Name: Math for Every Learner: A Systems-Level Approach to Student and Teacher Empowerment
Start: 2025-10-20T14:00:00ZEDT
End: 2025-10-20T15:00:00ZEDT

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We’ve all heard the phrase “I’m not a math person.” We’ve studied it, offered reform around it, and acknowledged its costs. Yet, too often, conversations about barriers to math achievement stop at teacher messaging or student confidence; however, this is also a systems design issue. Materials matter. Policy alignment matters. Implementation matters.

This session will explore what it takes to rewire the whole ecosystem around becoming a “math person” and reimagine high-quality instructional materials so students are equipped with the skills they need to understand and excel in math.

Key Takeaways:

Understand how design, not just mindset, shapes math achievement.
Learn to connect curriculum, policy, and implementation for lasting impact.
Discover ways to support teachers and equip students to excel.

Julie Grove

Vice President of Product Management and Strategy for Mathematics, HMH

Julie Grove is the Vice President of Product Management and Strategy for Mathematics at HMH. With a background as a middle school math teacher in Harlem and over a decade in edtech, curriculum development, and product development she brings both classroom insight and market-driven, user-centric strategy to her work. Julie leads the strategy and vision for HMH’s core math programs, working at the intersection of pedagogy, policy, and innovation to ensure every student has access to high-quality math instruction.

Kunjan Narechania

CEO, Watershed Advisors

Kunjan Narechania is the CEO of Watershed Advisors, partnering with states nationwide to advance ambitious goals across early childhood, K–12, and workforce systems. Under her leadership, Watershed has expanded to a 35-person team working in more than 15 states to design and implement policies that improve outcomes for young people.

Previously, Narechania served as CEO of the Louisiana Recovery School District (RSD) and as Assistant State Superintendent of School Improvement at the Louisiana Department of Education. She led the reunification of New Orleans’ RSD with its local school system and helped the city achieve one of the nation’s highest rates of student growth. At LDE, she developed the SuperApp, an innovative tool aligning federal and state funds to support instructional priorities.

A former sixth-grade math and science teacher and Teach For America leader, Narechania has published with The 74 and the Fordham Institute. She lives in New Orleans and serves on the board of LiveOak Wilderness Camp.

Dr. Katey Arrington

Director of Systemic Transformation at the Charles A. Dana Center, University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Katey Arrington is the Director of Systemic Transformation at the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin. She is also the President of NCSM, the premier national mathematics education leadership organization. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, a Master of Arts in Mathematics Education, and a Doctorate in Educational Policy and Planning from the University of Texas at Austin. She has extensive experience in designing and implementing system-level transformation across K–16 and leveraging networks for initiating and scaling equitable solutions.

Chad Aldeman

Founder, Read Not Guess

Chad Aldeman is the Founder of Read Not Guess and an independent contractor working with leading organizations pursuing dramatic improvements in K-12 education. He researches and writes about school finance, the teacher labor market, and assessment and accountability policy. He has worked at the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, Bellwether Education, and the U.S. Department of Education. In addition to serving as the founding editor for TeacherPensions.org, Chad has published reports touching on state higher education accountability systems, the potential of improving high school accountability by incorporating outcomes data, the school choice process in New York City and Boston, teacher pensions, teacher and principal evaluations, teacher salary schedules, and teacher preparation. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, InsideHigherEd, Newsday, and the Des Moines Register. Chad holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of lowa and a master’s of public policy degree from the College of William and Mary.

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