About

Thank you to all the people who worked on developing this site including Elisabeth Cerny (Pacific U), Cathy Abraham (Pacific U), Caroline Miller (U Dayton), Jamie Samson (Pacific U), Jalen Hayward (Texas Womans U), and Bradey Meyer (Western Oregon U).

The TEDC Project is five year project funded by a United States Department of Education grant. The Project is documenting how elementary teachers modify mathematics digital curricula in Alaska, Ohio, Oregon, and Texas.

Steve Rhine, Ed. D.

Pacific University

Steve Rhine is a Professor of Education at Pacific University in Oregon. After working as a high school mathematics teacher for 11 years he has worked in teacher education for the past three decades. His research interests are in algebraic thinking and this project which focuses on enhancing the preparation of teachers to enter the classroom confident and capable of enacting the Mathematical Practices (argument, modeling, structure, etc.) and make math meaningful with their elementary students. This is particularly important in an era in which digital curricula can try to 'standardize' or 'teacher proof' elementary mathematics instruction while focusing primarily on procedural fluency rather than conceptual understanding.

Shannon Driskell, Ph. D.

University of Dayton

Shannon Driskell is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Dayton. She earned her Ph.D. in Education with a concentration in mathematics from the University of Virginia after serving as a high school mathematics teacher in Ohio and a middle school mathematics teacher in North Carolina. She teaches undergraduate mathematics content courses for preservice teachers. Her research focuses on the use of technology to support teaching and learning of mathematics including digital curriculum, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), mathematical content knowledge for teaching, and mathematical mindsets.

Rachel Harrington, Ph.D.

George Fox University

Dr. Rachel Harrington is a Professor of Education at George Fox University. Her career began in a high school mathematics classroom, before transitioning to higher education. For the past 25 years, she has worked to better understand how mathematics teachers can effectively use technology to promote student achievement.

Ann Wheeler, Ph. D.

Texas Woman’s University

Ann Wheeler is a Professor of Mathematics at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas. Her research interests include teaching with technology and literature in the mathematics classroom.