UNC-Greensboro funds Learning Through Implementation: Investigating Mathematics Learning Across Communities project

Posted Nov. 29, 2017 at 1:24 p.m.

BOONE, N.C.—Dr. Katherine Mawhinney, professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Appalachian State University, Dr. P. Holt Wilson and Dr. Kimberly Kappler Hewitt at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNC-G), Dr. Allison McCulloch of North Carolina State University and Dr. Michelle Stephan of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte received $30,432 in funding from UNC-G for a one-year project designed to assist mathematics educators in effectively implementing curriculum.

The project, entitled Learning Through Implementation: Investigating Mathematics Learning Across Communities, will simultaneously advise upon and study the implementation of new secondary mathematics standards. The project will dually co-design support structures for teachers and administrators, and inform the larger mathematics education community about how teachers and leaders navigate through changes in mathematics curriculum and the implementation of those changes.

About the Department of Mathematical Sciences

The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in actuarial science and mathematics, with concentrations in business, computation, life sciences, physical sciences, secondary teaching and statistics, plus a general, self-designed concentration. The department also offers the Master of Arts in mathematics, with concentrations in college teaching and secondary teaching. Learn more at https://mathsci.appstate.edu.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.