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Presentations & Resources

2023-2024

International & National

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Annual Conference
Implementing a Framework for Assessing Equity in STEM Tasks in a Mathematics Specialist Content Course (February 3)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Virtual Conference
Technology Tools that give students VOICE (March 30)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Conference [invited]
Wills, T., Suh, J., Roscioli, K., Heffelbower, K., & Suh, J. (2023). Invited: Chat GPT: Harnessing the affordances for lesson planning, task design, and homework help. National council of teachers of mathematics annual conference. Washington, DC.
Wills, T. (2023). Happy little accidents: Using technology to give access to all students to examine purposeful mistakes. National council of teachers of mathematics annual conference. Washington, DC.

National Council of Mathematics Supervisors (NCSM) Annual Conference
Rawding, M., & Wills, T. (2023). Cultivating community, trust, connection and math joy. National council of mathematics supervisors annual conference. Washington, DC.
Suh, J., Kirschner, S., Roscioli, K., Vora, M., & Wills, T. (2023). Empowering teachers to recognize students' mathematical strengths to design powerful and engaging instruction. National council of mathematics supervisors annual meeting. Washington, DC.
Wills, T. (2023). Vertical Tasks. National council of mathematics supervisors annual meeting. Washington, DC.

Elementary Math Chat
Wills, T. (2023). Before and after patterns. Elementary math chat. Online.
Wills, T., & Rawding, M. (2023). Cultivating community, trust, connection and math joy. Elementary math chat. Online.

State & Regional

North Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NDCTM) Annual Conference [keynote]
Ah Ha Moments: Where do they come from? Where will they go?

Virginia Council of Mathematics Specialists [invited]
Wills, T. (2023). Cultivating community and trust as a coach. Virginia council of mathematics specialists. Culpeper, Virginia.

Prince William County Public Schools Mathematics Coaches Retreat [invited]
Wills, T. (2023). Cultivating community and trust as a coach. Prince William county public schools mathematics coaches retreat. Manassas, Virginia.

Valley of Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics [invited]
Wills, T. (2024). Google sheets for K-8 learners. Valley of Virginia council of teachers of mathematics. Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Crawford, D., Bombara, C., Brockman, R., & Wills, T. (2024). Virginia data literacy: K-5 edition. Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference. Williamsburg, Virginia.
Wills, T., Quirk, G., & Trincale, C. (2024). Understanding data in early childhood. Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference. Williamsburg, Virginia.
Wills, T. (2024). Data Journeys. Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference. Williamsburg, Virginia.

Awards

Wills, T. Co-Principal Investigator, (August 2024-August 2027). Collaborative Research: Framework for Integrating Technology for Equity (National Science Foundation. Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Award No. 2342624). George Mason University. Suh, J.M. Principal Investigator. Funded. $434,522.00

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
National Technology Leadership Initiative (NTLI) Award

Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (VCTM)
William C. Lowry Math Educator of the Year award

Podcasts & Shows

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Webinar
TMLT Journal Club Meeting - Discourse: Simple Moves that Work

2022

International & National

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Conference [invited]
Ignite - Mistakes (September 30)
Technology That Supports Collaboration, Exploration, and Problem Solving in Mathematics (September 29)
Corwin Book Talk - Teaching Math at a Distance (September 29)
Infinity Bar - Meet with Theresa Wills (September 30)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Conference
Engaging Teachers and Coaches with Learning Trajectories-based Curricular Resources to Build Asset based Instruction (September 29)

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Annual Conference
Implementing Rich Tasks and Math Discussions in Synchronous Online Classrooms (February 11)

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Virtual Conference
AMTE Virtual Institute (October 19)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Conference New Orleans
Reimagining Face-to-Face and Remote Instruction (February 4)
Infinity Bar - Meet with Theresa Wills (February 4)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Regional Conference Baltimore
Bridging for Math Strengths: From Formative Assessment to Routines, Tasks, and Games for K–8 Students (December 1)
Building on Early Elementary Students’ Strengths to Design Powerful and Engaging Instruction (November 29)
Leveraging Technology to Promote the Equitable Mathematics Practices (November 29)

