Dr. Julien Corven
Assistant Professor
Office
STV Stevenson Hall 329b
Office Hours
Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 AM, Thursdays 11:30 AM-12:30 PM, or by appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Selected Research
Biography
Julien Corven received his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Delaware. He previously taught middle school and high school mathematics for 10 years in Baltimore, MD.
Current Courses
MAT 315.001 Mathematical Modeling For Middle School Teachers
MAT 415.001 Mathematical Modeling For Middle School Teachers
MAT 599.006 Dissertation
MAT 599.009 Dissertation
MAT 352.001 Probability and Statistical Inference for Educators
MAT 452.001 Probability and Statistical Inference for Educators
MAT 490.005 Research In Mathematics, Math Ed & Applied Mathematics
MAT 302.001 Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School
MAT 405.001 Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School
Teaching Interests & Areas
Probability and statistical inference for future secondary teachers; algebra, number theory, combinatorics, and mathematical inquiry for current and future middle level teachers; teaching methods for future middle level teachers; and assessment for current teachers.
Research Interests & Areas
My research interests include how preservice teachers evaluate students' written mathematical work, integrating content and methodological knowledge in teacher preparation, and the agentic decision-making processes of undergraduate students pursuing STEM degrees. My research incorporates both quantitative and qualitative methods.
PhD Education
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
MS Mathematics Education
Towson University
Towson, MD
BA Mathematics
Haverford College
Haverford, PA
Grants and Contracts
The Utilizing Number to Initative Fravtion Inquiry (UNIFI) for Students with Learning Disabilities
Beth L. MacDonald, Allison Kroesch, Jessica Hunt, Jeffrey Barrett, Neet Priya Bajwa, Jennifer Tobias, Julien Corven.
Illinois State University. 2023 - 2024
Book Review
Book Review: Foundations for the next era of elementary mathematics teacher education. Yiping Li, Roger E. Howe, W. James Lewis, and James J. Madden (Eds.) (2021) Developing mathematical proficiency for elementary instruction
Julien Corven.
(2022), 110, 193-203, 10.1007/s10649-021-10103-7, Educational Studies in Mathematics
Conference Proceeding
Fourth report: Working group on mathematics curriculum recommendations for elementary teacher preparation
Joseph DiNapoli, Tuyin An, Neet Priya Bajwa, Daniel Clark, Julien Corven, Kim Johnson, Bona Kang, Sara Kirschner, Kristy Litster, Valerie Long, Dana Olanoff, Jennifer Tobias, Hartono Tjoe, Jennifer Ward, Corey Webel, Nicole Wessman-Enzinger.
(2025)
Mathematics curriculum recommendations for elementary teacher preparation: Research colloquium
Joseph DiNapoli, Julien Corven, Tuyin An, Neet Priya Bajwa, Daniel Clark, Kim Johnson, Bona Kang, Kristy Litster, Valerie Long, Dana Olanoff, Jennifer Tobias, Nicole Wessman-Enzinger.
(2025)
Student perceptions of instructional practices in college Calculus courses
Katherine Smith, Julien Corven, Alicia Erwin.
(2025)
Supporting teacher candidates’ specialized content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge with diagnostic interview assessments
Kristy Litster, Bona Kang, Julien Corven, Jung Colen, Sara Kirschner, Brooke Krejci, Brian Bowen, Elizabeth S. Gorton.
(2025)
The quality of teacher candidates’ evidence-based claims about student thinking following a clinical interview
Julien Corven, Sara Kirschner, Brooke Krejci, Jung Y. Colen.
(2025)
An international comparison of performance on TIMSS elementary mathematics items with potential for covariational reasoning
Julien Corven, Teo Paoletti, Allison L Gantt.
University of Nevada, Reno, 1, 253-259, (2023)
Mathematics curriculum recommendations for elementary teacher preparation: Establishing a research base
Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, Kim Johnson, Valerie Long, Dana Olanoff, Jennifer Tobias.
University of Nevada, Reno, 2, 659-661, (2023)
Reimagining the emergent perspective within research-practice learning communities
Beth L. MacDonald, Amanda L Cullen, Allison M Kroesch, Neet Priya Bajwa, Edward Mooney, Julien Corven.
