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Karisma L. Morton

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Teacher Education and Administration

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
    Major: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education
  • MAT, The University of the Virgin Islands, 2008
    Major: Mathematics
  • BA, The University of the Virgin Islands, 1999
    Major: Mathematics

Current Scheduled Teaching

EDEE 3350.013Teaching Mathematics EC 6Spring 2025
EDEE 3350.014Teaching Mathematics EC 6Spring 2025
EDCI 6950.705Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
EDCI 5710.430Research in Classroom SettingsFall 2024
EDCI 6910.700Special ProblemsFall 2024
EDEE 3350.024Teaching Mathematics EC 6Fall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EDCI 5340.430Innovations in STEM Teaching and LearningSummer 5W2 2024 SPOT
EDUC 6050.001Culture, Identity, and EducationSpring 2024 SPOT
EDCI 6950.704Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
EDEE 3350.015Teaching Mathematics EC 6Spring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 6950.705Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
EDCI 5710.030Research in Classroom SettingsFall 2023 SPOT
EDEE 3350.023Teaching Mathematics EC 6Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 6950.705Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2023
EDSE 5340.030Innovations in Mathematics Teaching and LearningSummer 5W2 2023
EDSE 5320.030Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teachers of GeometrySummer 5W2 2023
EDCI 6950.704Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
EDCI 6910.700Special ProblemsSpring 2023
EDEE 3350.013Teaching Mathematics EC 6Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
EDEE 3350.015Teaching Mathematics EC 6Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 6950.705Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
EDCI 6910.701Special ProblemsFall 2022
EDEE 3350.008Teaching Mathematics EC 6Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 6950.705Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2022
HNRS 3996.001Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSummer 5W2 2022 Syllabus
EDSE 5340.030Innovations in Mathematics Teaching and LearningSummer 5W2 2022 SPOT
EDSE 5320.030Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teachers of GeometrySummer 5W2 2022 SPOT
EDUC 6050.001Culture, Identity, and EducationSpring 2022 SPOT
EDCI 6950.704Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
EDCI 6910.703Special ProblemsSpring 2022
EDEE 3350.015Teaching Mathematics EC 6Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 6950.705Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
EDCI 5710.026Research in Classroom SettingsFall 2021
EDCI 5710.031Research in Classroom SettingsFall 2021 SPOT
EDEE 3350.005Teaching Mathematics EC 6Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
EDSE 5340.030Innovations in Mathematics Teaching and LearningSummer 5W2 2021 SPOT
EDSE 5320.030Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teachers of GeometrySummer 5W2 2021 SPOT
EDUC 6050.001Culture, Identity, and EducationSpring 2021 SPOT
EDEE 4350.502Mathematics in Grades EC 8Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 6910.700Special ProblemsSpring 2021
EDEE 4350.003Mathematics in Grades EC 8Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 5710.030Research in Classroom SettingsFall 2020 SPOT
EDSE 5340.030Innovations in Mathematics Teaching and LearningSummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
EDSE 5320.030Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teachers of GeometrySummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
EDEE 4350.013Mathematics in Grades EC 8Spring 2020 Syllabus
EDEE 4350.014Mathematics in Grades EC 8Spring 2020 Syllabus
EDEE 4350.004Mathematics in Grades EC 8Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Kalinec-Craig, C., Hulme, K., Morton, K., Eddy, Mahdi, F., Gupta, D., Montgomery, M., Dotger, S., Matney, G., Heckathorn, J., Chandler-Olcott, K., Fox, M. (2023). The Use of Torres’ Rights of the Learner to Promote Equitable Math Teaching Among Elementary Preservice Teachers. Lesson Study in Preservice Mathematics and Science Teacher Education: Experiences and Perspectives from the United States. 124-134. Routledge.
  • Gupta, D., Montgomery, M., Eddy, C.M., Kalinec-Craig, C., Morton, K., Hulme, K., Mahdi, F. (2021). Developing and Supporting Mathematics Teacher Educators Through a Virtual Collaborations. Shifting to Online Learning Through Faculty Collaborative Support. IGI Publisher.
  • Riegle-Crumb, C., Morton, K., Blanchard, S. (2020). Developing STEM ambitions: An examination of inequality by gender and race/ethnicity. Girls and women of color in STEM: Navigating the double bind. Charlotte, NC, Information Age Publishing, Inc.
  • Riegle-Crumb, C., Blanchard, S., Morton, K. (2018). Gender and racial/ethnic differences in educational outcomes: Examining patterns, explanations, and new directions for research. The Handbook for the Sociology of Education in the 21st Century. Springer International Publishing.
  • Conference Proceeding

