Team

April is a mathematics professor at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona, where she has taught for over 26 years. April’s passion for engaging students in active learning in mathematics, developing their conceptual understanding and sense-making abilities, and elevating the joy of learning mathematics shines through in all her work. April’s passion for teaching and love of mathematics is a perfect combination when working closely with mathematics teachers, leaders, and administrators at all levels. She is a 2023-24 recipient of The League for Innovation in the Community College League Excellence Award for her leadership and instruction in mathematics education. April’s research background in mathematics education, coupled with her passion for teaching and learning, has prompted her to engage in various leadership roles in national organizations, such as the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). April currently serves as the Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded Teaching for Prowess project, which is focused on Building Thinking Classrooms and active learning in the first two years of college mathematics. April also co-led the writing of the Classroom Practices chapter of the 2017 MAA Instructional Practices Guide and served on the steering committee for the 2018 AMATYC IMPACT guide, both of which aimed to elevate active learning in mathematics in higher education.

Scott is an award-winning mathematics professor who strives to help students develop mathematical reasoning and persistent problem solving as they work to make sense of big mathematical ideas. He structures the classroom environment so that students are afforded the opportunity to actively make sense of mathematics and he strives to develop enthusiastic learners in the classroom. Scott currently teaches students at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Scott holds a B.S. and M.A.T. in Mathematics Education from Northern Arizona University and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (emphasis on Mathematics Education) from Arizona State University. He tells his colleagues and himself that we need to stop teaching mathematics and start teaching students! Certainly, we will teach our students the beauty, wonder, and utility of mathematics, but we must realize that the positive relationships that we build with our students are most important! In 2017, Scott gave a keynote address at the opening session of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges which led to a TEDx Talk called “Is it 1957 or 2017?