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Erica N. Walker

Clifford Brewster Upton Professor of Mathematical Education

212-678-8246

Office Location:

323B Thmps

Office Hours:

T 2:30-4:00; W 4:30-6:00

Personal Website

TC Affiliations:

Mathematics, Science & Technology
- Mathematics Education

Educational Background

B.S. (cum laude) in Mathematics, Spanish minor, Birmingham-Southern College
M.Ed. in Mathematics Education, Wake Forest University
Ed.M., Ed.D. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, Harvard University

Scholarly Interests

Racial and gender equity in mathematics education
Student persistence in advanced mathematics
Mathematics education policy

Selected Publications

"Student Voices: African Americans and Mathematics" (NCTM Yearbook)

Who can do mathematics? In Identifying and nurturing mathematically talented students (Houghton Mifflin).

Getting to the Right Algebra: The Equity 2000 Initiative in Milwaukee Public Schools (Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, co-author)

"Student Voices: African Americans and Mathematics" (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Yearbook: Gender and Multicultural Equity in the Mathematics Classroom, co-author)

You Do the Math

Erica Walker fights to conquer America's phobia about numbers.

Minority Postdoctoral Fellows

Minority postdoctoral fellows 2001

Equity Symposium to Focus on NCLB at Midpoint

While the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) may be raising positive expectations for special education students and focusing attention on the educational needs of poor and minority youth, to date, NCLB is significantly behind schedule in meeting its own goals for student performance, teacher quality, academic standards and other key school improvement measures.

Teachers College to Partner with 10 Public Schools in Harlem

Teachers College has received a $5 million grant from the GE Foundation to create an intensive new partnership with a group of 10 public schools in Harlem.

TC Wins Federal Innovation Grant to Prepare STEM Teachers

TC's NCREST Wins $12 million Federal Innovation Grant for Professional Development of Early College and STEM Teachers

Putting Standards to the Test

During the past 30 years, U.S. education has become increasingly standards-driven. Are we getting anywhere?

OIA Helps Launch Indonesia STEM Project

Earlier this spring OIA welcomed six Indonesian educators.

Changing the Odds for Math Success

Boosting the Numbers

Nathan Alexander wants to ensure that other minority students pursue studies in math

Checks and Imbalances

Field-testing a curriculum on the national debt

Faculty Partners

Seven faculty are at the heart of TC's Harlem collaboration

Joining Forces

TC is partnering with 10 local public schools to improve education in science, technology, engineering and math

Technology as the Key to Math

Numbers loom large in Virginia L. Thompson's life. Thompson is the youngest girl among 11 siblings -- the last to leave home and the first to complete a doctoral degree in higher education.

Upper Manhattan Principals Meet with U.S. Education Official

With all the federal initiatives focusing on education in recent months, Teachers College assembled a group of 150 Upper Manhattan school principals on August 30 to meet with Anthony W. Miller, deputy secretary and chief operating officer of the U.S. Department of Education.

A Book as Diverse as its Topic

James Banks and TC contributors discuss the new Encyclopedia of Diversity

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