About Your Instructor – Kate Degner

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Kate Degner is a highly experienced and current secondary mathematics educator. She has served as a grades 6-12 mathematics teacher, instructional coach, teacher mentor, and author. Kate has supported grades 6-12 mathematics teachers as a math coach and math instructional leader. She has authored dozens of articles related to best practices in mathematics education and was named the 2023 Robert Yager Outstanding STEM teacher of the year. Kate is also the author of BUILD THINKING CLASSROOMS: Increase Your Students' Engagement and Success in MATH (Grades 6-12), the extensive digital resource handbook you will receive at the seminar. A frequent presenter at state, regional and national conferences, Kate inspires mathematics educators with innovative, practical strategies and activities that are easy to incorporate and impactful.

Join Kate for a day full of practical ways you can build or enhance your own Thinking Classroom.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"I highly recommend this seminar. Kate was very knowledgable and she's given me things I can begin using tomorrow in class."
– Julie Frey, Math Teacher

"This seminar was very insightful and I am excited to try out these different methods in my own class. I'm intrigued with teaching my math students how to face struggles on their own and making this a skill they can regularly use."
– Michelle Macri, Special Education Math Teacher

"This was a great seminar on a topic totally relevant to my practice. Kate was an effective and engaging presenter and I'm leaving with solid strategies. I would gladly attend another presentation by Kate in the future."
– Kristianna Clyatt, Math Teacher

"Extremely helpful and insightful seminar. Kate provided practical strategies for increasing student engagement and promoting deeper mathematical thinking."
– Victoria Rybalskiy, Teacher

"It was nice to hear from someone who has experience doing this in her math classroom. Kate's seminar was very helpful especially when I was getting to a place where I felt stuck."
– Lori Babel, Math Teacher