To start the new year, Nancy is joined by Juan Edgar Gonzalez Jr. and Rebecka Peterson in Houston, Texas, for the Extra Yard For Teachers Summit, to discuss the love of literacy and numeracy!

Juan Edgar Gonzalez Jr, also known as Mr. G, is an elementary teacher from Houston, TX. He is well-known and well-loved for his love of literacy. Juan is one of the main speakers and one of the biggest teacher conferences in the nation and uses his social media, teaching3rdwithmrg to connect with teachers all over the world. His mission through this work is to spotlight the great work all educators are doing in classrooms and to inspire everyone to read more books!

Rebecka Peterson @rebeckapeterson_, is a high school math teacher from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who just happens to be named the 2023 National Teacher of the Year! As National Teacher of the Year, Rebecka plans to use her platform to highlight teachers’ stories of the good that’s happening in education. Rebecka administers and has contributed 1400 posts to the “One Good Thing” blog and credits daily posting on the blog to help her recognize the beautiful and positive experiences occurring in her classroom.