Happy retirement to former MTEP North Carolina team member Maureen Grady! We appreciate her many contributions to MTEP and the profession over the past years.
Grady, associate professor of mathematics education at East Carolina University from 2013 until Aug. 1, 2024, taught graduate and undergraduate courses for PK-12 mathematics educators, including both methods and content courses. She was a co-investigator on a National Science Foundation grant, led by MTEP NC co-leader Charity Cayton, to address the shortage of secondary math and science teachers, especially in rural, high-need school districts, and investigate the use of microcredentials in teacher education.
Grady was the MTEP 2.0 East Carolina University program leader and co-led the Clinical Experiences Research Action Cluster's Co-planning and Co-teaching subRAC. She has attended and presented at multiple MTEP and Association of Mathematics Teacher Educator conferences. Select collaborative presentations include "Supporting Equitable Clinical Experiences via Networked Improvement Communities" at the 2023 AMTE Conference; the May 2022 MTEP NIC-Cast "Recruiting, Engaging, Valuing, and Supporting Mentor Teachers"; and the featured MTEP brief report "Using Coplanning and Coteaching During Secondary Mathematics Clinical Experiences to Facilitate Equitable Opportunities" at the 2021 AMTE Conference.
"Whether Dr. Maureen Grady was giving a presentation at a conference or facilitating a workshop with teachers, one could tell that she was very passionate and dedicated to mathematics education," said Marilyn Strutchens, MTEP co-principal investigator and Outreach Hub leader.
"We appreciate the contributions that she made to the Clinical Experience Research Action Cluster through her work with the Co-planning and Co-teaching subRAC," Strutchens added. "She was very excited that she and Dr. Cayton were leaders in the field with their emphasis on co-planning strategies. We hope that she will enjoy her retirement."