She is a native-born Texan and has lived in Houston for the last 25 years. Susan grew up in Temple, Texas, graduated from Temple High School and has a B.S. in Secondary Education from the University of Texas at Austin. She is particularly interested in sharing teaching ideas in Algebra and Integrated Technolgy. Susan developed an ‘almost’ all girls’ math elective designed to improve standardized test scores using manipulatives and a lab environment. Since her fellowship she has presented at many local, state and national conferences.