mathematics education

Apr 24, 2024

Luke B. Carman ’24PHD: ‘I Came Back to Get a Ph.D. Because I Wanted the Opportunity to Teach and Learn in Community With Other People’

As Luke Carman graduates with his Ph.D. in Learning and Teaching in STEM mathematics and statistics education concentration, he is ready to use his research to bring students, teachers and communities together to improve K-12 education. 

Apr 24, 2024

Cullen Belk ’24MAT: ‘I Have Become a Better Teacher through Growing in My Understanding of My Math Content’

As a current math teacher, Cullen Belk wanted an opportunity to strengthen his teaching skills and teach at higher levels within the subject. Now, as he prepares to graduate with his master’s degree, he is looking forward to the impact he will have on students for years to come. 

Apr 24, 2024

Matty Grossman ’24: ‘I Will Never Forget the Educators Who Managed to Guide Us and Nurture Us’

Matty Grossman '24 chose to become an educator, so could advocate for the next generation and show them the beauty in math. Now, as he prepares to step into the classroom, he hopes to act as a change agent and see the students he mentors flourish. 

Apr 18, 2024

Wake County Middle and High School Students Combine Math, Entrepreneurship During First Annual Design & Pitch Competition

More than 50 students embraced their entrepreneurial spirit earlier this month during the first annual Wake County Public School System Design & Pitch Competition held at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and led by NC State College of Education Associate Professor of Mathematics Education Erin Krupa and Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education Robin Anderson. 

Apr 11, 2024

Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education Hollylynne Lee Leads Team Named Finalist in 2023-24 Tools Competition

A team of developers at NC State and RTI International, led by Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education Hollylynne Lee, are finalists in the Preparing for the 21st Century World track of the 2023-24 Tools Competition. 

Apr 10, 2024

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education Samantha Marshall to Partner with Teachers to Improve Translanguaging Pedagogy through NSF CAREER Grant

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education Samantha Marshall is using a five-year, $926,102 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to partner with middle school teachers in order to co-design, analyze and improve teachers’ translanguaging pedagogies, or pedagogies that draw on students’ full linguistic repertoires as resources for learning. 

Apr 8, 2024

Educational Game Developed by Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Special Education Jessica Hunt Named Finalist in EdTech Digest Awards

An educational game developed by NC State College of Education Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Special Education Jessica Hunt was recently selected as a finalist in two categories of the 2024 EdTech Digest EdTech Awards. 

Feb 29, 2024

Associate Professor Jessica Hunt Selected to Participate in National Science Foundation’s Ideas Lab

Jessica Hunt, an associate professor of mathematics education and special education in the NC State College of Education, is one of 35 scholars across the country selected by the National Science Foundation to participate in their most recent Ideas Lab. 

Nov 28, 2023

College of Education Researchers Hope to Create Set of Shared Teaching and Learning Principles for Early Mathematics Education through National Conference

A group of NC State College of Education scholars are bringing together experts in early mathematics education and other related fields to generate a set of teaching and learning principles related to PreK-2 mathematics education. 

Nov 2, 2023

Pre-service Teachers Will Be Better Prepared to Use Technology in Secondary Mathematics Classrooms Through Grant-funded Project Led By Associate Dean Karen Hollebrands

NC State College of Education Associate Dean Karen Hollebrands, along with Assistant Professor Ruby Ellis and Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Senior Research Scholar Gemma Mojica, are ensuring future teachers are prepared with the skills to effectively use technology and lead discussions in mathematics classrooms through a new, grant-funded project.