Megan Hope Wickstrom

2-235 Wilson Hall

Mathematical Sciences
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-2400
email: megan.wickstrom@montana.edu
phone: (406) 994-5026
website: www.meganwickstrom.com

Professional Preparation
Ph.D. Mathematics Education
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
May 2014
Dissertation: An Examination of Teachers' Perceptions of Learning Trajectory
Based Professional Development in Relation to Student Thinking and Classroom
Instruction.
Chair: Dr. Cynthia Langrall
Committee Members: Dr. Jae Baek
Dr. Beth Hatt
Dr. Jeffrey Barrett
Dr. Tami Martin
M.S. Mathematics Education
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
May 2009
Thesis: The Effects of Playing Board Games on Pre-probability Knowledge of
Fourth Grade Students
Chairs: Dr. Edward Mooney
Dr. Cynthia Langrall
B.A. Mathematics
Saint Marys College, Notre Dame, Indiana
May 2007
Senior Paper and Presentation: Network Flows and the Max-Flow Min-Cut
Theorem
Advisor: Dr. Mary Connolly
Mathematics Teaching Certification (Grades 6 12)
State of Indiana and State of Illinois

May 2007

Publications
Book Chapters
Carlson, M. A., Wickstrom, M. H., Burroughs, E. A., & Fulton, E. W (2016). A case for
mathematical modeling in the elementary classroom. In C. Hirsch (Ed.), Annual
Perspectives in Mathematics Education: Mathematical Modeling and Modeling
Mathematics (pp.121-129). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Journal Articles
Wickstrom, M. H. (2015). Challenging a teachers perceptions of mathematical
smartness through reflections on students thinking. Equity & Excellence in Education,
48(4), 589-605.
Baek, J. M., Wickstrom, M. H., Tobias, J., Wessman-Enzinger, N. M., Miller, A. L.,
Safak, E., & Kirwan, J. V. (under review). Elementary Preservice Teachers' Pictorial
Strategies for Representing Fractions as Operators.
Miller, A. L., Tobias, J. M., Safak, E., Kirwan, J. V., Wessman-Enzinger, N. M., Baek, J.
M., & Wickstrom, M. H. (under review). Algebraic reasoning and symbol use in
preservice teachers on a multi-step fraction task.
Wickstrom, M. H. & Gregson, S. A. (under review). Race-ing the pedagogy of poverty:
Stories from the field.
Wickstrom, M. H., Wilm, S., Johnson, A., Mills, E., Leonard, N., and Larberg, R. (under
review). Learning from our own lessons. Pre-service teachers' narratives of teaching as an
experiment.
Wickstrom, M. H. (under review). Examining positioning in teacher-researcher
partnerships and the role of reciprocity as disrupter.

Practitioner Articles
Wickstrom, M. H. (2014). Piecing it together. Teaching Children Mathematics, 21(4),
220-227.
Wickstrom, M. H. (2015) Volume is a Treat. Teaching Children Mathematics, 22(4),
264.
Wickstrom, M. H., Nelson, J., & Chumbley, J. (2015). Area conceptions sprout on earth
day. Teaching Children Mathematics, 21(4), 466-474.
Wickstrom, M. H., & Wessman-Enzinger, N. M. (2014). A new spin on fair sharing. The
Wisconsin Mathematics Teacher, 66(1), 16-20.

Wickstrom, M. H., & Jurczak, L. M., (in press). Inch by inch, we measure. Teaching
Children Mathematics.
Wickstrom, M. H. & Lackey D. (in preparation). Legos: Linking Units, Operations, and
Space.
Wickstrom, M. H., Carr, R., & Lackey D. (in preparation). Exploring National Parks
with Area Measurement.

Practitioner Resources
Wickstrom, M. H. (in press). Piecing it Together: Lesson Plan and Resources. To be
published in Integrated Mathematics: K-6 Anthology of NCTM articles.

