Anne Arundel County schools graduate-turned-teacher recognized as one of the best math teachers in US

Joanie Gulden will do about anything to get Glen Burnie Park Elementary School students to engage with math. Anything. Gulden ate a pig’s foot. She got covered in slime. She tackled these and other fun (and gross) challenges to encourage students to practice and improve. For this dedication, and the results she and the school have seen, Guilden is among those being recognized as the best in the country by President Joe Biden through the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.