North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) Annual Conference
Developing Asset-based instruction through learning trajectory-based curricular design (November 18)

State & Regional

Virginia Council of Mathematics Specialists (VACMS) Annual Conference
Vertical Mathematics Tasks (October 28)

SynchOn Conference
Coaching to Increase Voice and Choice in Online Synchronous Environments (June 10)

Mason Coaching Institute for Math and Literacy
Coaching for Math Strengths (April 30)

Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center
Getting more participation & discussion in concurrent learning (March 11)

Alberta Professional Development (ARPDC)
Purposeful Tech Tools for any style learning (K-2) (November 23)
Purposeful Tech Tools for any style learning (3-12) (November 24)
Communicating for all (3-12) (December 1)

School Divisions

Monroe Township (New Jersey)
Slow Reveal Graphs & Growing Tasks (January 21)
Secondary Math Routines (January 21)
5 Math Routines to Boost Student Engagement K-5 (January 21)

St. Ambrose Catholic School
Bridging for Math Strength using the Learning Trajectory Continuum (July 14)
Bridging for Math Strength (October 19)
Manipulatives & Mathigon (November 23)
Building on Early Elementary Students’ Strengths to Design Powerful and Engaging Instruction (December 7)

Service

Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (VCTM)
Conference Chair

2021

International & National

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Virtual Conference
Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (November 12)

Northwest Mathematics Annual Conference [invited]
Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (October 23)

Global Math Department
Teaching Math simultaneously to in-person and virtual students (June 1)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Conference
Roundtable - Teaching Math at a Distance (April 24)

CPM Annual Conference [keynote]
Keynote: Teaching Math at a Distance
Rich Mathematical Tasks with Virtual Representations (February 24)

Learning and the Brain Annual Conference [invited]
Teaching Math at a Distance (February 20)

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Annual Conference
Implementing Rich tasks and Math Discussions in Synchronous Online Classrooms (February 12)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Webinar [invited]
An Interactive Webinar with the Author of Teaching Math at a Distance (January 26)

State & Regional

Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York Schools Annual Conference
Teaching Math at a Distance - Reimagining Face-to-Face and Remote Instruction (November 6)

Greater Peace Teachers ATA Local #13 Fall Conference
Teaching Math at a Distance Grades 7-9 (October 25)
Teaching Math at a Distance Grades 10-12 (October 25)

Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association (MCATA) Annual Conference [invited]
Building relationships in math class: In-person and at a distance (October 22)

Virginia Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (VA-AMTE) Annual Conference
Rich tasks and discussions (October 2)

Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference
Virtual Tools for In-Person Learning (October 2)

Arkansas Department of Education Summit [invited]
Teaching Math at a Distance (June 23)

Illinois council of Teachers of Mathematics [invited]
Reimagining Face-to-Face and Remote Instruction (June 8)

Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics [featured speaker]
Teaching Math at a Distance: Reimagining Face-to-face and online teaching (April 17)

Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium (Canada)
Teaching Math at a Distance Grades 7-12 (April 15)
Teaching Math at a Distance Grades 4-6 (April 14)
Teaching Math at a Distance Grades K-3 (April 13)

Massachusetts TEC Connections Academy
3-12 Low Floor - High Ceiling Online Lessons (April 16)
Teaching Math at a Distance: Getting Student Voice in Collaborative Spaces (March 26)
K-2 Math Lessons for Technology and Measurement (April 9)

Northwest Regional Learning Consortium (Canada)
Own A Space - Giving Every Student a Voice (May 6)
Student Voice and Student Choice for the Math Advisory Team (March 15)

Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center
Student Voice & Student Choice for Consultants (March 12)

Delaware Council of Mathematics Leaders Annual Conference [invited]
Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (March 6)

Maine Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Book Study
Teaching Math at a Distance (March 4)

Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortium (Canada)
Secondary Math Routines & Structures for Increasing Student Voice (March 4)
Tips for Making the Most of Synchronous Online Professional Development (March 2)

Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Webinar
Math Routines for Secondary Teachers (March 2)

Maryland Mathematics Teacher Educators
Teaching Math Online to Increase Rigor and Student Voice (February 25)

Georgia Supervisors of Mathematics [invited]
Best Practices for Teaching Math at a Distance (January 29)

Region 4 Texas Annual Conference [keynote]
Keynote Address (January 23)
Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (January 23)

EPIC 21 [invited]
Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (January 18)

Illinois ROE/Professional Development
Interactive Experiences for Online Learning - Train the Trainers (January 15)

School Divisions

Hamilton Township School District (New Jersey)
Using the Gems of Virtual Learning in Face to Face Classrooms (September 2)

Frontier School Division, Northern Manitoba (Canada)
Routines & Structures for Student Voice Grades 9-12 (October 7)
Student Engagement in Mathematics Grades 5-8 (October 7)
Student Engagement in Mathematics Grades 1-4 (October 7)
Math Routines & High Leverage Coaching Moves (June 1)

Quincy Public Schools (Massachusetts)
Keeping the best…After COVID (6-12) (July 6)
Keeping the best…After COVID (K-2) (June 30)
Keeping the best…After COVID (3-5) (June 30)
Middle School Graphing on the Coordinate Plane Routine & Task (April 28)
Fractional Reasoning for Grades 3-5 (April 13)
Addition and Subtraction Fluency for Grades K-2 (April 15)

Elk Grove Unified School District (California)
Transitioning back to in-person & keeping the best from virtual grades K-2 (June 8, June 10)
Transitioning back to in-person & keeping the best from virtual grades 3-6 (May 20, June 3, June 8, June 10)
Student Voice in grades 3-6 (April 29, May 13)
Student Voice in grades TK-2 (April 22)
Routines for Concurrent Classrooms (March 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, April 1)
Formative Assessment for Concurrent Classrooms (March 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, April 1)

KATY Independent School District (Texas)
Student Engagement for grades K-1 (July 28)
Student Engagement for grades 2-3 (July 28)
Student Engagement for grades 4-5 (July 28)
Rich Tasks for Secondary Mathematics (July 22)
Math Routines for Secondary Mathematics(July 22)
Student Voice in Mathematics (K-1) (June 23)
Student Voice in Mathematics (2-5) (June 23)
Student Engagement in Mathematics (K-1) (June 22)
Student Engagement in Mathematics (2-3) (June 22)
Student Engagement in Mathematics (4-5) (June 22)
3-5 Measurement Topics for Coaches (February 26)
High School Mathematics Routines & Structures for Increasing Student Voice (February 26)
Junior High Mathematics Routines & Structures for increasing Student Voice(February 26)
K-2 Measurement Topics for Coaches (March 5)

Langston Hughes Middle School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Teaching in Concurrent Classrooms: Accountability & Collaboration (February 8)

George Mason University Webinar Series (Virginia)
Math Routines and Rich Tasks for Distance Learning (January 12)

Grand Valley State University (Michigan)
Mathematics Routines with Structure for Student Voice (January 12)

Podcasts & Shows

Build Math Minds Virtual Annual Math Summit [invited]
Teaching Math at a Distance: Routines that Foster Student Voice (August 30)
Panel Discussion (August 30)

Knowledgehook Math Leaders
Back to School (Recorded July 12)

Making Math Moments that Matter Podcast
Episode 131 (May 31)

Teaching Math Teaching Podcast
Episode 49: No Guilt Book Club - Teaching Math at a Distance: A Practical Guide to Rich Remote Instruction (June 30)
Episode 40: Theresa Wills: Teaching Math at a Distance (March 3)
Book Club Episode 1 (May 4)
Book Club Episode 2 (May 11)
Book Club Episode 3 (May 18)
Book Club Episode 4 (May 25)

Math Before Breakfast Podcast
Episode 87: Teaching Math at a Distance (with Dr. Theresa Wills) (February 21)

Math Teacher lounge
Episode 2: Effective and Ineffective Technology in the Math Classroom (January 11)

Math Together Show
An Interview with Dr. Theresa Wills - Online Learning Specialist (January 6)

Publications

Teaching Math at a Distance: A Practical Guide to Rich Remote Instruction, K-12. Corwin.

