| Full-Time Faculty
 Bárbara M. Brizuela
Associate Professor
Department Chair
Director, Mathematics, Science, Technology, and Engineering Education Program
- Ed.D., Harvard University
- M.A., Tufts University
- Licenciada en Ciencias Pedagógicas, Universidad de
Belgrano, Argentina
- Licenciada en Psicopedagogía, Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina
Bárbara studied in Argentina and the U.S., where she moved in
1995. She has been a kindergarten and seventh grade teacher in
Argentina as well as a Spencer Foundation research training
grantee. In 2008-2009 Bárbara was a Spencer Fellow, a Fulbright
Senior Scholar, and a Schuster Family Faculty Fellow in Arts &
Sciences (Tufts University). Her current research focuses on
children's learning of the notational number system, notational
aspects of mathematics,
children's learning of elementary mathematics, including
early algebra, and mathematics teachers' learning and professional development.
Since 1998, she has also been involved in a research project on
children's early algebraic reasoning and teaching elementary
school children, exploring the intertwined nature of arithmetic
and algebra (see
www.earlyalgebra.org). In the past, she has also
investigated the connections between engineering and algebra
through a project funded by the General Electric Foundation. Her
main areas of interest are early childhood education, cognitive
development, and mathematics education. Her research is grounded
on the fundamental belief that our primary goal as educators is to understand
and highlight children's thinking and reasoning in productive ways.
- Click here to view Bárbara's CV.
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to access Bárbara's wiki (secured access only; for MSTE Education Faculty Committee and Search Committees)
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