The Presidential Award motivates me to continue to create an engaging classroom for young scholars to feel free to share ideas, take risks, and be ready to listen. I am honored to be recognized for the work I am passionate about. This award is a reminder to continue to improve the quality of my mathematics instruction and participate in professional communities that value rich mathematical thinking.

Joshua Langenbach Boise, ID | K-6, Mathematics, 2022

The official biography below was current at the time of the award.

Josh Langenbach has been an educator for 17 years. For the last two years, he has taught sixth and seventh grade mathematics at St. Paul American School in Hanoi, Vietnam. Josh previously taught for five years at Lowell Elementary School, one year at Koelsch Elementary School, and nine years at Lincoln Elementary School. Josh works to create a safe learning environment where all students see the importance of sharing their thoughts as well as listening to the ideas of others. He incorporates rich tasks that allow his scholars to deepen their conceptual understanding by making connections between multiple representations. Over the last several years, Josh has participated in an NSF-sponsored project called Researching Order of Teaching (ROOT). Through ROOT, Josh analyzed effective instructional strategies to improve modeling and problem solving skills in sixth through eighth grade students. At the 2022 ROOT Math Teaching Conference, Josh presented ideas on the impact that posing purposeful questions and facilitating meaningful discourse has on increasing student engagement during mathematics lessons. Josh has a B.S. in kinesiology and a teaching certificate from Sonoma State University. He has an M.A. in education, curriculum, and instruction along with a graduate certificate for mathematics consulting teacher endorsement from Boise State University. He is certified to teach kindergarten through eighth grade.

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