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Katie Baker

Associate Professor of Education and Associate Chair of the Department of Education and Wellness

Department: Education and Wellness

Office and address: Mooney, office 110B 2105 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-5973

Brief Biography

Dr. Katie Baker joined the department in 2017.  She is excited to bring her love for teaching and enthusiam for high-quality elementary mathematics instruction to Elon.  Her research focuses on mathematics education and how we can support prospective and practicing teachers in the work of engaging with student thinking. She recieved her B.A. from the Unviersity of Michigan in Elementary Education, and her M.Ed. and Ed.D. from the University of North Carolina in Mathematics Education/Curriculum and Instruction. 

 

    Education

    • Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, Mathematics Education Focus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, August 2017
    • M.Ed. Mathematics Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2011
    • B.A. Elementary Education, Language Arts Major and General Science Minor, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, May 2006

     

    Courses Taught

    • EDU 211: Education and Society
    • EDU 412: Principles of Learning and Teaching II, Methods and Materials for Teaching Mathematics and Science 

    Publications

    Baker, K. (2017). Prospective teachers’ beliefs about mathematics: An overview. Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, 1(3), 38-45.

    Baker, K. (2017). Using action research to transform assessment practices. Primary Mathematics, 21(1), 24-28.  

    Baker, K (2016). Unpacking cultural responsive mathematics teaching for young learners. Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, 1(1), 30-35.

    Baker, K., & Harter, M. (2015). A living metaphor of differentiation: A meta-ethnography of CGI in the elementary classroom. Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 6(2), 27-35.

    Phelps, K.A.G. (2012). The power of problem choice. Teaching Children Mathematics, 19(3), 152-157.

    Presentations

    Invited Presentations

    Baker, K. (2018, January). Unpacking Productive Struggle in Math and How to Support It. Community Education Series, The Hill Center, Durham, NC

    Baker, K. & Jessup, N. (2017, August). Promoting Productive Struggle for All, K-5. Triangle High Five Math Summit, Raleigh, NC.

    Baker, K. & Jessup, N. (2017, August). Promoting Productive Struggle for All, 6-12.  Triangle High Five Math Summit, Raleigh, NC.

     

    Conference Presentations

    Jacobs, V., Empson, S., Hewitt, A., Jessup, N., & Baker, K. (2017, February).  Characterizing Anticipated Conversations: What Do Teachers Plan to Ask Individual Children About Their Fraction Strategies? Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL. 

    Baker, K. (2016, November).  Differentiating Elementary Mathematics through Cognitively Guided Instruction.  68th Conference on Exceptional Children, Greensboro, NC.

    Jessup, N. & Baker, K. (2016, November). Promoting Productive Struggle for All Learners. North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Lys, D., Covington, V.M., Baker, K. & LaGarry, A. (2016, September). The Space in Between: Research on University Supervisor Roles Reexamined.  North Carolina Association for Colleges and Teacher Educators, Raleigh, NC. 

    Baker, K & Bordeaux, S. (2016, August). ‘Why Do You Think That?” Revealing and Responding to Student Thinking Through CGI. Triangle High Five Math Summit, Cary, NC.

    Baker, K. & Harter, M. (2015, November). Marrying Qualitative Studies: Marrying Cognitively Based Instruction and Differentiation. Panel participant at the American Educational Studies Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

    Baker, K & Bordeaux, S. (2015, November). What’s Next?: Responding to Student Thinking. North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Phelps, K. & Senta, A. (2015, February). “Carefully Immersed”:  A Poetic Exploration of Reconfiguring Materialities Along an Ethnographic Teacher-Researcher Entanglement. Paper presentation at the Southeastern Association of Educational Studies Annual Conference, Chapel Hill, NC.

    Phelps, K., Humphries, A., & Lowman, C. (2014, November). Making Math Count: Assessing for the Good of Students. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Houston, TX.

    Phelps, K., Humphries, A., & Lowman, C. (2014, November). Making Math Count: Assessing for the Good of Students. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Richmond, VA.

    Phelps, K., Humphries, A., & Lowman, C. (2014, October). Making Math Count: Assessing for the Good of Students. North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Middleton, K., Bedell, K., & Phelps, K. (2014, October). Assessing and Addressing the Common Core. North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Parker, J. & Phelps, K. (2014, October). Transform Your Instruction with Math Lead Teachers.  North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Parker, J. & Phelps, K. (2014, August). Equal Sharing Problems: The Key to a Conceptual Understanding of Fractions. Triangle High Five Math Summit, Cary, NC.

    Mauriello, C. & Phelps, K. (2014, August). Family Math Class. Triangle High Five Math Summit, Cary, NC.

    Middleton, K. with Bedell, K., McColman, K., & Phelps, K. (2013, November).  Do They Know It? Assessing Understanding of Number K-3. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Baltimore, MD.  

    Friel, S. & Phelps, K. (2013, October). Using a Book Study to Jump Start New Ways to Teach Fractions. North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Ringer, K. & Phelps, K. (2013, October). Assessing and Addressing the Common Core. North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Phelps, K. (2013, August). Getting to the Core of Learning: Creating and Utilizing Formative Assessments. Triangle High Five Math Summit, Cary, NC.

    Friel, S., McColman, K., Parker, J., & Phelps, K. (2012, October). Assessing and instructing  with AMC Anywhere. North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Professional Development

    • November 2014- present, The Hill Center in collaboration with Duke Energy Outreach Grant Workshops include: HillStrategies for Math, Putting the M in STEM and Exploring the Mathematical Practices

    Awards

    • 2013-2014:  Kenan Fellowship with NC DPI, Kenan Fellows Program 
    • 2012: Teacher of the Year District Level Nominee, Orange County Schools
    • 2011-2012: Teacher of the Year, Efland Cheeks Elementary
    • 2011-2012: Global Teacher to Denmark, The Center for International Understanding