Keynote
Greg Tang is the NY Times best-selling author of eight math picture books from Scholastic. His books are also available as Storia eBooks, and have been translated into Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean, Turkish and Hebrew. More than 1 million books have been sold worldwide. Greg’s Math Appeal was recently voted Best Non-Fiction eBook by teachers, joining Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hunger Games and Huckleberry Finn as Gold Medal winners.
In 2001, Greg’s first book, The Grapes of Math, spent 3 incredible weeks on the NY Times best-selling children’s book list. That same year, it won both Oppenheim Gold and Parent’s Guide Awards, was named Best Math Book by Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club, and was voted an IRA Teachers’ Choice the following year. Two of Greg’s other books also garnered Oppenheim Gold Awards, with Greg’s second book, Math For All Seasons, winning in 2002 and his math and art history book Math-terpieces, also a BookSense76 selection, winning in 2004.
Greg Tang is called the "math missionary" for the dedication and passion he has shown in sharing his love of math with students, teachers and parents. Since 2001, he has done over 2,400 conferences, workshops and author visits, taught more than 300,000 children and adults, and accumulated more than 1,000,000 frequent flier miles on three different airlines!
Today, Greg strives to provide the most effective, math professional development possible. Through his company Creative Smarts Inc, he offers one-day, two-day and three-day workshops, institutes and conferences in the U.S. and overseas.
For more information, visit www.gregtangmath.com/.
In 2001, Greg’s first book, The Grapes of Math, spent 3 incredible weeks on the NY Times best-selling children’s book list. That same year, it won both Oppenheim Gold and Parent’s Guide Awards, was named Best Math Book by Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club, and was voted an IRA Teachers’ Choice the following year. Two of Greg’s other books also garnered Oppenheim Gold Awards, with Greg’s second book, Math For All Seasons, winning in 2002 and his math and art history book Math-terpieces, also a BookSense76 selection, winning in 2004.
Greg Tang is called the "math missionary" for the dedication and passion he has shown in sharing his love of math with students, teachers and parents. Since 2001, he has done over 2,400 conferences, workshops and author visits, taught more than 300,000 children and adults, and accumulated more than 1,000,000 frequent flier miles on three different airlines!
Today, Greg strives to provide the most effective, math professional development possible. Through his company Creative Smarts Inc, he offers one-day, two-day and three-day workshops, institutes and conferences in the U.S. and overseas.
For more information, visit www.gregtangmath.com/.
Session Descriptions
Session Descriptions will be coordinated with the keynote speaker and will be sent to registered participants via email. Summit participants will be asked to select breakout sessions to attend on the day of the conference and seating will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Summit Overview
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 am P-16 Introduction and Welcome
9:00-12:00 pm Keynote: Greg Tang & collaborative activity
12:00-12:30 pm Lunch will be provided
12:45-1:30 pm Break-out session #1
1:40-2:25 pm Break-out session #2
2:30-3:15 pm Break-out session #3
3:15-3:30 Closing Remarks and certificates
8:30-9:00 am P-16 Introduction and Welcome
9:00-12:00 pm Keynote: Greg Tang & collaborative activity
12:00-12:30 pm Lunch will be provided
12:45-1:30 pm Break-out session #1
1:40-2:25 pm Break-out session #2
2:30-3:15 pm Break-out session #3
3:15-3:30 Closing Remarks and certificates