About the Author

Ilana Seidel Horn is Professor of Mathematics Education at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, where her research and teaching center on ways to make authentic mathematics accessible to students, particularly those who have historically been disenfranchised by our educational system. She is the author of Motivated: Designing Math Classrooms Where Students Want to Join In and Strength in Numbers: Collaborative Learning in Secondary Mathematics. Listen to Ilana talk about motivation and social risk on The Heinemann Podcast Read Ilana's blog: teaching/math/culture Follow her on Twitter: @ilana_horn Photo credit: Alvin Pearman