Dr. Craig Cullen
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
Before coming to ISU, I taught high school for 6 years at Willowbrook high school in Villa Park IL. During that time, I taught algebra, geometry, precalculus, data analysis, and calculus. Outside of the classroom, I coached the Willowbrook boy's gymnastics team.
Current Courses
599.005Dissertation
599.007Dissertation
500.002Independent Study
223.001Introduction To Secondary Mathematics Education
326.001Mathematical Problem Solving Using Technology
583.002Professional Projects In Mathematics Education
599.005Dissertation
599.007Dissertation
Teaching Interests & Areas
My teaching focuses on courses for preservice high school teachers. I have taught all of our methods courses for these students. The course I have taught the most is our technology course for preservice teachers.
Research Interests & Areas
The role of technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics.
Children's development of measurement concepts. I am currently focused on quantitative reasoning, especially as it relates to students' understanding of angle measure and trigonometry.
Ph D Mathematics Education
MA Mathematics Education
BS Mathematics Education
College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding University Teacher Award nominee
Department Outstanding Teacher Award
Outstanding University Teaching Nominee
Outstanding College Teaching Award
Department Outstanding Teacher Award
Million Dollar Club
STaR Fellow
Departmental Teaching Initiative Award
Book, Authored
Barrett, J. E., Cullen, C. J., Klanderman, D., & Behnke, D. (2017). A Pleasure to Measure. (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics): Reston, VA.
Book, Chapter
Barrett, J. E., Wickstrom, M. H., Tobias, J. M., Cullen, C. J., Cullen, A. L., & Baek, J. M., (2019), Chapter 3: Children’s Measurement Project. In P. Sztajn, P. H. Wilson (Eds.), Learning Trajectories for Teachers: Designing Effective Professional Development for Math Instruction. (pp. 48-74). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Conference Proceeding
Cullen, C. J., & Martin, T. S. (2018). Exploring trigonometric relationships: Is it a function? In Editors, Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 259–262). Greenville, SC: Publisher.
Dimmel, J., Nickels, M., Cullen, C., & Bock, C. (2018). Mathematical making in immersive virtual environments working group. In Editors, Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1422–1428). Greenville, SC: Publisher.
Journal Article
Cullen, C. J., & Hertel, J. T. (2023). Improving our criticism of technology in mathematics education. Mathematics Teacher: Learning & Teaching PK–12, 116(5), 314–321. https://doi.org/10.5951/mtlt.2023.0004
Hertel, J. T., & Cullen, C. J. (2023). Technology: Reflecting and Moving Forward. Mathematics Teacher: Teaching and Learning PK–12, 116(5), 310–311. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2023.0053
Rupnow, T., O’Dell, J. R., Barrett, J. E., Cullen, C. J., Clements, D. H., Sarama, J., Rutherford, G. (2022). Children’s Construction of a Volume Calculation Algorithm for a Rectangular Prism with a Dynamic Virtual Manipulative, Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmathb.2022.100998
Sarama, J., Clements, D. H., Barrett, J. E., Cullen, C. J., Hudyma, A., & Vanegas, Y. (2022). Length measurement in the early years: teaching and learning with learning trajectories, Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 24:4, 267-290, DOI: 10.1080/10986065.2020.1858245