Vanessa Baker entered the NYC public school system as an Algebra/Geometry instructor at the secondary level in 2004. Vanessa has designed a constructivist classroom offering differentiated instruction to provide intervention and enrichment opportunities for a wide range of students. She has shared her proven techniques at national CES conferences (2007/2008). Her workshops provide practical ways of spiraling math content and skills across and within grade levels. These tools facilitate increased student comprehension and retention through multiple exposures. Vanessa also provides methods of creating data-driven assessment to evaluate student skills. Her easily implemented techniques focus on conceptual growth at all levels.

Topics:
• Differentiation
• Inquiry-based/assessment-driven instruction
• Skills-spiraling in Mathematics at the secondary level