizing! Since then he’s been on a quest to re-learn mathematics concepts that he could only regurgitate steps and procedures for. As the Lead Curiosity Instigator here at Make Math Moments, he dedicates his efforts to spark curiosity and fuel sense-making in the students and educators he works with as the K-12 Mathematics Consultant for his school district.

Favourite Task

Shot Put

Super Powers

Task Creation
Leading PD Sessions
Elementary Math Progressions

Jon Orr

Founder & Lead Struggle Coordinator

Jon is a practicing high school math teacher who draws on his experience sparking curiosity and fuelling sense making with his students to ignite the moves of the teachers in his circle of influence at Make Math Moments. His passions lie in promoting productive struggle with his students and mathematics educators he learns with.

Favourite Task

Open Sesame

Super Powers

Operations
Leading PD Sessions
Secondary Math Progressions

Yvette Lehman

Curriculum Writer

Learning about the five mathematical proficiencies helped Yvette realize that math can be seen, opening her eyes and mind to visualize mathematics in an entirely new way. As a former struggling math student, a commitment to conceptually understanding elementary math concepts through models has ignited her passion for making connections and supporting student understanding.

Favourite Task

Scavenger Hunt

Super Powers

Elementary progressions
Conceptualized Learning
Writing

Jordan Rappaport

Curriculum Writer

Jordan’s passion for mathematics education was sparked once he had kids of his own, leading to a profound interest in teaching for understanding and the development of student thinking and reasoning. This is framed around the role playful mathematics has in uncovering a sense of wonder, belief and beauty. As an educator, his work is predicated on the belief that all learners have mathematical experiences that need to be honoured, and using these experiences will help to leverage new learning opportunities for all students.

Favourite Task

Donut Delight

Super Powers

Building Relationships
Knowledge Mobility
Math Progressions

Tania Ash

Tania is a middle school math teacher who also taught elementary mathematics for many years. Relearning some big mathematical ideas she hadn’t fully understood during her own math classes rekindled her love for the subject. Tania is committed to bringing curiosity, connection, creativity and community to math class – and sharing her passion with others.

Favourite Task

Whirlpool Aero Car

Super Powers

Nurturing mathematical mindsets
Fostering conceptual understanding
Writing

Lori Hogan

Curriculum Writer

Just when Lori thought that she had teaching math figured out, she began an exploration of mathematical models and the use of games which transformed her classroom. By fuelling sense-making through real-life contexts which leads to productive struggle, Lori supports students to better understand the why, not just the how. Her shift in assessment practices has also progressed the way she teaches by using student data to inform instruction. Lori continues her math journey from her coaching role, back to the junior classroom to reinforce the passion for math in the students.

Favourite Task

Voting Booth

Super Powers

Number Talks/Strings
Relationship Building
Assessment Practices

Asher Gittel

Curriculum Writer

Asher is a practicing K-5 math coach. He was a primary grade classroom teacher in Massachusetts and at International Schools in Ecuador and Japan for over 25 years. He is passionate about sparking student curiosity, how students communicate their mathematical thinking, and facilitating socially constructed understanding in classrooms.

Favourite Task

Snack Time

Super Powers

Elementary Math Progressions
Math Practices
Math Talks

Joris Gordula

Customer Happiness Consultant

Joris uses her past rocky relationship with mathematics to fuel her love for helping teachers Make Math Moments in their classrooms. As an anchor at Make Math Moments, Joris provides communication support to the thousands educators who use the resources at Make Math Moments every day.

Favourite Task

Scavenger Hunt

Super Powers

Organization
Communication
Educator Support

Asad Robin

Curriculum Writer

Mathematics is fun, but not always obvious when we teach without intentionally connecting the math to our surroundings through meaningful contexts. I love helping students to visualize complex mathematical concepts in an exciting, curious way so more students are able to enter into the problem-solving process.

Favourite Task

Bird Migration

Super Powers

Video Animation
Web Management
Multitasking

Chris Atkinson

Solutions Expert

Chris left a career in IT to pursue his passion for teaching. He currently divides his professional time between working as a department head of mathematics and running Student Info Solutions Inc., providing school data solutions and web support to the education sector.

Favourite Task

Jumping Frogs

Super Powers

PHP & SQL
Data Solutions
Customer Service

Ali Özbay

Production Editor

Ali’s memorable math moment around division in algebra class left scars on his belief about being a good math student. His involvment in the Make Math Moments team has helped him view mathematics learning in a new light!

Favourite Task

Shovelling The Driveway

Super Powers

Audio Production
Creativity
Music

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