Skip to main content

About Patricia Moyer-Packenham

Patricia Moyer-Packenham is a Professor of Mathematics Education, specializing in school mathematics for grades K-8. She received her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997 with an emphasis on mathematics education. She received her Masters in Education in 1988 from Millersville University of Pennsylvania and her Bachelor of Science in K-8 Education from the Pennsylvania State University in 1983. Dr. Moyer-Packenham was an elementary and middle school classroom teacher for 10 years in Pennsylvania before moving into higher education.
Dr. Moyer-Packenham's research focuses on uses of mathematics representations and tools (including virtual, physical, pictorial, and symbolic) and teacher development in mathematics. She has over 60 publications, including a book titled What Principals Need to Know about Teaching Mathematics, numerous journal articles on manipulatives and virtual manipulatives, book chapters, refereed proceedings, and contributions to mathematics methods textbooks. She is currently working on the development of a book titled Teaching K-8 Mathematics with Virtual Manipulatives.
Moyer-Packenham serves as a Co-Principal Investigator on the 5-year NSF-Funded Math and Science Partnership Program Evaluation (MSP-PE) with a total budget of $14.7 million dollars (with Co-PIs, Robert Yin & Darnella Davis, COSMOS Corp., and Kenneth Wong, Brown University). Her primary leadership and research inquiries on this project focus on examining teacher quality, quantity and diversity in mathematics and science programs. In addition to her research activity on the MSP-PE project, she has participated in national assessment projects as a consultant for Horizon Research, Inc. on studies including Inside the Classroom Project (funded by NSF), TE-MAT Teacher Materials Database Project (funded by NSF), and the Mozaic Project (funded by the Rand Corporation). Moyer-Packenham has been the Principal Investigator for eight mathematics teacher professional development grants.

Positions

Present Professor, Utah State University Teacher Education and Leadership
to

Curriculum Vitae


Disciplines



$
to
Enter a valid date range.

to
Enter a valid date range.

Honors and Awards

  • 2006 and 2007 - Teaching Excellence Award FINALIST, George Mason University
  • 2006 - Nominated for Outstanding Supervisor Award
  • 2003 - Nominated for National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board of Director’s
  • 2003 - AcademicKeys Who’s Who in Education
  • 2002 - Nominated for Excellence in Education Award, Penn State University Alumni Society
  • 1997 - Mathematics and Science Education Network Pre-College Program Service Award
  • 1994-1996 - Outstanding Service in the Mathematics and Science Education Network Summer Academy
  • 1989 - Nominated for Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year
  • 1988 - Nominated for NEA A+ Awards for Excellence in Education
  • 1987 - 90th Percentile Rank, National Teachers Exam
  • 1987 - Outstanding Young Women of America

Courses

  • ELED 4060 – Teaching Mathematics & Practicum Level III


Contact Information

Address:
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
2805 Old Main Hill
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-28058
Office:
EDUC 394
Phone:
(435) 797-0394
Fax:
(435) 797-0372

Email:


Articles (102)