Terri Kurz
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EDUC - HIRAM BRADFORD FARMER TEMPE, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 2680Campus: Poly
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Terri L. Kurz is an associate professor in mathematics education and holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction in mathematics education. She has over 80 total published articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and conference presentations that primarily focus on using tools and technology to support learning and understanding in mathematics and STEM. Professor Kurz has an interest in improving how children are taught mathematics and frequently publishes practice-based articles to impact teaching and learning in the classroom. Her research-based articles and presentations often focus on understanding preservice teachers' changes in thinking in relation to teaching and learning. She specifically explores how tools and technology impact preservice teachers' understanding of concepts and how to teach those concepts. She has served for three years as editor in the integrating science, technology, and engineering into the mathematics classroom (iSTEM) department of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics journal, Teaching Children Mathematics. Professor Kurz primarily teaches mathematics content and methodology courses that use tools and technology to investigate concepts. She was a mathematics and social science middle school and high school teacher in Los Angeles County, California for seven years before becoming a university professor. She is designing and implementing lessons in her methodology courses that model how to seamlessly embed STEM explorations in the classroom.
- Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics Education), Arizona State University
- M.A. Education (Curriculum and Instruction), California State University-Northridge
- B.A. California State University-Northridge
Guiding Research Questions:
- How can tools and technology be used to support understanding in mathematics teaching and learning?
- What misconceptions do preservice teachers have regarding mathematics and STEM concepts and how can these misconceptions be used to improve and guide instruction?
Current Research Projects:
Dr. Kurz' current research focuses on using alternative base systems with preservice teachers to improve their understanding how to teach the base-10 system to children. The challenges of learning operations using alternative base systems can potentially enhance their understanding of children’s difficulties.
Kurz is currently trying to improve the integration of STEM-based lessons in elementary and middle school classrooms. In her methodology courses, she is designing and implementing lessons that model how to seamlessly embed STEM explorations in the classroom.
Kurz, T. & Garcia, J. (2015). Covering the bases: Exploring alternative base systems. Mathematics Teacher 108(7), 549-552.
Kurz, T. & Kokić, I. (2014). Predilections on requisite pedagogical content for mathematics and science video cases. Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning, 9(4), 275-293.
Kurz, T. & Yanik, H.B. (2015, March). The impact of using the CBR2 on preservice teachers’ understanding of graphs. In Proceeding of the 26th International Conference on the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education in Las Vegas, Nevada. Available: http://www.editlib.org/j/SITE/v/2015/n/1/
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SED 403 | SED PrinciplesCurriculumMethod |
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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SED 512 | Sec Math Methods & Assessments |
SED 512 | Sec Math Methods & Assessments |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SED 403 | SED PrinciplesCurriculumMethod |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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ECD 527 | Math in Early Childhood Educ |
ECD 527 | Math in Early Childhood Educ |
EED 537 | K-8 Math Methods & Assessment |
EED 537 | K-8 Math Methods & Assessment |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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EED 537 | K-8 Math Methods & Assessment |
EED 537 | K-8 Math Methods & Assessment |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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SED 403 | SED PrinciplesCurriculumMethod |
EED 537 | K-8 Math Methods & Assessment |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EDP 313 | Childhood and Adolescence |
EED 537 | K-8 Math Methods & Assessment |
EED 537 | K-8 Math Methods & Assessment |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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TEL 799 | Dissertation |
MTE 412 | Mathematics in Elem Schools |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 799 | Dissertation |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 799 | Dissertation |
SED 403 | SED PrinciplesCurriculumMethod |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 792 | Research |
SED 522 | Second Schl Curriculum Develop |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
TEL 710 | Innov Disseminating Res |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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TEL 791 | Seminar |
TEL 791 | Seminar |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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EED 537 | Math Methods & Assessment |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 791 | Seminar |
TEL 791 | Seminar |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 792 | Research |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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EED 537 | Math Methods & Assessment |
EED 537 | Math Methods & Assessment |