Previous Mathematics Education Colloquia
Fall 2008 through Spring 2025
These events are sponsored by the Program in Mathematics Education, the Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Endowment, and the Colleges of Education and Natural Science.
If the talk is on DVD, please see Lisa Keller in C112 Wells Hall to sign it out for viewing. DVDs are available for talks from Fall 2008 through Spring 2017, unless if otherwise indicated.
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2025 Schedule
February 20, 2025
Sandra Zuniga-Ruiz, San Jose State University
Math, Dignity and the Pursuit of Happyness: Exploring the Entanglements of Math and Justice towards Collective Community-centered Futures
Video of Zuniga-Ruiz talk - this is set for MSU log in only, at the speaker's request
March 20, 2025
Nathalie Sinclair, Simon Fraser University
The Colonial Legacy of European Mathematics in the Americas
April 17, 2025
Nina Bailey, Montclair State University
Insights into Critical Statistical Literacy Habits of Mind Enactment
Fall 2024 Schedule
Our first math ed talk of Fall 2024 is not a colloquium event, but we are pleased to welcome Dr. Anne Cawley for a brief visit to MSU! See details below.
October 7, 2024
Anne Cawley, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) – Video is unavailable
October 28, 2024
Nickolaus Ortiz, Georgia State University
Rejoicing gon' rise without bound: Exploring the curricular and pedagogical implications concerning Blackness, language, and mathematics discourse
Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2024 Schedule
March 6, 2024
Kari Kokka, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
"I don’t want there to be any kind of shame or sense of ‘less than.’" Affective Pedagogical Goals for Social Justice Mathematics
Video of Kokka Talk - this is set for MSU log in only, at the speaker's request
March 21, 2024
Rachel Lambert, University of California, Santa Barbara
Radical notions at the heart of Universal Design for Learning: Engaging teachers in designing from the margins in mathematics
Fall 2023 Schedule
October 11, 2023
Ricardo Martinez, Pennsylvania State University
The Praxis of Ethnic Studies Mathematics as Ontological Playgrounds of Youth Liberation
December 7, 2023
Cathery Yeh, University of Texas at Austin
DisCrit Noticing: Theorizing at the Intersections of Race and Ability in Mathematics Education
Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2023 Schedule
January 25, 2023
Katherine Lewis, University of Washington
Disability Equity in Mathematics Education: Accessibility, Re-mediation, and Compensation – Video is unavailable
February 27, 2023
Nicole Louie and Chundou Her, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Building Racial Justice in Mathematics Education: A Seat at the Breakfast Table.
Flyer for Louie and Chundou Talk
March 13, 2023
Aditya "Adi" Adiredja, University of Arizona
Journey to “Anti-deficit Narratives”
Fall 2022 Schedule
November 30, 2022
Leslie Dietiker, Boston University
Characteristics of HS Mathematics Lessons that Increase Opportunities for Captivation
Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2022 Schedule
February 18, 2022
Paul Drijvers, Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
Computational Thinking in the Mathematics Classroom
March 25, 2022
Anna Sfard, University of Haifa
The Devil in Details: Teaching as Managing Inter-Discursive Gaps
There were no talks scheduled for Fall 2021.
Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2021 Schedule
February 12, 2021
Arthur Bakker, Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute and Patricio Herbst, University of Michigan
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education and Educational Studies in Mathematics: Perspectives from the Editors
Video of February 12th Talk (Video is accessible only to MSU faculty and students, and for educational purposes only. Also, the recording was started a few minutes in to the talk.)
Slides for Bakker talk only (Drawing removed due to current copyright restrictions)
March 5, 2021 and March 15, 2021 (Rescheduled due to inclement weather affecting the Zoom session)
Peter Liljedahl, Simon Fraser University
Building Thinking Classrooms
Flyer for March 15th Talk (Contains new date and updated registration link)
Video of March 5th Talk (Video is accessible only to MSU faculty and students, and for educational purposes only. Also, the recording was started a few minutes in to the talk. The gaps in the speaker's dropped internet were edited out. The video for the remainder of the talk will be posted below after March 15th.)
Video of March 15th Talk (Video is accessible only to MSU faculty and students, and for educational purposes only.)
Fall 2020 Schedule
Friday, November 13, 2020
Anna DeJarnette and Casey Hord, University of Cincinnati
Blending Perspectives: Studies of Discourse and Gesturing in Math and Special Education
Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
This year our colloquium focuses on Collaborative Research in Mathematics Education. We believe that collaboration in research contributes to framing and addressing more complex research questions, developing innovative theories and methodologies, and advancing new knowledge in our field. Also, while the expectation in graduate programs is for graduate students to produce research individually, our graduates will enter a field where collaboration is valued for the qualities and benefits previously highlighted.
