In this talk, I will focus on the interplay between my teaching and research in mathematics education by sharing several stories in which (a) instructional interactions led to research projects and (b) research results informed task design and instructional activity. In particular, I will attend on topics that connect undergraduate mathematics and mathematics taught in school as well on mathematical connections between several seemingly unrelated mathematical topics.

Bio

Rina Zazkis is a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University. Her research is in the area of Undergraduate Mathematics Education, with a general focus on mathematical content knowledge of preservice teachers and the ways in which this knowledge is acquired and modified. Teaching, learning and understanding elementary number theory has been a specific focus of her research.