Elizabeth Dyer
Assistant Director, Tennessee STEM Education Center (TSEC)
Biography
Elizabeth Dyer is an Assistant Director of the Tennessee STEM Education Center (TSEC). She earned her PhD in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University. Prior to joining MTSU, she has worked at Horizon Research and WestEd as a STEM Education Research Associate, and completed a postdoc at Stanford University. Elizabeth's research interests include understanding how mathematics and science teacher learning and development lead to changes in teachers' classroom practices, as well as how to design systems that support professional learning in schools.
Publications
Sherin, M. G., & Dyer, E. B. (2017). Mathematics Teacher Self-Captured Video and Opportunities for Learning. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 20(5), 477–495.
Reiser, B. J., Michaels, S., Moon, J., Bell, T., Dyer, E. B., Edwards, K. D., McGill, T., Novak, & M., Park, A. (2017). Scaling Up Three-Dimensional Science Learning Through Teacher-Led Study Groups across a State. Journal of Teacher Education, 68(3), 280&nd...
Read More »Sherin, M. G., & Dyer, E. B. (2017). Mathematics Teacher Self-Captured Video and Opportunities for Learning. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 20(5), 477–495.
Reiser, B. J., Michaels, S., Moon, J., Bell, T., Dyer, E. B., Edwards, K. D., McGill, T., Novak, & M., Park, A. (2017). Scaling Up Three-Dimensional Science Learning Through Teacher-Led Study Groups across a State. Journal of Teacher Education, 68(3), 280–298.
Sherin, M. G., & Dyer, E. B. (2017). Teacher self-captured video: Learning to see. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(7), 49–54.
Dyer, E. B., & Sherin, M. G. (2016). Instructional Reasoning about Interpretations of Student Thinking that Supports Responsive Teaching in Secondary Mathematics. ZDM–The International Journal of Mathematics Education, 48(1), 69-82.
Ramey, K. E., Champion, D. N., Dyer, E. B., Keifert, D. T., Krist, C., Meyerhoff, P., & Villanosa, K. (2016). Qualitative Analysis of Video Data: Standards and Heuristics. In C.-K. Looi, J. Polman, U. Cress, & P. Reimann (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (Vol. 2, pp. 1033–1040). Singapore: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
van Es, E. A., Stockero, S. L., Sherin, M. G., Van Zoest, L. R., & Dyer, E. B. (2015). Making the Most of Teacher Self-Captured Video. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 4(1) 6-19.
Presentations
Dyer, E. B., Salcido White, M., & Iveland, A. (2019, April). Centering the Student Perspective around Epistemic Agency Through the Use of Practical Measures. Paper presented at the NARST 2019 Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Dyer, E. B. (2018, April). Developing Responsive Teaching Practices from Causal Reasoning about Classroom Experiences in Secondary Mathematics. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Associat...
Read More »Dyer, E. B., Salcido White, M., & Iveland, A. (2019, April). Centering the Student Perspective around Epistemic Agency Through the Use of Practical Measures. Paper presented at the NARST 2019 Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Dyer, E. B. (2018, April). Developing Responsive Teaching Practices from Causal Reasoning about Classroom Experiences in Secondary Mathematics. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Dyer, E. B. (2018, April). Strategic Responsiveness: Building on Student Thinking through Instructional Design. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Dyer, E. B., & Sherin, M. G. (2018, March). Supporting Science Teacher Learning through Capturing and Selecting Video of One’s Own Classroom. Paper presented at the NARST 2018 Annual International Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Jarry-Shore, M., Dyer, E. B., Fong, A., Gomez, F., & Borko, H. (2018, February). Video for equity: Designing video-based discussions of student authority. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
Dyer, E. B., & Fong, A. (2018, February). A Shared Vision for Teacher Improvement: Adapting Professional Development for Local Context by Leveraging District-Developed Tools. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Houston, TX.
Dyer, E. B. (2017, April). Supporting Generative Change toward Responsive Teaching: How Teachers Use Classroom Experiences as Instructional Feedback. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Awards
2015 - 2016 AERA-Measures of Effective Teaching (AERA-MET) Dissertation Fellowship
2014 - 2015 National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship
2011 - 2014 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Mathematics Education
