About Us

Janet Stramel is a Professor of Teacher Education and Edna Shutts Williams Endowed Chair at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. She teaches Elementary Mathematics Methods to preservice teachers, and is the Co-PI on two NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships. Dr. Stramel has served as a mathematics consultant for professional development to school districts in Kansas, and has presented at numerous conferences on teaching elementary mathematics with a conceptual understanding.

Email: jkstramel@fhsu.edu

Kristina Wambold is the Digital Learning Coach for ESD 112, and is a Google for Education Certified Trainer and Certified Adobe Education Trainer. She specializes in providing professional development to educators on STEM practices, Computer Science Integration, Project Based Learning and emerging and engaging technologies effectively in the classroom.

Email: Kristina.wambold@esd112.org

Toni Stith, Senior Manager of STEM Professional Learning at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh (PA) provides professional development to teachers and educational leaders in STEM education. She trains them to evaluate and improve their STEM education programs utilizing the Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway. She helps them to identify resources that will help them reach their self-improvement goals through the use of STEMisphere. Throughout her teaching career, she served as a math instructional and data coach and as a middle-school math and science teacher. In 2008, she received the Milken National Educator Award and was a Fulbright Memorial Fellowship teacher-scholar for three weeks in Japan. She is actively involved in the 100kin10 network and served as Research Scout for the Foundational Math Communities in the Spring, 2021.

Email: tonistith@gmail.com

Frederick Uy, a former Professor of Mathematics Education at Cal State LA and a K-12 mathematics teacher, serves both as a Director in the Department of Educator Preparation and Public School Programs and Co-Director for the Center for the Advancement of Instruction in Quantitative Reasoning. He now is responsible for overseeing and increasing the capacity of the department to provide leadership and support to the educator preparation programs on campuses across the CSU. He has contributed to CSU initiatives in secondary school teacher mathematics preparation as a mathematics trainer and as a leader in the CSU MTE-P. Dr. Uy also has served as a mathematics consultant for school districts and publishers and has conducted numerous professional development workshops in topics like mathematics pedagogy, teaching mathematics to ELs, assessments, arts integration, and bilingual education.

Email: fuy@calstate.edu

Cayla is the Managing Director of Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education at Teach For America. Her work focuses on the direction of TFA’s Pre-Service and early career teacher training and support across the nation. Previous to this role, Cayla taught Head Start Pre-K in and around Chicago. She holds a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education from Indiana University and a Master’s in Education from Johns Hopkins University.

Email: Cayla.CalfeePoore@teachforamerica.org

Jenny Hicks, Ph.D., Director of K-12 STEM Engagement, Purdue University, Email: hicks12@purdue.edu