Eric Allatta

Comuter Science and Mathematics Teacher in New York City.

Timeline of Growth & Learning

This timeline traces my evolution as a teacher, builder, and collaborator—through roles, milestones, and the slow, necessary work of learning what matters.

2011–2012 | Residency & Foundation

  • Urban Teacher Residency, Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
  • Co-taught Algebra II/Trig with a focus on conceptual coherence
  • Completed structured inquiry project on assessment-driven instruction

2012–2014 | Launching AFSE & Early CS Integration

  • Founding CS/math teacher at the Academy for Software Engineering
  • Piloted functional programming in Algebra I (with Bootstrap)
  • Co-designed early computing curriculum with focus on modeling and structure diagrams
  • Led a study measuring functional programming’s impact on problem-solving persistence

2015–2017 | Scaling Access & Systems Thinking

  • Helped bring AP CS Principles to full 10th-grade cohorts (untracked)
  • Developed digital grading tools to support mastery-based workflows
  • Mentored students through their first data projects and class-wide surveys
  • Joined College Board pilot curriculum teams (BJC, Bootstrap, etc.)

2018–2020 | Deepening Practice & Supporting Others

  • Coached new CS teachers across NYC via Bootstrap & CSNYC
  • Led data science research projects and public student presentations
  • Ran internal school tools for student tracking, messaging, and grade export
  • Transitioned toward interdisciplinary project design & student agency

2021–Present | Reflection, Mentorship & Re-entry

  • Stepped back from the classroom to focus on family and consulting
  • Continued national coaching through Bootstrap, CS Alliance, and Rutgers
  • Developed new curriculum materials for teachers in CS-integrated math
  • Working toward rejoining the classroom with sharpened vision and tools

Sample Case Studies (Coming Soon)

  • “Project-Based AP CSP in an Unscreened School” – How structure, data, and design recipe helped full cohorts find success
  • “Making Mastery Work” – Converting raw teacher spreadsheets into a sustainable schoolwide grade reporting system
  • “From Data to Action” – Student-led engagement survey that shaped staff conversations about motivation

Teaching isn’t linear, and neither is growth. But patterns emerge—and the things I kept returning to are the things that matter most: structure, access, collaboration, and care.