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Nell McAnelly

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.

Nell McAnelly

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Student Engagement, Discourse, and Achievement Rise at Arizona Public Charter Network

Walk into a fourth grade classroom at Odyssey Preparatory Academyin Arizona, and you’re bound to hear a lot of students talking. But this isn't a bad...

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