Wayne Harvey, vice president, provides overall leadership and direction for all mathematics programs, working to shift the culture of mathematics education in the United States. His goal is to move classrooms away from traditional textbook instruction toward teaching that engages children in doing mathematics.
Harvey has had extensive experience with mathematics curriculum development across the grades, professional development for teachers, mathematics education research, and systemic reform efforts. He manages several large-scale programs, including a comprehensive 100-high school reform initiative in the Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third largest school district.
Prior to coming to EDC, Harvey was a cognitive scientist at SRI International in California, where he designed a program bringing together computer scientists, educators, and cognitive psychologists to address learning via information technologies.
Harvey is widely published and received his doctorate in cognitive science and mathematics education from the University of California at Berkeley.