Dr. David Barker
Associate Professor
Office
STV Stevenson Hall 331D
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
MAT 599.003 Dissertation
MAT 580.001 Mathematical Thinking & Learning
Research Interests & Areas
Algebraic reasoning, generalization, teacher knowledge & beliefs, and teacher development.
Ph D Mathematics Education
University of Missouri
Columbia
MA Mathematics
University of Missouri
Columbia
Million Dollar Club
Illinois State University
2011
Grants and Contracts
Race to the Top III Federal Teacher Preparation Program Redesign Grant.
Matthew Shumway Winsor, David Barker.
ISBE. January 1 2014 - December 31 2014
Supplemental funding to: REU Site-Mathematics Research Experience for Pre-service and for In-service Teachers
Saad I El Zanati, David Barker.
National Science Foundation. May 29 2013 - May 29 2014
Integrating Knowledge: A Model of Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation
Wendy O'Hanlon, Matthew Windsor, David Barker, Beverly Rich, John Dossey.
National Science Foundation Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science Grant. 2012 - 2013
REU Site: Mathematics Research Experience for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers
David Barker.
NSF-DMS. 2011 - 2013
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Secondary Mathematics Education
Saad I El Zanati, David Barker.
National Science Foundation. May 15 2011 - May 14 2014
Graduating Highly Effective Secondary Mathematics Teachers with Emphasis on Recruitment from Under-Represented Groups
McKenzie Alexander Clements, Saad I El Zanati, David Barker, Tami Martin, Michael Plantholt.
National Science Foundation. 2009
Graduating Highly-Qualied Secondary Mathematics Teachers with Emphasis on Recruitment from Underrepresented Groups
Saad I El Zanati, David Barker, McKenzie Alexander Clements, Tami Martin, Michael Plantholt.
National Science Foundation. May 1 2009 - April 30 2013
Graduating Highly-Qualified Secondary Mathematics Teachers with Emphasis on Recruitment from Underrepresented Groups
David Barker.
NSF, DUE. 2009 - 2013
REU Site: Mathematics Research Experience for Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers
David Barker.
NSF, DMS. 2007 - 2009
Supporting Teachers in Transition: The Early Years
David Barker.
Illinois State University Research Grant. - 2007
Conference Proceeding
Convince, understand, teach: Secondary mathematics teachers’ choices about using proof
Oscar Chavez, David Barker, Seyedehkhadiyeh Azimi, Yi-Yin (Winnie) Ko.
Proceedings of the 123rd annual convention of the School Science and Mathematics Association, 1, 25-33, (2024)
Research on secondary mathematics teacher preparation: Understanding how teachers learn.
Matthew Shumway Winsor, David Barker, Stephanie Casey, Mary C Enderson, Ron Preston, Ryan Smith, Patricia Wilson.
University of Illinois at Chicago, 1374 – 1379, (2013)
Journal Article
Patterns of knowledge interactions during instruction
David Barker, Matthew Shumway Winsor.
Proceeding of the North American Chapter of Psychology of Mathematics Education, (2011)
Promoting efficient strategy us
B E Townsend, J K Lannin, David Barker.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 14 (9), 481-492, (2009)
Teacher scholars in secondary mathematics education
David Barker, W O’Hanlon, Cynthia Langrall, Saad I El Zanati.
Team-Math Conference Proceedings, (2009)
Effective professional development in science and mathematics education: Teachers’ and facilitators’ views
M Park Rogers, S Abell, J Lannin, C Y Wang, K Musikul, David Barker, S Dingman.
International Journal of Science and Mathematics, (2007)
How students view the general nature of their errors
J K Lannin, David Barker, B E Townsend.
Educational Studies in Mathematics, 66 (1), 45-39, (2007)
Algebraic Generalization Strategies: Factors Influencing Student Strategy Selection
J Lannin, David Barker, B Townsend.
Mathematics Education Research Journal, 18 (3), 3-28
Integrating Knowledge for Instruction: A Tale of Two Teachers
David Barker, John Lannin, Matthew Shumway Winsor, James Kirwan.
Making the Most of Student Errors
J Lannin, F Arbaugh, David Barker, B Townsend.
Teaching Children Mathematics, 13 (3), 182-186
Recursive and Explicit Reasoning: How Can We Build Student Algebriac Understanding?
J Lannin, David Barker, B Townsend.
Journal of Mathematics Behavior, 25 (4), 299-317
Selecting HIgh-Quality Textbooks
J Tarr, B Reys, David Barker, R Billstein.
Mathematics Teaching in the MIddle School, 26 (4), 50-54
The Reflective Cycle of Student Error Analysis
J Lannin, B Townsend, David Barker.
