Kristen Acosta has been a math educator for over 20 years. She has taught TK-8 math as both a classroom teacher and a district math coach. As a math coach, Kristen found her calling in supporting other teachers. She has published several articles for nationally recognized magazines such as The Communicator and Edutopia. Additionally, Kristen was nominated for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics. Kristen’s work with math routines such as 3 Act tasks and Clothesline Math has been featured at Mashable Math, Math Before Breakfast , Edutopia, Grassroots Workshops, Debate Math (episode 9) and Ready Set Growth. She was featured in the California Educator. Kristen continues giving presentations, nationally and internationally, at various math conferences.