All posts by Amy Hillen

Amy Hillen, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Kennesaw State University. She teaches specialized content courses for elementary teachers with a particular focus on rational numbers and algebra. Her research interests examine the learning of preservice teachers in such courses.

Hillen, A., Olanoff, D., & Welder, R. M. (2015, April). Moving Beyond Common Denominators: Comparing Fractions Using Reasoning and Sense-Making. Workshop presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts.
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Presentations

2014 AMTE: Modifying Children’s Mathematical Tasks for Use in Content Courses for Prospective Elementary Teachers

February 6, 2014 Amy Hillen

Hillen, A., Olanoff, D., Welder, R. M., Feldman, Z., Tobias, J. M. & Thanheiser, E. (February 2014). Modifying Children’s Mathematical Tasks for Use in Content Courses for Prospective Elementary Teachers. Extended Session (Workshop) at the 18th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Irvine, California.
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Task Masters

All posts by Amy Hillen

2015 NCTM: Moving Beyond Common Denominators: Comparing Fractions Using Reasoning and Sense-Making

2014 AMTE: Modifying Children’s Mathematical Tasks for Use in Content Courses for Prospective Elementary Teachers

Developing Mathematical Tasks for Teachers