SCOPE Brown Bag Seminar

Dr. Jo Boaler is professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University and the editor of the Research Commentary Section of The Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME). Former roles have included being the Marie Curie Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Sussex, England, a mathematics teacher in London comprehensive schools, and a lecturer and researcher at King’s College, London. Her PhD won the national award for educational research in the U.K. and her book Experiencing School Mathematics won the "Outstanding Book of the Year" award for education in Britain. She is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain), and a former president of the International Organization for Women and Mathematics Education (IOWME). She is the recipient of a National Science Foundation "Early Career Award." Boaler is the author of seven books and numerous research articles. Her latest books What’s Math Got To Do With It? (2009) published by Penguin, U.S.A. and The Elephant in the Classroom (2010) published by Souvenir Press, U.K., both aim to increase public understanding of the importance of mathematics and the nature of effective teaching approaches in the United States and the United Kingdom.