Publications

Listed below are some of the most recent publications and presentations
of the Michigan State University Mathematics Education Faculty:

Herbel-Eisenmann, B. & Cirillo, M. (Editors, 2009). Promoting purposeful discourse: Teacher research in mathematics classrooms. NCTM, Reston, VA.

Wagner, D. & B. Herbel-Eisenmann. Re-mythologizing mathematics through attention to classroom positioning. (in press). Educational Studies in Mathematics. DOI:10.1007/s10649-008-9178-5

Herbel-Eisenmann, B., C. Drake & M. Cirillo. (2009). "Muddying the clear waters": Teacher's take-up of the linguistic idea of revoicing. Teaching and Teacher Education, 25(2). DOI:10.1016/j.tate.2008.07.004

Otten, S., B. Herbel-Eisenmann, & L. Males. (in press). Proof in algebra: An example of reasoning beyond examples. Mathematics Teacher, focus issue on proof.

Cirillo, M., K. Richardson Bruna, & B. Herbel-Eisenmann. (2009). Acquisition of mathematical language: Suggestions and activities for English language learners. Multicultural Perspectives,12(4), XX-XX.

Kaplan, J. J. (2009). Effect of Belief Bias on Undergraduate Students’ Reasoning about Inference. Journal of Statistics Education, 17, (1).

Remillard, J., B. Herbel-Eisenmann, & G. Lloyd. (Editors, 2009) Mathematics teachers at work: Connecting curriculum materials and classroom instruction. Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning, A. H. Schoenfeld, Series Editor. New York: Routledge.

Cirillo, M., Drake, C. & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. (in press). Curriculum vision and coherence: Adapting curriculum to focus on authentic mathematics. Mathematics Teacher.

Cirillo, M., Herbel-Eisenmann, B., & Drake, C. (in press). Curriculum vision and coherence: Using curriculum to focus on understanding. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School.

Drake, C., Cirillo, M. & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. (in press). Curriculum vision and coherence: Using curriculum to build on children's thinking. Teaching Children Mathematics.

Herbel-Eisenmann, B. & Wagner, D. (July, 2009). (Re)conceptualizing and sharing authority. Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME).

Wagner, D. & B. Herbel-Eisenmann. (July, 2009). Re-mythologizing mathematics by positioning. Proceedings of the 33rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME).

Johnson, Y.N. & Kaplan, J.J. (2008) The Assessment of Quantitative Literacy at a Large Public Institution. Proceedings of the 2008 Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Available online: http://cresmet.asu.edu/crume2008/Proceedings/Proceedings.html

Johnson, G., Thompson, D. R., & Senk, S. L. (in press). A Framework for Investigating Proof-Related Reasoning in High School Mathematics Textbooks. Mathematics Teacher.

Star, J. R., Smith, J.P. and Jansen, A. (2008). What students notice as different between reform and traditional mathematics programs. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 39(1), 2-8. [LINK]

Frank, K., Sykes, G., Anagnostopoulos, D., Cannata, M., Chard, L., Krause, A., & McCrory, R. (2008). Does NBPTS certification affect the number of colleagues a teacher helps with instructional matters? Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 30 (1), 3-30.

Kaplan, J.J. & Urban-Lurain, M. (2008). Personal Response Systems in Statistics: Using clickers to foster active learning and address student misconceptions. Proceedings of the Inaugural Conference on Classroom Response Systems: Innovations and Best Practices.

Wagner, D. & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. (2008). "Just don't": The suppression and invitation of dialogue in mathematics classrooms. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 67(2), 143-157. [LINK]

Hilton, S., Kaplan, J. Hooks, T., Harrell, L. Fisher, D. & Sorto, M. A. (2008) Collaborative projects in statistics education. In JSM Proceedings, Statistics Education Section. Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.

Kaplan, J.J. (2008) i>clicker Pedagogy Case Study. Invited paper for the iclicker.com website. Available online: http://iclicker.com/dnn/Portal/0/Kaplan_Case_Study.pdf

Crespo, S. and A. Kyriakides, (2007). To draw or not to draw: Exploring children’s drawings for solving mathematics problems. Teaching Children Mathematics. September 2007.

Hebel-Eisenmann, B. and D. Wagner, (2007). How a Textbook Might Position a Mathematics Learner. For the Learning of Mathematics, 27(2) 8-14.

McCrory, R., Siedel, H., Stylianides, A. (in review, 2007). Mathematics textbooks for elementary teachers: What's in the books

McCrory, R., Putnam, R., Jansen, A. (in press, 2007). Interaction in online courses for teacher education: Subject matter and pedagogy. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education.

Sfard, A. (2007). When the rules of discourse change, but nobody tells you - making sense of mathematics learning from commognitive standpoint.  Journal of Learning Sciences,  16(4), 567–615.

