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Marilyn Burns is one of today's most highly respected mathematics educators. Over the course of 40 years, Marilyn has taught children, led inservice sessions, and written a variety of professional development publications for teachers and administrators. In 1984, Marilyn formed Math Solutions Professional Development, an organization dedicated to the improvement of math instruction in Grades K-8. Working with a highly qualified team of inservice leaders, Marilyn offered specialized courses to teachers and administrators nationwide. Soon after, Marilyn began writing and publishing to further support teachers, and provide districts with the resources they needed to implement in-depth and long-lasting change in their schools. Her most recent contributions include the Math, Literature, and Nonfiction series and the Lessons for Algebraic Thinking series. In 1996, Marilyn Burns received the Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award from the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics for her influence on mathematics education. The nominators took special note of Marilyn's humor and compassion, saying:
“Few professionals have touched and inspired so many math educators. She has taught us several important lessons. . . . We must treat teachers with respect, honesty, and a thoughtful vision. We must turn to student work to make sense of student understanding and achievement.”
In 1997, Marilyn received the Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education from the Association for Women in Mathematics. In collaboration with Scholastic in 2007, Marilyn developed Do The Math, a 12-module intervention program that focuses on Number and Operations. Do The Math targets addition and subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions.Marilyn continues to teach regularly in the classroom, finding the experience essential to developing and testing new ideas and materials. Also from Marilyn Burns:
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