Kristi Mraz

Kristine (Kristi) Mraz is an author and teacher in the New York City Public Schools. She is the coauthor, with Marjorie Martinelli, of the popular books Smarter Charts, and Smarter Charts for Math, Science and Social Studies. Their blog chartchums keeps teachers in touch with ongoing and relevant classroom issues and ways to use charts as a support. Her most recent book (available summer 2015) A Mindset for Learning, Building Classrooms of Joyful, Independent Growth, authored with Christine Hertz, provides practical and powerful strategies for cultivating optimism, flexibility, and empathy alongside traditional academic skills. Kristi's book on the power of play in the classroom will be available in spring of 2016.

In addition to writing and teaching, Kristi consults in schools across the country and as far away as Taiwan. She primarily supports teachers in early literacy, play, and inquiry based learning. On the off chance she has free time, you'll find Kristi reading on a couch in Brooklyn with her dog and her husband.