January Virtual Meeting
Sean Nank
7 Steps to Find Joy and Purpose in Teaching Mathematic
Friday, March 7, 2025
7:00 PM

Sean is a dynamic math teacher, speaker, author and an amazing human. You won’t want to miss this evening event from the comfort of your own home. Or grab some of your favorite math educators and have a house party to listen in. 

Sean will share 7 Steps to Find Joy and Purpose in Teaching Mathematics. Here is a quick preview of his talk. Even the best teachers feel they aren’t doing enough. We allow our students to stumble and grow. We need to give ourselves this same grace. As teachers, we are pulled in many directions with new curricula, pedagogy, assessments, benchmarks, and a slew of expectations that can prevent us from being the best we can be. Let’s work through the 7 Ps of teaching so we can thrive!

Sean Nank, PhD, received the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Sean was a Distinguished Teacher in Residence and is an adjunct professor at California State University San Marcos, and a full professor at American College of Education. He has worked with the United States Department of Education, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science Foundation, California Department of Education, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, San Diego County Office of Education, and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. 

Sean served on the Board at the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) as the editor of their Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership (JMEL) and currently is an elected board member as the Regional Director. Sean was appointed as the NCTM MARC representative.  He was also appointed to represent the USA at the International Congress on Mathematical Education in Korea as the mathematics assessment expert. 

Sean has over 25 publications including four books and has presented over 125 times. He is humbled at the impact his ShadowCon presentation elicits from educators and parents alike, which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk61OxIct2s

Sean is a Solution Tree Associate, Facilitated for Illustrative Mathematics, has been a curriculum and professional development writer for multiple corporations including Amplify, LearnZillion, and Imagine Learning, and continues to privately consult. 

Sean completed two terms as President of the Greater San Diego Mathematics Council.  Sean has been the head of and special consultant for multiple major grants.

Sean’s current research includes creating equitable space for ALL student voices while integrating students’ passions into K-12 classrooms via empathetic storytelling, technology, curricula, Adaptive Pedagogies, and shifting strategies for math content and methods courses at the university level.For further information, visit www.SeanNank.com

Be sure to register for this event so that you can collect any needed Professional Development hours for Illinois recertification. You must attend this event .

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