About the Instructor – Andy Malbouef

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Andy Malbouef is an experienced secondary math educator. With more than 32 years of math teaching experience at the secondary level, Andy knows what works and what doesn't. An enthusiastic and engaging presenter, Andy is passionate about exploring new ways to help students conceptualize mathematical concepts, and believes technology opens doors to new possibilities. Andy is the author of Strengthening Your Students' MATH Learning and Engagement with DESMOS CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES (Grades 6-12), the extensive digital resource handbook each participant will receive at the seminar. He is excited to help equip fellow math teachers with practical tools they can immediately employ in the secondary math classroom.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"This was one of the best PDs I've taken in a very long time. The seminar was filled with content very applicable to the courses I teach. I'm excited to begin planning lessons for my students."
– Suzanne Oster, Math Teacher

"Andy was very personable and excited to share the content with us. Highly informative seminar! I learned many new ways to be creative with online tasks with Desmos Classroom."
– Sarah Denning, Math Teacher

"I learned a lot! I had no idea how we could make a Desmos activity customized to our students. I will definitely be integrating Desmos into my day-to-day math instruction!"
– Linnea Harding-Scudder, Math Teacher

"Andy was a warm and inviting instructor, very personal and encouraging! Extremely knowledgeable and helpful! Loved all the learning and hands-on practice! Absolutely fantastic day!"
– Gayle Webster, Special Ed Co-Teacher

"The information I learned today can be readily applied in the math classroom. Mr. Malbouef did a fantastic job presenting programming that I was unfamiliar with when I came into the seminar. I am leaving with many applicable tools to aid my classroom instruction and am very glad that I came."
– Sara Nold, Math Instructor

"Today was a great day of learning! Andy was supportive of all the varying levels of ability and kept class interesting for all attendees. I would highly recommend this seminar to any math teacher interested in learning more about Desmos."
– Nicole Sturgeon, Math Teacher

"I felt pretty confident in my understanding of Desmos Classroom. This seminar added so many new ideas to use and ways to make Desmos do more. I can't wait to try all these new things with my students. Great seminar!"
– Kurt Sheperd, Math Intervention Specialist

"This is probably the best BER seminar I've ever attended. Andy was incredibly professional and extremely knowledgeable. He made this tech-weary teacher feel like creating Desmos activities was something I could actually do! I highly recommend this session to anyone wanting to learn more about this platform."
– Melisa Connors, Math Teacher