Megan Staples
Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Neag School of Education
University of Connecticut
Megan Staples is an associate professor of mathematics education in the Neag School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and an affiliated faculty in the Mathematics Department at the University of Connecticut. Her teaching focuses on developing well-prepared secondary mathematics teachers. Her research interests include understanding how classrooms are organized for student sense making and engagement with collaborative inquiry practices, such as justification and argumentation. In collaboration with her wonderful team, Megan is currently the PI for the CT Noyce Math Teacher Leaders grant (Track 3) focused on expanding the leadership capacity and impact of experienced secondary teachers in state-designated low-performing districts. She has also led projects on exploring justification as an equity practice in collaboration with a group of algebra II teachers, examining the mathematical demands of democratic participation, and is a co-founder of the Math Teachers Circle 4 Social Justice. Megan resides in Manchester, Connecticut with her husband and two daughters.
Blog Posts
From Master Teachers to Influential Teacher Leaders: Key Partnerships Help Grow Math Teacher Leaders | June 24, 2020