Spring 2020 Schedule
(Rescheduled to Fall 2020 online)
Fall 2019 Schedule
November 20, 2019
Michelle Cirillo, University of Delaware and Jennifer Reed, Mathematics Teacher, Delaware
Learning Together Through Collaborative Research: The Case of Proof in Secondary Mathematics
October 2, 2019
Victoria Hand, University of Colorado at Boulder; Elizabeth Mendoza, University of California, Irvine; Justin TenEyck, “I Have A Dream” Foundation of Boulder County
Toward Re-humanizing Mathematics Education: Participatory Approaches to Noticing in Mathematics Classrooms
Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Fall 2018 Schedule
October 18, 2018
Kyeong Hah Roh, Arizona State University
On the Teaching and Learning of Logic in Mathematical Contents
November 27, 2018
Darryl Yong, Harvey Mudd College
Active Learning 2.0: Being Intentionally Inclusive
Spring 2019 Schedule
February 19, 2019
Paul Dawkins, Northern Illinois University
The use(s) of "is" in Mathematics
March 23, 2019
Mathematics and Statistics Associations Summit
Responding to the Opportunities and Challenges for the Future of Mathematics and Statistics Education
Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Fall 2017 Schedule
October 10, 2017
Kevin Moore, University of Georgia
Students' graphing activities: Re-presentations of what?
November 7, 2017
Luis Leyva, Vanderbilt University
The blending of academic and social support through apoyo and consejos in the mathematical success of three undergraduate Latinx engineering students.
November 28, 2017
Amy Parks, Michigan State University
Joy: The Zeroth Mathematical Practice
Spring 2018 Schedule
January 23, 2018
Elise Lockwood, Oregon State University
Investigating Subtleties of the Multiplication Principle
February 28, 2018
Jennifer Langer-Osuna, Stanford University
Fostering productive and inclusive collaborative mathematics classrooms
April 18, 2018
Elizabeth de Freitas, Manchester Metropolitan University, England
What is a Mathematical Concept?
DVDs are available for talks from Fall 2008 through Spring 2017, unless if otherwise indicated. If the talk is on DVD, please see Lisa Keller in C112 Wells Hall to sign it out for viewing.
Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Fall 2016 Schedule
October 12, 2016
Gregory Larnell, University of Illinois - Chicago
We Real Cool: Reconsidering the Cooling Out Phenomenon in a Remedial Mathematics Education Context
November 16, 2016
Ricardo Nemirovsky, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Spring 2017 Schedule
January 25, 2017
M. Alejandra Sorto, Texas State University - Video is unavailable
What matters for learners in linguistically diverse classrooms?
February 15, 2017
Maria Zavala, San Francisco State University
How does racial identity matter in the mathematics classroom?
March 15, 2017
Julia Aguirre, University of Washington, Tacoma
Math Strong: Amplifying Equity and Justice in Mathematics Education Research and Practice
April 12, 2017
Luz Maldonado, Texas State University
Bilingual Teachers' Professional Noticing of Bilingual Children's Mathematical Thinking
Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Fall 2015 Schedule
November 18, 2015
Erika Bullock, University of Memphis – Video is unavailable
Do All Lives Matter in Mathematics Education?
December 2, 2015
Fran Arbaugh, Pennsylvania State University
Mathematics Methods Courses as Sites for Scholarly Inquiries
Flyer for Arbaugh Talk
PowerPoint of Arbaugh Slides
Spring 2016 Schedule
February 3, 2016
Kara Jackson, University of Washington
Specifying Equity-in-Practice
March 2, 2016
Brent Davis, University of Calgary – Video is unavailable
Transforming Mathematics Education as Learning a Second Language
March 30, 2016
Guadalupe "Lupita" Carmona, University of Texas at San Antonio
Campus Viviente in STEM Education
April 27, 2016
Maisie Gholson, University of Michigan
The Problem We All Live With: The Knowability of Black Girls, the Importance of Context, and Mathematical Chauvinism
Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
The theme for this year's colloquium series is The 3rd Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning: Author Presentations. As editor of the handbook, Jinfa Cai is the first presenter. He will provide general background about the handbook itself, and will also discuss his work as an author of a curriculum-focused chapter. Subsequent presenters will all have chapters in the forthcoming handbook.
