1. THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS Karina K. R. Hensberry, Ph.D. USFSP – St. Petersburg, FL Faculty Lighting Talks – April 23, 2015

2. ABOUT ME  Go Gators!  Postdoc  USFSP

3. RESEARCH INTERESTS Issues of equity and culture Teacher practice and professional development Teaching and learning with technology

4. MAIN PROJECTS  Dissertation:  Instructional practices of highly effective teachers  Teaching and learning math with interactive computer technology  PhET interactive simulations  SunBay Digital Math Project

5. BACKGROUND PhET project  Over 125 interactive simulations for teaching and learning K-college math and science  Research focuses both on design and implementation of sims

6. BACKGROUND PhET project  Over 125 interactive simulations for teaching and learning K-college math and science  Research focuses both on design and implementation of sims

7. BACKGROUND PhET project  Teachers develop activities to supplement sims  PD delivered via website

8.  Tech + Curriculum replacement units  Teachers receive professional development  Technology  Content  Pedagogy  Examining the impact on:  Student learning  Teacher beliefs and attitudes  Technology as a tool for communication 8 BACKGROUND SunBay Digital Math project

9. BROADER QUESTIONS  How do the different designs and PD delivery systems affect implementation, student achievement, and other measures?  What is the role of teacher facilitation?  How can we best support teachers to maximize the potential of these tools?  How might computer technology be used to support the development of teacher content and pedagogical knowledge ?  How might students use the sim as a tool for communication, particularly ELL students?  What affordances might sims provide for more equitable classrooms?  What are students’ perspectives of the practices that best support them to learn? 9

10. THANK YOU! khensberry@usfsp.edu Questions?