Beth Kobett, Professor of Education at Stevenson University, where she teaches and supports early childhood, elementary, and middle preservice teachers in mathematics education. She is a former classroom teacher, elementary mathematics specialist, adjunct professor, and university supervisor. Beth also serves as the Director of the First Year Seminar program and a Faculty Fellow for the Teaching and Learning Center at Stevenson University. She is currently serving a three-year term as an elected Board Member for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and was the former president of the Association of Maryland Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMMTE).Beth is a recipient of the Mathematics Educator of the Year Award from the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics (MCTM) and the Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumni Award. Beth also received Stevenson Universitys Rose Dawson Award for Excellence in Teaching as both an adjunct and full-time faculty member. Beth believes in fostering a strengths-building community with her students and strives to make her classroom space inviting, facilitate lessons that spark curiosity and innovation, and invite positive productive struggle.