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Lillie R. Albert

Program Director, Secondary Education

Professor

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Lillie R. Albert

Ph.D.

Contact

Campion Hall Room 217

Telephone: 617-552-4180

Email: lillie.albert@bc.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • M.A., Xavier University at New Orleans
  • B.A., Dillard University

Courses

Teaching Mathematics and Technology
Secondary and Middle School Mathematics Methods
Teaching Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4-12

Research Interests

pedagogical implications of writing to learn, application of Vygotskian Psychology to teaching and learning in Mathematical problem solving; social justice education

Expertise

  • Equity and Social Justice
  • STEM Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching & Teacher Education
Curriculum Vitae

Department

TCS Teaching, Curriculum, and Society

Profile

Lillie R. Albert鈥檚 approach to mathematics education goes well beyond the numbers鈥攄eeply into sociocultural historic contexts, using a social justice perspective to encourage lasting learning improvements. Albert鈥檚 expertise spans disciplines, including areas such as the use of cultural and communicative tools to develop conceptual understanding of math.

She is the Principal Investigator of a $1.78 million project funded by the National Science Foundation; the project is designed to prepare and support mathematics teacher leaders to work in high-need school districts in the Boston area.

Albert鈥檚 years of active collaboration with colleagues and scholars in South Korea resulted in her recent book, South Korean Elementary Teachers鈥� Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching, coauthored with Rina Kim. Another book resulted from her research into application of Vygotskian psychological approaches to teaching and learning in mathematical problem-solving.

In keeping with the Lynch School鈥檚 emphasis on integrating theory and practice, she has served on projects that benefit youth and communities鈥攕uch as her work as an advisor on the WGBH Educational Foundation and PBS Learning Media project, "Keep Going! Building a Culture of Perseverance in the Math Classroom."

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