RCID: 815079
Link to this profile: http://www.researchcrossroads.org/Researchers/815079
Julie Cwikla
University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast| Position Associate Professor Department Mathematics Website Degrees BS Mathematics & Chemistry - Fairfield University MS Applied Mathematics - Courant Institute, NYU PhD Mathematics Education - University of Delaware Field of Interest Other - Education All Funding $ 1,222,760 |  |
Biography
| Dr. Julie Cwikla is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast. She is also Associate Director for The Center for Creative Research and Learning at USM. She earned her Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Science at New York University and her doctoral degree at the University of Delaware under the mentorship of Dr. James Hiebert. Julie was recipient of the National Science Foundation's Early CAREER grant to direct the Professional Mathematics Educators Forum. She is currently directing Project WetKids an interdisciplinary out-of-school program for middle school students in Pascagoula, Misssissippi and one of 16 Academies for Young Scientists projects funded by the NSF. Her other research interests focus on mathematics education, teacher learning, professional development embedded in practice, and the evolution of communities of professional practice and lifelong learning.
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Grants (Principal Investigator)
Grants for which Julie Cwikla acted as the principal investigator
| Title/Granting Organization | Fiscal Years | Total Funding | |
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| Collaborative Research: Project Wetkids - Immersion Along The Gulf Coast | |||
| Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL - NSF) | 2007 | $ 733,393 | |
| Career: Investigating Mathematics Teacher Preparation Across Five Institutions Of Higher Learning | |||
| Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL - NSF) | 2003 | $ 489,367 | |
Publications
| • Cwikla, J., Zeigler-Hill, V., & Barry, C. (Under Review). Eco-Education on the Gulf of Mexico: Transforming Communities and Fostering Citizen Science
• Cwikla, J. (Forthcoming). Using collegiate classroom video: Mathematics professors reflect on their own and their peers’ practices. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Monograph Series. • Cwikla, J. & Barry, C. (Forthcoming). Project WetKids: An out-of-school program fostering citizen scientists in the middle years. In R. Oxford & J. Lin (Eds.) Transformative Eco-Education for Human Survival: Environmental education in a new era. • Cwikla, J.; LaSalle, M.; & Wilner, S. (2009). “My Two Boots . . . A Walk through the Wetlands.” An Annual Outing for 700 Middle School Students. American Biology Teacher, 71 (5) 274-279. • Cwikla, J. & Barry, C. (2009). Project WetKids community partners champion interdisciplinary out-of-school learning. San Diego, CA: American Education Research Association. • Davis, A; Cwikla, J. & Barry, C. (2008). Project WetKids: An interdisciplinary investigation of integrated science and cultural arts learning along the Gulf Coast. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 3(9), 63-68. • Cwikla, J. (2008). Lifelong Learning: Mathematics Faculty Work to Improve Their Practice. TEAM MATH Conference Proceedings. • Cwikla, J. (2007). The trials of a poor Mississippi middle school trying to catch up in mathematics: Teachers’ multiple communities of practice and the boundary encounters. Education and Urban Society, 39 (4) 554-583. • Cwikla, J. & Patterson, M. (2006). The A-Maizing Corn Lab: A geneticist’s biography leads mathematics exploration. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 11 (9), 421-430. • Cwikla, J. & Morse, T. (2005). A teacher research team: Learning about handhelds in the context of practice. Meridian: A middle school computer technologies journal. http://ncsu.edu/meridian/win2005/middleschoolteacher/index.html • Cwikla, J. (2005). A vehicle for mathematics lessons: Teachers learning to use PDAs in the classroom. Technology-supported mathematics learning environments NCTM 2005 Yearbook. Edited by William Masalski. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2005 (pp. 203-220). • Cwikla, J. (2004). Less experienced mathematics teachers report the problems with their professional support system. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 10 (2) 181-197. • Cwikla, J. (2004). Show me the evidence! Mathematics professional development for elementary teachers. Teaching Children Mathematics, 10 (6) 321-326. |
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