Current Project: Enhancing Literacy in Science Through Digital Text, Simulations, and Design Challenges Professor Sadhana Puntambekar, Principal Investigator

December 2008 to present.  Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER). 3 grants:  Enhancing Literacy in Science Through Digital Text, Simulations, and Design Challenges Professor Sadhana Puntambekar, Principal Investigator

Assistant Scientist

Principal Investigator:  July, 2007  Responsive Education for All Children (REACh) Evaluation Project. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Grant

Associate Researcher

July 2003 – May 2007: WCER. Supporting the Transition from Arithmetic to Algebraic Reasoning (STAAR) Project. Professor Sharon Derry Principal Investigator

Project Director

May 2002-April 2005-Wisconsin ESEA Title II Higher Ed Program Improving Teacher Quality, Networking Project for the Improvement of Mathematics Education (NPRIME),

July 2003-June 2004-Wisconsin Education Partnership Initiative, District Leadership Teams for Mathematics and Science Curriculum Change. Program Evaluator. (USDOE Grant)

June 2003-Present. Director, WASDINet, an online teacher professional development network. (See Personal Homepage link)

Director of Education Research and Evaluation and Director of WECB Online Teacher Professional Development Network.

April 1983-June 2003 Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (ECB

 Research Interests Teacher Professional Development, Facilitating Online Learning Communities, and the Preparation and Support of Online Learning Community Facilitators.

Selected Papers

Hackbarth, A.J. & Wilsman, M.J. (September, 2008).  1P + 4R = 5D: An Equation for Deepening Mathematical Understanding Using Multiple Representations.  Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School 14 (2)122-126.

Hackbarth, A.J. & Wilsman, M.J.  (April 2008).  Is What Your’re Seeing Really a Reflection?  An Examination of Reflective Thinking in Professional Development Activities.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics.  Salt Lake City, Utah.

Derry, S.J., Wilsman, M. J. & Hackbarth, A. J.  2007.  Using Contrasting Case Activities to Deepen Teacher Understanding of Algebraic Thinking, Student Learning and Teaching.  Mathematics Teaching and Learning.  9 (3) 301-322.

Hackbarth, A.J. & Wilsman, M.J. (2007) A Case Study of understanding the relationship of procedural and conceptual knowledge.  Wisconsin Teacher of Mathematics 57 (2) 22-27. 

elected Papers
\2002 Online Professional Development: Sustained Learning with Friends. Teaching Children Mathematics Vol 8, No. 9, pp. 505-509

2000 A Syllabus for College and University Faculty to Use in Mathematics and Mathematics Education Courses. Distributed by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS).

1996 PBS Mathline: Integrating Technology and Professional Development National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Newsletter.

Selected Activities
Certified Svaroopa Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist, Meditation Teacher and Meditation Group Leader, Owner, Springdale Yoga and Meditation Center, LLC

President of the Wisconsin Mathematics Council, 2003-2004
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Video Task Force Member, 1999-2000

Contact Information

Current Projects

Completed Projects

Collaborative Research: Understanding and Cultivating the Transition from Arithmetic to Algebraic Thinking

CoMPASS: Integrating Digital Text in Design-Based Science Classes

Responsive Education for All Children (REACh) Evaluation Project

Scaffolding Students' Use of Multiple Representations for Science Learning

Teacher Professional Development in Facilitated Online Learning Communities: What Do We Know and Need to Know?