Dr Jo Boaler is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University, and the faculty director of youcubed. She is the author of the first MOOC on mathematics teaching and learning. Former roles have included being the Marie Curie Professor of Mathematics Education in England, a mathematics teacher in London comprehensive schools and a lecturer and researcher at King’s College, London. Her PhD won the national award for educational research in the UK. She is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain), and a former president of the International Organization for Women and Mathematics Education (IOWME). She is the recipient of a National Science Foundation ‘Early Career Award,' the NCSM Kay Gilliland Equity Award (2014) and the CMC Walter Denham Mathematics Leadership award (2015). She is the author of nine books and numerous research articles. She formed youcubed to give teachers, parents and students the resources and ideas they need to inspire and excite students about mathematics. Her work has been published in the New York Times, TIME magazine, The Telegraph, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal and many other news outlets. She was named by the BBC as one of the 8 "people whose ideas are challenging the future of education.”
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Study shows improvement in students’ test scores when teachers change their mindset — and instruction — around math.
An article on evidence for our teacher online course and its positive impacts.
Jo Boaler is featured in this article on changes in math education in the US.
An article by Canadian teacher Alison Boehme with special thanks to Jo Boaler.
An article in Science Daily about evidence that our free online course for students improves mindsets and mathematics achievement.
An article on Jo’s work from Stanford Magazine.
A study by youcubed advisor Lang Chen with new findings on the neuroscience of math achievement.
In this Education Week Blog Post by Larry Ferlazo, Jo Boaler and other teachers share strategies that are under-used in […]
