Episode 2602: Susan Empson - career in math education

About this episode

Susan Empson discusses her career in mathematics education research, highlighting her work at various universities and projects.

Episode 2602: Susan Empson discusses her career in mathematics education research, from the University of Wisconsin through the CGI project and students' fraction strategies to several additional studies at the University of Texas and the University of Missouri. Susan's Professional Webpage: https://cehd.missouri.edu/person/susan-empson/ Susan's ResearchGate Profile (can request articles): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Susan-Empson Susan's Fraction Book for Teachers: Extending Children's Mathematics: Fractions & Decimals List of episodes

People in this episode

Host: Samuel Otten

Guest: Susan Empson

Topics covered

• mathematics education
• career in education
• fraction strategies
• research studies
• CGI project

Keywords

• mathematics education
• Susan Empson
• fraction strategies
• CGI project
• University of Wisconsin
• University of Texas
• University of Missouri

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Missouri, University of Wisconsin, CGI project, University of Texas

Books & works: Extending Children's Mathematics: Fractions & Decimals

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