Math and Science Ed – Margarita Vidrio Magana

Short Bio

Currently a mathematics teacher in Kennewick, WA, Margarita V. Magana is interested in student self-efficacy in tracked classrooms and the teacher practices used to improve student self-efficacy.

Current focuses include understanding the relationship between self-efficacy and the tracked math courses in which students are placed, specifically between content areas. Future career plans include higher education instruction. To contact, email margarita_vidrio@wsu.edu.

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Roth McDuffie, A., Drake, C., Choppin, J., Davis, J., Magaña, M.V. & Carson, C. (in press). Middle school mathematics teachers’ perceptions of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and related assessment and teacher evaluation systems. Educational Policy.
• Roth McDuffie, A., Drake, C., Choppin, J., Davis, J., Brown, J., & Magaña, M.V. (2015, April). Case studies of teachers’ perceptions of CCSSM and use of curriculum materials. In C. Drake (Chair) Exploring Middle School Teachers’ Use of Curriculum Materials in the Context of the Common Core Symposium. Paper presented as part of a symposium at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.
• Roth McDuffie, A., Drake, C., Carson, C., Choppin, J., Davis, J., & Magaña, M.V. (2015, February). Middle school mathematics teachers’ perceptions of the Common Core, related assessments, and teacher evaluation systems. Presentation at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
• Presentation at the Academic Showcase for Washington State University, March 2015.