A veteran teacher with 34 years of teaching experience in mathematics. Hazel Russell is a respected authority of Mathematics curriculum development, instruction and alternative assessment strategies for students. She has presented at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) regional and national conferences in addition to many state and local conferences.
She has worked in school districts and with schools, which have seen marked improvement on their TAKS scores, especially for minority students. Her work with New Standards, a national consortium of public school districts and state Departments of Education, has afforded her the opportunity to become an experienced professional in the area of assessment.  
Mrs. Russell has written and reviewed math and algebra programs for major textbook companies.  She has written math lessons and curriculum for many schools and school districts, summer school curriculum, and tutoring programs.  Mrs. Russell is one of the writers of the "Figure This!" mathematical challenges for families, a national project sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

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