Catherine Fosnot

Cathy Fosnot is Professor Emerita of Childhood Education, CCNY and the City University of New York, where she was the founding director of Mathematics in the City, an internationally-recognized center for math professional development, K-8. She has authored, edited, and/or co-authored numerous books on mathematics education, among them, Making Moments Matter: Conferring with Young Mathematicians at Work (New Perspectives, available through Amazon.com), Models of Intervention in Mathematics Education: Reweaving the Tapestry (NCTM and Pearson), Young Mathematicians at Work (a series of 4 books on numeracy and algebra published by Heinemann in the U.S. and distributed in Canada by Pearson), Learning to Support Young Mathematicians at Work (Heinemann), A Parent’s Guide to Math Education in Today’s Schools (New Perspectives, available through Amazon.com), Reconstructing Math Education (Teachers College Press), Constructivism: Theory, Perspectives and Practice (Teachers College Press) and Enquiring Teachers, Enquiring Learners (Teachers College Press.) Cathy is also the author of the widely-recognized k-6 math series, Contexts for Learning Mathematics, including 10 illustrated children’s books. Cathy currently is the CEO and President of New Perspectives on Learning, a company devoted to the production of state of the art materials for the 21st Century. In 2015, Cathy expanded the work to incorporate the use of digital technologies for personalized professional support, and formative assessment, with the addition of two new companies: New Perspectives Assessment and New Perspectives Online. Early in her career, Cathy was the recipient of the Young Scholar Award from the Association for Educational Communication and Technology for her writing on technology and education. The American Educational Research Association/ Special Interest Group on Constructivism, has twice awarded her their “significant contribution” award, and in 2005 she received the Teacher of the Year award from CCNY. She has been an advisor to DreamBox Learning since its inception.