Carrie Orgera
Master Coach, Math
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Phone: 212-233-0419
Carrie Orgera taught in the New York City public school system for six years in both elementary and middle school in Community School District 2 in Manhattan. She was a teacher leader in her school and focused her professional development and post-graduate studies in mathematics education. She completed a mathematics education program, Math In The City, at the City College of New York, after which she became a mathematics teacher leader in middle school.
In her role as mathematics teacher leader, Carrie participated in extensive professional development and engaged in Japanese Lesson Study within District 2 with Lucy West, who was District 2’s Director of Mathematics, Yashida Mokota and Clea Fernandez of Teachers College at Columbia University. She presented her work on Japanese Lesson Study at the California Mathematics Project (CMP) conference at the University of California in San Francisco and at the District 2 Principals Conference. The Japanese Lesson Study’s collaborative approach to professional development, with cycles of planning, practice, observation by colleagues, reflection and refinement of the lesson, fueled Carrie’s desire to help educators achieve higher levels of mathematical understanding and success through similar collaborative work and remains the foundation of her teaching philosophy.
Carrie started her own private mathematics tutoring business, Piece of Pi (pieceofpitutor.com), while raising three children. The business provides enrichment, tutoring and test preparation to students in grades 2-7 from both public and private schools. Because of her classroom teaching and private tutoring, she is acutely aware of issues that arise in the classroom and with which students are struggling daily.
Carrie has worked with Metamorphosis on planning, delivery, and follow-up of the Calendar Days related to the Common Core State Standards to principals, coaches and teachers at Teachers College. She uses the CCSS to guide and inform her teaching and coaching. She is currently consulting as a mathematics coach in NYC and NJ public schools.
It is Carrie’s belief that the journey to the answer is more fruitful than the answer itself. Rich content with problem solving and open dialogue are imperative to understanding the “big ideas” in mathematics. Carrie’s warm and accessible personality enables her to meet teachers “where they are” in their career and curriculum and help them develop a community of learners that engage in rich mathematical discourse.
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