Research focus
Barbara Freeouf studies the use of lesson study with
pre-service teachers; the use of evidence in
pedagogical content knowledge; the development and
integration of high-quality, classroom-based case study
materials in mathematics education (for both pre- and
in-service teachers), and partnerships for improving
mathematics education.
Teaching/professional interests
Freeouf teaches T&L 352 (Elementary Math
Methods), Math 330 (Secondary Math Methods), Math 398
(Mathematical Snapshots), Math 251 (Mathematical
Reasoning for Elementary Teachers) and has taught a
wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses in
education. She has also taught mathematics in grades 5
– 16. She collects mathematical quotations
and cartoons.
Recent accomplishments
- Project Director/ P.I. Southwest Washington
T.I.M.E. (Transitions in Mathematics Education), a
partnership with Clark College, Battle Ground and
Evergreen School Districts "We MIN(D)/(E) the Math
Gaps"
- Associate Editor, Journal of Mathematics and
Science: Collaborative Explorations (published by the
Virginia Math and Science Coalition)
- Advisory Board member, SMART (ESD 112 partnership)
- Advisory Board member, SW WASHINGTON MESA
Educational background
- Ed.D. Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College,
Columbia University, 1988
- ABD Curriculum & Philosophy, University
of Chicago, 1975
- M.A.T. Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1971
- B.A. Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1970
