Prof Jo Boaler : Education : University of Sussex

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Post:	Professor of Education
Location:	Arts E E433
Email:	Jo.Boaler@sussex.ac.uk
Telephone numbers
Internal:	7210
UK:	(01273) 877210
International:	+44 1273 877210

Biography

NEW BOOK PUBLISHED BY JO BOALER!

New book published by Jo Boaler called "The Elephant in the Classroom: Helping Children Learn and Love Maths". This book is available on Amazon by visiting their website at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elephant-Classroom-Helping-Children-Survive/dp/0285638475/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242142188&sr=8-4

The US Version of this book called "What's Math Got to Do With It? Helping Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject - and Why It's Important for America. (Viking/Penguin)" is available by visiting the website at: http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Math-Got-Do-Teachers/dp/0143115715/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242142907&sr=8-1

Post: Marie Curie Professor of Education

BSc (University of Liverpool), PGCE (IOE, University of London), MA (King's College, London), PhD (King's College, London).

View a Recording of Professor Boaler talking about her work by visiting her website at: www.ukfuturetv.com/joboaler.wmv

Dr Jo Boaler started her career as a secondary school teacher of mathematics in inner London comprehensive schools. At London University, she was the deputy director of the national consortium for mathematics assessment and testing in the UK. She managed a team of people who researched and designed mathematics assessments for all 14 year-olds in England and Wales. Between 1998 and 2006, Jo was the professor of mathematics education at Stanford University, California. She is now the Marie Curie Professor at the University of Sussex, England.

Jo conducted her masters and PhD at King's College, London University - the latter won the national award for the 'best PhD in education'. At King's College, Jo was a researcher and lecturer, and designed and implemented a research based teacher education course. In 1998, she left the UK to become an assistant professor at Stanford University, gaining tenure within 2 years and becoming a full professor in 2005. Whilst in the US, Jo won an 'early career award' from the National Science foundation.

Jo is the author of several books. Her first 'Experiencing School Mathematics' won a national book award in the UK and has been reprinted in the US. She is also the author of 'Multiple Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching and Learning', a book for researchers, and 'Connecting Mathematical Ideas', with Cathy Humphreys - a book, which includes video cases, for teachers and professional developers.

In 2006, Jo won an award from the Marie Curie foundation, giving her the post of Marie Curie professor, a the University of Sussex, England. She is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a past president of IOWME, a sub-group of ICMI, a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioural Sciences (2004-5) and has served on many national and international panels.

Research

Current Research

Jo Boaler is currently working on the following 2 research projects (click on the links for more information):

Dr Jo Boaler has conducted 2 award-winning studies of mathematics teaching and learning, one in the UK and one in the US. Both studies were longitudinal and she followed groups of students, over several years of schooling, who were learning through different teaching approaches. The aim of both studies was to understand the relationships between teaching and learning, including a focus upon equity. Both studies have resulted in several publications (see below).

In addition, Jo has conducted a study of AP-calculus students in the US, probing their reasons for continuing or discontinuing with mathematics, and she has developed several case studies of mathematics teaching, some of which have been published for broader use and analysis. In her current research study, funded by the Marie Curie foundation, Dr Boaler is studying A Level mathematics and science teaching, considering the knowledge relationships that students develop. She is also studying media portrayels of mathematics and science, and students' experiences in university departments.

Teaching

Dr Boaler has taught university courses at a range of levels, including PGCE, masters and doctoral. At Stanford, she taught 'The Study of Teaching' and 'Research in Mathematics and Science'. At Sussex, she is currently teaching masters and doctoral students.

Publications

Books:

Boaler, J. (2008), What's Math Got to Do With It? Helping Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject - and Why It's Important for America. (Viking/Penguin)
Boaler, J. & Humphreys, C. (2005). Connecting Mathematical Ideas: Middle School Video Cases to Support Teaching & Learning. Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH.
Boaler, J (2002) Experiencing School Mathematics: Traditional and Reform Approaches to Teaching and their Impact on Student Learning. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: Mahwah, New Jersey.
Boaler, J. (ed) (2000) Multiple Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching & Learning. Ablex Publishing: Westport, CT.
Boaler, J. (1997) Experiencing School Mathematics: Teaching Styles, Sex and Setting. Open University Press: Buckingham, England.

