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
March 6, 2023
Investigating Problem-Posing During Math Walks in Informal Learning Spaces
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 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 morePresentations
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.
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.
Dhingra, K., Walkington, C., & Stringer, E. (in press).
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.
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.
Dhingra, K., Walkington, C., & Stringer, E. (in press)
Preparing Researchers: Seeing the World through a Mathematical Lens: A Place-Based Mobile App for Creating Math Walks. NSF CIRCL Center Whitepaper.
Articles, News, and Media
Chapters included in Partnerships for Change: Transforming Research on Emergent Learning Technologies Report
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. Sager, M., Milton, S. & Petrosino, A. (2023)…
Sager, M.T., Milton, S., & Petrosino, A.J. (in press)
Preparing Researchers: Seeing the World through a Mathematical Lens: A Place-Based Mobile App for Creating Math Walks. NSF CIRCL Center Whitepaper.
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. (in review). Seeing mathematics together: A comparative case study of youths and facilitators collaborating to learn mathematics in informal settings.
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…
Wang, M., Walkington, C., & Dhingra, K. (2021)
Facilitating Student-Created Math Walks, Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 114(9), 670-676.
Using the Outdoors to Teach STEM (2019)
An engaging activity encourages students to explore math in everyday spaces like parks and school campuses.
Bringing Math To Life (2021)
The National Science Foundation has awarded a new $2.5 million grant to SMU math curriculum researcher Candace Walkington.
