B.S.Ed. Elementary Education; Northwest Missouri State University, 2001
Courses Taught
Strategies for Fundamentals (17-071)
Fundamentals of Mathematics (17-171)
Math in the Elementary School (17-227)
Math Assessment & Intervention (17-323)
Academic Interests
Co-requisite mathematics courses
Mathematical mindset
Mathematical discourse
First-year student success
Scholarly Activity
Swink, B. (December 2019). Building Better Problem Solvers. Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Conference in Columbia, Missouri.
Katsion L. and Swink, B. (December 2018). Power-Up Learning: Teach Like a Video Game. Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Conference in Columbia, Missouri.
Missouri Department of Higher Education Corequisite at Scale Taskforce, Swink, B. chair. (Spring 2018) Implementation Strategies for Corequisite Offerings in Mathematics.
Swink, B. and Wilmes, B. (February 2018). Deal Me In: Card Games that Grow Number Sense. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Interface Conference in Osage Beach, Missouri.
Swink, B. and Wilmes, B. (December 2017). Deal Me In: Card Games that Grow Number Sense. Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Conference in Columbia, Missouri.
Swink, B. and Swink, J. (December 2017). Grading Practices that Promote a Growth Mindset. Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Conference in Columbia, Missouri.
Other Professional Experiences
University Seminar Director, Northwest
Elementary Math-education Course Coordinator, Mathematics and Statistics Department
Past-president of the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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