Dr. Theresa Wills
PhD, George Mason University
Associate Professor
Academic Program Coordinator, Mathematics Specialist Leadership
Mathematics Education Leadership, PhD in Education
Mathematics Education Center
Contact Information
Phone: (703) 993-6215
Email: twills (@gmu.edu)
George Mason University
Fairfax Campus
Thompson Hall 2200
4400 University Dr.
MS 1E8
Fairfax, VA 22030
Recent Publications
Wills, T. (2021). Teaching math at a distance: A practical guide to rich remote instruction. Corwin. Thousand Oaks, CA.
Wills, T., Suh, J., Roscioli, K., Guzman, A., Everdale, J., & Lee, S. (2023). Build it! The rectangle game. Mathematics teacher: Learning and teaching PK-12, 116(10), 758-763.
Suh, J. M., Wills, T., Kirschner, S., Wearly, A., Vora, M. E., & Roscioli, K. (2022). Developing asset-based instruction through learning trajectory-based curricular design. Conference papers - psychology of mathematics and education of North America, 215-223.
Wills, T., Crawford, D., Roscioli, K., & Sanghavi, S. (2021). Mathematical Representations in a Synchronous Online Mathematics Specialist Preparation Program, Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations: Vol. 17 : No. 1 , Article 9. Available at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jmsce_vamsc/vol17/iss1/9
Wills, T. (2021). 3 practices for teaching math at a distance and face-to-face simultaneously. Corwin Connect. Retrieved from: https://corwin-connect.com/2021/04/3-practices-for-teaching-math-at-a-distance-and-face-to-face-simultaneously/
Other Information
Campus Affiliations
Courses Taught This Semester
- STEM in the Elementary Classroom (ELED - 421)
- Assessing Learning and Teaching in the Secondary Classroom (SEED - 507)
- Assessing Learning and Teaching in the Secondary Classroom (SEED - 407)
- Implementing Teacher Impact on Student Learning (SEED - 478)
- Number Systems, Operations and Number Theory for K-8 Mathematics Leaders (MSLE - 621)
Other Courses Taught
- Integrating Technology in Elementary Classrooms: Mathematics (EDCI 547)
- Mathematics Methods for the Elementary Classroom (EDCI 552)
- Special Topics in Education (EDCI 597)
- Mathematics Learning and Assessment (K-8) (EDCI 644)
- Curriculum Development in Mathematics Education (EDCI 645)
- Mathematics Education Leadership for School Change (EDCI 646)
- Research in Mathematics Teaching (EDCI 666)
- Advanced Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School (EDCI 672)
- Internship in Mathematics Education (EDCI 702)
- Preparation and Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers (EDCI 857)
- Current Issues in Mathematics and STEM Education Research (EDCI 859)
- Teaching Elementary Math in International Schools (EDUC 513)
- Ways of Knowing (EDUC 800)
- Doctoral Internship in Education (EDUC 890)
- Advanced Internship in Education (EDUC 994)
- Integrating Technology in PreK-6 (ELED 257)
- Mathematics Methods for the Elementary Classroom (ELED 452)
- Mathematics Methods for the Elementary Classroom (ELED 552)
- Number Systems and Number Theory for K-8 Teachers (MATH 610)
- Geometry and Measurement for K-8 Teachers (MATH 611)
- Probability and Statistics for K-8 Teachers (MATH 612)
- Algebra and Functions for K-8 Teachers (MATH 613)
- Rational Numbers and Proportional Reasoning for K-8 Teachers (MATH 614)
- Rational Numbers and Proportional Reasoning for K-8 Mathematics Leaders (MSLE 622)
- Advanced Methods for Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School (SEED 472)
- Internship: Secondary Education Math (SEED 493)
- Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School (SEED 572)
- Advanced Methods of Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School (SEED 672)
- Internship Seminar in Secondary Teaching (SEED 791)
- Internship: Secondary Education Math (SEED 793)