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Crystal May

Crystal spent 25 years working in public schools as an elementary teacher and instructional coach. She now supports districts in the Midwest as an Implementation Leader with Great Minds.

Crystal May

Setting the Pace in California Classrooms

December 1, 2025

The consistent and easy-to-use materials in Eureka Math² California® were made with pacing in mind. Each grade level in Eureka Math² California has...

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Helping Students Read Entire Books

December 1, 2025

Why does it matter that students read an entire book instead of hopping from one short passage to the next? In this episode, Doug Lemov, Colleen...

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Achievement Descriptors and Student Understanding in California

December 1, 2025

You’ve heard it before: Mastery builds over time. But what does that look like? Eureka Math² California Achievement Descriptors (ADs) detail how...

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Data Science: The Importance of Incorporating Data into Everyday Instruction in California Classrooms

November 25, 2025

Every second, Google processes about 99,000 searches, which is a testament to the amount of data right at our fingertips (Flensted 2024). The amount...