Many WELS schools are now wondering what curriculum choices should be made for their school after Saxon math. This sectional will take an in-depth look into a few philosophies that various math curricula take. It will also present a springboard of questions, answers, and specific curricula to look at with your faculty as we look at some various ways to serve your students and their needs.

Dr. James Carlovsky graduated from Martin Luther College in 2002 with an elementary and secondary degree in Math. He is married to Kathryn Knickelbein and they are blessed with five children, aged 10-19. In 2010, he received his Master of Science in Education from Martin Luther College with an Instruction emphasis. He completed his Ph.D. in Math Education from the University of Minnesota in 2019, where his study was particularly interested in moments of student thinking in the classroom.

James gained teaching experience from his years as a principal and upper-grade teacher at St. John's, Sparta, to serving as the Curriculum Coordinator, math instructor, and coach at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School in Jackson, WI. He currently serves at MLC as a professor of Mathematics and Instructional Technology. He is an MN-licensed elementary and middle school math teacher. James feels that education begins with relationships within the classroom between instructors, students, and our Savior. He has a love for expert teaching that he prays is contagious to his students-in-training. He feels that math needs to be experienced and explored.