I am Brennan Glasgow.  My official title is Math Specialist for Grades K–5. Since my initials are BFG and I am 6’5” tall maybe it is natural that my nickname amongst the students is the BFG.  This is the name of a character from a book by Roald Dahl.  He is one of my favorite authors.  If you click on his name it will link you to his official web site.  It is as much fun as his stories.

It has been a great summer for me personally.  In the spring, I finished up my work on a graduate degree at the University of Hartford.  I was honored with being named the Marilyn Shaffer Award as the outstanding graduate of the educational technology program.  Then over the summer, I was notified that I had been chosen to represent Region 10 as their Teacher of the Year.   Obviously, this was great news to me and made me feel happy about the work we are doing with math in Region 10.
The model we are using is one of on-going professional development.  I work with the staff on an ongoing basis to try and improve math instruction.  It is impressive that this school system is going this route.  We will be able to not only support our newer teachers but also provide ongoing education for the teachers that have served Region 10 so well over the years.

I also work very closely with Alyce Barlowski, the K-12 Math Coordinator.  This close relationship is vital to ensure a seamless experience for our students as they transition from the elementary school on up to the high school.

One teacher described me as the Grandfather of Math.  I get to stop into classrooms and visit with the kids for a while like a Grandparent visiting their grandchildren.  There is some truth to that, I do get to visit many classrooms and work with many students.  It allows me a unique perspective.  I get to see not only the day-to-day progression but also the year-to-year progression.  The growth from year to year is so apparent as I visit classrooms from the various grades. 

If you have a site we should add to our student page please let me know.  Just copy the URL and email it to me.  I try to check every site at least once a week to make sure it is working and doesn’t have any problems, but if you experience any problems please let me know.

I would also love the opportunity to meet with parents or groups to talk more about math, so if you would like to schedule a meeting please contact me at

glasgowb@region10ct.org

 Thanks,

BFG