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PreK–8 Math Consultant · Early Childhood Specialist

Every Child Is A Math Person.
Let’s Build the Classroom That Proves It.

PreK–8 Math Consultant · Early Childhood Specialist · Arizona & Beyond

“Every child is a math person. I know — because I was the kid who didn’t believe it.”

I was that kid who hated math. I sat in the back, quiet and convinced that numbers belonged to someone smarter. Then a single classroom experience shifted how I saw myself — and what school could be for every learner.

That moment grew into sixteen years in Chandler Unified classrooms: teaching, refining practice, and watching students discover that math could feel like theirs. Today my work reaches beyond my own walls — keynotes, professional development, coaching — so instructional leaders everywhere can build the conditions where every child is seen as a math person.

My mission is simple and stubborn: help teachers and leaders believe it, model it, and teach it — until “I’m not a math person” disappears from our hallways.

16+
Years in K–6
classrooms
PreK–8
Leaders & teachers
served
Students who
deserve the shift
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Facilitating learning that puts student thinking at the center.

Who I work with & what I do

I work with instructional leaders, coaches, and teachers across PreK–8 who want every child in their building to see themselves as a math person.

Arizona-based · Available nationally

Selected past work

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Kerri Zitar

Math is more than a subject. It’s an identity. I’ve spent 16 years in classrooms — and every day since working to make sure every teacher believes that too.

Sixteen-plus years of K–6 classroom experience in Chandler Unified School District ground everything I bring to stages and coaching cycles. I hold an M.Ed. with Early Childhood Endorsement and certifications that span instructional coaching, thinking classrooms, and specialized endorsements — so I can meet systems where they are and push practice with credibility and warmth.

2022 · Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics
Copper Apple Award Recipient
16+ years K–6 classroom · Chandler USD M.Ed. · Early Childhood Endorsement Presenter: NCTM National & Annual, AATM Annual, MEAD (UofA CRR) Co-Chair of Professional Development · Arizona Mathematics Leaders Building Thinking Classrooms framework specialist Cognitive Coaching certified NCTM journal reviewer Endorsements: K–8 Math, Early Childhood, Gifted, Structured Literacy, SEI

Let’s connect

Let’s talk
math culture

Whether you’re looking for a keynote speaker, a PD partner, or just want to talk about math culture — I’d love to hear from you.

Messages are sent securely via Web3Forms to kerri@zitarconsulting.com.