Classroom Teaching Research for All Students

(CTRAS)

The 2023 CTRAS Conference

Addressing Challenges and Possible Solutions in Mathematics Classroom
Teaching and Research During the Pandemic and AI Era

June 14, 2023

Zoom Meeting Link:
https://csulb.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclduihqzwjG9Kbc3e1dodnqKzP4_XPkdxf
Meeting ID: 838 1195 7916

Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Time: 6:00-7:00 am Whole Group Session, Moderator: Hayley Cody

Keynote Talk: Teaching in the Era of Disruption: Leveraging
Technology for Student Success
Randy Kollset, Coordinator of Educational Technology, Orange Unified
School District, United States
Keynote Talk: From the Physical to the Digital: The Case for Virtual
Manipulatives in K12 Classrooms
Patricia Dickenson, Sanford College of Education, National
University, United States
7:00-7:15 am General Business Meeting
Brief History of CTRAS
Shuhua An, California State University, Long Beach, United States
Discussion and Voting on M-CTRAS Bylaws
Edel Reilly, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States

7:20-9:30 am Topic Session 1: Mathematics Classroom Teaching and Learning

Session Chair: Thomas E. Ricks & Zhiling Wang

1. Re-Examining Our Mathematics Education Mantra Mathematics for All

Thomas E. Ricks, Lousiana State University, United States
2. The Development of 6th Graders’ Mathematical Communicative Reasoning
Ability in Medium Gradient Cities in China in AI Era: Status and Bottleneck
Zhiling Wang , Hangzhou Normal University, China
3. Cultivating Mathematics: Exploring integrating mathematics in school gardens
Julian Marcado, University of British Columbia, Canada
4. An Empirical Research on the Mathematical Cultural Connotation of
Mathematical Writing
Qingchun YU, East China Normal University, China
5. Development and Validation of the LIFT Approach in Teaching Geometry
 Lilicate Andrecio, Merjory S. Claud, Hannah Joy G. Fabello, Jovito P. Nazareno,
Romblon State University, Philippines
6. A Series of Geometric Shapes for Mathematics Teaching and Leisure Activities
Xiao-Gang Zhao, Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences, China
7. Luksong Mathinik: Effect on Kindergarten’s Achievement in Adding and
Subtracting Numbers
Christine Flores & Jaynes Flores, Tungonan Elementary School SDO Romblon,
Philippines
8. Project-Based Learning in Junior High School Mathematics Based on Deep
Learning
Xinyi Wei, Wu Hua, Liaoning Normal University, China

7:20-9:30 am Topic Session 2: Assessment and Equity in Mathematics Education

Session Chair: Andrea Honal & Timothy Sibbald

1. Education Policy Issues Beyond the Results of the NAEP

Zhonghe Wu, National University, United States
2. The Broad Scope of Issues in Math Education
Timothy Sibbald, Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, Canada
3. Three Decades of Research on Teachers' Professional Quality in China: Hot
Spots, Weak Points and Future Directions-Based on Knowledge Mapping
Analysis By CiteSpace
Yunfei Ji, Zhiling Wang, Lin Ma, & Shuang Wu, Hangzhou Normal University, China
4. Specialized Educational Programs to Enhance MINT/Math Students’ Well-Being
and Soft Skills in Germany
Andrea Honal, DHBW Manheim, Germany
5. Exploring a Quasi-flipped Precalculus Course using ALEKS: A Case Study
Patrick John Fernandez, Angela Fatima Guzon, Jude C. Buot, Ateneo de Manila
University, Philippines
6. How Creativity-Directed Conjecturing Teaching Enhancing Equity
Kun Chuan Lin, Pi-Jen Lin, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan
7. Investigating the Relationship between Mathematics Teacher’s Teaching
Expertise and Overlap between Initial Education and Teaching the Modal Grade
Jiayin Ye, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
8. School From Home: Challenges and Possibilities
Rasha Abadir, Rutgers University; Suzanna Schmeelk, Saint John University,
United States
 7:20-9:30 am Topic Session 3: Teacher Education and Professional Development

