Sarah Powell
@sarahpowellphd.bsky.social
Teacher and researcher; Working to improve mathematics instruction for students
Happy to have spent the day in Ohio with NOBIDA. I appreciate a dyslexia group that understands the importance of math! It was also nice to see Ohio friends (Lindsay and Sam)! OH!
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Happy to have spent the day in Ohio with NOBIDA. I appreciate a dyslexia group that understands the importance of math! It was also nice to see Ohio friends (Lindsay and Sam)! OH!
It was an honor to spend yesterday at West Texas A&M as the speaker for their Helen Piehl Distinguished Lecture. I met so many nice people and enjoyed great conversations about math. We talked a lot about math learning being cumulative and about the language of math!
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It was an honor to spend yesterday at West Texas A&M as the speaker for their Helen Piehl Distinguished Lecture. I met so many nice people and enjoyed great conversations about math. We talked a lot about math learning being cumulative and about the language of math!
It's such an honor to receive the Eminent Researcher Award from Learning Difficulties Australia. While my name is on the award, everything is a team effort! I'm so grateful to the PRIME leads and doc students as well as the teachers and students who participate in our research.
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It's such an honor to receive the Eminent Researcher Award from Learning Difficulties Australia. While my name is on the award, everything is a team effort! I'm so grateful to the PRIME leads and doc students as well as the teachers and students who participate in our research.
New publication! Read about math vocabulary in the US and China!
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New publication! Read about math vocabulary in the US and China!
Need information about #math intervention? Look no further! intensiveintervention.org/training/cou...
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Need information about #math intervention? Look no further! intensiveintervention.org/training/cou...
Excited to work a bit more on word-problem solving with our RAAMPS team. This year, we are doing problem posing within Pirate Math Equation Quest! www.piratemathequationquest.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Excited to work a bit more on word-problem solving with our RAAMPS team. This year, we are doing problem posing within Pirate Math Equation Quest! www.piratemathequationquest.com
What a wonderful week at SMU with our LIME students. Here we are with our 6 LIME students who will graduate in 2026!
October 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What a wonderful week at SMU with our LIME students. Here we are with our 6 LIME students who will graduate in 2026!
Project STAIR is our project focused on data-based decision making in math. Check out our YouTube channel for all kinds of math videos! www.youtube.com/channel/UCE2...
September 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Project STAIR is our project focused on data-based decision making in math. Check out our YouTube channel for all kinds of math videos! www.youtube.com/channel/UCE2...
Today, I’m excited to be working with teachers in Round Rock ISD! This morning was all about word problems. This afternoon is all about math vocabulary and hands-on math tools!
September 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Today, I’m excited to be working with teachers in Round Rock ISD! This morning was all about word problems. This afternoon is all about math vocabulary and hands-on math tools!
Excited to be in Houston today at the conference for the Houston Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. And I get to share ideas on the support of word problems!
September 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Excited to be in Houston today at the conference for the Houston Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. And I get to share ideas on the support of word problems!
Wonderful to spend time at Academy District 20 focusing on math manipulatives and their connection to word problems. What a wonderful group of teachers here! Also, I got to explore the Garden of the Gods and see the first season’s snow on Pikes Peak!
September 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Wonderful to spend time at Academy District 20 focusing on math manipulatives and their connection to word problems. What a wonderful group of teachers here! Also, I got to explore the Garden of the Gods and see the first season’s snow on Pikes Peak!
I'll be in northern Ohio on November 14th to share ways to integrate literacy in math. Join me!
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'll be in northern Ohio on November 14th to share ways to integrate literacy in math. Join me!
Today is the day we kick off our SPIRAL math project for this school year! Lots of conversations about math manipulatives today. Check out many free resources at www.mathspiral.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today is the day we kick off our SPIRAL math project for this school year! Lots of conversations about math manipulatives today. Check out many free resources at www.mathspiral.com
With our SCALE project, we're working with teachers and interventionists as they use a fraction intervention called Fraction Face-Off. If you support students in Grades 5-8 who need help with fractions, let's talk!
September 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
With our SCALE project, we're working with teachers and interventionists as they use a fraction intervention called Fraction Face-Off. If you support students in Grades 5-8 who need help with fractions, let's talk!
With our SPIRAL project, we've put together lots of math resources for teachers! Check everything out here: mathspiral.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
With our SPIRAL project, we've put together lots of math resources for teachers! Check everything out here: mathspiral.com
Here's a bit about our SCALE-UP project! Over the next 4 years, we'll be using a fraction intervention in rural and out-of-school settings.
September 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Here's a bit about our SCALE-UP project! Over the next 4 years, we'll be using a fraction intervention in rural and out-of-school settings.
Over the last 9 months, the PRIME team has welcomed Asu to our team! She's been visiting Texas to learn more about math intervention and word-problem solving. As Asu prepares to leave us and return to Turkey, we want to spotlight her! We will miss Asu greatly!
September 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Over the last 9 months, the PRIME team has welcomed Asu to our team! She's been visiting Texas to learn more about math intervention and word-problem solving. As Asu prepares to leave us and return to Turkey, we want to spotlight her! We will miss Asu greatly!
Finishing a great week in Graz, Austria for #EARLI2025. Got to spend time with colleagues from Germany, Finland, and the Netherlands!
August 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Finishing a great week in Graz, Austria for #EARLI2025. Got to spend time with colleagues from Germany, Finland, and the Netherlands!
Now, welcome Kerri to the PRIME team! Kerri has spent the majority of her career as a classroom teacher. She is particularly interested in the uptake of evidence-based practices in math, so we are very excited that Kerri has decided to pursue a Ph.D. at Texas. Welcome, Kerri!
August 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Now, welcome Kerri to the PRIME team! Kerri has spent the majority of her career as a classroom teacher. She is particularly interested in the uptake of evidence-based practices in math, so we are very excited that Kerri has decided to pursue a Ph.D. at Texas. Welcome, Kerri!
We have two new Ph.D. students joining the PRIME team for the fall of 2025. First, welcome Jinyoung! She moved to Austin in August from South Korea. She has a keen interest in math interventions, so she will joining our Grade 4 word-problem tutoring project. Welcome, Jinyoung!
August 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We have two new Ph.D. students joining the PRIME team for the fall of 2025. First, welcome Jinyoung! She moved to Austin in August from South Korea. She has a keen interest in math interventions, so she will joining our Grade 4 word-problem tutoring project. Welcome, Jinyoung!
Over the next few weeks, I'll share a bit about our research projects we are implementing in schools. First up is Math Words! With this project, funded by IES, we are implementing modules focused on math vocabulary with Grades 3 and 4 teachers.
August 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Over the next few weeks, I'll share a bit about our research projects we are implementing in schools. First up is Math Words! With this project, funded by IES, we are implementing modules focused on math vocabulary with Grades 3 and 4 teachers.
Learn more about how keywords are not helpful for solving math word problems! ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
August 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Learn more about how keywords are not helpful for solving math word problems! ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
If you're heading to EARLI next week, let me know!
August 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If you're heading to EARLI next week, let me know!
Join me in Ohio on November 14th! I'll be talking about literacy in math!
August 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Join me in Ohio on November 14th! I'll be talking about literacy in math!
Need math progress monitoring measures? The TIER math measures are available across Grades K-6. And they are available in both English and Spanish. All FREE! spedsupport.tea.texas.gov/resource-lib...
August 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Need math progress monitoring measures? The TIER math measures are available across Grades K-6. And they are available in both English and Spanish. All FREE! spedsupport.tea.texas.gov/resource-lib...