Journal Articles:

Boaler, J (in press). Promoting 'relational equity' and high mathematics achievement through an innovative mixed ability approach. British Educational Research Journal. [Download]
Boaler, J & Staples, M. (in press). Creating Mathematical Futures through an Equitable Teaching Approach: The Case of Railside School. Teachers' College Record. [Download]
Boaler, J. (2006). Opening Our Ideas: How a de-tracked math approach promoted respect, responsibility and high achievement. Theory into Practice. Winter 2006, Vol. 45, No. 1, 40-46. [Download]
Boaler, J. (2006). Urban Success. A Multidimensional mathematics approach with equitable outcomes. Phi Delta Kappan, 87, 5. [Download]
Boaler (2005). The 'Psychological Prisons' from which they never escaped: The role of ability grouping in reproducing social class inequalities. FORUM, 47, 2&3, 135-144. [Download]
Boaler, J, Staples, M. (2005) Creating Mathematical Futures through an Equitable Teaching Approach: The Case of Railside School. In press. [Download]
Boaler, J. (2004) Promoting Equity in Mathematics Classrooms - Important Teaching Practices and their impact on Student Learning. Paper presented at ICME, Copenhagen. [Download]
Boaler, J. (2003). When Learning No Longer Matters: Standardized Testing and the Creation of Inequality. Phi Delta Kappan, 84(7), 502-506. [Download]
Boaler, J. (2002). Learning from Teaching: Exploring the Relationship between Reform Curriculum and Equity. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 33(4), 239-258.
Boaler, J. (2002). Paying the Price for "Sugar and Spice": Shifting the Analytical Lens in Equity Research. Mathematical Thinking and Learning., 4(2&3), 127-144. [Download]
Boaler, J. (2002). The Development of Disciplinary Relationships: Knowledge, Practice and Identity in Mathematics Classrooms. For the Learning of Mathematics, 22(1), 42-47. [Download]
Boaler, J. (2001). Mathematical Modelling and New Theories of Learning. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 20(3), 121-127. [Download]
Boaler, J., Wiliam, D., & Brown, M. (2001). Students' experiences of ability grouping - disaffection, polarization and the construction of failure. British Educational Research Journal, 27.
Boaler, J. (2000). Exploring Situated Insights into Research and Learning. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 39 (1), 113-119 [Download]
Boaler, J. (2000). Mathematics from another World: Traditional Communities and the Alienation of Learners. Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 18 (4), 1-19. [Download]
Boaler, J. (1999). Participation, Knowledge and Beliefs: A Community Perspective on Mathematics Learning. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 40, 259-281. [Download]
Boaler, J. (1999). Back to basics or Forward to the Future? Topic, 21(Spring), 1-6.
Boaler, J. (1999). Creating Flexible Knowledge in the Mathematics Classroom. Pythagoras, 48, 10-16.
Boaler, J. (1998) Open and Closed Mathematics Approaches: Student Experiences and Understandings. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 29 (1) 41-62. [Download]
Boaler, J. (1998) Mathematical Equity: Under Achieving Boys or Sacrificial Girls? Journal of Inclusive Education, 2 (2).
Boaler, J. (1998). Alternative Approaches to Teaching, Learning and Assessing Mathematics. Evaluation and Program Planning, 21, 129-141.
Boaler, J. (1997). Equity, Empowerment and Different Ways of Knowing. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 9(3), 325-342.
Boaler, J. (1997) Setting, Social Class and Survival of the Quickest. British Educational Research Journal. 23 (5) 575-595. [Download]
Boaler, J. (1997) Reclaiming School Mathematics: The Girls Fight Back. Gender and Education. 9 (3) 285-306. [Download]
Boaler, J. (1997) When Even the Winners are Losers: Evaluating the Experience of 'top set' students. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 29 (2) 165-182.
Boaler, J. (1996) Learning to Lose in the Mathematics Classroom: a critique of traditional schooling practices. Qualitative Studies in Education, 9 (1) 17-34.
Boaler, J. (1994) When do girls prefer football to fashion? An analysis of female under achievement in relation to realistic mathematics contexts British Educational Research Journal, 20 (5), 551- 564. [Download]
Boaler, J. (1993) Encouraging the Transfer of 'School' Mathematics to the 'Real World' through the Integration of Process and Content, Context and Culture. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 25, 341 - 373.
Boaler, J. (1993) The Role of Contexts in the Mathematics Classroom: do they make mathematics more real? For The Learning of Mathematics, 13 (2) 12 - 17. [Download]

