Teachers

Meet the teachers and behind our Kindergarten-3rd Grade math show, Math Mights.

Shannon Samulski-McCartney

Executive Producer, Founder/CEO – SIS4Teachers

Shannon is the creator of the Math Mights, a set of characters that represent math strategies to help students learn to solve problems more than one way, the My Counting Buddy math manipulative, the subitizing superhero Dotson and his Deck o’ Dots, and she has authored many other classroom and curriculum resources to help teachers mold math mindsets in the classroom.

Alicia Gray

Kindergarten Teacher on Math Mights

Alicia Gray has a Bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University and is currently working towards achieving her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She holds a teaching certificate and is currently teaching Kindergarten with Lincoln Park Public Schools.

Tiffany Markavich

First Grade Teacher on Math Mights

Tiffany has a B.S. in Education from Eastern Michigan University and a Master’s Degree from the University of Michigan Dearborn in the area of Education. Throughout her 22 years in Romulus Community Schools, Tiffany has taught 1st and 2nd grade and served as the Reading First Literacy Coach. Currently, Tiffany is the Co- School Improvement Facilitator for Halecreek Elementary and the District Wide 1st Grade – Grade Level Leader.

Ronda Askew

Third Grade Teacher on Math Mights Episodes 213-404

Ronda, certified in elementary education with a specialization in early childhood, taught 2nd-4th grade for 19 years at Romulus Community Schools. She also spent 4 years as a lead teacher for a Summer School program with a focus on math and reading. Ronda got her B.S. from Western Michigan University, and is excited to put her extensive training in elementary math to work with the Math Mights!