About the Author
Elizabeth Peyser is a National Director, Content and Implementation, at Curriculum Associates. She specializes in training K–12 educators to interpret progressions in the mathematical standards. Prior to her current position, Liz was vice president of the Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics, a K–12 math coordinator for Wichita Public Schools, and a trainer for the Kansas State Department of Education. During Kansas’ transition to the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards, Liz developed math clinics for teachers that became the statewide training program. She has been a frequent speaker at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics conferences.