Marian Small is the former Dean of Education at the University of New Brunswick. She has been a professor of mathematics education for many years and is a regular speaker on K-12 mathematics throughout Canada and the US.

The main focus of her writing has been the development of curriculum and texts for students of mathematics. She has been an author on seven text series at both elementary and secondary levels in Canada, the US, Australia, and the country of Bhutan and a senior author on five of those series. She has served on the author team for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Navigation series, PreK-2 and, for four years, as the NCTM representative and chair of the Mathcounts question writing committee for middle school mathematics competitions throughout the US.

Most recently, she has led the research resulting in the creation of maps describing student mathematical development in each of the five mathematical strands for the K-8 level and created the associated professional development program, PRIME. She has also developed materials, conducted research and provided consultation focused on differentiated instruction and teacher questioning, and is a senior author on the new Nelson Education Ltd. high school mathematics series for Ontario and the Math Focus K-9 series for the Western provinces. She has also recently authored a methods text for pre-service and in-service teachers: Making Math Meaningful to Canadian Students, K-8 for Nelson Education Ltd.

Marc Kielburger is an accomplished social advocate, leadership specialist, New York Times best-selling author and a speaker with a powerful message. He is the co-founder and chief executive director of Leaders Today, a world renowned youth leadership organization. He is also the chief executive director of Free The Children, the world’s largest network of children helping children through education.

As chief executive director of Free The Children, Marc oversees a unique, youth-driven charity that has changed the lives of more than one million young people around the world. The organization has built more than 450 schools that provide daily education to more than 40,000 children. Free The Children’s many accomplishments in the areas of education, alternative income, health care, water and sanitation provision and peacebuilding have earned three Nobel Peace Prize nominations and facilitated high profile partnerships with organizations such as the United Nations and Oprah’s Angel Network.

Marc is the co-author of the bestsellers Take Action!—A Guide to Active Citizenship, Take More Action and Me to We: Turning Self-Help on Its Head. His most recent book, Me to We: Finding Meaning in a Material World is a New York Times best-seller co-authored with his brother Craig and published by Simon & Schuster. This inspirational volume empowers people of all ages to live the Me to We philosophy of volunteerism, service to others and social involvement. Together with Craig, Marc also writes a regular column for Canada’s largest newspaper, the Toronto Star, and for Canada’s most read magazine, Canadian Living.
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