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EDUCATION
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Ph.D in Education 2015-present
Major concentration: Mathematics Education Leadership
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Graduate Research Assistant 2015-present
Advisor: Jennifer Suh
Collaborate on research using data collected from Math 600 courses for
publication in Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education and presentation
for the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the North American
chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
(PME-NA), Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual and Research conferences (NCTM,
NCTM-R), and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM).
Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis using Dedoose and other online tools.
Work funded through TRANSITIONS: Transforming Mathematics Instruction
through Algebraic Thinking and SPARK-STEM, VDOE funded grants providing
professional development to in-service mathematics teachers in grades 3-9.
curriculum. The new curriculum included inquiry based units with use of
technology for students to collect data and create presentations.
Birkhead, S. (2016, April) “I don’t’ do math”: Rational numbers strategies of self-identified non-math people Poster
Presented at the Student Research Symposium, George Mason University College of Education and Human
Development, Fairfax, VA.
AWARDS
Outstanding Presentation Award, Poster Presentation, Student Research Symposium April 2016
AFFILIATIONS
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA)