Service

I like to think of service in my role as a faculty member as the hands and feet of my work. Scholarship and teaching tend to be where new knowledge is explored, constructed, and enacted, but service is where this knowledge is shared with broader audiences through professional development, policy decisions in committee work, and furthering research through peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Service is where I find myself contributing in meaningful ways to our university, my profession, and my community. These areas have allowed me to share my research with others, to learn more about research from others, to share best practice in teaching, and to serve in decision making processes to benefit others. 

UNIVERSITY

1. Evaluator for Course (re)Design, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning for Student Success, Appalachian State University (2025) 

2. Intrepid Support Personnel, Pilot Program for Integrating Canvas at Appalachian State, Appalachian State University (2024-2025)

3. Program Director, Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Program, Appalachian State University (2024 - present)

4. Program Director, Middle & Secondary Teaching Graduate Certificate Program, Appalachian State University (2023 – present) 

5. Support Liaison, Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning for Student Success, Appalachian State University (2022) 

6. Faculty Champion, Center for Academic Excellence, Appalachian State University (2021 - 2023) 

7. Member, Dean's Taskforce on Mentoring Graduate Students, University of Oklahoma Graduate College, University of Oklahoma (2017 – 2019)

COLLEGE

1. Reviewer, Costner-Parker Scholarship Review Committee, Reich College of Education, Boone, NC (2023, 2024)

2. Portfolio Evaluator, Student Teacher of the Year, Reich College of Education North Carolina Association for Colleges and Teacher Educators (2021, 2023, 2024) 

3. Member, Scholarship Committee, Reich College of Education, Boone, NC (2023 - present)

4. Member, Faculty Awards Committee, Reich College of Education, Boone, NC (2023 - present) 

5. Lead Faculty, EDU 2000: Introduction to Learners, Teachers, and Schools, Reich  College of Education, Boone, NC (2022 - 2024) 

6. Panelist, Third Year Review Panel, Reich College of Education Mentoring Guild, Boone, NC  (2023) 

7. Member, Vision and Mission Statement Committee for the Academy at Middle Fork, RCOE,  Boone, NC (2022) 

8. Co-facilitator, Curriculum Team for Academy at Elkin, Reich College of Education, Boone, NC  (2022)

9. Member, Reich College of Education Lab School Planning Team, Reich College of Education,  Boone, NC (2021 – 2022) 

10. Affiliate Faculty, Mathematics and Science Education Center, Reich College of Education,  Boone, NC (2021 – present) 

11. Member, International Committee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Appalachian State University (2020 - 2022) 

12. Facilitator, College of Engineering Focus Group Research, University of Oklahoma (Spring 2017)

DEPARTMENT

1. Member, Mentoring Committee, Reich College of Education, Boone, NC (2025 - present)

2. Member, Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, Reich College of Education, Boone, NC (2024 - present)

3. Chair, STEM/Mathematics Education Search Committee, Reich College of Education, Boone, NC (2024 - 2025)

4. Member, Elementary Education Search Committee, Reich College of Education, Boone, NC (2023)

5. Course-alike Co- Coordinator, Mathematics Education Courses, Reich College of Education, Boone, NC (2025)

6. Course-alike Coordinator, Mathematics Education Courses, Reich College of Education, Boone,  NC (2023 – 2025) 

7. Member, Annual Review and Promotion & Tenure Ad Hoc Committee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Appalachian State University (2020 - 2021) 

8. Member, Departmental Personnel Committee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Appalachian State University (2019 - 2023) 

