I am an experienced early childhood educator and elementary school administrator—now budding as an educational researcher in early mathematics, spatial reasoning, and early childhood teaching practices. I am passionate about helping young children become proficient problems solvers and embrace being “math people.”
On this site, I share about my background, current research, and some general thoughts about the wild world of early math and early childhood education.
A teacher, educational leader, and researcher investigating how teachers are prepared to teach spatial reasoning to children in early childhood and elementary classrooms.
After teaching pre-kindergarten and early childhood special education classes for nine years, I earned my Master of Education degree in Education Policy and Leadership. I served as the assistant principal at the school in which I taught, but had questions about how children were learning about mathematics and spatial reasoning concepts.
Enter: Research. I completed my Ph.D. in spring 2023. I study early childhood mathematics education, specially how educators of young children teach spatial reasoning through mathematics.
Research Agenda
Early childhood mathematics
Spatial reasoning teaching practices
Early childhood teacher preparation and professional learning
Responsive research in research-practice partnerships
Recent Projects
Uncovering children’s spatial reasoning through iterative cognitive interview design.
Developing a school-wide instructional vision in a STEM school partnership
Shape composition as a micro-progression of spatial reasoning skills
Putting the end-user at the forefront: Validity evidences for teachers’ needs
