Archived Dr. Nick the Math Guy Testimonials
“Hello, my name is Kevin Tran and I am a math teacher servicing the area of Los Angeles. I have been with Dr. Nick for two years and now going to my third. I first met Dr. Nick during my student teaching at a middle school where he was mentoring my mentor teacher. Dr. Nick took an extra workload by supporting me ever since. What I love about working with Dr. Nick is that his pockets are just filled with useful information/resources and he forces me to reflect on my teaching practices and connect them to the information/resources. I felt that my teaching program did not prepare me to teach in the classroom, but Dr. Nick has been helping me improve my practice. That teaching program claims that their first year teachers graduating from their program are able to perform at the same level as a 5th year teacher, but with Dr. Nick, I feel that I am performing at that level or better.”
Kevin Tran,
Math Teacher – Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles
“Dr. Satyal is a relationship building instructional math expert. He bridges the gap between theory and practice so that teachers and administrators can focus on student learning. I have worked with Dr. Satyal for several years and he has never received a negative Professional Development Survey and he never disappoints. He is responsive, takes his time, knows where he stands and will not compromise quality for quantity. Nick is clutch.”
Gennay Crawford,
Principal, Ingenium Clarion Middle School
“Dr. Nick began working with ICEF Public Schools in 2019 as a math consultant. He supports us with our implementation of Cognitively Guided Instruction and the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum. Dr. Nick has deep experience in both areas and demonstrates a passion that has energized our teachers and school leaders. He’s a hand-on coach who has worked so well with our teams to lower their defenses, embrace new practices, and reflect on their work. We have found Dr. Nick to be incredibly insightful and easy to work with. I am grateful for our shared commitment to increasing student achievement and the creative contributions he continues to make to our ICEF community.”
Shuron Owens-Lincoln,
Chief Academic Officer, ICEF Public Schools
“My name is Dr. Farber and I am one of the Assistant Principals at Burbank High School. I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Satyal has been a consultant for our math department for the past 4 years. During this time he has proven himself to be an invaluable resource for our teachers and school site. He has been able to build strong relationships built upon trust and respect with all of our teachers and site leaders. He has supported our math department with curriculum training and implementation (Illustrative Mathematics), ongoing professional development around curriculum and school wide initiatives, in-classroom coaching support based upon a cycle of observations and debriefing, planning support at the unit and lesson level and he has been a collaborator at the district level helping with pacing plans and establishing instructional priorities. It has been a pleasure working with Dr. Satyal and any school site or district that is looking for additional math support at the district or school site level, Dr. Satyal is your guy. Or better yet, he is “the math guy” 🙂”
Michael Farber,
Assistant Principal, Burbank High School
