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  • Gloria Brown Brooks

    Gloria Brown Brooks

    Candidate for Director, Middle School

    Position: Mathematics teacher and coach (middle school), Santa Ana Opportunity School, Hollister, California (2005–).

    Education: B.S. (criminal justice administration), John Jay College of Criminal Justice; M.Ed. (integrating technology into curriculum) and Ed.S. (teacher leadership), Walden University.

    Previous Experience: Classroom teacher (mathematics and history, 1999–2001; mathematics and science, 2001–03; mathematics and art, 2002–05), North County Joint Union School District, Hollister, California.

    Memberships: NCTM, National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM), National Science Teachers Association, American Mathematics Society, Benjamin Banneker Association, TODOS: Mathematics for ALL, Women in Mathematics Education, Association of Women in Mathematics, California Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, California Mathematics Council (CMC) North and South, American Institute of Mathematics (AIM), Math Teachers Circle (original member), Algebra Forum (California Mathematics Project), Mathematical Association of America.

    Activities in NCTM: Volunteer (conference bookstores; etc.) (2000–03).

    Other Activities: NCSM: volunteer (hospitality, etc.) (multiple years, 2003–14); TODOS LIVE: chair (2014), Ignite presenter (2014), and virtual education facilitator (2012–14); San Benito County Math Teachers Circle: founder (2009) and director (2014–16); Beginning Teachers Support & Assessment: support provider (2011–13); CMC: presenter (2009–14) and volunteer (various functions; 2013–14); California Common Core State Standards Committee: member (2011); IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute: participant (2007); AIM: developer, lesson plans from Math Circle meetings (2014); presenter or co-presenter at numerous conferences and institutes, including Circles on the Road at the Smithsonian Institution.

    Honors: Teacher of the Year, San Benito County (2010), Special Education Honor, San Benito County (2013).

    Statement: The support of NCTM is valued by all teachers, especially new teachers. The Council’s ongoing research opportunities, along with its periodicals and webinar interaction, provide a system of learning that enhances the teacher and thereby his or her students. Extending NCTM’s work with equity and diversity and supporting its Affiliates will make this system more powerful. I will work with the Board and the Affiliates to keep communication open and design promotions to welcome new teachers of mathematics into our organization.

    The recent addition of the webinars and uses of all the present technologies will assist NCTM in reaching teachers in distant areas, while supporting our mission. I have created community outreach events for my school and community to promote equity and help build the parent-to-school connection. NCTM’s abilities to create positive local outreach activity and reach teachers in many modalities will increase our strength in the areas of curriculum and development as well. I would welcome the opportunity to work toward that goal.

    I look forward to working on the NCTM Board, while maintaining strong ties with its Affiliates and continuing the work of creating equity and diversity in mathematics. I believe that social justice in education can be promoted through work with affiliates and other stakeholders. My experience with mathematics, new teachers, and English language learners will strengthen my ability to fulfill this goal.