Lindsay Reiten, Ph.D.

Faculty

Associate Professor

Email Lindsay.Reiten@unco.edu
Phone (970) 351-2344
Location Ross Hall 2230C
Address 501 20th St, Campus Box 122, Greeley, CO 80639

Education

PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017.
Area of Study: Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation/Thesis Title: Supporting Teachers’ Use of Virtual Manipulatives

MSE, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 2008.
Area of Study: Mathematics Education

BA, Luther College, 2003.
Area of Study: Mathematics

Professional Experience & Affiliations

Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado
Department of Mathematical Sciences (2022 – Present)

Assistant Professor, University of Northern Colorado
Department of Mathematical Sciences (2017 – 2022)

Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
(2012 – 2017)

Network Fellow, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
(2015 – 2017)

Research Assistant, Wisconsin Center for Education Research
(2013 – 2016)

Professional Development Designer and Facilitator, Sun Prairie Area School District
(2015 – 2016)

Research Expertise & Interests

Preparing and Supporting Mathematics Teachers

My overall research focuses on preparing and supporting mathematics teachers to engage all students in high-quality mathematics where students are the doers and thinkers.

Content-Language Integration in Mathematics Classrooms

Publications

  • Troudt, M., Reiten, L., Novak, J. (2024). Emergent mathematical worlds as an artifact of teacher knowing in whole class discourse: using an enactivist lens on the teaching of exponential functions. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10857-023-09610-6
  • Reiten, L. (2021). Professional development supporting teachers’ implementation of virtual manipulatives. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (Math), 21(3), 670-707. https://citejournal.org/category/mathematics/
  • Reiten, L. (2020). Why and How Secondary Mathematics Teachers Implement Virtual Manipulatives. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 20(1), 55-84. http://www.citejournal.org
  • Reiten, L. (2018). Teaching WITH (not near) Technology. Mathematics Teacher, 112(3), 228-235.
  • Ellis, A. B., Özgür, Z., Reiten, L. (2018). Teacher moves for supporting student reasoning. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 31(2), 107-132.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13394-018-0246-6.
  • Reiten, L. (2018). Promoting Student Understanding Through Virtual Manipulatives. Mathematics Teacher, 111(7), 545-548.
  • Strachota, S., Reiten, L. (2017). Fostering productive statistical skepticism. Mathematics Teacher, 111(3), 222-224.
  • Fonger, N. L., Reiten, L., Strachota, S., Özgür, Z. (2017). Engaging in research: Why? How? Now! Mathematics Teacher, 110(6), 462-465.
  • Reiten, L., Strachota, S. (2016). Promoting statistical literacy through Tuva. The Mathematics Teacher, 110(3), 228-231.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacher.110.3.0228
  • Reiten, L., Özgür, Z., Ellis, A. B. (2015). Students engaging in mathematical practices: As the gears turn. Wisconsin Teachers of Mathematics, 68(1), 7-11.
  • Reiten, L. (2019). Teaching WITH (not near) Virtual Manipulatives. In Leping Liu and David C. Gibson (Ed.), Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education 2018 (pp. 33-42). Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
  • Troudt, M., Reiten, L., Novak, J. (2020). Experienced secondary teachers’ decisions to attend to the independent variable in exponential functions. In Sacristán, A.I., Cortés-Zavala, J.C. & Ruiz-Arias, P.M. (Ed.), Mathematics Education Across Cultures: Proceedings of the 42th Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 820-828). Mexico: Cinvestav / AMIUTEM / PME-NA.. DOI: https:/doi.org/10.51272/pmena.42.2020
  • Troudt, M., Reiten, L., Novak, J. (2020). Experienced secondary teachers’ decisions to attend to the independent variable in exponential functions. Mathematics Education Across Cultures: Proceedings of the 42nd Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 820-829). PMENA. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51272/pmena.42.2020-123.
  • Reiten, L. (2020). Challenges influencing secondary mathematics teachers’ transition towards teaching with virtual manipulatives. In Ana Isabel Sacristán, José Carlos Cortés-Zavala, and Perla Marysol Ruiz-Arias (Ed.), Mathematics Education Across Cultures: Proceedings of the 42nd Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1926-1930). Proceedings of the 42th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. https://pmena2020.cinvestav.mx/Program/Proceedings. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51272/pmena.42.2020-315
  • Reiten, L. (2019). Tensions secondary mathematics teachers face when teaching with technology (pp. 572-573). Ḉeşme/Izmir: Proceedings of the 4th International Turkish Computer and Mathematics Education Symposium.
  • Troudt, M., Parker, C., Seehausen, A. T., Morgan, M., Reiten, L., Novak, J. (2018). High School Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching Exponential Functions: MKT as Decision-Making. In T. E. Hodges, G. J. Roy, & A. M. Tymniski (Ed.), Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 512-515). Greenville, SC: University of South Carolina & Clemson University.
  • Reiten, L. (2018). Teachers’ Implementation of Virtual Manipulatives After Participating in Professional Development. In T. E. Hodges, G. J. Roy, & A. M. Tymniski (Ed.), Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1251-1254). Greenville, SC: University of South Carolina & Clemson University.
  • Reiten, L. (2018). In E. Langran & J. Borup (Ed.), Teaching WITH (not near) Virtual Manipulatives (1st ed., vol. 2018, pp. 1826-1835). Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/182776/
  • Reiten, L. (2015). Investigating teachers’ beliefs and technology integration. In T. Bartell, K. Bieda, R. Putnam, K. Bradfield, & H. Dominguez (Ed.), Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
  • Özgür, Z., Reiten, L., Ellis, A. B. (2015). On framing teachers’ moves for supporting student reasoning. In T. Bartell, K. Bieda, R. Putnam, K. Bradfield, & H. Dominguez (Ed.), Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 1062-1069).

Grants and Sponsored Research

  • Reiten, L., “Preparing to Teach Mathematics Through Language (PTMTL),” Sponsored by NHS, University of Northern Colorado, $3,900.00. (June 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024).
  • Reiten, L., “Content-Language Integration in Mathematics Education (CLIME),” Sponsored by NHS, University of Northern Colorado, $2,000.00. (June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023).
  • Reiten, L., “Supporting Content-Language Integration in Mathematics Classrooms,” Sponsored by Provost Seed Grant, University of Northern Colorado, $9,078.29. (June 1, 2022 – July 31, 2022).
  • Reiten, L., “Supporting Students in STEM,” Sponsored by United Way of Weld County/Rodarte Center (City of Greeley Recreation), Local, $41,420.00. (June 2020 – May 2022).
  • Reiten, L., “CARES Act Stimulus Funds for RSCW,” Sponsored by University of Northern Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, $8,611.11. (June 2021 – July 2021).