For the Learning of Mathematics, 26 (3), 43-48
Why, Why, should I Justify?
J Lannin, David Barker, B Townsend.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 11 (9), 438-443
Presentations
Convince, understand, teach: Secondary mathematics teachers’ choices about using proof
Oscar Chavez, David Barker, Seyedehkhadiyeh Azimi, Yi-Yin Ko.
123rd annual convention of the School Science and Mathematics Association, Knoxville, TN, November, 2024
Integrating Knowledge: A Model of Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation
David Barker, Matthew Shumway Winsor, Wendy O'Hanlon, James Kirwan.
Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Irvine, CA, February, 2014
Research on secondary mathematics teacher preparation: Understanding how teachers learn.
Matthew Shumway Winsor, David Barker, Stephanie Casey, Mary C Enderson, Ron Preston, Ryan Smith, Patricia Wilson.
35th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Chicago, IL, October 15, 2013
Integrating Knowledge: A Model of Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation
Matthew Shumway Winsor, David Barker, Vincent Kirwan.
the Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL, February, 2013
Research Experiences for Teachers: Developing Mathematical Habits of Mind for Teaching
David Barker, Saad I El Zanati.
2013 Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, January 11, 2013
Implementing mathematics research experiences into teacher preparation programs
David Barker, Saad I El Zanati.
Illinois Section of the MAA Special Meeting, Normal, IL, March, 2012
Implementing mathematics research experiences into teacher preparation programs
David Barker, Saad I El Zanati, W O’Hanlon.
American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, Boston, MA, January, 2012
Patterns of knowledge interactions during instruction
Matthew Shumway Winsor, David Barker.
33rd Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME –NA 2011), Online, , 2011
Patterns of knowledge interactions during instruction
David Barker, Matthew Shumway Winsor.
North American Chapter of Psychology of Mathematics Education, Reno, NV, , 2011
Patterns of knowledge interactions during instruction
David Barker, Matthew Shumway Winsor.
North American Chapter of Psychology of Mathematics Education, Reno, NV, , 2011
Connecting mathematical and pedagogical knowledge development in teacher preparation
R McGraw, David Barker, G Kersaint, D Thompson.
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Irvine, CA, January, 2011
Connecting mathematical and pedagogical knowledge development in teacher preparation
R McGraw, David Barker, G Kersaint, D Thompson.
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Irvine, CA, January, 2011
Flexibility in the use of representations
David Barker, L Cross, L Fisher.
Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of Psychology of Mathematics Education, Columbus, Ohio, October, 2010
Teacher Scholars: Research experiences for pre-service and in-service teachers
David Barker, Saad I El Zanati.
American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, San Francisco, CA., January, 2010
Teacher beliefs: The influence of mathematical experiences
David Barker, Cynthia Langrall, W O’Hanlon, J Witkowski, J Hill, X Wang.
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Irvine, CA, January, 2010
Teacher Scholars: Research experiences for pre-service and in-service teachers
David Barker, Saad I El Zanati.
Math Fest annual meeting, Portland, OR, August, 2009
Elementary students and the process of generalization
J Witkowski, David Barker, Saad I El Zanati.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Presession, Washington, DC, April, 2009
The role of representation in elementary level generalization activities
C Witkowski, David Barker, Cynthia Langrall, Jeffrey Barrett, Saad I El Zanati.
The Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Washington D.C, April, 2009
REU Site: Mathematics research experience for pre-service and in-service teachers
Saad I El Zanati, David Barker, Cynthia Langrall, S McCrone, W O’Hanlon.
American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, Washington, DC, January, 2009
Teacher-Scholars: Research experiences for pre-service and in-service secondary mathematics teachers
Saad I El Zanati, David Barker.
American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, Washington, DC, January, 2009
Learning and teaching generalization in algebra
J K Lannin, B E Townsend, David Barker.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Presession, Salt Lake City, UT, April, 2008
Teachers’ knowledge of algebraic generalization: Its organization for instruction
David Barker, J K Lannin, B E Townsend, Tami Martin, F Arbaugh.
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY, March, 2008
Factors influencing teachers’ use of representations in the classroom
David Barker, T S Martin.
Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of Psychology of Mathematics Education, Reno, NV, October, 2007
Factors influencing teachers’ use of representations in the classroom
T S Martin, David Barker.
Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of Psychology of Mathematics Education, Reno, NV, October, 2007
The role of representation in developing generalizations
David Barker, J K Lannin, Tami Martin, B E Townsend.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Presession, Atlanta, GA, March, 2007