Bradley Witzel, Ph.D., is an award-winning teacher, speaker, and researcher who works as a full professor and program director of the MEd in Academic Intervention at Winthrop University, the flagship education college for the state of South Carolina. As a classroom teacher, he worked in multiple settings teaching mainly math and science to high achieving students with disabilities and at-risk concerns. Dr. Witzel has authored 10 books, including the recently published books Rigor in the RTI and MTSS Classroom with Barbara Blackburn through Routledge,and Teaching Elementary Mathematics to Struggling Learners through Guilford Press. He also edited Bridging the Arithmetic to Algebra Gap through the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). A popular professional developer, he works with many districts and state departments delivering over 500 workshop, conference, and video presentations on intervention delivery and mathematics. He has served as a board member and consultant with several states on RTI and MTSS, served as a panelist on the Institute of Education Science RTI Math Practice Guide and as an invited reviewer of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel Final Report. Most importantly, he is a father of two, husband of an educator, and son of two educators.
His workshops are energetic and filled with practical strategies. With his depth of experience with students with learning disabilities, he brings a unique perspective to both teachers and school leaders.
