MSU Math Ed at PME-NA
The 44th Psychology of Mathematics Education-North America (PME-NA) conference will be hosted in the music city, Nashville, Tennessee on November 17–20. The conference
will explore Critical Dissonance Resonant Harmony in the Psychology of Mathematics
Education.
MSU doctoral students and faculty sharing their ideas at this year’s PME-NA conference include Sofia Abreu, Sandra Crespo, Kristen Doherty, Higinio Dominguez, Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Jihye Hwang, Sheila Orr, and Brady Tyburski.
A few MSU individuals shared details about their presentations.
Kristen Doherty revealed, “at PME-NA, I will be presenting on one empirical study and one theoretical piece. The first is a poster with my research team about elementary teachers’ use of curricular resources last year; many teachers reported using multiple curricular materials to teach mathematics (ranging up to 11) and differentiating instruction more than pre-pandemic times. The second is a solo-authored brief report about situating practice-based approaches to mathematics teacher education within a justice-oriented lens.”
Both of her presentations will occur on Saturday, November 19. The first one is called Practice-based and Social Justice Approaches to Teacher Education: Moving from Dissonance to Harmony occurring at 12:25 pm to 1:05 pm. The other is a poster session titled Exploring Dissonance and Harmony on Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Curricular Use, Autonomy, Decision-making and Coherence which will occur at 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm.
Jihye Hwang also provided some information about her dissertation that she will be presenting at a poster session in the doctoral consortium at 5:00 pm on Saturday, November 19th. Her dissertation is about post-secondary multilingual international students’ experiences in their mathematics education.
She shared, “It is to understand the experiences of multilingual International STEM students in post-secondary mathematics. The study uses narrative inquiry aiming audiences to the narratives can empathize, reflect on their experiences, and revisit their perspectives on multilingual international students.”
Sheila Orr stated, “Dr. Crespo and I are presenting an analysis we did of prospective teachers’ representations of practice. As part of Dr. Crespo’s NSF Career Grant, prospective teachers created scripts of imagined class discussions. We analyzed these discussions using Louie (2017) conceptualization of the culture of exclusion and inclusion in mathematics classrooms. From this analysis, we propose an emerging characterization of a “flipped script” or when the prospective teacher is attempting to challenge the dominant mathematical discourses.”
This presentation is titled Subverting Dominant Scrips of Mathematics Teaching: Exploring Prospective Elementary Teachers’ (Re)Imaginings of a Class Discussion which will take place on Friday, November 18 starting at 1:40 pm to 2:20 pm.
Brady Tyburski will co-facilitate a “Graduate Student Meeting to Discuss Doctoral Programs in Mathematics Education.” He organized this with fellow graduate students and with the support of Jeff Shih. This presentation will occur on Friday, November 18 from 7:00 am to 7:50 am.
Brady stated, “Our goals are for grads to contribute their voices to the recent national conversations about improving doctoral programs, share their experiences with grads in different programs, and plan how we could continue these discussions going forward. Please help spread the word and invite any graduate students who might be interested!”
Brady will also be presenting a poster on Saturday, November 19 from 5:00-6:15 pm titled, Doctoral Consortium: Using everyday aesthetics to study student-constructed themes across the mathematics curriculum.
He said, “I'll be presenting a poster about the design of my dissertation study. This is participatory, arts-based research where I use the lens of everyday aesthetics to learn about stories that undergraduate students tell to make sense of their cross-curricular experiences. By comparing themes in students' stories to themes we want students to learn, I plan to re-imagine how we might design curricula that incorporate themes that resonate with both students and us.”
Overall, PME-NA wants to “promote the international exchange of research on the psychology of mathematics education and to promote an ever-deepening understanding of the psychology aspects of teaching and learning mathematics.” With this year’s theme of Critical Dissonance Resonant Harmony, the conference encompasses how dissonance can be jarring but harmony can be pleasing. The individuals attending PME-NA know that dissonance is necessary for change and liberation.
The conference website states, “We also know that harmony occurs when multiple voices and forces join simultaneously to amplify and enrich, achieving resonance that pushed through to the other side and finds a better way.” Individuals will gather from all over to share their research and learn from others' work related to this theme.
Below is the schedule for the MSU presentations that will occur at the PME-NA conference. The general program is here.
Written by
Liz Havey
MSU Presentations
Friday, November 18
7:00 am – 7:50 am, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Floor: Lobby Level, Green Room
Graduate Student Meeting to Discuss Doctoral Programs in Mathematics Education
Brady Tyburski, Michigan State University with others
10:50 am – 11:30 am, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Floor: Mezzanine Level, Ocean Way
Principal’s Storylines about Languages in Mathematics Class
Beth Herbel-Eisenmann, Michigan State University with others
1:40 pm – 2:20 pm, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Floor: Mezzanine Level, Southern Ground B
Subverting Dominant Scripts of Mathematics Teaching: Exploring Prospective Elementary Teachers’ (Re)Imaginings of a Class Discussion
Sandra Crespo, Michigan State University and Sheila Orr, Michigan State University
Saturday, November 19
12:25 pm – 1:05 pm, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Floor: Mezzanine Level, Blackbird Studio A
Practice-based and Social Justice Approaches to Teacher Education: Moving from Dissonance to Harmony
Kristen Doherty, Michigan State University
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Floor: Lobby Level, Symphony Ballroom I/II
Poster Session 2: Exploring Dissonance and Harmony in Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Curricular Use, Autonomy, Decision Making and Coherence
Kristen Doherty, Michigan State University with others
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Floor: Lobby Level, Symphony Ballroom I/II
Poster Session 2: Doctoral Consortium: Multilingual international students’ experiences in Proof-bases collegiate mathematics courses: Using Narrative Inquiry
Jihye Hwang, Michigan State University
5:00 pm – 6:15 pm, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Floor: Lobby Level, Symphony Ballroom I/II
Poster Session 2: Doctoral Consortium: Using everyday aesthetics to study student-constructed themes across the mathematics curriculum
Brady Tyburski, Michigan State University
Sunday, November 20
8:30 am – 9:10 am, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Floor: Mezzanine Level, Sound Emporium A
The Worlds that Transcripts Hide in Mathematics Education Research
Sofia Abreu, Michigan State University and Higinio Dominguez, Michigan State University
