Dan+Siebert

Current Research Interests and/or Projects
Language, literacy and discourse in mathematics classrooms Proof and justification Socio-cultural perspectives Equity in mathematics teaching and learning

Past Research and Interests
Fractions Teacher beliefs Teacher knowledge Transfer Slope

Other Topics I Would be Willing to Supervise
Teaching and learning of algebra Any topic that does not fall under the expertise of other faculty members

Current Graduate Students
Lindsay Merrill: ELLs' learning of mathematical discourse Brandon Singleton: The types of mathematical telling that occurs during inquiry-based instruction Kristen Adams: The effect of beliefs on transfer

Topics of Supervised Theses and Projects
The role of writing in learning mathematics Estimation with fractions Students' conceptually-oriented explanations Understanding new teacher induction through the lens of professional development and communities of practice Understanding student failure in inquiry-based instruction through the lens of positioning theory Identifying what constitutes a good understanding of logarithms Types of mathematics questions asked by teachers during inquiry-based instruction How students read equations Students' understanding of radians and the circle-triangle-graph connection for trig functions