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Baker, Courtney; Hjalmarson, Margret; Fennell, Francis – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2022
Mathematics specialists support the teaching and learning of K-12 mathematics and attend to school-based responsibilities and needs. This study examined the shifts in responsibilities of mathematics specialists during the COVID-19 pandemic to better-understand their current and potential future influence on mathematics teaching. An online survey…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Specialists, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Responsibility
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Fennell, Francis; Karp, Karen – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
The intent of this commentary is to identify elements of fraction sense and note how the research studies provided in this special issue, in related but somewhat different ways, validate the importance of such understandings. Proficiency with fractions serves as a prerequisite for student success in higher level mathematics, as well as serving as…
Descriptors: Fractions, Number Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
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McAndrew, Erica M.; Morris, Wendy L.; Fennell, Francis – School Science and Mathematics, 2017
Use of mathematics-related literature can engage students' interest and increase their understanding of mathematical concepts. A quasi-experimental study of two second-grade classrooms assessed whether daily inclusion of geometry-related literature in the classroom improved attitudes toward geometry and achievement in geometry. Consistent with the…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Geometry, Geometric Concepts, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Fennell, Francis; Kobett, Beth McCord; Wray, Jonathan A. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2013
Elementary school mathematics leaders often come to the realization that their position, however titled and determined, although dedicated to addressing needs in math teaching and learning, also entails and directly involves leadership. Elementary school math specialists/instructional leaders (referenced here as elementary mathematics leaders, or…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Leadership, Specialists, Leadership Responsibility