LouAnn Lovin, Ph.D.
Dr. Lovin began her career teaching mathematics to middle and high school students
before making the transition to Pre–K through Grade 8. For over 20 years,
she has worked in elementary and middle school classrooms. Then and now,
Dr. Lovin engages with teachers in professional development as they implement
a student-centered approach to teaching mathematics. At the time of this publication,
she focused her research concerning teachers' mathematical knowledge for
teaching on the developmental nature of prospective teachers' fraction knowledge.
She has published articles in Teaching Children Mathematics, Mathematics Teaching
in the Middle School, Teaching Exceptional Children, and the Journal of Mathematics
Teacher Education. She coauthored the Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics
Professional Development Series with John A. van de Walle, Karen Karp, and Jenny Bay-Williams (Pearson, 2013). Dr. Lovin is an active member of the National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics, the Association of Mathematics Teacher Education,
and the Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics.