On November 6th, 2025 we will be joined by Amanda Jansen, author of Rough Draft Math. for our Virtual Speaker Seminar.
Dr. Amanda (Mandy) Jansen is a Professor in the mathematics education program area in the School of Education at the University of Delaware with a joint appointment in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Earlier in her career, she taught middle school mathematics in Mesa, Arizona. Mandy earned her PhD in educational psychology from Michigan State University. As a mathematics teacher educator, she facilitates professional learning for in-service teachers in grades K-12, and she teaches future elementary and middle school mathematics teachers in UD’s undergraduate program. She conducts research on motivation and engagement in mathematics classrooms, and her latest work addresses how teachers foster engaging mathematics lessons. For her book, Rough Draft Math: Revising to Learn, she curated strategies that teachers have used to teach mathematics in ways that honor strengths in students’ in-progress thinking and that emphasize growth in thinking through revising.
Please stay tuned for information about getting registered.