My name is Dan, and I’m excited to join the awesome IA team this year! I am teaching math in Abbey’s 2nd-grade classroom using Beast Academy, a fun and challenging curriculum that helps kids build their problem-solving skills while learning elementary math.

For the past two years, I have been an instructor and instructional coach for the Art of Problem Solving’s Virtual Campus, teaching online math lessons to students from grades 2 through 8. Prior to that, I taught 3rd and 4th grade in New Orleans, Louisiana for 4 years, and 5th grade in Allentown, Pennsylvania for 7 years. I received my bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Pittsburgh, and my teaching certification and master’s in Education from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.

When I’m not helping students learn about the joys of math, you can find me at the beach playing volleyball, at home practicing piano, on a stage or in a parade somewhere playing the trumpet, or hiking up and down a mountain. I also love working on and solving challenging word and math puzzles, and I hope our IA 2nd-graders will grow to love problem-solving as much as I do!