9. Member, Technology Committee. Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma (2017 – 2019) 

10. Member, Diversity Committee, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma (2018 – 2019)

COMMUNITY

1. Volunteer, Valuable Variables: A 4th Grade Foray into the World of Variables, Hardin Park School, Boone, NC (2025)

2. Co-facilitator, To Infinity and Beyond: First Grade Exploration with Infinity, Hardin Park School, Boone, NC (2025)

3. Facilitator, MSEC Family Math Night, C.C. Wright Elementary School, Wilkesboro, NC (2025)

4. Facilitator, MSEC Family Math Night, Millers Creek Elementary School, Wilkesboro, NC (2025)

5. Facilitator, MSEC Family Math Night, Mountain View Elementary School, Wilkesboro, NC (2024)

6. Facilitator, Marshmallow Launcher Fifth-grade STEM Day, Hardin Park Elementary School, Boone,  NC (2023) 

7. Treasurer, Board of Directors, Two Rivers Community School, Two one-year terms, Boone, NC (2022-2024) 

8. Member, Math 1 Intervention  Team, GEAR UP NC Appalachian Partnership, Boone, NC (2021 - 2023)

9. Member, Board of Directors, Two Rivers Community School, Three-year term Boone, NC (2021 - 2024)

PROFESSION

1. Director-at-large, Board of Directors, School Science and Mathematics Association (elected for  a three-year term 2023 – 2026) 

2. Chair, Membership Committee, School Science and Mathematics Association (2023 - 2026)

3. Member, Nominations and Elections Committee, School Science and Mathematics Association (2020 - 2023) 

4. Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Mathematics Teaching and Learning (2020 – present) https://www.cimt.org.uk/ijmtl/index.php/IJMTL/about/editorialTeam 

5. Member, Editorial Review Board, CITE - MATH Journal. (2020 – present) 

6. Reviewer, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME). (2025 - present)

7. Reviewer, Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Claremont College (2023 - present)

8. Reviewer, School Science and Mathematics Journal, School Science and Mathematics Association (2022 – present) 

9. Reviewer, The Centroid, North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2022 – present) 

10. Reviewer, School Science and Mathematics Annual Convention, SSMA (2020 – present) 

11. Reviewer, Investigations in Mathematics Learning, Research Council of Mathematics Learning (2020 – present) 

12. Reviewer, International Journal of Mathematics Teaching and Learning (2019- present)

13. Reviewer, Journal of Mathematics Education (JME) (2017 – present)  

14. Reviewer, Mathematics Teacher, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (2016 – present)  

DOCTORAL PROGRAMS

1. Graduate Faculty Member, Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies, Appalachian State  University  

2. Member, Christie Williams Dissertation Committee, Chair: Dr. Damiana Pyles, Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies, Appalachian State University (2024 - Present)

3. Member, Candie Greer Dissertation Committee, Chair: Dr. Christopher Cook, Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies, Appalachian State University (2022 – 2023)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Wells, C. (2025). MELT Summer Institute: Games, Curiosities, and Anomalies, Mathematics Department, Appalachian State University. Boone, NC.

Face-to-face professional development for K-12 teachers across North Carolina interested in learning about integrating games and other interesting mathematical ideas to enrich their curricula. 

2. Wells, C. (2025). MELT Summer Institute: Teaching Mathematics for Emergent Bilingual Students, Mathematics Department, Appalachian State University. Boone, NC. 

Face-to-face professional development for K-12 teachers across North Carolina interested  in learning about teaching mathematics to emergent bilingual populations. 

3. Doppel, B., Wells, C., & Kurtz, J. (2024). Alternative assessment & grading. New Faculty Orientation. Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning for Student Success. Appalachian State University. Boone, NC.

Face-to-face introduction to alternative forms of assessment for new faculty at Appalachian State University.

4. Wells, C. (2024). MELT Summer Institute: K - 5 Mathematics Vertical Alignment and Assessment, Appalachian State University. Boone, NC. 

Face-to-face professional development for elementary school  teachers across North Carolina interested  in learning about hands-on experiences to engage students in mathematics learning.

5. Wells, C. (2024). MELT Summer Institute: 6 - 8 Mathematics Vertical Alignment and Assessment, Mathematics Department, Appalachian State University. Boone, NC. 

Face-to-face professional development for Middle Grades teachers across North Carolina interested  in learning about hands-on experiences to engage students in mathematics learning.

6. Wells, C. (2024). Future Teachers of NC: Middle Grades & Secondary Education - Inquiry Based Education, Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University. Boone, NC.

Two forty-five minute sessions for future middle grades and high school teachers around inquiry based learning and best practices.

