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Math Instructional Coordinator
Work-Related Duties:
- Collaborates with teachers and mathematics education professionals to support math instruction, in Montana Schools. This work includes but is not limited to, partnering on the Mathematics Innovation Zones (MIZ) and Montana Alternative Student Test (MAST)
- Supports the update and creation of Mathematics-related Professional Development.
- Partners with all teams tasked with the revision of the Mathematics Content Standards. This includes supporting educators and schools through the implementation of these revised standards and partnering with OPI staff to provide meaningful and actionable professional development during this process.
Prior to joining the Office of Public Instruction, Katrina taught 7-12 mathematics in Montana schools. Since 2014, she has worked in the classroom setting, served on RTI teams, coached, and been involved with many volunteer pursuits.
Currently, Katrina is working on her Educational Leadership Master’s Degree at the University of Montana, participates in the Flathead Reservation Educator Support Hub, volunteers locally, and is passionately developing a mathematics instructional support program in her community.
She loves to read and recently has become fascinated by the relationship between mathematics and philosophy. She is reading through the works of great philosophers and mathematicians alike in an effort to better understand the history and development of Mathematics through the ages. In her free time, Katrina likes to work in her wood shop, or spend time outdoors with her family and friends.