Dawn Pilotti

Dawn M. Pilotti is the McRae Family Foundation JK-12 Faculty Chair of Mathematics and a Mathematics Specialist at the Currey Ingram Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee, which is a school for students with learning differences. Dawn has more than 25 years of experience holding teaching certifications in 6-12 mathematics, K-12 comprehensive special education, and K-12 intervention, with a certificate for K-8 mathematics specialist. She has written interdisciplinary curriculum for local, national, and international organizations such as the National Park Service and the Acropolis Museum and was the 2012 recipient of the Tim Russert Make a Difference Educator of the Year from The Inner-City Foundation. Dawn currently serves on the NCTM Content and Learning Advisory Committee, is the NCSM Regional Lead-Tennessee, and was a recipient of a NCTM MET grant for her work with students with learning differences. Dawn earned her EdD from the University of South Carolina, where she was awarded the 2025 Outstanding Achievement in STEM Education Doctoral Award. Her scholarly and practitioner interests lie at the intersection of mathematics education and special education.