Two minutes on why imagination is a skill we develop, not a trait we inherit fully formed. youtube.com/watch?v=j9Jj5J…

Interested in why people chose certain strategies over others to solve problems? We look at this in a new paper out with Sarah Brown and Martha W. Alibali! Official: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co… Pre-print: osf.io/mep8f/

Please share widely! R-Ladies: Louisville will host a FREE **virtual** workshop: "Introduction to Data Wrangling and Plotting in R". This workshop will cover cleaning and moving data using R packages and basic plotting in ggplot2. Wed. April 26th, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 PM EST.

If you’re interested in fraction learning and development, make sure to stop by our #AERA2023 session tomorrow morning for a great group of presentations (9:50AM at the Hyatt Regency, Ballroom Level-San Francisco) Nancy C. Jordan Alexandria Viegut, PhD Taylor-Paige Guba

How do you say “0.68”? Does it matter for learning? We taught 5th & 6th graders to use either decomposed labels (six tenths and eight hundredths), common-unit labels (sixty-eight hundredths), or point labels (point six eight). Jing Tian Cathy Ren doi.org/10.1016/j.appd… (1/x)

Congratulations to Ana Stephens on her $2,499,995 U.S. National Science Foundation grant, with Martha W. Alibali, Daniel Bolt & Percival Matthews, for “A Longitudinal Exploration of Relations Between Fractions and #Algebra Knowledge: An Interdisciplinary Approach” through June 30, 2028. Percival Matthews #Math

Really thrilled that our project was funded! It will extend my dissertation work and investigate longitudinal connections between students’ fractions & algebra knowledge 🎉 This is a great team to work with!

Dissertation Research Opportunity: Center for Family Math NAFSCE is offering a $10k, 18-mo dissertation fellowship for doc candidates conducting family math research aligned to its priorities. Applications due May 29th. Learn more: nafsce.org/page/FMFellows…

Seeking a project manager for an NSF-funded project focusing on the development of fractions understanding and algebra knowledge! Our team is led by @AnaStephens123, & also includes Alexandria Viegut, PhD and Percival Matthews. Full job posting is here: jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/research-…

Postdoc opportunity at UW-Madison! We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow for an NSF-funded project on fractions understanding and algebra knowledge! Our team is led by @AnaStephens123, & also includes Alexandria Viegut, PhD and Percival Matthews. More info here: drive.google.com/file/d/1jftaR8…

Enjoying great conversations in Loughborough! #MCLS2023

Proud of Eva for giving an awesome presentation at her first conference!

Congratulations to my advisee Dr. Haobai Zhang for successfully defending her amazing dissertation today and to our awesome committee Ana Whitaker @ana_auger Christina Barbieri @c_barbieri_ and Zachary Collier!!

Apply to spend 2-days with us Center for Early Learning Purdue University & advance your early STEM learning & development knowledge! Ideal for advanced grad students and postdocs. Workshops on developing your research agenda, a live Within & Between episode & more! We pay travel/hotel & feed you!

My first publication with my amazing advisor, @c_barbieri_d ! If you’re interested in worked examples and their impact on algebra knowledge, check this out!