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Steve Leinwand wins 2015 Ross Taylor / Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award

Written by Digital Editor | Apr 15, 2015 8:53:13 PM

Heinemann is very pleased to announce that NCSM presented author Steve Leinwand with its highest award: The Ross Taylor/Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award. This award recognizes Steve’s years of leadership in math education. Anyone who has ever heard him speak knows that Steve has never been one to hold back when it comes to his opinions about math teaching and learning, and today NCSM has recognized that passion and the difference it has made for countless teachers and students across the country and around the world.

You can read more about the award here.

We are incredibly fortunate to work with Steve on a regular basis as the publisher of his work, and are thrilled that he has received this recognition from the math education leadership community.

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Steve Leinwand is the author of the bestselling Heinemann titles Accessible Mathematics: Ten Instructional Shifts That Raise Student Achievement and of Sensible Mathematics: A Guide for School Leaders in the Era of Common Core State Standards. He is Principal Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research in Washington,  D.C., where he supports a range of mathematics education initiatives and research. Steve served as Mathematics Supervisor in the Connecticut Department of Education for twenty-two years and is a former president of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics.

View Steve's Digital Campus Course Making Math Far More Accessible to Our Students.