Suzy Pepper Rollins

Suzy Pepper Rollins is an educator, author, and consultant whose work focuses on improving academic outcomes for all learners, particularly those who are academically vulnerable. A former remedial education coordinator for Cobb County Schools in Marietta, Georgia, she has coordinated grades 6–12 remedial programs and now works with schools across North America providing professional development and consulting on learning acceleration and engagement. She is the founder of Fast Lane Learning, LLC and created Math in the Fast Lane, a research-based, hands-on framework for math instruction in grades 3–8. Rollins holds an M.A. in School Business Administration from Kean University.

Rollins is the author of Teaching in the Fast Lane: How to Create Active Learning Experiences (ASCD, 2017), Learning in the Fast Lane: 8 Ways to Put ALL Students on the Road to Academic Success (ASCD, 2014), and Teaching Vulnerable Learners: Strategies for Students Who Are Bored, Distracted, Discouraged, or Likely to Drop Out (W. W. Norton, 2020). Her work emphasizes active learning, acceleration over remediation, and research-based instructional practices that build