Marian Small is the former Dean of Education at the University of New Brunswick. She has been a professor of mathematics education for over 30 years and is a regular speaker on K-12 mathematics throughout Canada and the United States. The focus of Dr. Small''s scholarly work has been the development of curriculum and text materials for students of mathematics. She has been an author on seven text series at both elementary and secondary levels in Canada, the United States, 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 on the Mathcounts question writing committee for middle school mathematics competitions throughout the United States. Most recently, Dr. Small 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 has created the associated professional development program, PRIME. She has also developed materials and provided consultation focused on working with struggling learners, differentiated instruction, assessment, and teacher questioning.