Nadav Ehrenfeld's Lab

Teaching and Learning Ecologies

Research

We study mathematics teaching and learning; teacher learning and professional development; and the relationship between learning, culture and identity. Committed to partnerships with PD leaders, schools, and higher education programs, we aim to support and design learning environments for both teachers and students. We do so by studying learning at different scopes: for example, we explore moments of classroom interaction or teacher conversations, where students make sense of mathematical ideas, or where teachers negotiate problems of teaching. On top of local learning interactions, we research the broader webs of teaching and learning ecologies, studying ongoing learning across time, settings, and sociopolitical contexts. Our scholarship is informed by and located at the intersection of the mathematics education and the learning sciences research communities. 

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Selected Publications

Bridging the mathematical and social dimensions of undergraduate calculus: Students perspectives on a program of weekly guided collaborative problems solving

Ehrenfeld N. & Mark A. (2024) Proceedings of the Research of Undergraduate Mathematics Education Conference (RUME 2024) .

Framing an Ecological Perspective on Teacher Professional Development

Ehrenfeld N. (2022) Educational Researcher. 51, 7, p. 489-495
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