Maggie B. McGatha is an associate professor of mathematics education at the University of Louisville (Kentucky). She is a former middle school mathematics teacher. At the university level, she teaches elementary and middle school mathematics methods courses as well as courses on coaching and mentoring. Maggie has served as president of the Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics (KCTM), member of the board of directors of Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, and member of the Elementary Mathematics Specialist advisory board for The Brookhill Foundation. Maggie works with coaches, teacher leaders, and administrators as an agency trainer for Cognitive CoachingSM and Adaptive Schools. She received her doctorate from Vanderbilt University (Tennessee), her master’s degree from Austin Peay State University (Tennessee) and her bachelor’s degree from Morehead State University (Kentucky).