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Jonathan
Brendefur, PhD.
Jonathan Brendefur is Associate Professor of mathematics education
in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational
Studies in the College of Education at Boise State University. Dr. Brendefur received his Ph.D. from the University of
Wisconsin—Madison where he was a program evaluator and a
curriculum and assessment writer for a reformed middle school
project entitled Mathematics in Context. At Boise State he
teaches courses related to mathematics, instruction, curriculum,
and research. He is also the principal investigator on two
multi-year grants: Mathematics Science Partnership grant and
Micron Research Grant. He also sits on two boards: a local charter
school and the Idaho State Mathematics, Science, Technology, and
Engineering Coalition. His areas of scholarly work lie in
mathematics education, teacher beliefs, instructional practices,
assessment, curriculum development, and mathematical discourse. |