Conference Papers
Carlson, M. A., Burroughs, E. A., Fulton, E. W., & Wickstrom, M. H. (in press).
Teachers uses of the term model in classroom settings. Paper to be presented at 13th
International Congress on Mathematical Education 2016.
Fulton, E. W., Wickstrom, M. H., Carlson, M. A., & Burroughs, E. A. (in press).
Teachers as learners: Understanding and valuing mathematical modeling through
professional development. Paper to be presented at 13th International Congress on
Mathematical Education 2016.
Wickstrom, M. H., (2015). Do you notice what I notice? Productive mediums for
teacher noticing. Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter
of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 10941101 ). East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University.
Wickstrom, M.H., Baek, J., Barrett, J., Cullen, C., & Tobias, J. (2013). The effects of
learning trajectory based professional development on teachers' noticing. Proceedings of
the 35th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for
the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 970). Chicago, IL: University of IllinoisChicago.
Wickstrom, M. H., Baek, J., Barrett, J., Cullen, C., Tobias, J. (2012). A teachers
noticing of childrens understanding of linear measurement. Proceedings of the 34th
Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the
Psychology of Mathematics Education. (pp.488 494) Kalamazoo, MI: Western
Michigan University.

Dissertation and Thesis

Wickstrom, M. H. (2014) Teachers Perceptions and Implementations of Learning
Trajectory Based Professional Development (Doctoral Dissertation). Available from
Proquest Dissertation and Theses Database (Order Number 3623483).
McFadden, M. H. (2009). The effects of playing board games on pre-probability
knowledge of fourth grade students. Illinois State University: unpublished masters thesis

Appointments
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education: Department of Mathematical Sciences,
Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, August 2014-Present.
Courses Taught:
Math 132: Number and Operations for K-8 Teachers
Math 133: Geometry and Measurement for K-8 Teachers
Math 234: Higher Mathematics for K-8 Teachers
Math 424:Algebraic Thinking and Number Sense in the Middle Grades.
Math 520: Standards-based Mathematics for Teachers
DoctoralTeachingInstructor:DepartmentofMathematics.IllinoisStateUniversity,
Normal,Illinois,January2013May2014.
CoursesTaught:

Math130:DimensionsofNumericalReasoning
Math201:TeachingMathematicsintheElementarySchool

DoctoralResearchAssistant:DepartmentofMathematicsandtheStateofIllinois,
Normal,Illinois,August2011September2013.

ResearchassistantfortheFormativeAssessmentinElementaryMathematics
(FAEM)grant.
Withinthisprofessionaldevelopment,Iworkedwith24elementaryteachers(K
5)astheylearnedhowtouselearningtrajectoriesasatoolforformative
assessment.Dutiesincluded:assistinginpreparingsummerandschoolyear
professionaldevelopmentdays,developingandteachingmathematicaland
pedagogicalcontentactivities,mentoringsmallgroupsofteachers,conducting
groupdiscussionsaswellasindividualinterviews,collectingandorganizingdata
forlateranalysis,analyzingvideodata,interviews,andassessments,preparing
presentations,andcontributingtothepreparationoftheannualreport.

Middle School Mathematics Teacher: Holy Trinity Junior High School, Bloomington,
Illinois, August 2009-May 2011.
Courses Taught:

Basic Mathematics
Pre-Algebra
Algebra

Graduate Research Assistant: Department of Mathematics, Illinois State University,

Normal, Illinois, August 2007- May 2009.

Research assistant for the National Science Foundation Partnership for Research
in Science and Mathematics Education (PRISM) grant.
Within this position, I partnered with elementary and middle school teachers
across central Illinois to design and research mathematics lessons collaboratively.
Responsibilities included: designing lesson plans and assessments, co-teaching
classroom lessons and activities, and sharing these experiences with other
teachers in professional development settings.

High School Mathematics Teacher: Mishawaka High School, Mishawaka, Indiana,

August 2006-May 2007.
Courses Taught:
Regular Geometry
Inclusion Geometry
Mathematics Tutor: Saint Marys College, Notre Dame, Indiana, August 2003-May
2007.

Presentations
Carlson, M. A., Burroughs, E. A., Fulton, E. W., & Wickstrom, M. H. (2016, July).
Teachers uses of the term model in classroom settings. Paper to be presented at 13th
International Congress on Mathematical Education 2016.
Fulton, E. W., Wickstrom, M. H., Carlson, M. A., & Burroughs, E. A. (2016, July).
Teachers as learners: Understanding and valuing mathematical modeling through
professional development. Paper to be presented at 13th International Congress on
Mathematical Education 2016.
Wickstrom, M.H. & Fulton, E. W. (2016, April) Explore the national parks through
measurement. To be presented at NCTM. San Francisco, California.
Carlson, M. A., Wickstrom, M. H., Burroughs, E. A., & Fulton, E. W. (2016, January).
Teaching mathematical modeling in elementary grades: A framework. To be presented at
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Annual Meeting. Irving,
California.
Wickstrom, M. H., Carlson, M. A., & Fulton, E. W. (2016, January). When 1 square foot
equals 12 square inches: examining and supporting preservice teachers geometrical

reasoning. To be presented at Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)

Annual Meeting. Irving, California.
Wickstrom, M. H. (2015, November). Do you notice what I notice? Productive mediums
for teacher noticing. Research paper presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the North
American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics
Education. East Lansing, Michigan.
Fulton, E. W. & Wickstrom, M. H. (2015, October) Mathematical modeling in the
elementary classroom. MEA-MFT Annual Meeting. Billings, Montana.
Wickstrom, M.H. & Fulton, E. W. (2015, October) Explore the national parks through
measurement. MEA-MFT Annual Meeting. Billings, Montana.
Wickstrom, M. H, Carlson, M. A., Fulton, E. W., & Arnold, L. (2015, April).
Mathemagic. Expanding your horizons workshop for middle school students. Montana
State University, Bozeman, Montana.
Baek, J. M., Tobias, J., Wickstrom, M. H., & Safak, E. (2015, February). Preservice
Teachers understanding of sizes of wholes in fraction multiplication. Association of
Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida.
Wickstrom, M. H. (2014, October). Rethinking what it means to be "smart" at
mathematics. MEA-MFT Annual Meeting. Missoula, Montana.
Wickstrom, M. H. (2014, April) Challenging teachers' perceptions of mathematical
smartness. Poster session presented at NCTM 2014 Research Presession. New Orleans,
LA.
Wickstrom, M. H. (2014, March). Teacher's perceptions and implementations of
learning trajectory based professional development. Dissertation defended at Illinois
State University, Normal, Illinois.
Wickstrom, M. H., Baek, J., Barrett, J., Cullen, C., & Tobias, J. (2013, November). The
effects of learning trajectory based professional development on teachers' noticing.
Poster session presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of
the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Chicago, Illinois.
Wessman-Enzinger, N.M, & Wickstrom, M. H., (April 2013). Write mathematics into
the story. NCTM 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition. Denver, CO.
Wickstrom, M. H., & Wessman-Enzinger, N. M., (April 2013). Take a chance:
Connecting probability to rational number reasoning. NCTM 2013 Annual Meeting and
Exposition. Denver, CO.
Wickstrom, M. H., Baek, J., Barrett, J., Cullen, C., Tobias, J. (January 2013). Teachers

noticing of childrens understanding of linear measurement. AMTE 2013 Conference.

Orlando, FL.
Wickstrom, M. H. (October 2012). AfterMath: Careers using a mathematics degree.
Panel Discussion at Saint Mary's College. Notre Dame, IN.
Wickstrom, M. H., Barrett, J., Cullen, C. (October 2012). Learning trajectory based
professional development. Presented at the Measurement Mini-Center at Michigan State
University. East Lansing, MI.
Barrett, J., Cullen, C., Baek, J., Tobias, J., & Wickstrom, M. (April 2012). The role of
learning trajectories in professional development. Presented at NCTM 2012 Research
Presession. Philadelphia, PA.
Cullen, C., & Wickstrom, M. H. (March 3, 2012). The role of learning trajectories in
professional development. Illinois State University Group for Education and Research in
Mathematics. Normal, IL.

Grants and Fellowships

Summer Course Development Grant (2016-2017) Montana State University ($1500)
Faculty Excellence Grant (2015-2016). Montana State University ($5000)

Related Experiences
Textbook Reviewer:
Invited to review Sowder, J., Sowder, L., & Nickerson, S. (in press)
Reconceptualizing Mathematics For Elementary School Teachers.
Conference Reviewer: 2015-Present
Psychology of Mathematics Education: North America
Article Reviewer: January 2011 - Present
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
Mathematics Teacher Educator
Teaching Children Mathematics
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
Mathematics Teacher
Student Teacher Supervisor: Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, Spring 2012.
Illinois State University

Professional Memberships
Member: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Member: Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators