Customized Professional Development

Small mathematics professional development company with a big passion to improve schools all over the world.

ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT A TIME

What kind of customization can be done?

There is no one-size fits all mentality within our company. We have watched other companies enter districts with a cookie cutter offering that was used at the neighboring district down the road. When things are working well in one district, it doesn't necessarily mean that you should follow the same exact path. Imitation of professional development plans from other districts helps the larger companies keep their consultants on script. Everything they do is very 'canned' and the consultants are told to not deviate from the planned lessons that they model.

We tend to cater to smaller districts because relationship building needs to happen with only a few individuals. The staff that we use tends to stay within the district for the duration of the contract. Flexibility and spontanaity are regular components of our professional development. The consultants are told ';o teach a teacher you need to be a teacher'. Theory only goes so far when dealing with the real-life classroom situations.

For more information about math customizes professional development, email us at PD@mathematicsuniversity.com

Meet our Team... they are always up to something good!

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Matthew McManus

CEO / Founder

K-8 Math Specialist

Matt has been involved with the education field for 30 years. Having taught every grade from K-8, he later used that to help the University Of Chicago School Mathematics Project's curriculum Everyday Mathematics. He now uses all that knowledge to help teachers and students appreciate and love math. Since founding Mathematics University in 2004, Matthew has taught in over 7500 classrooms and performed over 300 mathematics workshops,

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Art Drotar
6-12 Math Specialist

With over 30 years in education, Art has brought a secondary specialty to Mathematics University. His background is incredibly diverse ranging from the 2000 Nike National Soccer Coach of the Year to the Director of Mathematics Instruction for Adams50 in Colorado. His team motivation skills easily parlay into successful motivational techniques for districts. His mathematics aptitude and successful history of district level success have made him an incredible asset to our company. .

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Sabina Awuonda

International Business Manager

Consultant Manager


Sabina has been with the company since 2010. Her desire to bring Mathematics University to the international market has brought us to Africa. We are currently looking to help schools in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. With Sabina's African roots and command of local languages, we are volunteering help

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Yvette Pairamanzi
Data & Statistical Analyst


Yvette is our newest team member. She hails from Zimbabwe but currently attends school at United States International University, in Nairobi. With her cross-cultural background, she has become very accustomed to identifying schools of need on many continents.

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