Hope Martin is a dynamic mathematics teacher, with over 30 years of experience in the elementary and middle school classroom. She is currently writing, teaching, and facilitating workshops across the country.

Hope was the Illinois state recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching two consecutive years and a finalist for the Golden Apple Award in both 1989 and 1990. She has presented at numerous state and national mathematics conferences, speaking on topics that advocate an active, interdisciplinary approach to education.

Hope has authored thirteen books including 730 Warm-Ups, What Year am I: A Warm-Up a Day, Multiple Intelligences in the Mathematics Classroom, Integrating Mathematics Across the Curriculum, and the Math in the Real World Series. Her ideas have been published in various National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' publications, including Dealing with Data and Chance and the Arithmetic Teacher. She is currently revising and updating books of warm-ups and mulitple intelligences in the mathematics classroom. Hope's books are now available for schools and teachers.

Hope's workshops are easy-going and informative. All of the activities she uses have been tested in her own classroom so she knows how effective they are with young adults. She invites you to join her for an exciting and invigorating two days!