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Toni Galassini has been an early childhood educator for over 28 years. She has been a Professional Learning Specialist with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Office of Early Childhood Education for the past 6 years and was a Kindergarten and 2nd grade classroom teacher for over 19 years. Toni was also a P-2 Math Specialist with the CPS Department of Mathematics for 2 years. She is on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics as an Early Childhood - 6th Grade Director. Toni is also on the Development and Research in Early Math Education (DREME) Family Math Advisory Board. She received her Master’s in Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Loyola University Chicago.