AMTE Dissertation Award

The annual AMTE dissertation award seeks to elevate the work of early career scholars whose research has substantial implications for mathematics teacher education that supports preservice and practicing teachers in any of the following ways: to understand how social, historical, and institutional contexts of mathematics affect teaching and learning; to teach in ways that are responsive to such realities; and/or to advocate for every student. The Research Committee, a part of the Advocacy, Equity, and Research Division of AMTE, leads the solicitation of the dissertation award

The Research Committee grounds this award in three areas of AMTE’s work:

1) To promote improving P-12 mathematics teacher education, which is inextricably bound to a commitment towards more effective and socially just education systems (https://amte.net/news/2015/11/position-equity-mathematics-teacher-education)

2) To strengthen the research and research-based practices of mathematics teacher education while supporting our members to understand how issues of social and racial justice undergird all of our work (https://amte.net/sites/amte.net/files/AMTE%202020-24%20Long%20Term%20Goals.pdf) and

3) To realize that the social, historical, and institutional contexts of mathematics affect teaching and learning and to commit to our critical roles as advocates for every student. (https://amte.net/sptm/chapter-7-elaborations-standards-preparation-high-school-teachers-mathematics/standard-c4)

What the awardee will receive: A plaque and an invited session to speak at the following annual AMTE conference. The award includes the upcoming conference registration fee unless the awardee has already registered, in which case the following year’s AMTE conference registration fee will be covered. Finally, the awardee will be matched with a senior scholar in AMTE to support the mentee in publishing an article related to the awardee’s dissertation.

Please get in touch with avpresearch@amte.net with questions.

Criteria:

Degrees must be conferred (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) between July 16, 2024 and July 15, 2026 in order to be eligible. Scholars can only apply once for the award

Documentation Required:

In the text fields (limited to 200 words per question) on the website, applicants will answer the following questions, include references when necessary, and upload a copy of their dissertation.

1. Describe how your dissertation contributes specifically to mathematics teacher education;
2. What do you see as the main theoretical, methodological, or substantive contributions of your dissertation?;
3. Describe the ways, if at all, that your dissertation research focuses on supporting preservice and/or practicing teachers to understand how social, historical, and institutional contexts of mathematics affect teaching and learning;
4. Describe the ways, if at all, your dissertation research addresses advocating for each and every student.