'A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity' | Demystifying Dyscalculia | Ask The Experts

On this episode of "A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity," our our panel of national experts shares strategies that add up to math achievement for students with dyscalculia.

Jodi Livingston is a mathematics instructor at Beacon College in Leesburg, Florida, which is America’s first accredited baccalaureate institution dedicated to educating neurodivergent students with learning and attention issues. Before Beacon, she served as a math teacher at several high schools and as a mathematics textbook editor at Harcourt School Publishers.

Kristin Gray is a nationally board-certified math educator and executive director of Math Suite at Amplify, a company that creates K–12 core and supplemental curriculum, assessment, and intervention programs. Before that, Gray served as director of K-5 curriculum and professional learning at Illustrative Mathematics. She received the 2014 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching and developed math content as a Teaching Channel Laureate.

Judy Hornigold is an international educator and the co-founder of the British Dyscalculia Foundation. In addition to developing inclusive mathematics curriculum, she focuses on training teachers on how best to support students with numeracy difficulties. In the past year, she co-founded an ed-tech company called Everybody Counts, an award-winning math curriculum and teacher training program that engages kids of all backgrounds and abilities through a digital platform.