Piece of Pi Consulting
“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change." - Stephen Hawking
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Critical thinking, flexibility, and communication skills are essential to meet the demands of the 21st century! Providing students with opportunities to problem solve, engage in rich discourse, collaborate with peers, and reflect on learning is at the core mathematics instruction. Let's put thinking back into learning.
About Me - Carrie Orgera
Experience
- Lifelong Learner - Educator for over 25 years, and mother of three.
- Currently - Elementary Math Coordinator in Scarsdale
- Provide PD, training, and support for the roll out of a Reveal Math curriculum in Scarsdale
- NYS and NYC certified teacher - Common Branches.
- Master of Science in Elementary Education, Summa Cum Laude, Hunter College.
- 30 post graduate credits in the development of elementary mathematics.
- NYC public schools 4th - 6th grade teacher, grade and math leader in elementary and middle school.
- Founder of Piece of Pi Consulting, LLC.
- Senior Education Consultant for Metamorphosis TLC providing professional development and for teachers in K-7 mathematics in NYC, Scarsdale, & North Salem, and New Jersey.
- Content and Pedagogy workshop development and facilitation.
- Mentor Coach at Metamorphosis TLC.
- Presenter NCTM Annual Exposition 2018 & 2019 on Math Coaching.
- Extensive knowledge of the Next Generation and Common Core Math Content and Practice Standards.
- Knowledge and training in Reveal MATH, Investigations, Engage NY, Math in Focus, enVision Math, and Singapore Math.
- Deep understanding of Cathy Fosnot’s Contexts for Learning and Landscape of Learning (developmental learning trajectory for mathematics – big ideas, strategies, models).
- Senior Education Consultant for Metamorphosis TLC providing professional development and for teachers in K-7 mathematics in NYC, Scarsdale, & North Salem
- Preferred Professional Development vendor for PNW BOCES serving Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland.
- Assist with the implementation of a Math Pilot for multiple curricula..
- Lead Professional Learning Community using aspects of Lesson Study (publicly plan, teach, debrief)
- Facilitate Project Based Learning PODS and Group /Private enrichment, tutoring and math clubs
Currently...
Lively Minds: Distinctions between academic versus intellectual goals for young children
Current "Math Crush" Reading
Pi of Life - The Hidden Happiness of Mathematics
By Sunil Sing
Is the most important language in the universe also capable of making us happy in simple and profound ways? Can we really weave the foundations of lifelong joy—humility, gratitude, connection, etc.—through the apparent complexity of numbers? Have we oversold the practicality of mathematics, while ignoring its larger and more human purposes—happiness?
In Pi of Life: The Hidden Happiness of Mathematics, Sunil Singh takes the readers on a unique adventure, discovering that all the elements that are essential for lifelong happiness are deeply intertwined with the magic of mathematics. Blending classic wisdom with over 100 pop culture references—music, television and film—Singh whimsically switches the lens in this book from the traditional society teaching math to a new and bold math teaching society. Written with charming buoyancy and intimacy, he takes us on an emotional and surprising journey through the deepest goldmine of mathematics—our personal happiness.