Corwin Connect
3 Practices for Teaching Math at a Distance and Face-to-Face Simultaneously (April 19)

Wills, Theresa; Crawford, Deborah; Roscioli, Kate; and Sanghavi, Shruti (2021) "Mathematical Representations in a Synchronous Online Mathematics Specialist Preparation Program," Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations: Vol. 17 : No. 1 , Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jmsce_vamsc/vol17/iss1/9

Service

Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Conference Chair

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Conference Facilitator
Student Voice in grades 3-6

2020

International & National

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Virtual Conference
Teaching Math at a Distance - Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (November 12)

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 100 Days of Professional Learning [invited]
What Should Math Learning Look Like When We Get Back to School? (July 27)

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Rapid Response
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies for Educators (March 17)

Global Math Department
Breakout Rooms (November 3)
Math Workshop Online (June 16)
Rich Math Tasks & 5 Practices in Online Teaching (May 5)

Saddleback Webinar Series [invited]
Increasing Collaboration, Interaction, and Student Voice(October 29)

Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics Virtual Conference [featured speaker]
Flipped Session Panel of Speakers focused on Equity in Mathematics (October 16)

EdMedia + Innovate Learning Annual Conference
Strategies and Routines that Encourage Student Voice in Synchronous Online Instruction (June 25)

Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) Annual Conference [Spotlight Speaker]
Synchronous Online Classrooms that Don’t Compromise Great Pedagogy (April 7)
Maximizing Student Voice in a Synchronous Online Classroom (April 7)
Strategies to Make your Synchronous Online Classroom Better than F2F (April 7)

State & Regional

Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) Annual Conference
Tips from a Decade of Experience (December 13)

Kansas City Regional Professional Development Center
Teaching Online for grades 9-12 (December 10)
Teaching Online for grades 6-8 (December 10)
Teaching Online for grades 3-5 (December 9)
Teaching Online for grades K-2 (December 9)
3-5 Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (November 18)
9-12 Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (November 18)
K-2 Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (November 17)
6-8 Math Routines Reimagined for the Remote Classroom (November 17)

Origo Consultants
Day 1: Routines & Online Skills (November 5)
Day 2: Skills & Stepping Stones (November 6)

Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics [keynote]
Part 1: Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies (August 6)
Part 2: Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies (August 6)
Part 3: Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies (August 6)

Virginia Department of Education Webinars
K-2 Teaching Math at a Distance through Rich Tasks (October 13 & 22)
9-12 Teaching Math at a Distance through Rich Tasks (October 13 & 22)
3-5 Teaching Math at a Distance through Rich Tasks (October 15 & 20)
6-8 Teaching Math at a Distance through Rich Tasks (October 15 & 20)

Illinois Regional Office of Education #47
Teaching at a Distance (October 12)

Virginia Council of Mathematics Specialists (VACMS) Annual Conference
Rich Math Tasks & Five Practices in Online Teaching (October 3)

Innovations in Teaching & Learning Annual Conference
Synchronous Online Strategies for Engagement, Access, and Community (September 22)

School Divisions

Hamilton Township School District (New Jersey)
3-5 Math Routines & Rich Tasks (December 16)
Virtual Teaching Training (December 15)
Interactive Routines for All Content Areas (December 3)

Los Alamitos Unified School District (California)
Teaching ALL students in a virtual classroom (December 8)

Harrisonburg City Public Schools (Virginia)
HHS Engaging Students in a Virtual Math Class (November 4)
SKMS Engaging Students in a Virtual Math Class (November 4)
THMS Engaging Students in a Virtual Math Class (November 11)

Billerica Public Schools (Massachusetts)
Elementary Workshop (November 3)
Secondary Workshop (November 3)

Forest Edge Elementary School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Primary Grades Professional Development (November 2)
Upper Elementary Professional Development (November 2)