  • Naresh, N., Eddy, C.M., Naresh, K.M. (2022). Mathematics teacher educators' reflections on their own practice of equity and justice with teacher candidates. Lischka, A. E., Dyer, E. B., Jones, R. S., Lovett, J., Strayer, J., & Drown, S. (2022). Proceedings of the forty-fourth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Middle Tennessee State University.. 8. Nashville, Tennessee, Middel Tennessee State University. http://www.pmena.org/pmenaproceedings/PMENA%2044%202022%20Proceedings.pdf.
  • Journal Article

  • Strachota, S., Stephens, A., Morton, K.L., Sung, Y., Torres, R., Gardiner, A. (2023). How tools mediate elementary students’ algebraic reasoning about evens and odds.. 1-26. Mathematics Education Research Journal.
  • Shifrer, D., Phillippo, K., Tillbrook, N., Morton, K. (2023). The Relationship between ninth graders’ perceptions of equitable teachers and their math identity: Differences by student race and school racial composition. Sociology of Education.
  • Morton, K.L., Mahdi, F. (2022). An intersectional look at the math autobiographies of preservice teachers. 12 (1)
  • Stephens, A., Sung, Y., Strachota, S., Veltri Torres, R., Morton, K., Murphy Gardiner, A., Blanton, M., Knuth, E., Stroud, R. (2022). The Role of Balance Scales in Supporting Productive Thinking about Equations Among Diverse Learners. Mathematical Thinking and Learning. (July) 1-18.
  • Naresh, N., Morton, K.L., Eddy, C. (2021). An MTE Collective to (Re)Humanize Mathematics in Preservice Teacher Education Courses. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education in Texas. 11 (2)
  • Madkins, T., Morton, K. (2021). Disrupting anti-Blackness with young Learners in STEM: Strategies for elementary science and mathematics teacher education. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education.
  • Naresh, N., Morton, K.L., Eddy, C.M. (2021). An MTE collective to (re)Humanize mathematics in preservice teacher education courses.. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education in Texas. 11 (2)
  • Morton, K., Riegle-Crumb, C. (2020). Is School Racial/Ethnic Composition Associated with Content Coverage in Algebra?. Educational Researcher. 49 (6) 441-447. AERA Publications.
  • Morton, K., Riegle-Crumb, C. (2019). Who Gets In? Examining Inequality in Eighth-Grade Algebra. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 50 (5) 529-554. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  • Riegle-Crumb, C., Morton, K., Nguyen, U., Dasgupta, N. (2019). Inquiry-Based Instruction in Science and Mathematics in Middle School Classrooms: Examining Its Association With Students' Attitudes by Gender and Race/Ethnicity. AERA Open. 5 (3) American Educational Research Association.
  • Riegle-Crumb, C., Morton, K. (2017). Gendered expectations: Examining how peers shape female students' intent to pursue STEM fields. Frontiers in Psychology. 8 (146)
  • Riegle-Crumb, C., Morton, K., Moore, C., Chimonidou, A., Labrake, C., Kopp, S. (2015). Do inquiring minds have positive attitudes? The science education of preservice elementary teachers. 99 (5) 819-836.
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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