Steve Leinwand Professional Development

Steve Leinwand is one of the most influential voices in mathematics education in the United States, offering professional development that challenges educators to rethink how they teach maths and how they lead maths programs. With over 40 years in mathematics education leadership, including 22 years as Mathematics Consultant with the Connecticut Department of Education and a distinguished career as Principal Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), Leinwand brings a rare combination of policy expertise, research depth, and classroom practicality to every engagement. Leinwand's professional development focuses on the instructional shifts that actually move the needle on student achievement. His influential book Accessible Mathematics: 10 Instructional Shifts That Raise Student Achievement has become essential reading for maths educators, and his follow-up Sensible Mathematics provides school leaders with practical guidance for implementing standards-based reform. More recently, The Math Tutor's Handbook (co-authored with Caroline Welty through Corwin Press) extends his work into the growing field of maths tutoring. His credentials speak for themselves: recipient of the 2021 NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2015 National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Glenn Gilbert/Ross Taylor National Leadership Award, former NCTM Board member, past President of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, and chair of the Writing Team for NCTM's landmark Principles to Actions. For schools and districts serious about improving mathematics teaching and learning, Steve Leinwand's professional development offers the kind of deeply informed, practically grounded guidance that can transform both individual classroom practice and whole-school mathematics programs.