Forestdale Elementary School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Online Learning Strategies for PK-2 (September 21)

Fox Mill Elementary School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies (September 17)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies for Engaging Our Youngest Learners (September 15)

McNair Elementary School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies: Engaging Our Youngest Learners (August 26)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies: Classroom Communities for All (August 26)

Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia)
Pyramid 1 Training: Math Workshop in Online Classrooms (August 25)
Math Coaches Training for Teaching Online (March 16)

Loudon County Public Schools (Virginia)
Back to School Special: Math Routines for K-12 Teachers to Increase Student Voice (August 24)

Langston Hughes Middle School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Back to School Special: Breakout Rooms, Accountability & Participation (August 24)
Own A Space: Giving Students A Voice (May 21)

Kings Park Elementary School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Math Games for K-3 Students (August 18)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies: Engaging Our Youngest Learners (August 3)

Pioneer Valley Public Schools (Massachusetts)
Elementary Institute Day 1 (August 10)
Elementary Institute Day 2 (August 11)
Elementary Institute Day 3 (August 12)
Elementary Institute Day 4 (August 13)
Elementary Institute Day 5 (August 14)
Secondary Institute Day 1 (August 10)
Secondary Institute Day 2 (August 11)
Secondary Institute Day 3 (August 12)
Secondary Institute Day 4 (August 13)
Secondary Institute Day 5 (August 14)

Manassas City Public Schools (Virginia)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies for Math Coaches (August 4)

Great Falls Elementary School (Fairfax, Virginia)
Own a Space - Giving Students a Voice (August 3)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies: Engaging Our Youngest Learners (August 3)

Catholic Diocese of Arlington
Engaging Our Youngest Learners Online (July 15)

Wayneswood Elementary School (Virginia)
Classroom Community for ALL (Especially K-2) (May 15)

Orange County Public Schools (Virginia)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies Day 1 (May 11)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies Day 2 (May 12)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies Day 3 (May 13)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies Day 4 (May 14)
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies Day 5 (May 15)

Alexandria City Public Schools (Virginia)
Math Practices for Online Learning (March 24)

Cornerstone Schools of Washington D.C.
Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies for Educators (March 20)

Podcasts & Shows

Kids Math Talk
Episode 12: Teaching Math Online - An Interview with Theresa Wills (November 21)

Learning Through Leading Podcast
Virtual Learning with Theresa Wills (August 30)

Elementary Math Chat
(August 20)

Publications

Corwin Connect
Student-Led, Real-World Math for Distance Learning (November 13)
Online Math Discourse: Can the Five Practices Work? (March 31)

2019

International & National

Psychology of Mathematics Education - North America (PME-NA) Annual Conference
Analysis of Mathematical Representations in a Synchronous Online Mathematics Content Course
Strategies for Number Talks as a High-Leverage Method to Foster Equity in Diverse Classrooms
Acquiring a Stance on Equity and Social Justice within an Online Mathematics Specialist Program

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Annual Conference
Developing Leaders through Self-Study Research: An Analysis of Field Experience in a Mathematics Specialist Program

Regional

Virginia Council of Mathematics Specialists Annual Conference
Balancing the Demands of Coaching Grades 3-6 with the Needs of Grades K-2.

Innovations in Teaching and Learning Annual Conference
Synchronous Online Learning: Tips and Tricks from 9 Years of Experience

Mason Coaching Institute for Math and Literacy
Cultivating School Communities with Literacy and Math Infused Tasks

2018

International & National

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Conference
Positive and Productive Coaching Mindsets

Regional

Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference
Positive and Productive Coaching
Probability & Statistics Tasks for the New Standards that Promote Discourse
Algebra Tasks for the New Standards that Promote Discourse
Geometry Tasks for the New Standards that Promote Discourse

Innovations in Teaching and Learning Annual Conference
Engaging Students with Synchronous Online Learning Activities

Mason Coaching Institute for Math and Literacy
Coaching Collaboratively with Administration