Senior Director of Content Development and Publications at the Denver-based non-profit Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC), Wendy Ward Hoffer presents workshops for educators nationwide. Her six books include Phenomenal Teaching: A Guide for Reflection and Growth. (Heinemann, 2020), Cultivating STEM Identities: Strengthening Student and Teacher Mindsets in Math and Science (Heinemann, 2016), Developing Literate Mathematicians: A Guide for Integrating Language and Literacy Instruction into Secondary Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2016), Minds on Mathematics: Using Math Workshop to Develop Deep Understanding (Heinemann, 2012) and Science as Thinking: The Constants and Variables of Inquiry Teaching (Heinemann, 2009). She received her MA in Education from Stanford University and earned National Board Certification while teaching middle school math and science in Denver Public Schools. Wendy is the awestruck mother of two young adults.