All posts by Dana Olanoff

Dana Olanoff, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics at Widener University. She teaches mathematics content courses for prospective elementary and middle school teachers. Her research interests include Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching Teachers (MKTT), prospective teachers’ knowledge of fractions, and working with the Task Masters.

Using the array model to develop prospective teachers’ understanding of multiplication and its properties

Olanoff, D., Bajwa, N. P., Feldman, Z., Thanheiser, E., Welder, R. M., & Tobias, J. M. (2018). Using the array model to develop prospective teachers’ understanding of multiplication and its properties. In T. E. Hodges, G. J. Roy, & A. M. Tyminski (Eds.), Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (p. 833). Greenville, SC: University of South Carolina & Clemson University.

2018 PME-NA: Using the Array Model to Develop Prospective Teachers’ Understanding of Multiplication and its Properties

Olanoff, D., Bajwa, N., Feldman, Z., Thanheiser, E., Welder, R. M., & Tobias, J. M. (2018, November). Using the Array Model to Develop Prospective Teachers’ Understanding of Multiplication and its Properties. Poster presentation for the 40th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Greenville, SC: South Carolina University.

Greater number of larger pieces: A strategy to promote prospective teachers’ fraction number sense development

Olanoff, D., Feldman, Z., Welder, R. M., Tobias, J. M., Thanheiser, E., & Hillen, A. (2016). Greater number of larger pieces: A strategy to promote prospective teachers’ fraction number sense development. In M. B. Wood, E. E. Turner, M. Civil, & J. A. Eli (Eds.), Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 799-805). Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.

2016 PME-NA: Greater Number of Larger Pieces: A Strategy to Promote Prospective Teachers’ Fraction Number Sense Development

Olanoff, D., Feldman, Z., Welder, R. M., Tobias, J. M., Thanheiser, E., Hillen, A. (2016, November). Greater Number of Larger Pieces: A Strategy to Promote Prospective Teachers’ Fraction Number Sense Development. Presentation at the 38th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Tucson, Arizona.
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2014 PME: Facilitating Prospective Teachers’ Fraction Number Sense Development Through Problem Solving and Problem Posing

Olanoff, D., Hillen, A. F., Tobias, J. M., Welder, R. M., Thanheiser, E., & Feldman, Z. (July 2014). Facilitating Prospective Teachers’ Fraction Number Sense Development Through Problem Solving and Problem Posing. Short oral presentation at the 38th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Vancouver, CA: University of British Columbia.
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Facilitating prospective teachers’ fraction number sense development through problem solving and problem posing

Olanoff, D., Hillen, A. F., Tobias, J. M., Welder, R. M., Thanheiser, E., & Feldman, Z. (2014). Facilitating prospective teachers’ fraction number sense development through problem solving and problem posing. In P. Liljedahl, C. Nicol, S. Oesterle, & D. Allan (Eds.), Proceedings of the 38th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 6; p. 187). Vancouver, Canada: PME.

2014 R.L. Moore Legacy Conference: Modifying Children’s Mathematical Tasks for Use in Inquiry-Based Learning Content Courses for Prospective Elementary Teachers

Olanoff, D., Hillen, A., Thanheiser, E., Welder, R. M., Feldman, Z., & Tobias, J. M. (2014, June). Modifying Children’s Mathematical Tasks for Use in Inquiry-Based Learning Content Courses for Prospective Elementary Teachers. Presentation at the 17th Annual Legacy of R.L. Moore—Inquiry-Based Learning Conference. Denver, Colorado.
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