Dr. Conner works with others in the College of Education and College of Engineering to explore how elementary teachers can support argumentation in their teaching of mathematics, science, and coding in the CALC (Collective Argumentation Learning and Coding) project.

Education

PhD, Curriculum and Instruction: Mathematics Education, The Pennsylvania State University, 2007
MA, Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, 2007
MS, Curriculum and Instruction, Philadelphia Biblical University, 2000
BS, Mathematics, Wheaton College, 1995

Areas of Expertise

• Mathematics teacher education
• Argumentation and collective argumentation
• Teacher beliefs
• Discourse
• Proof

Interests

• Mathematics teachers' facilitation of argumentation
• Teacher beliefs
• Prospective teachers' beliefs about proof
• Teacher identity