All posts by Rachael M. Welder

Rachael M. Welder, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics at Western Washington Univeristy. She teaches content and methods courses for preservice elementary and middle school teachers. Her research interests examine the work of mathematics teacher educators, particularly in regards to the ways in which they can facilitate the development of prospective elementary teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching, with a focus on number concepts, operations, and algebra.
Publications

Modifying children’s tasks into cognitively demanding tasks for preservice elementary teachers

Welder, R. M., Tobias, J. M., Feldman, Z., Hillen, A., Olanoff, D., & Thanheiser, E. (2015). Modifying children’s tasks into cognitively demanding tasks for preservice elementary teachers. In T. G. Bartell, K. N. Bieda, R. T. Putnam, K. Bradfield, & H. Dominguez (Eds.), Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 984-987). East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University. 

Presentations

2015 PME-NA: Modifying children’s tasks into cognitively demanding tasks for preservice elementary teachers

Welder, R. M., Tobias, J. M., Feldman, Z., Hillen, A., Olanoff, D., & Thanheiser, E. (2015, November). Modifying Children’s Tasks into Cognitively Demanding Task for Preservice Elementary Teachers. Presentation for the 37th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University.
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