Session Chair: Margarida Rodrigues & Benedetto Di Paola

1. Teaching/Learning Mathematics in Pre and Post Covid-19 Times: Insights from a

Study with Italian Teachers and Families
Benedetto Di Paola, Erica Falcone, University of Palermo, Italy
2. Investigating Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions on Cooperative Learning
Through a Semi-structured Questionnaire
Jia Pang & Suanrong Chen, Yangzhou University, China
3. Practices Teaching of Mathematics Prospective Teacher in Online Learning
Environments
Margarida Maria Amaro Teixeira Rodrigues & Neusa Cristina Vicente Branco,
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
4. Exploring Pre-Service Teachers’ STEM Knowledge and TPACK Competencies
Through a Mathematics Education Course
Ipek Saralar-Aras, Didem Akyüz, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
5. Analysis of GT & Math Integration: Challenges and Solutions of Interdisciplinary
Teaching in Fieldwork by Pre-Service Teachers in K-8 Diverse Classrooms
Shuhua An, Claudine Maloles, & Joshua Ortega, California State University, Long
Beach, United States
6. Problem Posing in Mathematical Science: A Real Evidence
Guoqiang Dang, Beijing Normal University, China Teaching
7. Barriers and Challenges Faced by Mathematics Teachers During ICT Integration
in India
Balpreet Kaur, University of British Columbia, Canada
8. PCTO Project within an Inclusive Mathematics Background
Carola Manolino, University of Valle D’Acosta, Italy

7:20-9:30 am Topic Session 4: Technology and AI in Mathematics Education

Session Chair: Renata Carvalho & Giuseppe Bianco

1. Exploring mathematical concepts in digital environments: an experience of a

professional development course for elementary school teachers
Renata Carvalho, School of Education, Polytechnic University of Lisbon, Portugal
2. Teaching study on developing higher-order thinking in mathematics based on
interdisciplinary teaching
Wu Liu, Liaoning Normal University, China
3. Using Mobile Devices as Translator Tools During Mathematics Classroom
Practice
Giuseppe Bianco, University of Palermo, Italy; Giovanni Giuseppe Nicosia, ISGEm,
RSDDM, I.I.S. Aldini Valeriani, Italy
4. The Impact of Technology in Mathematics Education
Jingya Huang, Calgary Board of Education, University of British Columbia
5. Geospatial Technology Integration into Data Science Research
Hayley Cody, Orange Unified, Shuhua An & Joshua Ortega, California State
 University Long Beach, United States
6. Mathematical Constructivism Education Perspective in the Context of Artificial
Intelligence
Maodong Tian & Lei Ye, Huanggang Normal University, China
7. Engaging Students in Deep Learning During the Pandemic and AI Era:
Challenges, Practices and Strategies in Mathematics Classroom Research
Sisi Wang, Yuxia Xin, Wang Cui, The High School Affiliated to Renmin University
of China; Xiang Gong, Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science,
United States
8. Artificial Intelligence Makes Difference Research in School Mathematics More
Relevant
Allan Tarp, Olive Chapman, MATHeCADEMY.net, Denmark
9. Online Math Opens for a Communicative Turn in Number Language Education
Allan Tarp, MATHeCADEMY.net, Denmark

7:20-9:30 am Topic Session 5: STEM and Innovative Curriculum

Session Chair: Kim Koh & Kim Powers

1. Developing Virtual-Reality Classroom STEM Assessment to Promote Equity-

Deserving Students’
Kim Koh & Olive Chapman, University of Calgary, Canada
2. Exploring Strategies for Building Resilient and Equitable Education Systems for
Girls in Rural Areas of Pakistan: A Focus on STEM Education
Rabia Khuram, University of British Columbia, Canada
3. Using Metric Self-evaluation Survey on Learning Objectives: A Study on the
Relationship of G11 STEM Students’ Self-evaluation and their Motivation of
Learning Statistics and Probability
Shienna Marie Amorio, Kirk Angelo Manuel Galarrita, Romeo Joaquin Zuluaga,
Cyril Maghilum, Marlon Boro, Amiel F. Enterina, & Julius Name
Math/ICT Department Teacher, Xavier Ateneo Senior High School, Philippines
4. High School Mathematical Modeling Teaching from the Perspective of STSE
Su Juan Liu, Yiwu Middle School, China
5. Challenges and Successes in Interdisciplinary Teaching: Using Math and Health
Children’s Books to Support Diverse K-8 Children’s Math Learning in Urban
Classrooms
Julianna De Joya, Shuhua An, & Joshua Ortega, California State University, Long
Beach, United States
6. A-level Mathematics Curriculum Design for Cultivating Top Innovators
Dingyuan Xu, Beijing RCF Experimental School;
Xiang Gong, Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, United States
7. A Study of Examples and Exercises in Based on Integrity
Sheng Haocan, Capital Normal University, China
8. A Case Study of Visual Design of Teaching Information in Primary and Secondary
Mathematics Classrooms
Xue Mei Chen, Hebei Normal University, China