Other News – Mathematics Education PhD

Enactive Educational Ecosystem for the Emergent Learning of Polar Graphing

wiesea — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:28:10 +0000

Each week in class, they pose and pursue their own mathematical inquiries into the wild world of the polar coordinate system through pole-based movement and with other invented tools, tasks, and practices. As they do so, they reflect on how spaces, bodies, things, and feelings shape our mathematical thinking and enliven our understandings. It’s a curious playground, for sure.

At a pivotal moment in their inquiry, they recently joined renowned NYC subway dancer, Ikeem Jones (), on the E-train where he gave them all kinds of choreo-mathematical things to think about. And be in awe of. Check him out. In the first video, he’s doing what he does. In the second one, he’s enacting his interpretation of the 4-petal graph of r = sin 2θ.

Second Annual Mathematics Education Panel Discussion

wiesea — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 21:02:51 +0000

Three members of our doctoral program recently joined Dr. DiNapoli’s Teaching Mathematics secondary math methods course for this year’s Mathematics Education Panel Discussion. The panelists – Christa Mawn, Gabriella Migliore, and Denis Cook – are experienced professionals in K-12 mathematics education who shared valuable insights about teaching, the job search process, supporting students, and finding balance in the profession. The students taking the math methods course led the conversation with thoughtful questions, making for a lively and inspiring exchange. Many thanks to our panelists for their time, expertise, and encouragement.

The photo captures our panelists together with several students from the class. Thank you, panelists, for your willingness to serve!

Methods Class Hosts Math Ed Panel

wiesea — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:53:39 +0000

Several members of our doctoral program in mathematics education recently visited our Teaching Mathematics methods class (MATH 470/MATH 519) to participate in a Mathematics Education Panel Discussion. The discussion was led by MATH 470/MATH 519 students as they asked Panel members about what it’s like to be a math teacher, the interview process, how to best support students, and how to maintain a work/life balance. The entire discussion was so inspirational. A huge thank you goes out to all Panel members.

What a (Field) Trip!

wiesea — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:10:43 +0000

What would you say is mathematical about the icosahedron on the right? Likely responses involve quantities, such as the number of faces, the lengths of the edges, or the measures of the angles at each of the vertices.

Now, if you were constrained from providing a response that relies on mathematical quantities, and instead you could only attend to mathematical qualities, what would you say is mathematical about the photograph on the right? This is the essence of the question we were asked to keep in mind throughout the trip and then respond to afterward:

Briefly describe a mathematical experience you had on this adventure that does not rely on quantification or computation. Then share what it enabled you to feel, appreciate, or think about.

What kind of qualitative mathematical experience do you imagine the woman in this photograph might be having? What would that experience enable her to feel, appreciate, or think about?

What kind of math field trip would be framed by such a question? The kind that hopes to move us outside of conventional ways of thinking about what mathematics is, and into a space where we’ll only be able to come up with an answer by reflecting in new ways on just how it is we’re experiencing some mathematical experience. In this news story, we share students’ reflections on their mathematical experiences. These reflections will let us know if our hope was realized.

Read the full article including photos and students’ experiences of the trip!

Doctoral students explore Inclusive Education practices in Finland!

wiesea — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:00:14 +0000

Mathematics Education doctoral students Erin Pomponio, Meimee Persau, and Helene Leonard are currently in Finland on a Faculty-Led Study Abroad program to explore Inclusive Education practices in Finnish schools. Their 10-day trip includes visits to schools in Helsinki and Oulu, attending a seminar with the Finnish Society for Disability Research, and meeting with teacher education students at Helsinki University. Please join the Mathematics Department in wishing these students well on this exciting opportunity!

Team from organization co-founded by doctoral student win international competition

wiesea — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Mathematics Education doctoral student, Denish Akuom, is the Founder of , a non-profit organization that aims to promote STEM education in Africa and beyond. We’re thrilled to share the news that a team of girls from the school participated in the ‘’ organized by ISSET, the International Space School Educational Training, with their project, “Zero Gravity Project: Using Arduino UNO to Design a Dust-Repellent Surface.” 220 teams from around the world participated and the team from STEM Center Africa won!! The announcement was made in a ceremony with NASA’s Sarah Murray & Astronaut Barbara Morgan.

Program Welcomes New Students

wiesea — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 15:54:57 +0000

Katie Seagreaves and Danielle Tawil will begin their PhD studies in the fall and we could not be more excited to welcome them to our community.

Partnership with Math for America

wiesea — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 17:25:12 +0000

��Ʒ��˸�� University is partnering with Math for America (MfA) to create a repository of video case studies of secondary mathematics instruction. The partnership includes a team of teachers from MfA, researchers from MSU and the University of Buffalo, and educational professionals from across New York State. Each case study will include a video segment of secondary instruction in real classrooms taught by MfA master teachers and supporting materials (lesson plans, classroom handouts, discussion prompts), representing a set of tools for teachers to use in professional learning communities focused on secondary mathematics teaching and learning. The team includes full-time doctoral students Matthew Wright and Victoria Bonaccorso. They are being advised by Dr. Eileen Murray.

PhD in Mathematics Education

wiesea — Thu, 21 May 2015 18:45:37 +0000

The Department of Mathematical Sciences at ��Ʒ��˸�� University is pleased to announce the approval of a PhD program in Mathematics Education, effective Fall 2015. This program will take the place of the University’s EdD in Mathematics Education. Exceptional students considering full-time doctoral studies are eligible for an MSU Westerdahl Fellowship providing full tuition remission and $25K stipend per year for four years. Applications for AY 2016-2017 will be considered through February 15^th, 2015. For information about the program, please visit or contact Dr. Mika Munakata at mathedphd@montclair.edu

To apply, please visit .