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SEC mathematics educators meet at Auburn’s College of Education, focused on increasing mathematics teachers

December 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Samuel Otten

@ottensam.bsky.social

There are some great math educators in the SEC! We call ourselves the SEC MEC (Math Ed Community).

Thanks to the Southeastern Conference faculty travel program, we were able to gather at Auburn's new College of Ed building. #MathEd #MathEdResearch #TeacherEducation

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Mathematics Education faculty members from Southeastern Conference (SEC) universities gathered Friday and Saturday at Auburn University’s newly opened College of Education building to kick off the fou...

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November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Samuel Otten

@ottensam.bsky.social

New episode of the #MathEd Podcast -- coordinating students and decentering teachers!

Amy Hackenberg from Indiana University talks about two recent articles in the Journal of Mathematical Behavior. #MathEdResearch

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Amy Hackenberg - student units coordination and teacher decentering

Amy Hackenberg from Indiana University discusses two articles from the Journal of Mathematical Behavior--"Middle school students at three stages of units coordination learn to make same speeds" (Vol. ...

Digest 12 - Special Issue on Incremental Professional Development

August 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Samuel Otten

@ottensam.bsky.social

You can hear various authors talking about their contributions to this incremental PD book here:

www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mat...

#MathEdResearch

This episode contains summaries of the articles in the Education Sciences special issue on incremental PD for mathematics teachers. All articles are open access in this special issue and available on ...

Tools, Tricks and Topics Teachers Use for Integer Arithmetic | The Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education

July 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Samuel Otten

@ottensam.bsky.social

Here is Julie's new article: ejrsme.icrsme.com/article/view... #MathEdResearch

And the podcast is now on YouTube, if that's your preferred listening venue: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGtc...

ejrsme.icrsme.com

June 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Samuel Otten

@ottensam.bsky.social

The new episode features my conversations about the #ScienceOfMath with @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social and with @mathematize4all.bsky.social. I'm thankful to both of them for sharing their perspectives.

#MathEd #MathEdResearch
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Discussing the Science of Math - Sarah Powell and Rachel Lambert

In this episode, Sam is joined by two separate guests. Sarah Powell (University of Texas) describes the origins and aims of the Science of Math efforts, and Rachel Lambert (University of California, S...

(Re)Considering the Genre Function in Mathematics and Science Education Through Racialized Affective Hierarchies: A Response to Kirchgasler

April 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Samuel Otten

@ottensam.bsky.social

Our special issue on incremental PD for math teachers is now complete, and OPEN ACCESS. It contains some efforts to make things more approachable and accessible to teachers, in contrast to PD that tries to completely transform instruction.

#MathEd #MathEdResearch
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April 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM

Erika C. Bullock

@drerikacb.bsky.social

I had the pleasure of writing a response to Kirchgasler’s paper in Science Education about affect in post-Brown science education reform. Her analysis helped me build on the genre characteristics that I talked about in my racialized deviance paper last year.
#Blackademics #mathedresearch #scienceed

This essay responds to Kirchgasler's (2024) analysis of affective hierarchies in post-Brown science education as part of the special issue Centering Affect and Emotion Toward Justice and Dignity in S...

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July 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM

Ethan Smith

@mathissippi.bsky.social

#mathedresearch #mtbos I'm excited to share a new article from me and Bea Ellis, titled Discursive Drift in the Enactment of Small Group Elementary Mathematical Writing Tasks, out now in Investigations in Mathematics Learning! doi.org/10.1080/1947...

The abstract of the article, Discursive Drift in the Enactment of Small Group Elementary Mathematical Writing Tasks

February 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM

Ethan Smith

@mathissippi.bsky.social

#mathedresearch #mtbos I am excited to share the newly published article I cowrote with Riley Stone and Raisa Ebner, titled "Culturally Responsive Mathematics and Curriculum Materials: Present Realities and Imagined Futures." You can view the article here: mdpi.com/2227-7102/15... (1/8)

September 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM

Ethan Smith

@mathissippi.bsky.social

New #mathedresearch article alert! We investigated middle school math teacher+coach perceptions about quality of professional learning and the curriculum materials embedded in that PL, and considered coaching approaches that may have influenced teachers’ perceptions. doi.org/10.1007/s108...

Coach and teacher alignment in the context of educational change - Journal of Educational Change

Professional learning (PL) programs increasingly rely on the expertise of instructional coaches in supporting teacher learning and instructional change. To continue to improve the use of coaching as a...

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June 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM

Learning Games Lab, New Mexico State University

@learninggameslab.bsky.social

Teachers, looking for a fun way for your students to learn decimals? Gate is an interactive, free-to-play learning game developed with middle schoolers in mind. Fight the spirits using the power of place values!

Check out the game here: mathsnacks.org/gate.html

#mathedresearch #math

July 22, 2026 at 6:38 PM

Josh Hertel

@herteljt.bsky.social

Who else from the #mathedresearch community is attending #amte2025 in Reno?

February 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM

Eva Thanheiser

@mathedeva.bsky.social

This is devastating #mathedresearch #research #grants #funding

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

www.washingtonpost.com

January 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM

Dave Wagner

@dave-wagner.bsky.social

Issue 45(3) of For the Learning of Mathematics is now published #mathedresearch

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FOR THE LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS

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October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Dave Wagner

@dave-wagner.bsky.social

The November issue of Educational Studies in Mathematics is now published. Congrats to the authors for their important contributions. #mathedresearch

links.springernature.com/f/a/AlkfHaH2...

Educational Studies in Mathematics is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on pedagogical, methodological, and didactical aspects of teaching and learning ...

October 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM

Dave Wagner

@dave-wagner.bsky.social

The next issue of Educational Studies in Mathematics is now published, 120(2). Congratulations to the authors for their rigorous and thoughtful work! #mathedresearch

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Educational Studies in Mathematics is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on pedagogical, methodological, and didactical aspects of teaching and learning ...

October 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM

Dave Wagner

@dave-wagner.bsky.social

The next issue of Educational Studies in Mathematics is now published, 120(1). Congratulations to the authors for their rigorous and thoughtful work! #mathedresearch

links.springernature.com/f/a/yCIwSmRM...

Educational Studies in Mathematics is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on pedagogical, methodological, and didactical aspects of teaching and learning ...

FOR THE LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS

August 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM

Dave Wagner

@dave-wagner.bsky.social

A new issue of For the Learning of Mathematics is now published online (vol. 45, issue 2). I'm told that the paper copies will be distributed after July 8. #mathedresearch

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June 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Dave Wagner

@dave-wagner.bsky.social

Issue 119-3 of Educational Studies in Mathematics is now published. Congratulations to the authors of this important work. #mathedresearch

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Educational Studies in Mathematics is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on pedagogical, methodological, and didactical aspects of teaching and learning ...

June 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM

Dave Wagner

@dave-wagner.bsky.social

Issue 119(2) of Educational Studies in Mathematics is now published. Congrats to the authors for their important work! #mathedresearch

links.springernature.com/f/a/z79G0hB8...

Educational Studies in Mathematics is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on pedagogical, methodological, and didactical aspects of teaching and learning ...