Jolene Goodheart-Peterson

Jolene Goodheart Peterson is an education consultant with Smoky Hill Education Service Center and a Teacher Leader Consultant for the Kansas State Department of Education. She previously taught mathematics in Geary County, Wamego, and Salina, Kansas, and served as a mathematics instructional specialist in Salina Public Schools. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Mathematics Education, a minor in Leadership Studies and Programs, and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Kansas State University. In 2024, she received the Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics Ray Kurtz Award for outstanding leadership in mathematics education.

Peterson is a co-author of The Well-Rounded Math Student: Leveraging Math Practices to Build Next Generation Skills, which focuses on integrating academic, intrapersonal, and interpersonal skills into K–12 mathematics instruction.