Significant readings done throughout my Masters' program, and independently. These works/texts have contributed to the continual development of my teaching philosophy, understanding of race in society, and effective strategies for engagement.

Research Journals & Articles

Nicole L. Louie (2017) The Culture of Exclusion in Mathematics Education and Its Persistence in Equity-Oriented Teaching. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education: Vol. 48, No. 5 (November 2017), pp. 488-519.

Sarah K. Selling (2016) Making Mathematical Practices Explicit in Urban Middle and High School Mathematics Classrooms. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education: Vol. 47, No. 5 (November 2016), pp. 505-551.

Gladis Kersaint (2016) Orchestrating Mathematical Discourse to Enhance Student Learning.

Martin A. Simon, Nicora Placa and Arnon Avitzur (2016) Participatory and Anticipatory Stages of Mathematical Concept Learning: Further Empirical and Theoretical Development. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education: Vol. 47, No. 1 (January 2016), pp. 63-93.

Herrenkohl, L.R. & Mertl, V. (2010) Introduction, from How students come to be, know, and do: A case for a broad view of learning. New York. Cambridge University

Eccles, J. (2009). Who am I and what am I going to do with my life? Personal and collective identities as motivators of action. Educational Psychologist, 44(2), 78-89.

Nasir, N. I. S. (2008). Everyday Pedagogy: Lessons from Basketball, Track, and Dominoes. Phi Delta Kappan, 89(7), 529-532

Nasir, N.I.S., & Hand, V. (2008). From the court to the classroom: Opportunities for engagement, learning, and identity in basketball and classroom mathematics. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 17(2), 143-179.

Suzanne Irujo (2007) So Just What Is the Academic Language of Mathematics.

Elham Kazemi and Deborah Stipek (2002) Motivating Students by Teaching for Understanding.

Eccles, J. & Gootman, J.A. (2002). Features of positive developmental settings. In J.S. Eccles & J.A. Gootman (Eds.), Community programs to promote youth development. (pp. 86-118). Washington, DC: National Academies Press.

Larson, R. W. (2000). Towards a psychology of positive youth development. American Psychologist, 55,170-183.

Wenger, E. (1998) Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity. Chapter 1, Meaning. UK: Cambridge University Press

Zambo, Ron, and Debby Zambo. “Neurons and the Process Standards.” Teaching Children Mathematics, vol. 18, no. 4, 2011, pp. 244–250., https://doi.org/10.5951/teacchilmath.18.4.0244.

Zambo, Ronald, and Debby Zambo. “Mathematics and the Learning Cycle: How the Brain Works as It Learns Mathematics.” Teaching Children Mathematics, vol. 14, no. 5, 2007, pp. 265–270., https://doi.org/10.5951/tcm.14.5.0265.

Compilation of Research