Dr. Amanda Meiners

Assistant Professor

Education

• Ph. D Teaching and Learning-Mathematics Education; University of Iowa, 2020
• M.S. Mathematics emphasizing Education; Western Illinois University, 2015
• B.S. Mathematics Education; Western Illinois University, 2011

Courses Taught

• Fundamentals of Math
• Strategies for Fundamentals
• Advanced Topics in Mathematics
• Secondary and Middle School Mathematics Methods
• Early Childhood Mathematical Methods

Academic Interests

• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Mindset and Persistence
• Alternative Assessment/Questioning
• Mathematical Discourse
• Humanizing the Mathematics Classroom

Scholarly Activity

• 2024
  • Meiners, A.J. & Figeuroa-Rosado, A.L. (in press) The Power of “Yet” Assessment: Rethinking Credit Back Assessments. Research in Mathematical Education
  • Meiners, A.J., & Payne, A. (2023) Mindset and Persistence of Elementary Pre-Service Teachers in Short Term College Algebra and Statistics Courses. Journal for the Mathematics Education and Teaching Practices.
• 2023
  • Schuh, K.L., Meiners, A.J., Ferguson, C., Hageman, K., George, S., Cox, M., Zou, Y., & Lin, C. Junior high school students’ self-confidence during transition to above-grade-level mathematics courses, The Journal of Educational Research, 116(2), 61-76, DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2023.2186338
• 2020
  • Meiners, A.J., Choi K.M., Hong, D. Quantitatively Investigating the Effects of Multiple Strategies on Pre-Service Teachers’ Mindset and Persistence. Research in Mathematical Education, 23(2),113-113. https://doi.org/10.7468/jksmed.2020.23.2.113

Paper Presentations:

• 2024
  • Meiners, A.J. Introducing Mathematics History to Prospective Early Childhood Education Methods Courses. International Congress of Mathematics Education 15^th Session. Sydney, Australia.
  • Meiners, A.J. and Jennings, S. Investigating the Creation of Lifelong Learning in and Beyond the Formal Classroom. International Congress of Mathematics Education 15^th Session. Sydney, Australia.
• 2022
  • Meiners, A.J., Payne A., & Ball, N. Pre-Service Teacher’s Mindset and Persistence Before and During Pandemic Times. 2022 Annual Southern Educator Research Association. New Orleans, LA.
• 2021
  • Meiners, A. J., Choi, K.M., Hong, D.S. Exploring Pre-Service Teachers Persistence Through Multiple Strategies Tasks. International Congress on Mathematics Education. Shanghai, China. Moved to hybrid summer 2021 due to CoVid-19.
• 2020
  • Meiners, A. J. Preservice Teacher’s Persistence: What Happens When Challenging Tasks are Used? Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Phoenix, AZ.

Poster Presentations:

• 2024
  • Payne, A. and Meiners, A.J. Investigating Prospective Teachers’ Mindset and Persistence Through Their Course Sequence. International Congress of Mathematics Education 15^th Session. Sydney, Australia.
• 2023
  • Meiners, A.J. Schuh, K.L., Hageman, K., Ferguson, C. The Side-effects Underrepresented Student’s Feel They Play to Succeed in Above-Grade-Level Mathematics Courses. American Education Research Association 2023 Chicago, IL
• 2021
  • Meiners, A. J. Using Professional Development to affect Preservice Teacher’s Mindset and Persistence. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Due to CoVid-19 Virtual, originally set in Orlando, FL
  • Schuh, K.L., Meiners, A.J., George, S., Cox, M., Zou, Y., Ferguson, C., Hagemen, K. & Lin, C.J. Middle-school students’ self-efficacy during transition to above-grade-level mathematics courses. Due to CoVid-19 Virtual presentation at the 2021 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
• 2020
  • Meiners, A. J., Choi, K.M., Hong, D.S. Using Multiple Strategies tasks to Explore Pre-service teachers’ Persistence. 42nd Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA 2020), Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Due to CoVid-19 Virtual and moved to 2021.
• 2019
  • Hwang, J. Choi, K.M. & Meiners, A.J. Effects of the Iowa Mathematics Proficiency Project on Mathematics Achievement of Fifth Graders. AERA 2019, Toronto, Canada.
  • Choi, K.M. & Meiners, A.J. Mathematical Reasoning and Modeling: A Way to Change Teacher Knowledge. National Council of Teacher of Mathematics Annual Research Meeting. San Diego, CA.
• 2018
  • Meiners, A. J. & Choi, K.M. Illinois Council Teachers of Mathematics Annual State Conference. Mindset and Persistence in Middle School Students. Tinley Park, IL. April 2018
  • Meiners, A. J. & Choi, K.M. University of Iowa College of Education Teaching and Learning. Exploring Mindset and Persistence of Middle School Students While Learning Mathematics. Iowa City, IA. February 2018
• 2016
  • Meiners, A. J., Hwang, J., & Choi, K.M. Relationships of Cognitive Domains: Focus on Reasoning and Applying in Mathematics and Science. International Council of Teachers of Mathematics Meeting. Hamburg, Germany. July 2016

