Matthew Reames has been a mathematics educator for twenty-one years.  He has experience teaching children aged 4 to 16 in public and private schools in the United States and the United Kingdom.  Dr. Reames is currently a 5^th grade mathematics teacher at Daniel Morgan Intermediate School and 5th grade math team leader.  His is endorsed in grades 4-8, mathematics, and gifted education. Additionally, he teaches mathematics methods and field-based research courses at the university level. 

Reames is the recipient of the Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (VCTM) 2017 William Lowry Math Educator of the Year Award for the middle school level.  

He earned his PhD in Mathematics Education from the University of Virginia, as well as both a Master's degree in Education Curriculum and Instruction and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Virginia Tech.