Emily Fagan
About
Emily Fagan, a project director and expert in mathematics education at EDC, co-leads the Massachusetts Partnership to Support Student Learning through Math Intervention.
Fagan develops innovative and effective learning experiences for students and teachers. She has extensive expertise in instructional design, professional development, instructional coaching, and strategies to promote success for learners with difficulties and disabilities in mathematics. Her current work focuses on strengthening mathematics intervention through professional development and student activities that are grounded in research-based guiding principles. She also specializes in the use of formative assessment to support teachers in targeting mathematics lessons to meet students’ needs and strengths. She has produced an extensive body of work on this topic, including Bringing Math Students into the Formative Assessment Equation and Uncovering Student Thinking About Mathematics in the Common Core.
Fagan received an AB from Harvard in Economics with a concentration in Mathematics and is a certified mathematics and social studies teacher.
Email: efagan@edc.org