Marria Carrington currently serves as the Director of the Mathematics Leadership Programs. Prior to this role she was the Lead Outreach Specialist at the US Math Recovery Council®️ (USMRC). Marria holds a B.A. in Arabic Studies from Mount Holyoke College, a M.Ed in Elementary Education from Smith College and a M.Ed in Mathematics Education from Lesley University, respectively.
Throughout her 28 years in education, she has assumed a variety of educational positions including 3rd and 4th grade teacher, high school math teacher, K-8 math coach, supervisor of student teachers at Smith College, adjunct professor for Lesley University and a regional math specialist for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Massachusetts. Marria is passionate about empowering teachers to understand how children make sense of mathematics and how to move each child forward in their mathematical understanding as well as building a system that supports teachers doing that work.
Education
- B.A., Mount Holyoke College (in Arabic Studies)
- M.Ed., Smith College (in Elementary Education)
- M.Ed., Lesley University (in Mathematics Education)