About the Instructor – Amy Stark

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Amy Stark is a National Board Certified Teacher, author and national seminar leader. She has designed this seminar specifically for kindergarten to fifth grade teachers who want to learn new, innovative, fresh teaching strategies to enhance and strengthen their guided math instruction and to meet the new Common Core Math Standards. Amy is the author of Using Guided Math to Help Students Meet and Exceed the Common Core Math Standards (Grades K-5), the resource handbook each participant will receive at her seminar.

You’ll return to your own classroom with a wealth of valuable resources, ideas and activities to make learning fun and help your students be more successful. Amy’s seminars are fast-paced and full of practical, classroom-proven ideas that are easy to implement and easy on the budget. Join Amy for a day filled with innovative, practical strategies to motivate and improve the learning and achievement of all your grades K-5 students.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

“Fast-paced with tons of information that will enhance our current guided math program. Amy Stark is very knowledgeable in answering questions, I highly recommend her seminar!”
- Kati McClurg, Kindergarten Teacher

“I really like the variations of academic games; my students can play tomorrow!”
- Jennifer Mancini, Instructional Coach

“Amy presents fantastic suggestions with countless ideas that can be immediately implemented in the classroom!”
- Maura Shanoha, 2nd-3rd Grade Resource Teacher

“Fun academic games and activities! Lots of examples on how to organize and schedule guided math groups.”
- Tracy Bufler, Instructional Coach

“Amy did a super job presenting the content. It was nice to see the activities and student samples in person.”
- Angie Olson, 2nd Grade Teacher

“Outstanding presentation jam-packed with a wealth of examples to use immediately. I like how Amy used common childhood games with math concepts.”
- Linda Ryzner, Curriculum Team Leader

“I appreciate the organization of materials. I am so glad to leave with a better understanding of guided math philosophy and so many ideas that I can use tomorrow.”
- Charissa Considine, 2nd Grade Teacher

“Very practical resources that take little time and money.”
- Cristina Mitchell, 2nd Grade Teacher

“Great information! I learned a lot and now I want to start a math workshop ASAP!”
- Julie Zingg, 2nd Grade Teacher

“Amy is an excellent and knowledgeable presenter. She provides a lot of great examples and ideas to incorporate in guided math. I am very excited to start this technique in my classroom! She keeps everyone interested and gives many great tips to keep students interested.”
- Kate Mansfield, 2nd Grade Teacher

“Fabulous job providing organization for guided math centers. I plan to use all the content that was shared today.”
- Ginnie Cunningham, 1st Grade Teacher
“Amy offers multiple ideas for younger and advanced learners. Her resource handbook even included a matrix game organizer; I am walking away with math activities that I can use immediately!”
- Mary Lauinger, Junior Kindergarten Teacher