This $237,013 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve undergraduate mathematics instruction through a collaborative effort between mathematics education researchers and mathematics instructors at Northern Illinois University. The project will focus on characterizing the norms and values around mathematical definitions held by instructors, identify instructional approaches that communicate those values, and examine how they impact student learning and perspectives on mathematics. The project will develop a toolkit to assist instructors in incorporating these values-centered approaches into their teaching practices. Key activities include focus groups, classroom observations, surveys, and design research, with assessment of changes in instructor practices and student experiences. Dissemination will involve professional development workshops to share the toolkit with mathematics instructors across practitioner settings, as well as research publications.
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