Learn More About Our Approach and Activities
MathFinder has been widely covered in the media, and our team members regularly deliver presentations and papers describing our work. We also produce a newsletter highlighting how our learning site partners use MathFinder. We encourage you to explore the links on this page for more details on all these topics.
MathFinder in the News
November 21, 2023
Kids Test SMU Math App at Dallas Zoo – Fox News Highlight
Read moreJanuary 7, 2023
Celebrating the Impact of SMU Ignited Donors
Read moreSeptember 15, 2022
talkSTEM® Wins Math Power Prize!
Read moreNovember 22, 2021
Finding Math Everywhere – SMU Magazine
Read moreSeptember 17, 2021
Facilitating Student-Created Math Walks
Read moreJuly 20, 2021
Opinion: The Way Texas Teaches Math Just Doesn’t Add Up
Read moreJune 14, 2021
ICYMI: What’s New and Next in Dallas-Fort Worth Innovation Today
Read moreOctober 26, 2020
talkSTEM® Fall Program Offers Engaging, Educational walkSTEM® Opportunities at Eight Noteworthy Dallas Spaces
Read moreMarch 12, 2020
Take a Walk on the Science Side
Read moreDecember 4, 2019
Using the Outdoors to Teach STEM (2019)
Read moreSeptember 4, 2019
Personalizing Algebra for Kids
Read moreApril 15, 2019
Explore Mathematics During a Virtual Walk Through SMU With talkSTEM’s New Video Series
Read moreNovember 1, 2016
Want To Teach Kids About Math And Science? Take A Stroll Through The Dallas Arts District
Read moreArticles, News, and Media
Milton, S., Sager, M.T., Sherard, M.K., Walkington, C., & Petrosino, A.J. (accepted)
Students’ Attitudes towards Mathematics during Math Walks. Journal of Urban Mathematics Education.
Walkington, C., Dhingra, K., Petrosino, A., Stringer, E., Milton, S., Sager, M., & Sherard, M. (in press)
Learner-created math walks in informal learning settings. In M. Huntley, D. Thompson, & C. Suurtamm (Eds.) International Perspectives on Mathematics Outreach. Information Age Publishing.
Sager, M., Milton, S., & Walkington, C. (2025)
Girls Leading the Conversation: Harnessing the Potential of Podcasting for Informal and Project-Based Learning. Discover Education, 4(18).
Dhingra, K., Walkington, C., Darwin, T. +, & Govan, T.
Math Walks as a Vehicle for Educators and Students to See Math around them. In Sun, L., Cheng-Yao, L (Eds.), Cases on Informal Learning for Science and Mathematics Education. IGI Global Publications.
Sayed, J., Milton, S., Sager, M., & Walkington, C. (2024, November 7-10)
It is art: Teacher scaffolding and student problem posing during math walks at an art museum. In Kosko, K. W., Caniglia, J., Courtney, S. A., Zolfaghari, M., & Morris, G. A., (Eds.). Proceedings of the forty-sixth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 2065-2074). Kent State University.
Milton, S., Sager, M., & Walkington, C. (2024)
Exploring STEM Identity and Belonging in Minoritized Girls at a Summer Camp. In Lindgren, R., Asino, T. I., Kyza, E. A., Looi, C. K., Keifert, D. T., & Suárez, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2024 (pp. 1562-1565). Buffalo, USA: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Sager, M., Sherard, M., Milton, S., Walkington, C., & Petrosino, A. (2024)
Learning math through a game-based personal excursion. In Lindgren, R., Asino, T. I., Kyza, E. A., Looi, C. K., Keifert, D. T., & Suárez, E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences - ICLS 2024 (pp. 2085-2086). Buffalo, USA: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Sager, M.T.*, Sherard, M.K.+, Milton, S.*, Walkington, C., & Petrosino, A. (2023)
Rising in the ranks!: Learning math or playing games? Frontiers in Education, 8.
Dhingra, K., Walkington, C. & Stringer, E. (2023)
Perspective One: How the PIs Designed the Project to Support Student Growth. In Partnerships for Change: Transforming Research on Emergent Learning Technologies.(pp. 65-67). Digital Promise
Milton, S.*, Sager, M. T.*, & Walkington, C. (2023)
Understanding racially and ethnically minoritized girls’ perceptions of their STEM identities, abilities, and sense of belonging in a summer camp. Education Sciences, 13(12), 1183.
Sager, M.*, Milton, S.*, & Petrosino, A. (2023)
Perspective Two: What Early Career Researchers Gained From Their Experience Doing Partnership Research. In Partnerships for Change: Transforming Research on Emergent Learning Technologies. Digital Promise
Sager, M.T., Sherard, M. K., Walkington, C., Milton, S., & Petrosino. A.J. (2023)
Sager, M.T., Sherard, M. K., Walkington, C., Milton, S., & Petrosino. A.J. (The Journal of Mathematical Behavior). Seeing mathematics together: A comparative case study of youths and facilitators collaborating to learn mathematics in informal settings.
