About | What The Math

our team

Peggy Golden, writer

Peggy started her teaching career as an assistant in a Montessori Kindergarten. She went on to teach Kindergarten through eighth grade as a classroom and special education teacher. She later taught math methods at the university level, and she was a New York State Math Mentor. Peggy has contributed to Dimensions Math, EngageNY and Eureka Math as a writer. She continues to work in school settings across the country.

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Tricia Salerno, writer

Tricia has taught math in preschool through eighth grade. In 2006, Tricia was invited to join a cohort of U.S. math teachers that traveled to Singapore to be trained in Singapore math methods. In 2007, Tricia found SMARTTraining, a math education consulting company. She has contributed to EngageNY, Dimensions Math and Math Springs as a writer and editor.

Emma Tipping, illustrator

All the illustrations and math graphics were created by Emma Tipping, Emma has worked as a professional artist for over 15 years and specializes in creating art for kids and families. As a parent of three who is constantly confused by her kids' math homework, Emma loved learning how to help her kids in math while working on this project.

Why we wrote this book

As experienced math educators, we noticed that many people are struggling to understand how math is being taught in K - 5 classrooms today. We knew we could help!