Let’s welcome Lisa Ginet to the Early Math Counts blogoverse.  Lisa comes to us from the Early Math Collaborative at the Erikson Institute where she has been an integral member for many years.  Her expertise comes from years in the early childhood classroom, and as an adjunct faculty member in Chicago.

Since 2009, Lisa Ginet has been a member of Erikson’s Early Math Collaborative, which is transforming the understanding, teaching and learning of early mathematics from the ground up. Before that, Lisa spent more than a quarter century as an educator in various roles: classroom teacher, child care provider, parent educator, home visitor, teacher trainer, and adjunct instructor. She has worked in diverse settings, from child care centers and elementary and middle schools to community colleges and private universities.

 

During her time working with Erikson’s Early Math Collaborative, Lisa has thought a lot about the essence of foundational math, engaging adults in enjoying and doing math, bringing to life children’s mathematical thinking, and authentic mathematical environments in early childhood classrooms. Lisa will reflect on the lessons she has learned and what they mean for those of us who want to help children love, understand and use math.

Sasha Fajerstein currently teaches mathematics at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. She previously taught at Nichols Middle School in Evanston, Illinois. Sasha received her Bachelors of Science in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. After graduating, she taught English in Costa Rica for a year before returning to the United States to teach math.

 

Sasha is passionate about trying new things in the classroom, and she works hard to integrate technology into her lessons. She recently piloted a new geometry textbook for High School students entirely on the iPad. She has presented at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference and the Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago.