about Kayla
I’m a former classroom teacher with 15 years of experience in diverse school settings, from high-performing charter schools to progressive community schools.
I began my career and fell in love with education in New Orleans as a second grade teacher. After five challenging and transformative years in NOLA, I moved back to the East Coast, teaching third grade in Boston and New York City. It was in Boston where my passion for math education was ignited.
After moving to NYC and graduating from Bank Street’s Math Leadership Program in 2019, I spent four years coaching teachers and developing curriculum as the K-5 Math Coordinator at a school in Queens. In 2021, I transitioned to a consulting role, coaching and collaborating with math teachers across New York and New Jersey.
I am passionate about helping teachers and students build deep, conceptual understanding of mathematics. I believe that strong teacher content knowledge is essential to student success, and that teaching math is deeply intellectual work.
I hold a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a master’s degree from Bank Street College of Education. I live in downtown Manhattan with my husband and our two young children.
My work is rooted in inquiry: uncovering what students already know so we can build on their strengths, rather than focusing on what they don’t know and defaulting to remediation.
When we start from what students can do, we create pathways to access rigorous, grade-level content.
I support schools in developing instruction that is rigorous, inclusive, and centered on meaning-making (not just memorization).
In classrooms like these, all students are seen as capable contributors, and all teachers are supported as professionals doing deeply intellectual work.
I believe every student is capable of understanding mathematics deeply, and that every teacher deserves support grounded in curiosity, professionalism, and a deep respect for their expertise.
I partner with teachers as thought partners, not to tell them what to do, but to help them uncover best practices through collaborative inquiry and reflection.