Terry Wood

Professor
Mathematics Education
Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Education

Ph.D.	Michigan State University, 1976, Education and Clinical-Developmental Psychology
M.A.	Michigan State University, 1968, Education
B.A.	Michigan State University, 1964, Elementary Education

Courses Taught

EDCI 364	Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
EDCI 511	Mathematics in the Elementary School
EDCI 620	Seminar in Mathematics Education
EDCI 636	Learning Mathematics: Issues and Insights
EDCI 637	Teaching Mathematics: Issues and Insights

Professional Experience

1998- present	Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
2006	Visiting Professor, Department of Mathematics, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
2003- present	Research Professor, International Centre of Classroom Research, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2001-2002	Visiting Professor, Department of Science, Mathematics, and Computer Education, University of Melbourn, Victoria, Australia.
1999	Academic Visitor, Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
1993-1998	Associate Professor Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
1994	Academic Visitor, Department of Educational Studies, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
1988-1993	Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
1985-1988	Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
1979-1980	Research and Teaching, The Laboratory Schools, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
1970-1972	Associate Director, Reading Clinic, College of Education, Instructor, Department of Elementary and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
1969-1970	Diagnostician, Reading Clinic, College of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
1968-1969	Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Educational Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
1966-1968	Elementary Level Teacher, Cumberland School, Lansing, MI.
1965-1966	Department of Elementary and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
1964-1965	Elementary Level Teacher, Cumberland School, Lansing, MI.

Research

Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Elementary Level Classes. Terry Wood studies the interplay between teaching and children's learning, particularly mathematical thinking and reasoning, focusing on the social cognitive and social aspects.

Selected Publications

• Wood, T., Williams, G., & McNeal, B. (2006). Children's mathematical thinking revealed in different classroom cultures. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 37, 222-255.
  
  
• Wood, T. (2001). Teaching differently: Creating opportunities for learning mathematics [Special issue]. Theory into Practice (Realizing Reform in School Mathematics), 40(2), 110-117.
  
  
• Wood, T. (1999). Creating a context for argument in mathematics class. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 30, 171-191.
  
  
• Wood, T., Cobb, P., & Yackel, E. (1991). Change in teaching mathematics: A case study. Aamerican Educational Research Journal, 28, 587-616.
  
  
• Wood, T. (1988). State mandated accountability as a constraint on teaching and learning science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 25, 631-641.
  
  
• Wood, T., & Wood, W. (1988). Assessing potential difficulties in comprehending fourth grade science textbooks. Science Education, 72, 561-574.
  
  
• Wood, T., Nelson, B.S., & Warfield, J. (Eds.) 2001. Beyond classical pedagogy: Teaching elementary school mathematics. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  
  
• Jaworski, B., Wood, T., & Dawson, A.J. (Eds.) (1999). Mathematics teacher education: Critical international perspectives. London: Falmer Press.
  
  
• Steffe, L.P., & Wood, T. (Eds.) (1990). Transforming children's mathematics education. International Perspectives. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.