Robert Pontecorvo
Bio
Robert Pontecorvo is a professional educator with over thirty years of experience teaching Mathematics in both the public and private sector. He has served as the District Coordinator of Mathematics for the Sewanhaka Central High School District (the largest school district in Nassau County in Long Island, NY) where he oversaw more than eighty-five math teachers of grades seven through twelve. Rob has been an Adjunct Professor for Adelphi University’s Math Education Program and even taught mathematics on live television for three years on the Extra-Help Channel for Cablevision and Rainbow Programming. Rob has enjoyed a close relationship with GeoGebra since 2017 when, because of his initiative, he helped GeoGebra become the first calculator app permitted on a device for NY State high stakes exams.
He happily joined the GeoGebra team in 2021 as their US Assessment Lead. Rob lives on Long Island with his wife, Bonnie, his children, Kayla and Matthew, and his labradoodle Cookie-Jellybean.