Ben-Zvi, D., & Sfard, A. (2007). Ariadne’s Thread, Deadalus’ Wings, and the Learner’s Autonomy. Education and Didactics, 1(3), 123 - 141. [download]

Smith, J. P. & Star, J. R. (2007). Expanding the notion of impact of K–12 Standards-based mathematics and reform calculus programs. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 38, 3–34.

Herbel-Eisenmann, B.A. (2007). From Intended Curriculum to Written Curriculum: Examining the 'Voice' of a Mathematics Textbook. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 38 (4), 344-369.

Frank, K. A., Sykes, G., Anagnostopoulos, D., Cannata, M., Chard, L., Krause, A., McCrory, R. (in review, 2007). Extended influence: National Board certified teachers as help providers.

McCrory, R., (2006). Mathematicians and mathematics textbooks for prospective elementary teachers. Notices of the AMS, 53(1), 20-29

Senk, S. L., & Thompson, D. R. (2006). Brief Report. Strategies used by second-year algebra students to solve problems. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 37, 116-128.

Ben-Yehuda, M.,  Lavy,  I., Linchevski, L., Sfard, A. (2005), Doing wrong with words or What bars students’ access to arithmetical discourses. The Journal for Research in Mathemtics Education, 36(3), 176 – 247. [download]

Sfard, A. & Lavi, I. (2005). Why cannot children see as the same what grownups cannot see as different? – early numerical thinking revisited. Cognition and Instruction, 23(2), 237-309. [download]

Sfard, A. & Prusak, A. (2005). Telling identities: In search of an analytic tool for investigating learning as a culturally shaped activity. Educational Researcher, 34(4), 14-22 .[download the article] 

Sfard, A. (2005). What could be more practical than good research? On mutual relations between research and practice of mathematics education. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 58(3), 393 – 413.

Sfard, A.  (2005).  What changes when learning goes to school: The communicational version, the case of mathematics. European Journal of School Psychology, 3(1), 301-326 .

Anagnastopoulos, D., Basmadjian, K., & McCrory, R. (2005). The de-centered teacher and the construction of social space in the virtual classroom. Teachers College Record, 107(8), 1699.

Crespo, S., Kyriakides, A.O. & McGee, S. (2005). Nothing ‘basic’ about basic facts: Exploring addition facts with fourth graders. Teaching Children Mathematics, 12(2), 60-68.

Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., & Phillips, E. D. (2005). Using student work to develop teachers' knowledge of algebra. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 11(2), 62-66.

McCrory Wallace, R. (2004). A framework for understanding teaching with the Internet. American Educational Research Journal, 41(2), 447-488.

                                                Book chapters

Thompson, D. R. & Senk, S. L. (in press). Myths about curriculum implementation. In B. Reys, R. Reys, & R. N. Rubenstein (Eds.), The K-12 Mathematics Curriculum: Issues, Trends, and Future Directions.

Herbel-Eisenmann, B.A. (2009). Negotiating the “Presence of the text”: How might teachers’ language choices influence the positioning of the textbook? In Remillard, J. T., Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., & Lloyd, G. M. (Eds.), Mathematics teachers at work: Connecting curriculum materials and classroom instruction (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series, A. Schoenfeld, Ed.) (pp. 134-151). New York: Routledge.

Herbel-Eisenmann, B., M. Cirillo, & K. Skowronski. (2009). Why discourse deserves our attention! In A. Florio (Editor) Mathematics for every student: Responding to diversity, Grades 9-12 (pp. 103-115). Reston, VA: NCTM.

Herbel-Eisenmann, B. & M. Schleppegrell. (2008).What question would I be asking myself in my head? Helping all students reason mathematically. Chapter to appear in C. Malloy (Series Editor) Mathematics for all: Instructional strategies for diverse classrooms, Grades 6-8. Reston, VA: NCTM.

Herbel-Eisenmann, B.A. & Phillips, E. (2008) Analyzing Students' Work: A Context for Connecting and Extending Algebraic Knowledge for Teaching. In C.E. Greenes (Ed.) Algebra and Algebraic Thinking in School Math: 70th Yearbook Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Smith, J.P. (Ed.) (2008). Variability is the rule: A companion analysis of K-8 state mathematics standards. Book manuscript submitted for publication. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

McCrory, R. (in press, 2006). Science, Technology and teaching: The topic specific challenges of TPCK in Science. In AACTE Committee on Technology and Innovation (Ed), Handbook of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK), American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE).

McCrory, R . (2006). Technology and science teaching: A new kind of knowledge. In E. Ashburn & R. Floden (Eds.), Meaningful learning using technology: What educators need to know and do. New York: Teachers College Press, 141-160.

Herbel-Eisenmann, B. A., Lubienski, S. T., & Id Deen, L. (2006). Reconsidering the study of mathematics instructional practices: The importance of curricular context in understanding local and global teacher change. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 9(4).

Crespo, S. & Featherstone, H. (2006). Teacher learning in mathematics teacher groups: One math problem at a time. In K. Lynch-Davis & R. Ryder (Eds). The Work of Mathematics Teacher Educators, 3, 97-115. San Diego, CA: Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.

