Director of Education at Magnitude.io, Michael Wilkinson has been a math and science teacher for the past 30 years. In that time, He has developed a curricula in math and science for upper elementary and middle school that provides students with the opportunity to engage in the content in authentic ways. His students are mathematicians and scientists, engaged in inquiry and investigation. He currently teaches 4th and 5th grade maths and science at the Fieldston Lower School in the Bronx.A lifelong space geek, Michael is a NASA Airborne Sciences Master Teacher and a NASA Earth SySTEM Ambassador, a member of the Space Center Houston Space Exploration Educator Crew and Global Math Ambassador. Michael infuses space exploration themes into his curriculum and utilizes a variety of technologies as tools to support exploration and original research.As a curriculum and professional developer, Michael has worked with a wide variety of schools across the United States, Brazil, Belize, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.Michael is an amateur astronomer, photographer and the father of three 19 year olds.