Margie Pligge
Visiting Senior Program Associate
Learning Sciences Research Institute
Contact
Building & Room:
1570-Q SSB
Address:
1240 W. Harrison St.
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About
Margie works passionately to promote high-quality mathematics teaching and learning. In addition to coaching, Margie directs professional development experiences for K–5 teachers. She began her career teaching high school and college mathematics, and has led professional development across the nation for over 40 years. As a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, she worked closely with the Cognitively Guided Instruction research team, exploring early algebra and number and operations, including fraction understanding, and was a member of an international research and development team designing, implementing, and revising a NSF-funded middle grades mathematics curriculum.
Selected Presentations
MCMI (Metro Chicago Mathematics Initiative)