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Ann LeSage
PhD

Associate Professor

Faculty of Education

Contact information

Education Building - Room CHA 349
Downtown Oshawa
11 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, ON

905.721.8668 ext. 2886

ann.lesage@ontariotechu.ca
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Ann LeSage - Teaching elementary school mathematics

Research areas include exploring the interconnectedness of teaching and learning mathematics from preschool through teacher professional development, including affect and cognition. Current projects include research on pre-service teachers' mathematical knowledge and teaching efficacy; mobile apps as tools to support and elicit Kindergarten children's understanding of numeracy; and video podcasts.

Bio

My research interests focus on mathematical knowledge and efficacy, and integrating technology and pedagogy. I am interested in understanding elements that influence teaching and learning mathematics from preschool through teacher professional development, including affect and cognition. In particular, I explore integrating apps and/or video podcasts to support mathematics learning. Beyond mathematics education, I am fortunate to work with cross-disciplinary teams of academic researchers and community partners to conduct collaborative research in areas such as promoting children’s healthy eating choices; and supporting teacher and parent understanding of social competence in young children.

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Courses taught

Bachelor of Arts

  • EDST 3170U - Developing Numeracy (formerly AEDT 3170U)
  • EDST 2140U - Creating Digital Tools (formerly AEDT 3140U) 
  • BUSI 1915U - Business Mathematics I 

Bachelor of Education

  • CURS 4140U - Curriculum Studies I: Mathematics
  • CURS 4241U - Curriculum Studies: Mathematics II
  • EDUC 1308U - Mathematical Thinking and Doing (Primary / Junior)
  • EDUC 1308U - Mathematical Thinking and Doing (Intermediate / Senior))
  • EDUC 1303U - STEM I (Primary / Junior)
  • EDUC 1307U - STEM II (Primary / Junior)
  • EDUC 4622U - Mathematics4Teachers
  • EDUC 4620U - Teaching Extended Mathematics (Primary / Junior)

Graduate Studies

  • EDUC 5002G - Research Methods in Education
  • EDUC 5404G - Teaching in an Adult Learning Environment

Research and expertise

  • Affect and cognition in mathematics
  • Elementary mathematics education
  • Teacher education
  • Video podcasts and teacher development
  • Community-based research
  • LeSage, A., Friedlan, J., Tepylo, D., & Kay, R. (2021). Supporting at-risk university business mathematics students: Shifting the focus to pedagogy. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 16(2), em0635.  https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/10893 
  • LeSage, A., & Ruttenberg-Rozen, R. (2020, July 11-18). “More gooder”: children evaluate early numeracy apps [Conference presentation]. The 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME). Shanghai, China.
  • LeSage, A., Kay, R., Tepylo, D. & Allen, R. (Nov. 2019). Designing video podcasts to support at-risk university mathematics students. Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (iCERi). Seville, Spain. (pp. 5537 - 5542) 10.21125/iceri.2019
  • LeSage, A., Kay, R. & Tepylo, D. (Nov. 2019). A flipped classroom approach to support at-risk university mathematics students: Shifting the focus to pedagogy. 12th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (iCERi). Seville, Spain. (pp. 5481 - 5486)
  • LeSage, A. (2013). Web-based Video Clips: A supplemental resource for supporting pre-service elementary mathematics teachers. In Martinovic, D., Freiman, V., & Karadag, Z. (Eds.), Visual Mathematics and Cyberlearning. Series: Mathematics Education in a Digital Era, Vol. 1. p.187-207. Springer.  DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2321-4_8.
  • LeSage, A. (June 2013). Don’t count on the quality of children’s counting books. Paper presented at the 57th International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) World Assembly. Bangkok, Thailand.
  • LeSage, A. (2012). Adapting math instruction to support prospective elementary teachers. Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE). 9(1), 16-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/17415651211228077 
  • LeSage, A. (July 2011). So much to do, so little time: Supporting elementary pre-service teachers’ sense of rational numbers. Paper presented at The International Association for Development of the Information Society e-Learning Conference (IADIS). Rome, Italy. [Awarded Best Practical Paper]
  • Kay, R. H., & LeSage, A. (2009). Examining the benefits and challenges of using audience response systems: A review of the literature. Computers and Education. 53(3), 819-827.
  • LeSage, A. (January 2009). Students at-risk: What can they tell us about teaching and learning mathematics? Paper presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI). Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Ross, J.A., Hogoboam-Gray, A., McDougall, D., & LeSage, A. (2003). A Survey Measuring Elementary Teachers’ Implementation of Standards-based Mathematics Teaching. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 34 (4), 344-363.  https://www.jstor.org/stable/30034787?origin=JSTOR-pdf&seq=1