I am Mrs. Deann (Dee-Anne) Leopard. I'm married to Brent and we have a son, Parker (4) and a daughter, Spencer (2). Aside from spending time with my family, I really enjoy napping and crafting. I especially love making vinyl projects with my Cricut, practicing calligraphy and hand lettering, and designing things on Photoshop.

I am an alumni of Anderson District 4 - from my first day of school through the day I received my high school diploma. I graduated with my Bachelors Degree in Math Education in 2012 from Southern Wesleyan University. This will be my eighth year teaching seventh grade math and it is my third year teaching here at Riverside.

It is my goal to use an abundance of resources to help students - even those that think they are "bad" at math - know that they can succeed in and enjoy math. I will do my best to use the latest research and the resources available to me to encourage, excite, and engage my students. Below, you will see the most important things that will be implemented into my class on a regular basis:

1. It is vital that my students understand the importance of making mistakes in math. Research has shown that mistakes allow your brain to grow and that the most successful people are the people that made more mistakes in the process.

2. Students should discard the mindset that they are in math class to "get questions right" and instead, be able to think and reason through different types of math problems.

3. Group and whole class discussion are used regularly because when students discuss concepts, it allows them to gain a better understanding of the content.

We'll have a great year this year!

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