Fall 2014 Schedule
- October 10, 2014
- Jinfa Cai, University of Delaware
- Building a Knowledge Base and Intellectual Capacity in Mathematics Education: Promises and Challenges
- Flyer for Cai Talk
- PDF of Cai talk slides
- November 19, 2014
- Keith Weber, Rutgers University
- Justification and Proof in Mathematics Education Research
- Flyer for Weber Talk
- PowerPoint of Weber talk slides
- December 10, 2014
- Danny Martin, University of Illinois - Chicago and Niral Shah, Michigan State University
- Writing About Race in White Institutional Space
- Flyer for Martin/Shah Talk
- PDF of Martin/Shah talk
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Spring 2015 Schedule
- January 21, 2015 Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Distinguished Lecture
- Janine Remillard, University of Pennsylvania
- Conceptualizing Mathematics Teachers' Curriculum Capacity
- Flyer for LPF Remillard Talk
- February 18, 2015
- Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State University
- Recent Developments in Post-Calculus Mathematics Education Research
- Flyer for Rasmussen Talk
- PDF of Rasmussen talk
- March 18, 2015
- Paola Sztajn, North Carolina State University
- Examining the Field of Research on Mathematics Professional Development
- Flyer for Sztajn Talk
- PDF of Sztajn talk
- April 29, 2015
- Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, MSU, and Einat Heyd-Metzuyanim, University of Pittsburgh
- Highlighting Heritages & Building Tasks: A Critical Analysis of Literature on Mathematics Classroom Discourse
- Flyer for Einat and Beth Talk
- PDF of BHE and EHM talk
Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Fall 2013 Schedule
October 2, 2013
Anita Wager, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Can Equitable Mathematics Pedagogy and the Common Core Coexist in Early Childhood Classrooms?
October 30, 2013
Deborah Hughes Hallett, University of Arizona
Calculus for the Class of 2020
PowerPoint of Hughes Hallett talk
Spring 2014 Schedule
February 19, 2014 Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Distinguished Lecture
Paul Cobb, Vanderbilt University
An Agenda for Research on Supporting Improvement in the Quality of Mathematics Teaching
on a Large Scale
Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Theme: Teaching and Learning Algebra and Related Policy Issues
Fall 2012 Schedule
September 12, 2012
Gail Burrill, Michigan State University
Why aren’t we paying attention to the research on teaching and learning algebra?
October 10, 2012
Jill Newton, Purdue University
Preparing to Teach Algebra (PTA): A Study of Teacher Education
PowerPoint of Newton talk
October 24, 2012
Bob Floden, Michigan State University
Learning How Pupils Make Sense of Algebra Word Problems: Tool Development
November 6, 2012
Ed Silver, Dean, School of Education, University of Michigan – Dearborn
Supporting High-Quality Mathematics Teaching: (How) Can We Scale Up to Version 2.0?
November 14, 2012
Karen King, Director of Research, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, NCTM
Measuring Teachers’ Use of Standards-based Instructional Materials
November 28, 2012
Tom Loveless, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
The “Algebra for All” Movement: A Progress Report
Spring 2013 Schedule
January 16, 2013
Rose Mary Zbiek, Pennsylvania State University
Putting Research on Technology in Mathematics Education to Work to Inform Teaching
and Learning of Algebra
February 6, 2013
Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Michael Steele, and Lindsay Keazer, Michigan State University
The LANDSCAPE of Opportunities to Learn Algebra I
Video and PowerPoint not available
February 20, 2013
Amy Ellis, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Building Learning Trajectories From A Foundation of Quantitative Reasoning
March 13, 2013
Sarah Sword, Education Development Center – Video is unavailable
Assessing Secondary Teachers’ Algebraic Habits of Mind
March 20, 2013
Susan Empson, University of Texas at Austin
Seeing the Algebra in Children’s Fraction Work
March 28, 2013 Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Distinguished Lecture
Alan Schoenfeld, University of California, Berkeley
What Counts in Mathematics (Especially Algebra) Classrooms?
Flyer for Schoenfeld talk
Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2012 Schedule
March 21, 2012
Shulamit Kapon, Tel Aviv University
Deconstructing Knowledge Construction in Analogical Reasoning Processes
April 4, 2012
Paola Valero, Aalborg University, Denmark
Researching the Political in Mathematics Education
Fall 2011 Schedule
September 14, 2011
Joe Krajcik, Director of Institute for Research on Mathematics and Science Education, Michigan State University
Working Collaboratively with the Institute for Research on Mathematics and Science Education
September 21, 2011
Melissa Gresalfi, University of Indiana
Using Videogames and Narrative to Enhance Mathematical Engagement
November 2, 2011
Indigo Esmonde, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto
Collaboration on a Social Justice Mathematics Task: Three Analyses
November 16, 2011
Elizabeth van Es, University of California – Irvine
Learning to Notice Student Thinking: Developing Pre-service Teachers’ Professional Vision of Ambitious Mathematics Instruction
December 7, 2011 Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Distinguished Lecture
Judit Moschkovich, University of California – Santa Cruz
Integrating Language into Research on Mathematical Thinking and Learning
Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2011 Schedule
Due to a large number of Mathematics Education Faculty Candidate Talks in Spring 2011 and a couple of weather-related speaker cancellations, there were no Colloquiua this semester.
