Eric Cordero-Siy
The Joy of Math
For many Americans, enthusiasm for learning math peaks at around fourth grade. That’s because in most schools, math curricula for younger learners center on play, problems you can solve with your hands, and lots of group work. Kids are adding and subtracting by counting beans, getting to know geometry through magnetic plastic tiles, and figuring […]
Changing the Way Mathematics Is Taught
A clinical assistant professor in the Mathematics Education program, Eric Cordero-Siy works to support elementary teachers in developing lessons that advance mathematical sense-making among their students, particularly through the use of drawings and other informal representations. Along with other researchers and school partners, he conducts job-embedded, adaptive professional development that focuses on in-the-moment decision making by teachers. […]
BU Wheelock Welcomes New Faculty for Fall 2022
This fall, BU Wheelock welcomed 11 new faculty members who bring a mix of scholarly interests, including play therapy, the experiences of LGBTQ language learners, young people’s relationship to their ethnic and cultural background, and psychological interventions for perfectionistic athletes. Through their work, they question inequitable structures of power, support through teaching and learning, promote […]