Opinion Pieces
U.S. News and World Report, May 16, 2016
Parents Are Smarter Than Screens
USA Today, May 10, 2014
Moms, Make Kids More ‘Mathletic’
PBS Parents, April 10, 2015
Workbooks – Work = Truly Fun Math
NJ Spotlight, June 15, 2021
The learning loss is believable. It was already worse than we knew.
The Star Ledger, March 29, 2019
We need to engage more kids in STEM, especially those without wealthy parents, education advocates say
NJ Spotlight, April 9, 2018
We’re Facing the Fate of Wall-E
Observer, March 20, 2018
Is Your Kid A Classroom Disrupter? It Could Be A Good Sign.
TIME — Motto, May 19, 2017
How to Help Your Kids Get Excited About Math
Fordham Institute, December 4, 2015
Parents: Children’s first math teachers
Bookish, March 25, 2015
Girls Who Count: Taylor Swift, Rachel Ray, and Other Mathematical Role Models
Quartz (qz.com), January 23, 2015
Don’t just read to your kids at night, do math with them, too. They’ll thank you later.
Stanford Social Innovation Review, May 20, 2014
A Secret Ingredient for Improving Math Proficiency
Houston Chronicle, March 25, 2014
Rethinking What’s Possible When It Comes to Math
Tampa Bay Parenting, February 21, 2014
Loving Math
Huffington Post, June 28, 2013
11 Reasons Why Kids Must Learn Math
Speaking Engagements
U Penn Graduate School of Education, November 11, 2020
Homecoming Keynote
Daily Homeroom with Sal, April 30, 2020
Guest Interview
New Jersey Legislature, Testimony to the Joint Meeting of the Assembly Education
Committee and Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
TEDx Jersey City, November 8, 2014
Street Math
TEDxWestVillageWomen, December 2, 2012
Allergic to Algebra: How Our Culture Steers Girls away from Math – and Success
Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges of New Jersey (MATYCNJ) Conference, November 2, 2019
Math Reboot: A Hairpin Turn on How We Teach Math
Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey (AMTNJ) Conference, Oct. 25, 2019
Gimme More Math! Supercharge Your Math Class with Hands-on Learning
Stevens Institute of Technology, May 22, 2019
2019 Undergraduate Commencement
New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) Convention, November 9, 2018
Family Math: Why It Matters and How to Get Started
New Jersey Governor STEM Scholars, May 12, 2018
Graduation Keynote Speaker
JP Morgan Education Summit, September 28, 2017
Host for Fireside Chat of Keynote Speaker Angela Duckworth
Arizona State University Global Silicon Valley Summit, May 8-10, 2017
Bedtime Math and Beyond
New Jersey March for Science, April 22, 2017
Featured Speaker
National Math Festival, April 22, 2017
Bedtime Math and Beyond
U.S. News STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference, May 19, 2016
Bright Ideas and Inspiring Minds
Washington STEM Summit, December 1, 2015
Making Math as Great as Dessert
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, Seventh Annual Literacy Connections Conference, April 2, 2015
Literacy + Numeracy: Knowledge You Can Count On
National Book Festival, August 30, 2014
Eating Up Math Like Dessert
Awards
NJ Department of Education, April 12, 2019
Visionary Woman of Educational Excellence Award
NJ R&D Council, November 2, 2017
Educator of the Year
ExpandEd, May 9, 2017
Spring Benefit Honoree
NJSEEDS, April 13, 2013
Spring Benefit Honoree
Contact Us
For more information about Bedtime Math Foundation, or to arrange an interview with founder Laura Overdeck, please contact Sandy LoPiccolo, Chief Communications Officer, at 908-444-4532 or sandy@bedtimemath.org.