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Dr. Sam Prough<\/a>\u00a0joins the Ball State\u00a0Department of Mathematical Sciences<\/a>\u00a0as an Assistant Professor.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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What is your journey to Ball State?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Before Ball State, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Delaware. I worked with elementary students and their teachers to facilitate classroom discussions in mathematics and consider how they were similar to talk in ELA and science classes. I got my PhD in curriculum and instruction (mathematics education and gender studies focus) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before returning to school to research mathematics education, I was a mathematics teacher in northern Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am excited to be at Ball State because of the intentional focus on teaching and learning I see from the university and the other faculty. The other folks in the department truly support Ball State preservice teachers and the larger Muncie community teachers in mathematics education. I knew that was the kind of environment I wanted to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your research and teaching interests?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My research interests center on elementary and early childhood mathematical learning. Some particular topics I study include elementary teachers\u2019 use of whole classroom discussion across content areas, students\u2019 equitable participation in mathematics learning, and how families of young children engage with mathematics outside of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In teaching, I love to work with future elementary teachers. This fall, I am teaching a methods course for preservice elementary teachers and an elementary mathematics content course. I love supporting future teachers in thinking deeply about mathematics and authentic ways to help their future students learn mathematics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some of your goals for your first year here?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In this first year, I hope to develop relationships with the local elementary schools and develop plans for future research together with teachers about children\u2019s mathematical learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you like to do in your free time?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In my free time, I like to read and crochet. I lead a book club that meets once a month. One of our recent favorites was Mexican Gothic <\/em>(Silvia Moreno-Garcia). I have been crocheting for over two decades and try to make more complicated wearable garments, like the sweater I\u2019m wearing in the picture above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the\u00a0Department of Mathematical Sciences and other faculty, visit\u00a0our\u00a0website<\/a>,\u00a0blog<\/a>,\u00a0or contact\u00a0our office<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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