Dr. Alison J. Mello has been in education for nearly 30 years, working in New York and Massachusetts as a classroom teacher, math specialist, director of math curriculum, Assistant Superintendent, and math consultant. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, and her research focuses on classroom learning environment and relationship to mathematical disposition Alison is a co-author of Fluency Doesn’t Just Happen with Addition and Subtraction (Routledge), Working with the Beaded Number Line (Didax), A Teacher’s Guide to Math Workshop (Heinemann) and Fluency Doesn’t Just Happen with Multiplication and Division (Routledge). While serving her district, she spent the last fifteen years as a national speaker, math consultant, and graduate instructor of in-service and pre-service teachers. Alison enjoys working to develop practical strategies to address issues that districts and teachers face in their schools and classrooms every day. As someone who herself struggled both as a math student and math teacher, she is excited to share what she has learned in support of districts and teachers on their journeys toward Universally Designed Learning that results in more equitable, engaging, and exciting math instruction.