Book Chapters

Boaler, J., Ball, D. L., & Even, R. (2003). Preparing Mathematics Education Researchers for Disciplined Inquiry: Learning from, in, and for Practice. In A. Bishop, M. A. Clements, C. Keitel, J. Kilpatrick & F. K. S. Leung (Eds.), Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education (pp. 489-519): Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Boaler, J (2002). Open and closed mathematics approaches: student experiences and understandings. in L.Haggarty (ed). Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools: A Reader. London: Routledge Falmer.
Boaler, J. and D. Wiliam (2001). 'We've still got to learn!' Students' Perspectives on Ability Grouping and Mathematics Achievement. Issues in Mathematics Teaching. P. Gates (ed). London: Routledge Falmer.
Boaler, J., D. Aichele, et al. (2001). Reorganizing and Revamping Doctoral Programs - Challenges and Results. One Field, Many Paths: U.S. Doctoral Programs in Mathematics Education. (101-107) R. Reys and J. Kilpatrick (Eds). Providence, Rhode Island: American Mathematical Society & Mathematical Association of America.
Boaler, J. and D. Wiliam (2001). Setting, Streaming and Mixed Ability Teaching. Becoming A Teacher. J. Dillon (ed). Buckingham, Open University Press.: 173-181.
Boaler, J. (2000). The Intricacies of Knowledge, Practice and Theory. In J. Boaler (ed). Multiple Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching and Learning. ABLEX: Stamford CT.
Boaler, J., & Greeno, J. (2000). Identity, Agency and Knowing in Mathematics Worlds. In J. Boaler (ed). Multiple Perspectives on Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Ablex Publishing: Westport, CT
Boaler, J. (1999) Challenging the Esoteric. Situated Perspectives and Mathematics Transfer. Proceedings of the 23nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Haifa:Israel.Boaler, J. (1998). Nineties Girls Challenge Eighties Stereotypes: Updating Gender Perspectives. In C. Keitel (Ed.), Social Justice and Mathematics Education: Gender, class, ethnicity and the politics of schooling (pp. 278-293). Berlin: Freie Universitat.
Boaler, J. (1998) Beyond "street" mathematics: The challenge of situated cognition. Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Stellenbosch: South Africa. pp2-112.
Boaler, J. (1998) A Tale of Two Schools: Alternative Teaching Approaches and Situated Learning. in A.Watson (Ed) Situated Cognition in Mathematics. pp83-92 Oxford: Oxford University Department of Educational Studies.
Boaler, J (1997) Setting, Streaming and Mixed Ability Teaching. in M. Maguire and J. Dillon (Eds) Becoming a Teacher pp 151-159 Buckingham: Open University Press.
Boaler, J. (1996) Contrasting Content and Process Based Approaches to Mathematics Teaching. Proceedings of the Third British Congress of Mathematics Education pp152-159.

National Newspaper Articles written about Dr. Boaler's work

Boaler, J (1999). Mathematics for the Moment or the Millennium? Education Week Commentary, 29 (XVIII) March 31, pp 30 & 34.
The Guardian Newspaper, UK. (1998). Sets Maniacs. Pp 4-5.
Times Educational Supplement, UK. (1998). Research backs mixed ability classes. p. 7.
The Guardian Newspaper, UK. (1998). Does new strategy add up? pp. 4-5.
The Guardian, Education Supplement, UK. pp. 12-13. (1996, 10 October, 1998). They've got the right formula.
The Times Newspaper, UK. p. 17. (1996, 13 September 1996). At risk of setting traps in maths.
The Independent Newspaper, UK. p. 10. (1996, October 10 1998). Trendy teachers are top in maths.

Professional Journals

Boaler, J. (1998) Back to Basics or Forward to the Future? Mathematics Teaching.
Boaler, J. (1995) Geometry Inventor Micro Math, 11 (1) 38 - 40.
Boaler, J (1994) Educational Research - is anybody interested? Mathematics Teaching, 148, p13.
Boaler, J (1992) Making 'school' mathematics 'real'. Mathematics Teaching 141, 180-22.

Plenary/Key Note Addresses

Boaler, J & Gilliam, Sandie (2001) Learning from Teaching: Important Moments in Mathematics Classrooms. Keynote address: Northern Californian Mathematics Council, Asilomar, November 30, 2001.
Boaler, J. (2001). Opening the dimensions of mathematical capability: The development of knowledge, practice and identity in mathematics classrooms. Plenary Talk. The Psychology of Mathematics Education, North American Group, Utah, Oct 19th, 2001.
Boaler, J. (2000) Studies of Effective Mathematics Teaching in England and California. Keynote Address. Northern Californian Mathematics Council, Asilomar, December 2, 2000.
Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars? Gendered Ways of Knowing & their Impact upon School Success. Address to Vanderbilt Equity Lecture Series (James Banks, Michael Apple, Carol Lee, Ed Silver, Erna Yackel, Gloria Ladson-Billings, David Bloome). March 15, 2000.
Mathematics for the Moment or the Millenium? Keynote Address. Northern Californian Mathematics Council, Asilomar, December 5, 1999.
Relationship between Teaching Approaches and Students' Mathematical Achievement. Invited address to the National Academy of Sciences Mathematics Learning Study. Orange County, April 10, 1999.
Mathematical Teaching Methods and Student Achievement. Key Note Speech at the National SMILE Mathematics Conference 1997.
Other invited talks at Universities of California (Berkeley), Michigan, Missouri, Vanderbilt, (USA);Birmingham, Cambridge, Leeds, London, Oxford, The SouthBank (UK); Gothenburg (Sweden) & Malawi (Malawi).

Teaching and Assessment Materials

Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Mathematics Number & Algebra Assessment & Resource Pack 1 (level 4) Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Mathematics Number & Algebra Assessment & Resource Pack 2 (level 5) Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Mathematics Number & Algebra Assessment & Resource Pack 3 (level 6) Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Mathematics Shape, Space & Measures Assessment & Resource Pack 1 (level 4) Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Mathematics Shape, Space & Measures Assessment & Resource Pack 2 (level 5) Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Mathematics Shape, Space & Measures Assessment & Resource Pack 3 (level 6) Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Mathematics Handling Data Assessment & Resource Pack 1 (level 4) Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Mathematics Handling Data Assessment & Resource Pack 2 (level 5) Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Mathematics Handling Data Assessment & Resource Pack 3 (level 6) Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J (ed) (1995) Nuffield National Curriculum Complete Assessment & Resource Pack 1-3 Oxford: Heinemann.
Boaler, J ; Close G; Clausen T; Hrekow, M; Pardoe P & Winbourne P (1993) Key Stage 3 Tests and Markschemes London: Department for Education (376 pages).
Boaler, J; Close G; Symons K (1992) Materials to support the assessment of Ma1: Using and Applying Mathematics London: School Examination and Assessment Council (Software, equipment and 60 page book).
Boaler, J; Close, G; Symons, K; Coan, E (1992) School Assessment Folder Part 4: Mathematics Tests, Mark Schemes and Guidance London: School Examinations and Assessments Council (National test material, 383 pages).
Boaler, J & Fielker D (1991) Probability London: Invicta Education.