7. Wells, C. (2023). Project-based Learning, TEA Fulbright Fellowship, Appalachian State  University. Boone, NC. 

Two-hour session on project-based learning for international fellows participating in the  TEA Fulbright Fellowship in 2023. 

8. Wells, C. (2023). MELT Summer Institute: Teaching Mathematics for Emergent Bilingual  Students, Mathematics Department, Appalachian State University. Boone, NC. 

Face-to-face professional development for K-12 teachers across North Carolina interested  in learning about teaching mathematics to emergent bilingual populations 

9. Wells, C. (2022). Project-based Learning, TEA Fulbright Fellowship, Appalachian State  University. Boone, NC. 

Two-hour session on project-based learning for international fellows participating in the  TEA Fulbright Fellowship in 2022. This year had more focus on English Language Arts.  

10. Wells, C. (2022). MELT Summer Institute: Teaching Mathematics to Emergent Bilingual  Students, Mathematics Department, Appalachian State University. Boone, NC.  

Face-to-face professional development for K-12 teachers across North Carolina interested  in learning about teaching mathematics to emergent bilingual populations. 

11. Wells, C. (2021). Project-based Learning, TEA Fulbright Fellowship, Appalachian State  University. Boone, NC. 

Two-hour session on project-based learning for international teacher-fellows participating  in the TEA Fulbright Fellowship in 2021.  

12. Wells, C. (2021). MELT Summer Institute: Teaching Mathematics to Emergent Bilingual  Students, Mathematics Department, Appalachian State University. Boone, NC.  

Worked with teachers across the state of North Caroline in a virtual professional  development for K-12 teachers who are interested in learning about teaching mathematics  to emergent bilingual populations. 

13. Wells, C. (2020). MELT Summer Institute (K-8 Fractions), Mathematics Department, Appalachian  State University. Boone, NC. 

Worked with teachers across the state of North Carolina in a virtual professional development  for teachers K-8 over the course of four weeks.  

14. Wells, C. (2020). Mathematics in the world around us. PTMA, Appalachian State University.  Boone, NC 

Presentation for PTMA’s monthly meeting for pre-service teachers around gaining awareness  for mathematics in the world through art and recreational mathematics. 

15. Wells, C. (2018, 2019). Increasing access to advanced mathematics. Oklahoma State  Department of Education Champions of Excellence, Tahlequah Public Schools. Tahlequah, OK 

Four-day professional development over the course of two semesters geared toward  increasing access to substantive content knowledge for economically disadvantaged students.

16. Wells, C. (2018). Google basics. K20 Center Professional Development Institute, Bowlegs Public  Schools. Bowlegs, OK 

Regional professional development on familiarizing teachers and administrators with Google  Apps to integrate into their practice in collaborative and meaningful ways.  

17. Wells, C. & Hawkins, L. (2018). Thinking outside the equation. K20 Center Professional  Development Institute, K20 Center. Norman, OK 

Three-day secondary mathematics professional development for implementing non-routine  tasks and activities to foster growth mindset in students. 

18. Wells, C. (2018). Culturally relevant pedagogy: Oil-land. American Meteorological Society  Annual Meeting and Teacher Workshop. Austin, TX 

 Presentation/professional development session with teachers on how to implement culturally  relevant pedagogy. This session focused on looking at earthquake data and how it connects to  people’s lives in Oklahoma.  

19. Wells, C. (2017). Action research in authenticity. GEAR UP for the PROMISE, University of  Oklahoma. Norman, OK 

Regional, 2-day professional development modeling instructional strategies and planning a  research project to evaluate the impact of authentic teaching practices. 

20. Wells, C. (2016). Action research in authenticity. GEAR UP for the PROMISE, University of  Oklahoma. Norman, OK 

Regional, 4-day professional development modeling instructional strategies and planning a  research project to evaluate the impact of authentic teaching practices. 

21. Wells, C. & Mattox, D. (2016). Authentic tech integration. Oklahoma Educational Technology  Trust, Sweetwater Public Schools. Sweetwater, OK 

Regional professional development on strategies for integrating authentic teaching and  learning practices and improving student achievement.