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Margaret Smith

 
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Margaret Smith
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5515 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-7361
EMAIL: pegs@pitt.edu

Full Time Faculty - Professor

School Affiliations

  • Department: Instruction and Learning
  • Department: Learning Policy Center
  • Program: Mathematics Education
  • Program: Cognitive Studies
  • Program: Elementary Education
  • Program: Learning Sciences and Policy

Education

  • Ed.D., Mathematics Education, University of Pittsburgh, 1995
  • M.S., Secondary Education Mathematics, State University of New York at Fredonia, 1980
  • B.S., Secondary Education Mathematics, State University of New York at Fredonia, 1975

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

  • Smith, M.S. (2009). Talking about teaching: A strategy for engaging teachers in conversations about their practice. G. Zimmermann (Ed.) Empowering the Mentor of the Beginning Mathematics Teacher. (pp.33-34) and Empowering the Mentor of the Experienced Mathematics Teacher, (pp.35-36). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  • Stein, M.K., & Smith, M.S. The Influence of Curriculum on Student Learning. (in press) In R. Reys & B. Reys (Eds.) K-12 Mathematics Curriculum: Issues, Trends and Future Directions (2010 yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Books

  • Stein, M.K., Smith, M.S., Henningsen, M.A., & Silver, E.A. (2009). Implementing standards-based mathematics instruction: A casebook for professional development (Second Edition). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
  • Debellis, V.A., Friel, S.N., Arbaugh, F., Mooney, E.S., Pugalee, D.K., Watanable, T., Smith, M.S., & House, P.A. (2009). Navigating Through Reasoning and Problem Solving Grades 6-8. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  • Lappan, G., Smith, M.S., Jones, L., & Paparella, P. (Eds.)(in press) Activities for Junior High School and Middle School Mathematics. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Journal Articles

  • Battista, M.T., Boest, T., Confrey, J., Knuth, E., Smith, M.S., Sutton, J.T., White, D. & Reed, J. Research in Mathematics Education: Multiple Methods for Multiple Uses. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education^, 40 (3), 216-240.

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Recent Course Instruction

Spring 2010 (2104)

Fall 2009 (2101)

Summer 2009 (2097)

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Recent Presentations

  • Rich Mathematical Tasks: The Cornerstone of Rigorous Instruction
    Smith, M.S. Invited session at the Virginia Council for Mathematics Supervision, Richmond, VA.
  • Rich Mathematical Tasks: Vehicles for Promoting Thinking and Reasoning
    Smith, M.S. Invited session at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Cleveland, OH.
  • Are Mathematics Teachers’ Instructional Improvements Sustained over Time?
    Boston, M.D. & Smith, M.S. Paper presented at the Research Presession held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Washington, D.C.
  • Developing Teachers’ Capacity to Engage Students in Reasoning and Proving Activities.
    Smith, M.S. & Arbuagh, F. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Washington, D.C.
  • Cases of Reasoning and Proving: Materials for Secondary Mathematics Teachers
    Arbaugh, F., Smith, M.S., & Steele, M.D. Presentation at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL.
  • Designing Instruction: The Key to Effective Teaching
    Smith, M.S. Invited presentation at the Teachers Development Group Winter Leadership Seminar on Mathematics Professional Development, Portland, OR.
  • Developing Teachers’ Capacity to Reflect on and Learn from Teaching
    Smith, M.S. Invited presentation at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL.
  • Developing Teachers’ Capacity to Reflect on and Learn from Teaching
    Smith, M.S. Invited keynote at the Teachers Development Group Winter Leadership Seminar on Mathematics Professional Development, Portland, OR.
  • Learning to Ask Good Questions
    Smith, M.S. Invited presentation at the Teachers Development Group Winter Leadership Seminar on Mathematics Professional Development, Portland, OR.
  • Orchestrating Rich Matheamtical Discussions with K-12 Students and Teachers: Can the Same Set of Practices Support Learning at Both Levels?
    Mumme, J., Carroll, C., Smith, M.S., Philips, E., & Lappan, G. Presentation at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL.
  • Transforming Secondary Mathematics Teaching: Making and Sustaining Changes in Instructional Practices Overtime
    Smith, M.S.Presentation to the Learning Sciences and Policy Group, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions
    Smith, M.S.Invited presentation at the Annual Meeting of the California Math Council (North) Meeting, Asilomar, CA.

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Current Professional Participation

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Recent Consulting

  • Member, National Advisory Board for the NSF-funded The Training of Arithmetical Fluency Project (Julie Fiez and Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh, Co-Directors), 2008-2011.
  • Participated in a working conference that brought together researchers and practitioners in order develop research questions that addressed the needs of practitioners (co-chair along with Matthew Larson of the subgroup focused on teaching). Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, August 4-8, 2008, Baltimore, MD.
  • Participated in a working conference that brought together teacher educators and researchers to discuss what mathematics specialists in grade k-5 need to know. Sponsored by Cisco Learning Systems, May 19-22, 2009, Southern Pines, NC.
  • Member, National Advisory Board for the NSF-funded Urban Math Project (Despina Stylianou, City College, Director), 2005-2009.
  • External reviewer for the mathematics program, University of Northern Iowa, March 23-25, 2009.
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools
    • Provide support to mathematics teachers at University Prep and participated as a member of the University of Pittsburgh/U Prep team (August 2008 – present). Provide support to IFL fellows who were designing and enacting professional development for mathematics coaches (August 2008 – present).
    • Pittsburgh Public School District, Pittsburgh, PA [2007-2008] Designed and provided professional development for mathematics coaches as part of the Institute for Learning’s effort to support systemic mathematics reform in urban school districts (6 full-day sessions and 2 site visits).
  • University of Michigan
    • Co-chair, National Advisory Board for the NSF-funded Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics, (Deborah Ball, University of Michigan, Jeremy Kilpatrick & Pat Wilson, University of Georgia, Co-Directors), 2003-2008.
  • WestEd
    • Member, National Advisory Board for the NSF-funded Research on Mathematics Leader Learning Project (Judy Mumme, WestEd, Director), 2006-2008.

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Recent Grants

  • Cases of Reasoning and Proving in Secondary Mathematics (CORP). The National Science Foundation, September 1, 2007 – June 30, 2012. [Co-principal investigator with Fran Arbaugh, University of Missouri] Award amount: $2,100,000.
  • Measuring Classroom Discussions in Mathematics and Literacy. LRDC Internal Grants Competition. May 1, 2008 – April 30, 2010. [Kevin Ashley, Richard Correnti, Margaret McKeown, Margaret Smith, and Mary Kay Stein] with Kevin Ashley] Award amount: $150,000.

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Recent Fellowships, Awards, and Honors

  • Excellence in Teaching in Mathematics Teacher Education
    Award presented by the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

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