University of Nevada, Reno, 1, 910-915, (2023)
Responsive evaluation of student work: A theoretical process
Julien Corven.
University of Nevada, Reno, 1, 916-926, (2023)
Working group on mathematics curriculum recommendations for elementary teacher preparation: Second report
Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, Kim Johnson, Valerie Long, Dana Olanoff, Jennifer Tobias, Tuyin An, Dan Clark, Richard Velasco, Kristy Litster, Bona Kang.
University of Nevada, Reno, 2, 649-658, (2023)
A local instruction theory for emergent graphical shape thinking
Teo Paoletti, Allison L Gantt, Julien Corven.
(2022)
Mathematics curriculum recommendations for elementary teacher preparation working group: Phase II
Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, Lynsey Gibbons, Kim Johnson, Valerie Long, Dana Olanoff, Rachel Starks.
2114-2116, (2022)
Moving beyond solving equations: Characterizing elementary pre-service teachers’ development of algebraic reasoning
Teo Paoletti, Allison L Gantt, Julien Corven, Charles Hohensee.
SIGMAA-RUME, 437-445, (2022)
New working group: Mathematics curriculum recommendations for elementary teacher preparation.
Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, Lynsey Gibbons, Valerie Long, Rachel Starks.
1941-1943, (2022)
Working group on mathematics curriculum recommendations for elementary teacher preparation: First report.
Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, Lynsey Gibbons, Valerie Long, Rachel Starks.
(2022)
A local instruction theory for emergent graphical shape thinking.
Teo Paoletti, Allison Gantt, Julien Corven.
(2021)
Items with potential for covariational reasoning across math and science TIMSS assessments.
Teo Paoletti, Allison Gantt, Julien Corven.
(2021)
Prospective elementary teachers’ evaluations of student solutions to division story problems
Julien Corven.
(2021)
Supporting middle-school students’ developing emergent graphical shape thinking.
Teo Paoletti, Julien Corven, Allison Gantt.
(2021)
Examining features of algebra instruction in classrooms using a reform-oriented curriculum.
Erica Litke, Julien Corven.
(2019)
Periodic confusion: Examining two contemporary textbook units on trigonometric functions.
Julien Corven.
(2018)
TPACK radar diagrams: A visual quantitative representation for tracking growth of essential teacher knowledge.
Julien Corven, Ming Tomayko.
(2017)
Journal Article
Accessing and Assessing Components of Elementary and Middle School Students’ Mathematical Disposition Through Metaphors
Emily Deal, Edward S Mooney, Amanda Cullen, Allison Kroesch, Neet Priya Bajwa, Julien Corven, Beth L. MacDonald.
Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 17 (3), 259-275, (2025), 10.1080/19477503.2024.2419291
Accessing and assessing components of elementary and middle school students’ mathematical disposition through metaphors
Emily Deal, Edward Mooney, Amanda Cullen, Allison Kroesch, Neet Priya Bajwa, Julien Corven, Beth MacDonald.
Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 17 (3), 259-275, (2025), 10.1080/19477503.2024.2419291
Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Flexible Use of Strategies for Solving Linear Relationship Problems Using Strip Diagrams
Charles Hohensee, Teo Paoletti, Allison L. Gantt, Srujana Acharya, Julien Corven.
Mathematics Teacher Educator, 13 (2), 108-121, (2025), 10.5951/mte.2023-0012
Elementary preservice teachers’ flexible use of strategies for solving linear relationship problems using strip diagrams
Charles Hohensee, Teo Paoletti, Allison L. Gantt, Srujana Acharya, Julien Corven.
(2025)
Exploring Math Moments: Middle-schoolers’ Phases of Problem-solving, Executive Functions in Practice, and Collaborative Problem Solving
K. Ann Renninger, Gertraud Benke, Ricardo Böheim, Julien Corven, Maria Consuelo De Dios, Maeve R. Hogan, Moe Htet Kyaw, Ana G. Michels, Marina Nakayama, Pablo E. Torres, Helena Werneck de Souza Dias, Feven Yared.
