Math

Helping students at all levels of mathematical proficiency catch up and keep up.
Rethinking the visual presentation of scientifically-proven math curriculum.
Helping students become independent mathematical thinkers.
Developing software that gets young students excited about learning math.
Blending instruction and technology to help students become stronger and more confident with math.

Literacy

Helping all students read at or beyond developmental expectations.
Comprehensive support and engaging strategies to enhance foundational early literacy skills.
Developing language acquisition skills through commonly-used idioms and expressions.
Helping students become more proficient readers through differentiated small–group instruction.
Teaching students to recognize and identify elements of music.
Nurturing a lifelong love of reading.
Using data to individualize and differentiate reading instruction.

History

250 inspirational stories of African American achievement preserved for generations to come.
Exploring the role of music in America’s cultural heritage.
Teaching the culture and traditions of Texas in Benchmark Education's Spot On Social Studies series.
Working to make classrooms—and the world—unsafe for bigotry and intolerance.
Using the “People’s Document” to inspire and empower students to participate in civic life—and VOTE!

Health

Improving the employee healthcare experience while decreasing costs for employers.
Bringing new solutions and medications to patients in need.
Creating quality oral healthcare products — since 1873.
Using data, technology and creativity to build brands.
Introducing a cure for yeast infections that’s easier to swallow.
Teaching Florida students about the dangers of tobacco use.
Looney Tunes characters help families pick more nutritious food for their children.
Developing a visual identity system for a premium tea brand.

User Experience

Upgrading the user experience of rural broadband consumers.
Improving an online authoring tool used to create customized marketing materials.
Using the Japanese origins of Agile methodology to empower employees.
Expanding career pathways for students from historically underrepresented communities.
Teaching the basics of creating user-friendly interfaces.
Learning how and why to design for people with less than perfect vision.
An accessible, effective framework for reading instruction.

STEM Careers

Teaching the data science skills that employers value most.
Building intensive digital learning experiences using the Canvas LMS platform.
Preparing students for financial technology careers.
Learning how to protect systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks.
Teaching students to define the why, when, and what of product development.
Learning software development life cycle methodologies.
Making STEM-related careers accessible and engaging for students.

Finance

Delivering real-time financial market coverage and analysis.
Delivering tactical and strategic portfolio guidance and goals-based advice.
Teaching financial literacy to college-bound students through a scholarship contest.
The Pet Card could be Chase's most popular credit card.

How do you help math students catch up and keep up?

Do The Math is an intervention program that gives students who have fallen behind the chance to catch up and keep up. Created by Marilyn Burns and Scholastic, the program was created specifically for those students who struggle in math and need more than what the teacher can provide in the context of regular math instruction.

I was responsible for the design and production of all components for thirteen modules of instruction.

Teacher BookcaseTeaching GuideStudent WorkspaceManipulativesOnline Assessment

Teacher Bookcase

Modules

Do The Math teaching materials and professional resources are stored in Teacher Bookcases for easy access.

Each bookcase is organized into thirteen scaffolded modules that focus on Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, and Fractions.

The modular design gives the program the flexibility to span multiple grade levels.

Do The Math Bookcases

Teaching Guide

Classroom Instruction

The Teacher Guide is the primary teaching resource for Do The Math.

Each book provides preparation, step-by-step instruction for each lesson, and information about how to use the other materials in the program.

Do The Math Teacher's Guide Multiplication pages 2-3
Do The Math Teacher's Guide Multiplication pages 6-7
Do The Math Teacher's Guide Multiplication pages 8-9

Student Workspace

Classroom Instruction

WorkSpace pages are designed to support students’ transition to independent work and to help teachers monitor students’ progress.

Do The Math Student Workspace Multiplication pages 2-3
Do The Math Student Workspace Multiplication pages 4-5
Do The Math Student Workspace Multiplication pages 6-7

Manipulatives

Demonstration Materials

Also known as math manipulatives, demonstration materials needed for instruction in the lessons are provided in mesh bags for convenient storage and access.

I collaborated with the marketing and manufacturing teams to design and produce manipulatives for all thirteen modules of instruction.

Do The Math Teacher Demonstration Materials

Online Assessment

mSkills

Do The Math features an online assessment tool (mSkills) that monitors student progress and assesses mastery of key, standards-aligned skills and concepts taught during whole-class and group instruction.

I was responsible for:

  • content organization and digital asset management of technical art
  • creating templates to facilitate production by organizing math content by problem type

Collaborating with editors and engineers, we were able to streamline workflow using a proprietary online Problem Authoring Tool (PAT).

mSkills Log In Screen
mSkills Multiplication Problem
mSkills Addition Problem
mSkills Division Problem
mSkills Fraction Problem
mSkills Quit Pop Up