About

Zandra de Araujo serves as the mathematics principal at the Lastinger Center for Learning. Her research examines teachers’ instruction in algebra with students who are primarily English learners. She has been Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on several grants funded by the National Science Foundation, and her work has been published in numerous top tier journals.

Zandra began her career as a high school math teacher for Orange County Public Schools. After earning her doctorate, she has served as a board member of prominent professional organizations including TODOS: Mathematics for All, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She has been an invited speaker at several math teacher organizations and has received numerous awards for her work including the University of Missouri’s 2019 President’s Award for Early Career Excellence and the 2020 Early Career Award for the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.

She earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Florida, and her Master of Education in Mathematics Education from the University of Central Florida. In 2008, Zandra began her doctoral program in mathematics education at the University of Georgia. Upon completing her Ph.D. in 2012, she joined the faculty at the University of Missouri and was an associate professor of mathematics education there until joining the Lastinger Center in September 2021. Outside of work, Zandra enjoys gardening, walking, and spending time with her husband and two dogs.

Research Interests

Bilingual / Bicultural Education, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Curriculum Development, Mathematics Education, Online and Distance Education, Professional Development, Teacher Education, Technology

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education, University of Georgia, 2008-2012
• Master of Education in Mathematics Education, University of Central Florida, 2006-2007
• Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, University of Florida, 1999-2003

Professional Appointments

• Board of Directors, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2021-2024
• Co-Chair, TODOS Conference Committee, 2020-2023
• Chair, TODOS Advocacy Committee, 2020-2021
• President-Elect, Missouri Mathematics Association for Advancement of Teacher Training, 2019-2021
• Member, PMENA Steering Committee, 2018-2020

Activities and Honors

• Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Early Career Award, 2020
• Publication Award for Outstanding Journal from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2021
• University of Missouri President’s Award for Early Career Excellence, 2019

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Books / Book Chapters

• Zavala, M., Jones, T. F., & de Araujo, Z. (2023). Powerful mathematicians who changed the world: When fairness fails us. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
• Otten, S., Candela, A., de Araujo, Z., Haines, C., & Munter, C. (2019). Proceedings of the 41st annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. St. Louis, MO: University of Missouri.
• de Araujo, Z., Dougherty, B., & Zenigami, F. (2018). Putting essential understandings of equations, expressions, and function into practice in grades 6-8. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Articles

• Samuel Otten, Zandra de Araujo, Milan Sherman & Salih Birişçi (2023) A framework for capturing structural variation in flipped mathematics instruction, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 54:5, 639-670, DOI: 10.1080/0020739X.2021.1958945
• Vahle, C., de Araujo, Z., Han, J., & Otten, S. (2023). Teachers’ instructional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teaching and Teacher Education, 124, 104040.
• Roberts, S. A., de Araujo, Z., Willey, C., & Zahner, W. (2022). Three Ways to Enhance Tasks for Multilingual Learners. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 115(7), 458-467.
• Takeuchi, M. A., Kayumova, S., de Araujo, Z., & Madkins, T. C. (2022). Going beyond# RetireELL: A call for anti‐colonial approaches to languages in STEM education. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 59(5), 876-879.
• Greer, L., de Araujo, Z., Steiner, E.D. (2022, December). Florida K-12 Mathematics Teachers’ Credentials and Preparation: Findings from the 2022 Learn Together Surveys. RAND Corporation.
• de Araujo, Z., & Smith, E. (2021). Examining English language learners’ learning needs through the lens of algebra curriculum materials. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1-23, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-021-10081-w

Presentations

• de Araujo, Z. (2023, October). The end is near?!? Ignite at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.
• de Araujo, Z. (2023, October). Creating choice points. Featured session at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference. Washington, D.C.
• de Araujo, Z. (2023, October). Myths we tell. Keynote address for DC Public Schools Professional Learning Day. Delivered virtually.
• de Araujo, Z. (2023, July). Task enhancements for multilingual students. Featured session at the Math Learn Center Leadership Institute. Minneapolis, MN.

Selected Links

• Mathematically Educated