Nell McAnelly has taught mathematics at the high school and university levels for more than 30 years. She also served as co-director of the Louisiana State University Cain Center for STEM Literacy, where she directed a number of high-profile projects requiring expertise in the design and implementation of standards-based professional development and curriculum instruction for K–12 teachers. Most recently, Nell was Great Minds’ project director for the New York State Mathematics Curriculum Development Project (EngageNY), now known as
Eureka Math.
The Science of Reading: What is prior knowledge and why is it important?
February 24, 2022
Dr. Hollis Scarborough’s Reading Rope famously shows us that reading is one of the most complex things that we do on a routine basis. Skilled reading...
How Can We Improve Science Learning Through Students’ Prior Knowledge?
February 11, 2022
For too long, K–12 science education has been less of an instructional priority than English language arts and math, especially in the early grades....
