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Jess Jensen

 

rank Associate Professor
email jjense11@calpoly.edu
office location 02-132
phone

(805) 756-2126

Education


  • 2017 Doctor of Philosophy in Teaching and Learning from The University of Iowa
  • Concentration: Mathematics Education
  • 2010 Master of Arts in Education from Viterbo University
  • 2008 Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from The University of Iowa

Research Interests


  • Equitable Eliciting and Interpreting of Multilangual Learners' Mathematical Thinking
  • Engaging Students in STEM-Based Maker Spaces
  • Social Justice Education

Courses Taught


  • EDUC 435: Learning to Teach K-8 Mathematics with Diverse Populations
  • EDUC 450: Teaching Performance Assessment Seminar
  • EDUC 454: Clinical Practice II
  • EDUC 455: Multiple Subject Clinical Practice Seminar II
  • EDUC 522: Advanced Classroom Pedagogy
  • EDUC 532: Advanced Field Experiences in Education
  • EDUC 535: Advanced Classroom Pedagogy in Elementary Mathematics Education

Publications


  • Siyahhan, S., Marshall, J., Shin, M., Nation, J. M., Hansen, A. K., Jensen, J., & Kisiel, J. (2025). Supporting Equitable STEM Education in K-12 Schools Through University-Community Partnerships. In Diverse Leadership Perspectives in Education: From K-12 to Higher Education (pp. 457-478). IGI Global Scientific Publishing.

  • Choi, K. M., & Jensen, J. (2025). Collaborating for impact: A vision for MERP. Mathematics Education Research and Practice, 28(1), 91-94.

  • Jensen, J. L., Gallagher, M. A., Scrivner, S., & Mitchell, M. L. (2023). Preservice teachers equitably attending to and interpreting multilingual students' mathematical thinking. School Science and Mathematics, 123(8), 447-460.

  • Choi, K. M., Hwang, J., Jensen, J., & Hong, D. S. (2021). Teachers’ use of assessment data for instructional decision making. International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, DOI: 10.1080/0020739X.2021.1880653 

  • Jensen, J., Halter, M., & Kye, A. (2020). Maintaining Cognitively Challenging Discourse Through Student Silence. Research in Mathematical Education, 23(2), 63-92.

  • Good, C., Jensen, J., Buxner, S., & Vokos, S. (2020). Growing STAR teacher-researchers. Advancing Research and Innovation in the STEM Education. https://aaas-arise.org/2020/07/08/growing-star-teacher-researchers/ 

  • Choi, K. M., McAninch, M, Jensen, J., & Susadya, L. (2019). Environmental and interpersonal factors on development of the mathematically gifted: Cases of international mathematical Olympiad winners from Korea. Journal of Korean Society of Mathematical Education Series D, 22(3), 175-202

  • Jensen, J. (2019). Using arrays to visualize multiplication across grade levels. California Mathematics Council – Communicator, 44(1), 10-14.

  • Jensen, J. (2018). Ratios, rates, unit rates, and debates! Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 24(2), 75-80.

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