SAMPLE 1: Guidelines for the Use of Block Based Programming in Improving Elementary Conceptual Mathematics Teaching
A gap in literature exists in connecting computational thinking concepts with elementary mathematics concepts. There is an importance placed on teaching mathematics conceptually compared to procedurally at the K-6 level. The purpose of this paper is to provide guidelines to help pre-service teachers find a perceived usefulness of block based programming as a technology to teach mathematics conceptually. This paper will hopefully be sent to publication by May. A pilot study aligned with the guidelines presented in this paper will be conducted in an EDIT 2000 course.
SAMPLE 2: PBL Pedagogy and Robotics Programing: Motivating Anxious Elementary Math Teachers
Elementary teachers take the role of either “Math” or “ELA” dominate instructors, but in reality their job description calls for them to be both. Many elementary school teachers divert from teaching mathematics in an engaging and motivating manner because they themselves are not motivated to teach it. The purpose of this study is to motivate pre-service teachers to teach mathematics conceptually using robotics. By integrating robotics into a PBL curriculum, teachers will be able to engage not only their students but also themselves as instructors. Elementary teachers may be more motivated to teach mathematics if given guidelines on how to design their curriculum/lesson using robotics.
Sample of Works
Below I attached pieces of work in progress. I aspire to submit papers to publication while other works have been developed for LDT required coursework.
SAMPLE 3: Prototype of PBL Robotics Training Module Design Artifact
The module aims to provide training to pre-service teachers with low mathematics instruction self-efficacy. This training module aims to solve a problem many elementary school pre-service teachers are experiencing. They are unmotivated to teach mathematics due to low levels of mathematics instruction self-efficacy. By incorporating Problem Based Learning (PBL) and robotics technologies into the instruction of mathematics, unmotivated teachers will be engaged in their own curriculum and find a new joy and passion for teaching mathematics.
SAMPLE 4: IRIS Conference Proposal
A conceptual paper titled PBL Pedagogy and Robotics Programming: Motivating Anxious Elementary Math
Teachers was presented at the Integrative Research & Ideas Symposium Conference.
SAMPLE 5: AMTE Conference Proposal
A conceptual paper titled Repurposing Language: Design Guidelines for Teacher Educators Teaching Mathematics will be submitted to the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators for the 2017-2018 conference.
SAMPLE 6: EDIT 2000 Pilot Study Design
This pilot study aims to test the effectiveness of the guidelines proposed in the conceptual paper titled Repurposing Language: Design Guidelines for Teacher Educators Teaching Mathematics. A six day intervention module will be administered in two EDIT 2000 courses at the University of Georgia.