Ty Martinez

Tyrone Martinez-Black works at the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). As a policy and practice specialist in the Collaborating States Initiative, he supports teams from state education agencies to foster conditions promoting social and emotional learning for students and adults. Before arriving at CASEL, Tyrone was a teacher of middle school math and science, an instructional coach for those subjects, and an assistant director of mathematics curriculum. In addition, he has designed and delivered professional learning in the Chicago metropolitan area and across the nation. Tyrone has been a member of projects addressing youth development during summer school, design thinking within schools, and integrating SEL competencies with the Standards for Mathematical Practice. He is currently developing guidance for uncovering SEL in science instruction.