Karen S. Karp

Karen S. Karp is a mathematics educator whose work focuses on the intersection of mathematics education and special education. She is professor emerita at the University of Louisville and was previously a professor at Johns Hopkins University; she also taught elementary school in New York before entering teacher education.

Karp graduated from Adelphi University with a degree in elementary education with a concentration in mathematics and science. Her published work includes Assisting Students Struggling With Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades, Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, The Math Pact series, Classroom-Ready Rich Math Tasks for K–1, 2–3, and 4–5, Proactive Mathematics Interventions, Grades 2–5, and Strengths-Based Teaching and Learning in Mathematics. She has also served on the writing team for the NCTM/CEC joint position statement on teaching mathematics to students with learning disabilities, held leadership roles with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, and holds certifications in elementary education, secondary mathematics, K–12 special education, and K–12 educational administration.