Sessions Presented:

• 2024
  • Meiners, A.J. Building the Number Line in a Bag: A Focus on Closure of Sets and Connections to Domain and Range. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. September/October 2024. Chicago, IL
• 2023
  • Meiners, A.J. Growing Out of the Box Mathematics Leaners. Western Illinois Mathematics Teachers Conference. April 2023. Macomb, IL
• 2022
  • Meiners, A. J. The Power of “Yet” Assessment. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. September 2022. Los Angeles, CA
• 2021
  • Meiners, A. J. & Payne, A. Mindset and Persistence of University Pre-Service Teachers in Multiple Learning Environments. Proposal submitted for presentation at the 2021 annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. September 2021 Cancelled due to CoVid-19
  • Meiners, A. J. & Payne, A. Using Open-Middle Resources to Engage Student's Mindset and Persistence. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Teacher Conference, Virtual. April/May 2021
  • Meiners, A. J., Tholen, A, & Payne, A. Students’ View of Their Teacher’s Mathematical Mindset. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Centennial Teacher Conference, Chicago, IL. (Cancelled due to CoVid-19)
• 2018
  • Meiners, A. J. & Tholen, A. We Are Not Alone: Perspectives of Mentoring Experiences National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Meeting in Kanas City, MO.
  • Meiners, A.J. Clairvoyance or Mathematics?: Developing the "Rules". Illinois Council Teachers of Mathematics Annual State Conference in Tinley Park, IL.
  • Meiners, A.J. Western Illinois University Mathematics Education Conference: What’s Math Got To Do With It (Life)? Macomb, IL.

Professional Service

External:

• Invited Speaker for Colorado State University Fall 2023 Doctorial Speaker Series
• Developing and Evaluating Assessments of Problem Solving (DEAP) 2022
• University of Iowa Baker TLC Social and Emotional Learner Training 2021 – 2022
•  edTPA Secondary Mathematics Scorer, 2020 – Present
•  Open Middle ™ Secondary Task Assessor, 2020 – Present
•  Judge, Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, 2016 – Present
• Mathematics Tutor Grades of Middle School – University 2008 – Present
•  AMTE Choosing to See Book Club Fall 2023
• AREA Discussant Leader 2024 - Present 

University:

Northwest Missouri State University

• Secondary and Middle School Mathematics Program Review 2023-2024
• University Assessment Committee 2021-2024
• NW Math Education Recruitment & Retention Book Club Director 2021 - Present
• NW College of Arts and Sciences Assessment Committee 2021 – Present
• Undergraduate Mathematics Education Zoom Panel Creator 2022
• Undergraduate Secondary Education Mathematics Academic Advisor 2021 - Present
• Undergraduate Research Mentor & Advisor 2021 – Present
• Secondary Mathematics Education Clinical Experiences Coach 2022
• Recruitment and Retention for Mathematics and Statistics Department Committee 2020 - Present
• Professional Opportunities and Development Committee 2020 – Present
• Mathematics Education Content Digital Transition Coordinator 2020 – Present
• Diversity Book Club 2020 – Present (1 book/semester)

Professional Affiliations

Professional Member:

• American Educational Research Association
• Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
• Kappa Mu Epsilon
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Association of Gifted Students

Manuscript Editor:

• Book Chapter Editor Book 6 for Association of Mathematics Teacher Education Associate Editor Book 6
• Special Edition 2021, Korean Mathematics Teacher Educator

Manuscript Reviewer:

• Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership
• Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching Pre-K-12
• Research in Mathematical Education

Selected Awards and Honors

• AMTE’s ICUCARE Framework Virtual Panelist, 2024
• AERA Round table session chair and discussant, 2024
• STaR Fellow of American Mathematics Teacher Educators, 2021
• UIowa Ballard Seashore Spring 2020 Dissertation Fellow, 2020
• NSF I-Corps Venture Funding, 2020

Community and Campus Involvement

• Assessment Committee Member and 2024 Outcomes assessor
• Since 2021 Northwest Missouri Network Book Club Student Mentor with presentation at Celebration of Quality Conference and SERA 2022