Daniel Edelen: The Immense Brilliance of Children

Learning to teach mathematics teachers better with Dr. Daniel Edelen, Assistant Professor in the College of Education & Human Development at Georgia State University, as he shares strategies and mindsets for recognizing the brilliance of young children, centering them and their experiences, and developing empathy as a teacher and teacher educator. He is an ethnographer who is passionate about understanding how children understand, create, and navigate authority, autonomy, and agency in the classroom, particularly in settings where the content relates to STEM and STEAM.

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Authority Research
The social construction of authorities: An interactional ethnographic examination of positional legitimacy
Authority and positionings in elementary mathematics: An interactional ethnographic approach
Untangling Classroom Positionings: An Instrumental Case Unpacking Positioning Theory in Mathematics Education

STEM/STEAM
STEM Rocks Research Collective
Elementary students’ STEAM perceptions: Extending frames of reference through transformative learning experiences
Moving toward shared realities through empathy in mathematical modeling: An ecological systems theory approach
Humanistic STE(A)M instruction through empathy: leveraging design thinking to improve society
“No, This Is Not My Boyfriend’s Computer”: Elevating the Voices of Youth in STEM Education Research Leveraging Photo-Elicitation
Centering Students in Transdisciplinary STEAM Using Positioning Theory