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Jennifer Knudsen

Senior Mathematics Educator

Jennifer Knudsen is a Senior Mathematics Educator at CTL. She designs curricular materials and professional development programs to promote greater access to important mathematics for all students.

Currently, she directs Bridging Professional Development, an NSF- funded project investigating ways to help teachers use newly acquired content knowledge in changing their classroom practice. She works on a variety of CTL's mathematics education projects, including Scaling Up SimCalc.

Previously, Knudsen developed technology-integrated, context-rich middle school mathematics programs for teachers, students and parents at the Institute for Research on Learning. She was a high school mathematics teacher in New York City’s public schools.

Education 

• Graduate Studies, Education, Stanford University, 1992
• Graduate Studies, Mathematics Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1987
• B.A., Liberal Arts, The Evergreen State College, 1981

Professional Experience 

• Senior Mathematics Educator, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (2006-present)
• Educational Researcher, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (2002-2006)
• Senior Research Associate, WestEd, San Francisco, CA (2000-2002)
• Research Associate, Institute for Research on Learning, Palo Alto, CA (1992-2000)
• Teacher, New York City Public Schools, New York, NYC (1985-1989)

Research Areas at CTL

Learning Environments
Teacher Learning

Current Projects at CTL

• Build IT: Girls Building Information Technology Fluency Through Design (Staff)
• SimCalc
• SunBay Digital Mathematics (Staff)

Past Projects at CTL

• Bridging Professional Development (Leader) ended 2009
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Interventions (EETI) ended 2007
• Mathemagica Evaluation (Leader) ended 2004
• Technology & Math Learning Strategic Alliance ended 2006
• TechPALS: Getting Fractions Right with Technology-Mediated Peer-Assisted Learning ended 2008
• Training and Resources for Assembling Interactive Learning Systems (TRAILS) ended 2007

Publications

• Vahey, P., Lara-Meloy, T., Knudsen, J. (2009). Meeting the needs of diverse student populations: Findings from the Scaling Up SimCalc project. In Swars, S. L., Stinson, D. W., & Lemons-Smith, S. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 31st annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Atlanta, GA: Georgia State University. pp. 416-424.
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• Roschelle, J., Tatar, D., Shechtman, N., & Knudsen, J. (2008). The role of scaling up research in designing for and evaluating robustness. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 68(2).
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• Tatar, D., Roschelle, J., Knudsen, J., Shechtman, N., Kaput, J., & Hopkins, B. (2008). Scaling Up Innovative Technology-Based Math. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 17(2). 248-286.
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• Vahey, P., Knudsen, K. (2008). Can a Technology-enhanced Curriculum Improve Student Learning of Important Mathematics? Presented at the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. April 2008, Salt Lake City, UT.
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• Roschelle, J., Tatar, D., Shechtman, N., Hegedus, S., Hopkins, B., Knudsen, J., & Dunn, M. (2007). Extending the SimCalc approach to grade 8 mathematics (SimCalc Technical Report 02). Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
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• Roschelle, J., Tatar, D., Shechtman, N., Hegedus, S., Hopkins, B., Knudsen, J., & Stroter, A. (2007). Can a technology-enhanced curriculum improve student learning of important mathematics? (SimCalc Technical Report 01). Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
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• Koch, M. (2006) Build IT curriculum. Featured in Consumers Guide to After School Science Resources at http://www.sedl.org/cgi-bin/mysql/afterschool/science.cgi?location=search&show_resource_id=45
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• Shechtman, N., Roschelle, J., Haertel, G., Knudsen, J., & Vahey, P. (2006). Measuring middle school teachers’ mathematical knowledge of teaching rate and proportionality. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
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• Shechtman, N., Roschelle, J., Haertel, G., Knudsen, J., & Tatar, D. (2005). Measuring student learning gains in conceptual mathematics when scaling a technological intervention for middle school mathematics. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada.
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• Roschelle, J., Tatar, D. G., Knudsen, J., Kaput, J. J., Hopkins, B., Shectman, N. (2004, April). Scaling up restructuring knowing: From design experiments to experimental design. Panel presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
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