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Overview

  • Dr. McCrone has been teaching and researching in mathematics educaiton for over 25 years. Her research focus has included student and teacher understanding of mathematical proving and reasoning, teacher preparation in advanced mathematics, and using proof as a lens for teaching secondar school mathematics.

    Dr. McCrone's research began with investigating the development of mathematical discourse in classrooms. This perspective contributed to all future research endeavors.

    Since 2018, Dr. McCrone has served as the Associate Dean for Academics in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of New Hampshire.

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title
    2020 Preservice teachers learning to teach proof through classroom implementation: Successes and challenges.  Journal of Mathematical Behavior.  58:100779-100779. 2020
    2005 The Interplay of Teacher and Student Actions in the Teaching and Learning of Geometric Proof.  Educational Studies in Mathematics.  60:95-124. 2005
    2004 Assessing high school students’ understanding of geometric proof.  Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education.  4:223-242. 2004
    Preservice Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Reflective Noticing from 360-degree Video Recordings of Their Own Teaching..  Journal of Technology and Teacher Education.  29:279-308.

    Book

    Year Title
    2010 Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making in Geometry 2010
    Teaching and Learning Proof Across the Grades

    Chapter

    Year Title
    2015 Mathematics Research Experiences for Preservice Teachers: Investigating the Impact on Their Beliefs.  171-179. 2015
    2014 The role of beliefs in the scholarship of teaching and learning.  171-182. 2014
    2009 Formal Proof in High School Geometry Student Perceptions of Structure, Validity, and Purpose.  204-221. 2009
    Implementation of digital resources in relation to policy: Theoretical considerations and illustrative cases from Greece, Israel and the US.

    Conference Paper

    Year Title
    Comparing STEM Majors, Practicing and Prospective Secondary Teachers’ Feedback on Mathematical Arguments: Towards Validating MKT-Proof..  24th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. 91-99.
    Contrasting social and sociomathematical norms of two groups of students in A Postsecondary Precalculus Class..  Proceedings of the 42nd Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education,. 1130-1138.
    Guiding principles for teaching mathematics via reasoning and proving..  Proceedings of the 12th Congress of European Research Society in Mathematics Education (CERME12).
    Indirect reasoning task for prospective secondary teachers: opportunities and challenges
    Mathematical Reasoning and Proving for Prospective Secondary Teachers.
    Opportunities to Engage Secondary Students in Proof Generated by Pre-service Teachers.  http://sigmaa.maa.org/rume/RUME22_Proceedings.pdf. 76-83.
    Prospective teachers enacting proof tasks in secondary mathematics classrooms
    Secondary Prospective Teachers’ Strategies to Determine Equivalence of Conditional Statements..  23rd Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. 62-69.
    Sociomathematical norms revealed during a Precalculus breaching instructional activity.
    Student Engagement in a Post-Secondary Developmental Mathematics Class.  http://sigmaa.maa.org/rume/RUME22_Proceedings.pdf. 1107-1108.
    Taking proof into secondary classrooms – supporting future mathematics teachers

    Teaching Activities

  • Introduction to CEPS Programs Taught course 2020
  • Introduction to CEPS Programs Taught course 2020
  • Introduction to CEPS Programs Taught course 2019
  • Introduction to CEPS Programs Taught course 2018
  • Number Systems for Teachers Taught course 2018
  • Exploring Math for Teachers I Taught course 2018
  • Topics Mathematics Education I Taught course 2018
  • Exploring Math for Teachers I Taught course 2017
  • Exploring Math for Teachers I Taught course 2017
  • Geometry Taught course 2017
  • Analysis of SecondarySchl Math Taught course 2016
  • Introduction to CEPS Programs Taught course 2016
  • Classroom Math Practicum Taught course 2016
  • Calculus I Taught course 2016
  • Mathematical Proof Taught course 2016
  • Mathematical Proof Taught course 2015
  • Topics Taught course 2015
  • Geometry for Teachers Taught course 2015
  • Mathematical Proof Taught course 2014
  • Topics/Research Practicum Taught course 2014
  • Analysis & Appl of Functions Taught course 2014

    • Education And Training

  • A.B. Mathematics, Dartmouth College
  • M.S. Mathematics, University of New Hampshire
  • Ph.D. Mathematics Education, University of New Hampshire

    • Full Name

  • Sharon McCrone