With more than 30 years of classroom experience in elementary, middle, high and college, Mary Altieri brings and understanding of the real world of the classroom to her presentations.

Mary won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching in 1993. She is known nationally as a speaker and workshop presenter for NCTM. She is active with her state and regional math associations as well, serving as conference coordinator and program chairperson for several meetings.

Mary has worked in the past for publishers of elementary textbooks successfully getting some of her time-tested ideas into the hands of students and teachers all over the country. She is also currently writing for another major publisher to continue in this effort.

Mary’s workshops are interesting, fun and activity-packed. Teachers never leave without something practical to use in their classrooms on the day, along with the necessary management tips to keep classrooms under control! While her recollections of classroom anecdotes pepper her easygoing delivery, it does not go unnoticed that each story has a message. Mary has used her years in the classroom to good advantage. She regularly took the golden opportunity to learn from her students.