Megan Staples
Assistant Professor

•Ph.D, Mathematics Education, Stanford University, 2004

•MA, Mathematics Education, Stanford University, 1999

•BA, Mathematics, Brown University, 1992

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Contact Information: 

Gentry - 413B

Phone: (860) 486-2097
Fax: (860) 486 0280

Email: megan.staples@uconn.edu

Office Hours:
appointment only

Mailing Address:
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Neag School of Education
249 Glenbrook Rd, Unit 2033
Storrs, CT 06269-2033

Current Courses Taught:

EDCI 4210W: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Secondary School (Fall Semester)

EDCI 5450: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Secondary School (Spring Semester)

EDCI 6094: Seminar: Mathematics and Culture (Spring Semester)

Honors/Awards:

James and Viola Quillen Fellowship, Stanford University, CA. 1999-2000

Joseph Klingenstein Summer Institute Fellowship, Teachers College, NY. 1995

Associations/Committees/Outreach:

Member, Tracking & Detracking Special Interest Group, American Educational Research Association

Member, Research in Mathematics Education, Special Interest Group. American Educational Research Association

Member, AMTEC - Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators in Connecticut

Member, AMTE - Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

Member, NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

In the News:

UCONN-Hartford Math ACCESS Project

Areas of Expertise:

Mathematics Education

Classroom Discourse

Teacher Education

Secondary Education

Student Groupings

Funded Research:

JAGUAR - Justification in Algebra: Growing Understanding of Algebraic Reasoning (2009 - 2011)

ACCESS: Academic Content and Communication Equals Student Success (2008-2009)