Anastasia Betts has nearly 30 years of experience in education as a teacher, administrator, professional development coach, curriculum developer, and researcher working at all levels, from preschool to university. She holds an M.Ed. with an emphasis in children’s literature and is completing her PhD in early childhood mathematics at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, as part of the Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning (CISL) program. Anastasia is also the Vice President of Curriculum Planning and Design at Age of Learning, Inc., leading a team of curriculum specialists, and serving as a member of the learning engineering team. Her research interests include the following: early childhood education; cognitive and developmental theories of learning; metacognition and self-regulation; adaptive learning systems; the intersection between big data, machine learning, and early childhood education; mastery-based learning; addressing school readiness at scale; the home learning environment and the role of parents in children’s learning; early childhood literacy and numeracy.