Fall 2010 Schedule
September 8, 2010
Amy Parks, University of Georgia
Math, Race and Scarecrows: Studying Mathematical Competence in a Rural Preschool
September 22, 2010
Dave Wagner, University of New Brunswick – Video is unavailable
Mathematics Education for Humane Interaction
October 20, 2010
Susan Gerofsky, University of British Columbia
Genre analysis: How to do it and why it is useful in mathematics education
November 3, 2010
Karen Marrongelle, Portland State University
Linking Classroom Discourse and Student Learning in Differential Equations
November 17, 2010
Kathryn Chval, University of MIssouri – Columbia
Achieving Excellence and Equity for Latino Students: Viewing Classrooms through Their Eyes
December 1, 2010 Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Distinguished Lecture
Jim Hiebert, University of Delaware
Teaching vs. Teachers: Why Does the Distinction Matter for Improving Classroom Instruction?
Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2010 Schedule
January 20, 2010
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Michigan State University (currently on leave at NSF)
Challenges and Opportunities for Research and Development to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Teaching and Learning: A Perspective from the National Science Foundation
March 17, 2010
Deborah Schifter, Center for the Development of Teaching, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), Newton, MA
Examining the Behavior of the Operations: An Aspect of Early Algebraic Reasoning
March 31, 2010
Rochelle Gutierrez, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Nesting in Napantla: Rethinking Teaching and Teacher Education with an Eye Towards Uncertainty
April 7, 2010
Denise Mewborn, University of Georgia
Mathematics Teacher Education as Assisted Performance
April 14, 2010
Eric ‘Rico’ Gutstein, University of Illinois at Chicago
Why Did Derrion Albert Die? Using Critical Math to Understand the Conditions of Our Lives
Fall 2009 Schedule
September 16, 2009
Amanda Jansen, University of Delaware
What Do Students Talk About When They Talk About Their Participation in Mathematics Classroom Discourse?
September 30, 2009
Laura Jacobsen Spielman and Jean Mistele, Radford University
MEPI-fying Mathematics Education
October 7, 2009
Patricia Campbell, University of Maryland – Video is unavailable
Elusive Connections: Teacher Knowledge, Student Education Achievement, and Efforts
to Support Instructional Change
October 21, 2009
Danny Martin, University of Illinois, Chicago
The Politics of Race and Identity in Mathematics Education
November 18, 2009
Jeff Choppin, University of Rochester
Knowledge of curriculum and student thinking: Teacher learning from multiple enactments of Standards-based curriculum materials
December 4, 2009 Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Distinguished Lecture
Jere Confrey, North Carolina State University
The Next Generation of Mathematics Assessments Based on Learning Trajectories: Diagnostic Learning Process Profiles
Fall 2008/Spring 2009 Mathematics Education Colloquium Schedule
Spring 2009 Schedule
January 28, 2009
Jon Davis, Western Michigan University
Examining the Influence of Core-Plus Mathematics on Several Postsecondary Student Achievement Measures
February 4, 2009
Jennifer Kaplan, Michigan State University
Lesson Study in Calculus: The Derivative
February 25, 2009
David Pimm, University of Alberta
Cultures of Generality and Their Associated Pedagogies
March 4, 2009
Maria Blanton and Despina Stylianou, University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
What Difference Do Our Words Make? Discourse and Knowing in Undergraduate Students’ Learning of Proof
March 18, 2009
Edd Taylor, Northwestern University
To Divinity and Beyond: Exploring Mathematical Expectancy of Meaning in Churches and Schools
April 1, 2009
Eric Knuth, University of Wisconsin
Middle School Students’ Production of Mathematical Justifications
April 29, 2009
Joan Moss, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Tracking Young Students’ Developing Abilities to Generalize in the Context of Patterning Problems
Fall 2008 Schedule
September 3, 2008
Brent Davis, University of British Columbia
Concept Study: complexifying teachers’ mathematics knowing
September 17, 2008
Miriam Sherin, Northwestern University
Using Video to Examine Mathematics Teachers’ Professional Vision
October 15, 2008
Megan Franke, University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)
Conceptualizing & Using Routines of Practice in Math Teaching to Advance Professional Education
October 29, 2008
Marta Civil, University of Arizona – Video is unavailable
Latino/a Parents’ Views on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics: Implications for Research and Teacher Education
November 5, 2008
Dorothy White, University of Georgia
The Evolution of Two Mathematics Learning Communities through Project ISMAC
November 19, 2008
Daniel Chazan, University of Maryland – Video is unavailable
(jointly sponsored by DSME and the Center for the Scholarship of Teaching)
Learning from the MSU/HHS Math PDS Effort
December 3, 2008 Lappan-Phillips-Fitzgerald Distinguished Lecture
Ed Silver, University of Michigan
Researchers and Practitioners in Mathematics Education: Two Communities Divided by a Common Interest?