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Jo Boaler (born 1964 [1]) is a British education author and Nomellini-Olivier Professor of mathematics education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. [2] Boaler is involved in promoting reform mathematics [3] [4] and equitable mathematics classrooms.
- The Math Wars
- Mindset Matters
- A Reformer Is Born
- Times Table Torment?
- A Wider Audience
Battles between proponents of traditional math and progressives have flared for generations, most recently in the “math wars” of the ’90s and early ’00s. UC–Berkeley education professor Alan Schoenfeld, MS ’70, PhD ’73, likens that discourse to that of today’s cable news: “All this heat, very little light and a sensible middle ground obscured by vo...
Boaler’s larger goal isn’t just changing classroom tactics, but transforming the mindsetthat governs who we think can learn math in the first place — the stereotype that reveals itself every time someone says, “I don’t do math.” For Boaler, there is no such thing as a math gene or a math brain. She believes virtually anyone can learn math, even at ...
The tendrils of Boaler’s reformist bent and support for the underdog go back to her beginnings. She grew up outside Birmingham, England, in the 1970s — another progressive mathematics era. Neither of her parents had gone to university. Her father was a technical drawer; her mother was a secretary. But when Boaler was a child, her mother attended Op...
Even now, the fissure between traditionalists and progressives can erupt. Boaler has plenty of skeptics who think her ideas sacrifice rigor. In 2015, she ignited controversy in Britain by saying at a conference that she had never memorized her times tables. “It has never held me back, even though I work with maths every day,” she said. “It is not t...
Boaler is a subject of the forthcoming documentary The Gatekeeper, directed and produced by Vicki Abeles, who made the influential film Race to Nowhere about the pressure and stress on students caused by testing and overscheduling. Abeles says Boaler surprised her the first time they met by pointing out something that had escaped her attention: Mos...
Jun 9, 2021 · Dr. Jo Boaler is an evangelist. Evangelism comes from a Greek word meaning “bringing the good news.”. The good news that she brings is that there is a better way to teach math. Jo started her career as a math teacher in secondary schools in London. Then she received a master’s and Ph.D. in math education.
“Jo Boaler is one of the most creative and innovative educators today. Limitless Mind marries cutting-edge brain science with her experience in the classroom, not only proving that each of us has limitless potential but offering strategies for how we can achieve it.”
She is the author of nineteen books and numerous research articles. She is a White House presenter on women and girls. She co-founded www.youcubed.org to give teachers, parents and students the resources and ideas they need to inspire and excite students about mathematics.
Feb 4, 2019 · We’ve got Dr. Jo Boaler on the podcast today. Kyle Pearce: Our conversation begins with Jo sharing some of her memorable math moments from her math class, followed by a rich discussion about the importance of thinking deeply to communicate mathematical understanding, ideas for differentiation in the math classroom, teaching through task and ...
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Sep 30, 2019 · Boaler, whose research focuses on mathematics education, is the co-founder and faculty director of youcubed.org, an organization providing resources for math learning that has reached more than 230 million students in over 140 countries.