Frontline Learning Research, 13 (2), 67-101, (2025), 10.14786/flr.v13i2.1371
Exploring math moments: Middle-schoolers’ phases of problem-solving, executive functions in practice, and collaborative problem solving
K. Ann Renninger, Gertraud Benke, Ricardo Boheim, Julien Corven, Maria Consuelo De Dios, Maeve R. Hogan, Moe Htet Kyaw, Ana G. Michels, Marina Nakayama, Pablo E. Torres, Helena Werneck, Feven Yared.
(2025)
Algebra-focused features of instruction: an integrated investigation of curricular guidance and instructional enactment
Erica Litke, Julien Corven, Kateri A. Sternberg.
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 27 (6), 885-914, (2024), 10.1007/s10857-023-09573-8
Kindergarteners as sense makers!
Allison M Kroesch, Neet Priya Bajwa, Cassandra Mattoon, Agnes M Gonzalez Hatch, Beth L. MacDonald, Amanda L Cullen, Edward S Mooney, Julien Corven.
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 117 (11), 802-812, (2024), 10.5951/MTLT.2023.0284
A local instruction theory for emergent graphical shape thinking: A middle school case study
Teo Paoletti, Allison L Gantt, Julien Corven.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 54 (3), 202-224, (2023), 10.5951/jresematheduc-2021-0066
Exploring the Prevalence of Covariational Reasoning Across Mathematics and Science Using TIMSS 2011 Assessment Items
Allison L. Gantt, Teo Paoletti, Julien Corven.
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 21 (8), 2349-2373, (2023), 10.1007/s10763-023-10353-2
Long-term relationships between mathematics instructional time during teacher preparation and specialized content knowledge
Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, Laura Willoughby, James Hiebert.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 53 (4), 277-306, (2022), 10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0036
Dimension of trivariate C1 splines on bipyramid cells
Julien Corven, Devan DiMatteo, Tatyana Sorokina.
Computer Aided Geometric Design, 45, 140-150, (2016), 10.1016/j.cagd.2015.12.001
Putting TPACK on the radar: A visual quantitative model for tracking growth of essential teacher knowledge
Julien C Colvin, Ming C Tomayko.
15 (1), (2015)
Presentations
Discover brilliance with responsive evaluation
Julien Corven.
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2025 Annual Conference, Normal, IL, October 4, 2025
Exploring diagnostic interviews as tools to integrate specialized mathematics content and pedagogical content knowledge
Bona Kang, Kristy Litster, Julien Corven, Sara Kirschner, Jung Y. Colen, Brooke Krejci.
29th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Reno, NV, February, 2025
MTEs rethinking grades: Examining alternative approaches
Joshua Hertel, Caroline Ebby, Julien Corven.
29th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Reno, NV, February, 2025
Follow the Map to Discovering Student Brilliance: A Responsive Evaluation Process for Student Work
Julien Corven.
2024 Annual Meeting and Exposition of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Chicago, IL, September 27, 2024
Prospective elementary teachers’ evolving evaluations of student reasoning
Julien Corven.
16th Annual Symposium of the Pennsylvania Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Shippensburg, PA, May 18, 2022
Mathematics curriculum recommendations for elementary teacher preparation
Julien Corven, Valerie Long, Joseph DiNapoli.
26th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Las Vegas, NV, February, 2022
Prospective elementary teachers’ development of specialized content knowledge for whole number division
Julien Corven.
2021 University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development Steele Research Symposium, Online, April 23, 2021
Scaffolding and cognitive demand in a three-dimensional geometry lesson
Julien Corven.
25th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Online, February, 2021
Modeling prospective teachers’ SCK development for division of whole numbers
Julien Corven.
24th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Phoenix, AZ, February, 2020
Complicated relationships between time spent studying mathematics topics in teacher preparation and graduates’ useable knowledge
Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, James Hiebert.
23rd Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL, February, 2019
Periodic confusion: Examining two contemporary textbook units on trigonometric functions
Julien Corven.
12th Annual Symposium of the Pennsylvania Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Shippensburg, PA, May, 2018
Flipping instruction without flipping out
D. Yost, Julien Colvin.
2014 Conference of the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Baltimore, MD, October 17, 2014