Wang, M.*, & Walkington, C. (2023)
Investigating Problem-Posing During Math Walks in Informal Learning Spaces. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1106676.
Milton, S., Sager, M.T., Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Sherard, M.K. +, Dhingra, K. (2023)
Student’s Affective and Physiological Attitudes toward Mathematics while Participating in Math Walks. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Sager, M.T., Sherard, M.K. , Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Milton, S.* (2023)
Examining Mathematical Questioning during Math Walks. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Walkington, C., Milton, S., Petrosino, A., Sager, M., & Dhingra, K. (2022)
Student-created math walks in informal learning spaces. In Chinn, C., Tan, E., Chan, C., & Kali, Y. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2022 (pp. 2006-2007). Hiroshima, Japan: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Wang, M., Walkington, C., & Dhingra, K. (2021)
Facilitating Student-Created Math Walks, Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 114(9), 670-676.
Presentations
Sherard, M., Sager, M., Milton, S., Dhingra, K., Petrosino, A., & Walkington, C. (April, 2024)
“It is too perfect for nature”: Exploring Discussions about the Relationship Between Nature and Mathematics. Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.
Petrosino, A., Sager, M., Sherard, M., Walkington, C., Washington, J., & Milton, S. (April 2024)
Walking at the Boundaries: Learnings from an RPP Approach to Informal Math Learning. Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Philadelphia, PA.
Sager, M.T., Sherard, M.K., Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Milton, S. (2023)
Examining Mathematical Questioning during Math Walks. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Milton, S., Sager, M.T., Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Sherard, M.K., Dhingra, K. (2023)
Student’s Affective and Physiological Attitudes toward Mathematics while Participating in Math Walks. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Sager, M.T., Sherard, M.K., Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Milton, S. (2023)
Examining Mathematical Questioning during Math Walks. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Milton, S., Sager, M.T., Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Sherard, M.K., Dhingra, K. (2023)
Student’s Affective and Physiological Attitudes toward Mathematics while Participating in Math Walks. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Milton, S., Sager., M.T., Walkington, C, Petrosino, A.J., Dhingra, K. (April 2023)
Milton, S., Sager., M.T., Walkington, C, Petrosino, A.J., Dhingra, K. (2023, April). Learning when creating student centered math walks [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Milton, S., Sager, M.T., Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Sherard, M.K., Dhingra, K. (2023)
Milton, S., Sager, M.T., Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Sherard, M.K., Dhingra, K. (2023). Student’s Affective and Physiological Attitudes toward Mathematics while Participating in Math Walks. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Sager, M.T., Sherard, M.K., Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Milton, S. (2023)
Sager, M.T., Sherard, M.K., Walkington, C., Petrosino, A.J., Milton, S. (2023). Examining Mathematical Questioning during Math Walks. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences – ICLS 2023. Montreal, Canada: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Dhingra, K., Walkington, C., & Stringer, E. (2023)
Preparing Researchers: Seeing the World through a Mathematical Lens: A Place-Based Mobile App for Creating Math Walks. NSF CIRCL Center Whitepaper.
Walkington, C. (February, 2023)
Augmented Reality for Collaborative, Embodied Geometry Learning. Invited talk given at the Future of Education for Virtual and Augmented Reality (FEVAR) colloquium, Arizona State University.
Milton, S. & Sager, M. (June 2022)
Research Results Overview – Site Meeting June 2022. Presentation at Partner Site Meeting, Frontiers of Flight Museum. Dallas, TX.
Milton, S. (April 2022)
Student-Created Math Walks in Informal Learning Spaces. Poster presented at the 2022 Research Days Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, Southern Methodist University. Dallas, TX.
Milton, S., Copeland, M., Govan, T., Wade, R., Wilson, S., & Woods, S. (March 2022)
Place-based Learning: Building the Mathfinder Ecosystem across varied Informal Learning Spaces. Panel discussion at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the International Science Education Association of Texas. Austin, TX
Copeland, M., Dhingra, K., & Govan, T. (January 2022)
Make a Math Walk – St. Philip’s School & Community Center. Dallas ISD STEM Virtual Expo.
Walkington, C., Wang, M., & Dhingra, K. (October 2021)
Research on math walks: Our journey. Caruth Institute of Engineering Education Research Talk Series. Southern Methodist University.
Walkington, C., Wang, M., & Dhingra, K. (April 2021)
Posing Math Problems About Our Community: Investigating the WalkSTEM Club. [Invited Poster Session]. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Wang, M., & Walkington, C. (July 2020)
Investigating elementary school students’ STEM problem posing: The walkSTEM afterschool club. Paper presented at the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education. Shanghai, China.
Walkington, C., Wilhelm, A., & Wang, W. (April 2018)
Finding mathematics in art, architecture, and landscape in urban areas: The walkSTEM movement. Paper presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New York, NY