Nicole Buchanan My research interests center around the interaction between mathematical practices learned in school and mathematical practices used in everyday life activities. This interest is an extension of my own observations of my students' mathematical practices in and out of the classroom as well as my coursework towards gaining my teaching certificate in 4th-8th grade mathematics in Louisiana. My research interests are also geared towards teacher preparation and professional development, equity in education, and parent-school partnerships. Currently, I work with Geoff Saxe and Maryl Gearhart on their Learning Mathematics Through Representations (LMR) research project, and through this project I have become involved in the development of a video coding scheme to operationalize and measure students' "opportunity to learn" during mathematics instruction in the LMR curriculum. I have also participated in the design and conducting of teacher interviews for the LMR project. |