Ayse Ozturk

Ayse Ozturk, ozturk.25@osu.edu, is a doctoral candidate in the STEM Education program at The Ohio State University with a concentration in Mathematics Education. She holds an M.A. in Mathematics and an M.A. in Mathematics Education. Her research interests include mathematical modeling processes, quantitative reasoning, and teaching experiments using design-based research methodology. As a teacher educator, and researcher who comes from a minority background, her passion is developing and teaching equity and social-justice driven lessons to empower all students to be active, critical mathematical thinkers, and reflexive participants in society. Ayse has also enjoyed teaching STEM assessment courses, the technology used in STEM education, and mathematics content and method courses for elementary mathematics teacher candidates.

Ayse has published in journals and book chapters such as Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching Pre-K–12  and High School Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice, and articles in review in journals and book chapters such as Educational Studies in Mathematics and Upper Elementary Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice.

 

Theodore Chao

Theodore Chao is an associate professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. His research agenda involves engaging all students and teachers regardless of social identity (race, gender, socioeconomic status, etc.) to fully see themselves as mathematical humans, particularly through technology. His research and organizing work connects the democratic use of technology with equity-oriented mathematics education practices.

Dr. Chao has taught courses such as Elementary Mathematics Methods, A Critical History of STEM Education, and Mobile App Development in STEM Education. Dr. Chao is currently an associate editor for Theory Into Practice (TIP), an editorial panel member of Mathematics Teacher Educator (MTE), a steering committee member of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA), and an organizer for the Free Minds, Free People (FMFP) conference. Dr. Chao has published in journals such as Investigations in Mathematics Learning, Race, Ethnicity, and Education, and Teaching Children Mathematics.