Sfard, A. (2005). Challenging discourse. A commentary. In A. Chronaki & I. Christiansen (Eds.), Challenging Perpsectives on Mathematics Classroom, 323 - 338.  Communication. London: Information Age Publishing.

Sfard, A. (2005). Discourse in flux - Commentary to Cognition in flux by Geoffrey Saxe. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 12(3&4), 233-250.

Ferrini-Mundy, J. & Martin, G.W. (2004). Using research in policy development: The case of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. In J. Kilpatrick, W.G. Martin & D. Schifter (Eds.), A Research Companion to Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Washington, D.C.: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Ferrini-Mundy, J. & Graham, K.J. (2004). "The education of mathematics teachers in the United States after World War II: Goals, programs, and practices." In G. M. A. Stanic & J. Kilpatrick (Eds.) A History of School Mathematics (pp. 1193–1310). Washington, D.C.: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

                                 Conference Papers and Presentations

Fisher, D., Kaplan, J., & Rogness, N. (2009). Letting Go of Assumptions About How Students Understand Statistical Language. Invited Breakout Session, United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS) 2009. Columbus, OH, June 2009.

Kaplan, J. (2009). Promoting active learning in introduction to statistics using personal response systems (clickers). Invited presenter. Webinar, Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE). March 2009.

Kaplan, J., Donahue, M., Ebert-May, D., Ording, G., Melfi, V., Gilliland, D., Sikorski, A., & Johnson, A. (2009). Assessing Student Status and Progress in Science Reasoning and Quantitative Literacy at a Very Large Undergraduate Institution. Contributed Talk. American Astronomical Society Meeting, January 2009

Burrill, G. (2009). International Perspectives: Learning from and with our colleagues from around the world at ICME 11. Talk. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, April 2009.

Lappan, G. (2009). Mathematical Reasoning with Rational Numbers, Rates, Ratios and Proportions. Talk. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, April 2009.

Sfard, A. (2009). Learning to Think about Mathematical Learning. Talk. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting, April 2009.

Kaplan, J., & Urban-Lurain, M. (2008). Personal Response Systems in Statistics: Using clickers to foster active learning and address student understanding of statistical inference. The Inaugural Conference on Classroom Response Systems: Innovations and Best Practices. University of Louisville, Louiville, KY,  November 2008

Kaplan, J., delMas, R., Hilton, S., Hooks, T., Harrell, L., & Fisher, D. (2008). Collaborative Projects in Statistics Education Research. 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings. Denver CO, August 2008

Kaplan, J., Sundre, D., Thelk, A., Wehner, G., & Ridley, E. (2008). Advancing the assessment of quantitative and scientific reasoning: First-year results. 2008 International Assessment and Retention Conference. Scottsdale, AZ, June 2008

Kaplan, J., & Johnson, N. (2008). The Assessment of Quantitative Literacy at a Large Public Institution. 2008 Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. San Diego, CA, February 2008

McCrory, R., Cannata, M., Sykes, G., Anagnostopoulos, D., Chard, L., Frank, K. (2006). A profile of National Board certified teachers in two states. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Assosiation (AERA) Annual Meeting 2006, San Francisco, CA.

Bieda, K. N., Holden, C. L. and Knuth, E. J. (2006).  "Does proof prove?: Students' emerging beliefs about generality and proof in middle school" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, TBA, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p115400_index.html

Bieda, K. N. and Nathan, M. , 2006-11-09 "Speech and gesture in pattern generalization tasks involving graphs: Evidence that perceptions influence conceptions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, TBA, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2008-12-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p115398_index.html

Skowronski, K., & Herbel-Eisenmann, B. (November, 2006). Beliefs about the mathematics textbook: How they play out in classroom interactions. In Alatorre (Ed.) Proceedings of the 28th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA), Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Thompson, D. R., & Senk, S. L. (2006). Methods for controlling for opportunity to learn. In S. Alatorre, J. L. Cortina, M. Saiz, A. Mendex (Eds.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting of North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, (pp. 179-186, Colume 2). Merida, Mexico: Universidad Pedagogica.

Sfard, A. & Prusak, A. (2005). Identity that makes a difference: Substantial learning as closing the gap between actual and designated identities. In H.L. Chick & J.L. Vincent (Eds.) Proceedings of the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 1, pp. 37-52), Department of Science and Mathematics Education, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Herbel-Eisenmann, B., & Wagner, D. (July, 2005). In the middle of nowhere: how a textbook can position the mathematics learner, In H. Chick & J. Vincent (Eds.) Proceedings of the29th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), vol. 3, pp. 121-128, Melbourne: University of Melbourne.

McCrory, R., Stylianides, A., & Siedel, H. (2004, April 19-21). An analysis of mathematics textbooks for undergraduate elementary education majors. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.