2026 Digital Math SUMmit Series Helping Students Make Sense of Math—Not Just Do It This summer, we’re bringing math teachers together for two powerful virtual learning experiences designed to support what matters most: helping students truly understand mathematics. If you’re ready to move beyond procedures and focus on reasoning, discourse, and the math behind the math, these SUMmits are… Continue reading Two SUMmits. One Mission: Better Math Teaching in 2026
Now Booking for 2026–2027 Math PD & Coaching with Kappel Consulting It’s never too early to start planning for next school year—and I’d love to partner with you! Kappel Consulting is now booking math professional development and coaching for the 2026–2027 school year. If you’re looking for support that’s practical, engaging, and grounded in what actually… Continue reading Booking for 2026-2027
Looking for ways that YOU and YOUR K-5 TEACHERS can raise engagement and increase student comprehension of the mathematical content in your math classrooms? The 7th Annual Digital Number Sense SUMmit is your answer! Join Emily Kappel and Kristin Hilty as they deliver 12 powerful sessions on topics that were created just for YOU and YOUR TEACHERS on June 16 &… Continue reading 2026 Digital Number Sense SUMmit
I am excited to announce that we are back for year 2 with our same, but new conference--Digital Middle School Mathematics SUMmit 2025! We have added new sessions this year!! Join me on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 to improve middle school math teaching and learning! Spend 1 day engaged in sessions to strengthen students'… Continue reading Digital Middle School Mathematics SUMmit 2025
6th Annual Digital Number Sense SUMmit 2025 Spend 3 days engaged in sessions to strengthen students' math skills. All sessions include hands-on activities and easy-to-implement strategies that are grounded in math instructional best practices. Participants will leave with access to a variety of online materials, digital handouts, and the ability to watch the recordings of… Continue reading Digital Number Sense K-5 SUMmit 2025
I am officially opening my calendar up to start booking jobs for the 2025-2026 school year! As I look to the future and get excited about the continued work in improving the teaching and learning of mathematics, I can't help but reflect on the last twelve months. As we have all flipped our calendar to… Continue reading 2024, a great year
Throughout my 19 years in education, working with time is one of those things that students of all ages struggle with. Specifically, telling time on an analog clock and working on problems with elapsed time are the biggest struggles. Before we dive into how I like to help teachers with these topics, let's take a… Continue reading Telling Time…
Over the course of my career as a classroom teacher and throughout my journey as a mother, I have developed a LOVE of picture books. I love reading books to students, picture books and chapter books. What's even better is when I would read books during our math time. Some of my favorites are below:… Continue reading Math Picture Books
If you've taught for very long or investigated any text book series, you'll notice a variety of things, but one thing that I noticed is that geometry is usually taught towards the end of the school year. Often times teachers think to themselves or talk with their team members about how their students don't know… Continue reading Top 5 Manipulatives: Ang Legs
I am a HUGE advocate for using manipulatives in the classroom... at all grade levels. I have not always thought this. Early on in my career when I went from teaching Algebra I to 4th grade, I saw teachers in my elementary building using manipulatives as I would walk by and think, "Why are they… Continue reading Top 5 Manipulatives: Pattern Blocks
