Elizabeth Dyer
ebdyer.bsky.social
Elizabeth Dyer
@ebdyer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Learning scientist, mathematics and science teacher educator
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New op-ed in the Chicago Sun Times

“When someone accepts bureaucratic terms for human displacement, they become desensitized, seeing figures instead of faces, cases instead of lives being upended.”

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Dehumanizing language used on America's enslaved is still spoken today
The words Donald Trump and his underlings use for immigrants strip away their humanity and reduce them to dangerous caricatures worthy of fear rather than constitutional protection.
chicago.suntimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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I am so excited co-edit (with Jessica Hunt) a special issue of the Journal of Research in Mathematics Education on Strengths-Based Research at the Intersection of Mathematics and Disability. You can contact me if you have a question (rlambert@ucbs.edu) ♾️ #AcademicSky #EduSky #LearningSciences
.@nctm.org's research journal, Journal of Research in Mathematics Education, has a call for a special issue on Strengths-Based Research at the Intersection of Mathematics and Disability

If your scholarship fits this framework, please consider submitting a piece.

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pubs.nctm.org
April 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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I'm excited to be part of a second dimension of this conversation—Stina Krist, Tingting Li & I will problematize how AI systems for education are built and trouble their promises to save teachers time.

I hope those coming to Denver for AERA will join us!
Join us for "AI and Educational Justice: A Critical Conversation" at #AERA2025 on 4/23, 2:30-4pm, Colorado Convention Center, Ballroom Level-Mile High Ballroom 1AB.

Dr. Aman Yadav and I will discuss the political-historical context and environmental impact of AI in education.

The session summary:
April 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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2025 Sandra K. Abell Inst. funded by @narst.bsky.social at Northwestern School of Educ & Social Policy @sesp-nu.bsky.social - Mentorship from scholars in Sci Ed & Learning Sciences, critical friends groups, & writing workshops. Aps from PhD Sci Ed candidates & mentors due 2/28/25
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February 27, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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I have two op-eds to share today! First up is an article in Fulcrum titled No Going Backwards: Cannot Take Down DOE. In it, I talk about the potential shuttering of the DOE as a movement toward (back to?) separate but equal. I’ll share the other later today!

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No Going Backwards: Cannot Take Down DOE
Growing up in New Castle, Pennsylvania, where every public school received extra federal support due to the city’s high poverty levels, I saw the importance of governmental assistance.New Castle Area ...
thefulcrum.us
February 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM