Department of Mathematics
Departmental Colloquia and Seminars
On Thursday, December 1, 2011,
Dr. Amanda Jansen,
Associate Professor of Education at the University of Delaware,
will present a colloquium on
Enacting care for mathematics learners: Middle school students’ and teachers’ perspectives.
Abstract:
Caring teachers make a difference in students’ learning of mathematics (Muller, 2001; Stipek, 2006).
To uncover opportunities to enact care for middle school mathematics students, we examined alignment
between 12 students’ and two teachers’ definitions of teachers’ enactments of care along interpersonal,
academic, and mathematical dimensions. We also assessed alignment between 12 teacher-student dyads’
ratings of the strength of their relationships to explore whether students received care. Results
suggested that some teacher-student dyads had aligned definitions of teachers’ enactments of care and
rated their relationships strongly, while other teacher-student dyads’ definitions diverged and rated
their relationships weakly. However, examining teacher-student dyads whose relationships did not fit
these two expected patterns revealed the following: (1) teachers may enact care in ways that matter
to students, even if they may not be aware that they are doing so; and (2) students may value some
enactments of care more than others. Results will be discussed in terms of implications for developing
stronger teacher-student relationships in middle school mathematics classrooms.
Note: This project was conducted in collaboration with Dr. Tonya Bartell,
School of Education, the University of Delaware.
This colloquium will be held in
7800 York Road,
Room 103
at 3:30 p.m.
Past talks include:
- On Wednesday, October 19, 2011,
Dr. Mattias Gobbert ,
Professor of Mathematics at the University of Maryland Baltimore County,
presented a colloquium on
Efficient parallel computing of finite element methods for long-time simulations of calcium waves in a heart cell.
- On Wednesday, November 9, 2011,
Ms. Bette Kundert, Educational Specialist with the Maryland State Department of Education,
presented a lecture on
The road ahead and the tools to navigate it: The Common Core and PARCC assessments impact on all of us.
- On Thursday, November 17, 2011,
Dr. Christian Altomare, of Towson University,
presented a colloquium on
Proving infinitely many structure theorems at once.
Research Seminar in Approximation Theory
This is a working research seminar. Contact Dr. Tatyana Sorokina or Dr. Sergiy Borodachov if you want to find about forthcoming topics or are interested in giving a talk.
The Department of Mathematics at Towson University also encourages your participation at other local area college and university mathematics colloquia and at the University of Maryland College Park. Links to these other colloquia are found below:
Department of Mathematics
7800 York Road, Room 316 (campus map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-3091
Fax: 410-704-4149
E-mail: math@towson.edu
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