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Dr. Julien Corven

Assistant Professor
Office
STV Stevenson Hall 329b
Office Hours
Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 AM, Thursdays 11:30 AM-12:30 PM, or by appointment
  • About
  • Education
  • Selected Research

Biography

Julien Corven received his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Delaware. He previously taught middle school and high school mathematics for 10 years in Baltimore, MD.

Current Courses

MAT 599.006 Dissertation

MAT 599.009 Dissertation

MAT 352.001 Probability and Statistical Inference for Educators

MAT 452.001 Probability and Statistical Inference for Educators

MAT 302.001 Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School

MAT 405.001 Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School

Teaching Interests & Areas

Probability and statistical inference for future secondary teachers; algebra, number theory, combinatorics, and mathematical inquiry for current and future middle level teachers; teaching methods for future middle level teachers; and assessment for current teachers.

Research Interests & Areas

My research interests include how preservice teachers evaluate students' written mathematical work, integrating content and methodological knowledge in teacher preparation, and the agentic decision-making processes of undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees. My research incorporates both quantitative and qualitative methods.

PhD Education

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

MS Mathematics Education

Towson University
Towson, MD

BA Mathematics

Haverford College
Haverford, PA

Grants and Contracts

The Utilizing Number to Initative Fravtion Inquiry (UNIFI) for Students with Learning Disabilities
Beth L. MacDonald, Allison Kroesch, Jessica Hunt, Jeffrey Barrett, Neet Priya Bajwa, Jennifer Tobias, Julien Corven.
Illinois State University. 2023 - 2024

Book Review

Book Review: Foundations for the next era of elementary mathematics teacher education. Yiping Li, Roger E. Howe, W. James Lewis, and James J. Madden (Eds.) (2021) Developing mathematical proficiency for elementary instruction
Julien Corven.
(2022), 110, 193-203, 10.1007/s10649-021-10103-7, Educational Studies in Mathematics

Journal Article

Accessing and Assessing Components of Elementary and Middle School Students’ Mathematical Disposition Through Metaphors
Emily Deal, Edward S Mooney, Amanda Cullen, Allison Kroesch, Neet Priya Bajwa, Julien Corven, Beth L. MacDonald.
Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 17 (3), 259-275, (2025), 10.1080/19477503.2024.2419291
Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Flexible Use of Strategies for Solving Linear Relationship Problems Using Strip Diagrams
Charles Hohensee, Teo Paoletti, Allison L. Gantt, Srujana Acharya, Julien Corven.
Mathematics Teacher Educator, 13 (2), 108-121, (2025), 10.5951/mte.2023-0012
Exploring Math Moments: Middle-schoolers’ Phases of Problem-solving, Executive Functions in Practice, and Collaborative Problem Solving
K. Ann Renninger, Gertraud Benke, Ricardo Böheim, Julien Corven, Maria Consuelo De Dios, Maeve R. Hogan, Moe Htet Kyaw, Ana G. Michels, Marina Nakayama, Pablo E. Torres, Helena Werneck de Souza Dias, Feven Yared.
Frontline Learning Research, 13 (2), 67-101, (2025), 10.14786/flr.v13i2.1371
Algebra-focused features of instruction: an integrated investigation of curricular guidance and instructional enactment
Erica Litke, Julien Corven, Kateri A. Sternberg.
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 27 (6), 885-914, (2024), 10.1007/s10857-023-09573-8
Kindergarteners as sense makers!
Allison M Kroesch, Neet Priya Bajwa, Cassandra Mattoon, Agnes M Gonzalez Hatch, Beth L. MacDonald, Amanda L Cullen, Edward S Mooney, Julien Corven.
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 117 (11), 802-812, (2024), 10.5951/MTLT.2023.0284
A local instruction theory for emergent graphical shape thinking: A middle school case study
Teo Paoletti, Allison L Gantt, Julien Corven.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, (2023), https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2021-0066
Exploring the Prevalence of Covariational Reasoning Across Mathematics and Science Using TIMSS 2011 Assessment Items
Allison L. Gantt, Teo Paoletti, Julien Corven.
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 21 (8), 2349-2373, (2023), 10.1007/s10763-023-10353-2
Long-term relationships between mathematics instructional time during teacher preparation and specialized content knowledge
Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, Laura Willoughby, James Hiebert.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 53 (4), 277-306, (2022), https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0036
Dimension of trivariate C1 splines on bipyramid cells
Julien Corven, Devan DiMatteo, Tatyana Sorokina.
Computer Aided Geometric Design, 45, 140-150, (2016), 10.1016/j.cagd.2015.12.001
Putting TPACK on the radar: A visual quantitative model for tracking growth of essential teacher knowledge
Julien C Colvin, Ming C Tomayko.
15 (1), (2015)

Presentations

Discover brilliance with responsive evaluation
Julien Corven.
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2025 Annual Conference, Normal, IL, October 4, 2025
Exploring diagnostic interviews as tools to integrate specialized mathematics content and pedagogical content knowledge
Bona Kang, Kristy Litster, Julien Corven, Sara Kirschner, Jung Y. Colen, Brooke Krejci.
29th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Reno, NV, February, 2025
MTEs rethinking grades: Examining alternative approaches
Joshua Hertel, Caroline Ebby, Julien Corven.
29th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Reno, NV, February, 2025
Follow the Map to Discovering Student Brilliance: A Responsive Evaluation Process for Student Work
Julien Corven.
2024 Annual Meeting and Exposition of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Chicago, IL, September 27, 2024
Prospective elementary teachers’ evolving evaluations of student reasoning
Julien Corven.
16th Annual Symposium of the Pennsylvania Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Shippensburg, PA, May 18, 2022
Mathematics curriculum recommendations for elementary teacher preparation
Julien Corven, Valerie Long, Joseph DiNapoli.
26th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2022
Prospective elementary teachers’ development of specialized content knowledge for whole number division
Julien Corven.
2021 University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development Steele Research Symposium, Online, April 23, 2021
Scaffolding and cognitive demand in a three-dimensional geometry lesson
Julien Corven.
25th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Online, February, 2021
Modeling prospective teachers’ SCK development for division of whole numbers
Julien Corven.
24th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Phoenix, AZ, February, 2020
Complicated relationships between time spent studying mathematics topics in teacher preparation and graduates’ useable knowledge
Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, James Hiebert.
23rd Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL, February, 2019
Periodic confusion: Examining two contemporary textbook units on trigonometric functions
Julien Corven.
12th Annual Symposium of the Pennsylvania Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Shippensburg, PA, May, 2018
Flipping instruction without flipping out
D. Yost, Julien Colvin.
2014 Conference of the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Baltimore, MD, October 17, 2014