Contact Information
California State University, Fullerton
McCarthy Hall 154
800 N. State College Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92821
CURRENT PROJECTS
On this page you will find information related to projects connecting future and current CSUF teachers of mathematics to local schools.
Project Infusing Data Science into Elementary Education Mathematics (IDEEM) Summer 2024 and 2025
Project Infusing Data Science Education into Elementary Mathematics (IDEEM) is a $75,000 professional development grant awarded by the California State University's Chancellor's Office to Drs Bridget Druken (PI), Cherie Ichinose, Jessica Jaynes of the Department of Mathematics and Mallika Scott of the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education. Project IDEEM will plan and host two four-day summer workshops in June 2024 and June 2025 to increase credentialed PK-5 teachers’ data science literacy.
Teachers will engage in practical, hands-on learning activities that can be infused into their existing math and elementary curricula. Two goals for Project IDEEM teacher participants are:
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To strengthen content knowledge of data science concepts for PK-5 elementary teachers.
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To gain experience infusing data science activities into existing PK-5 elementary curricula.
Learn more and apply by visiting: https://tinyurl.com/IDEEM2024
Robert F. Tinker Fellow 2024
The Robert F. Tinker Fellows program aims to promote innovation, creativity, and cross-disciplinary conversations in educational technology for STEM teaching and learning. This year’s theme focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM education.
The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit research and development organization located in Concord, MA, and El Cerrito, CA. Their mission is to innovate and inspire equitable, large-scale improvements in STEM teaching and learning through technology.
https://concord.org/blog/announcing-2024-tinker-fellow-bridget-druken/
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
The following are previous projects that I have been involved with.
LEARN TO CROCHET: THE MATHEMATICS OF CROCHET
Hosted five workshops during Springs of 2023 and 2024 to the CSUF community that taught beginners how to crochet with a mathematical perspective.
PILOTS for Math (2021-2022)
Preparing Instructors for Learning Online Teaching, Technologies, and Social Justice for Mathematics (PILOTS for Math) is a 2021-2022 grant program funded by the Mathematical Association of America and the Math Science Teaching Initiative at CSUF.
PILOTS for Math project will support students in earning a $1,200 scholarship and gaining valuable math education skills prior to starting a credential program. The three-fold mission is to:
- encourage talented mathematics and liberal studies majors to become highly- qualified in intersection of online math teaching, math technologies, and mathematics for social justice,
- explore math technologies like Desmos, GeoGebra, and CODAP useful for teaching K-12 math by attending virtual monthly workshops, and
- create, revise, and pilot math tasks to local CSUF communities with fellow PILOTS in a virtual setting.
Interested students can Apply Here: https://tinyurl.com/CSUFmathpilots
Deadline: Apply by SEPTEMBER 30, 2021.
MSTI PRISE SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR MATH TEACHERS 2019
The PRISE Summer Internship for Science or Mathematics teachers is a program at California State University, Fullerton funded by the Matheamtics and Science Teacher Initiative for future teachers. It is open to junior, senior, or post-baccalaureate students working toward becoming science or mathematics teachers. In Summer 2019, I supported six CSUF credential candidates as they worked as co-teacher interns with practicing elementary and middle school teachers in a summer math camp in Orange Unified School District. Read more about the Summer PRISE program here: https://ed.fullerton.edu/msti/resources/priseinternship.php
Pictured Above: Math Camp 2019 with CSUF Interns/Credential Candidates
COTEACHING MATH STATIONS IN LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As part of a math content course for future teachers, I brought ten CSUF students to a local fourth grade classroom in Buena Park, CA to teach geometry station lessons designed as part of their college math class project in Math 303B.
Pictured Above: Elementary school visit to co-teach geometry lessons with CSUF students, May 2018
OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Below are various outreach programs where I had an opportunity to interact with the Fullerton, CA community.
Pictured Above: Local Family STEAM night with CSUF math majors, March 2018
Pictured Above: Students participate in a "Math with Paper Strip" demo Fall 2018 via http://www.fullerton.edu/nsm/news/newsletters/2019-spring/
