Reno Reporter

Teruni Lamberg, a professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at the University of Nevada, Reno will be the junior co-chair for the American Association for Educational Research Mathematics Research Special Interest Group, according to a May 16 press release.

“This organization is a part of a larger education research organization,” Lamberg said in the release. “The specific branch that I got elected to focuses on research in mathematics education. We look at how children learn math and how teachers teach math. It's important for improving mathematics education and preparing teachers.”

The objective of the American Educational Research Association is to expand educational research for public education with Lamberg expected to spearhead the group’s arithmetic efforts, along with facilitating communication amongst the group, the release stated.

“I started out as a teacher, and I loved kids when I left the classroom,” Lamberg said. “I only left with the thought that if I'm leaving the classroom, it's to impact more kids, to give kids more access and opportunities. Most of all, I think what excites me is to get kids excited about learning, because learning can be a joyful thing. And, very often, a lot of people don't see it that way.”

Lamberg said the group can have a profound impact.

“The biggest impact is looking at the research that's coming out and having collective conversations of what works, what does not work and seeing directions that people can go,” she said. “Obviously, people are going to be doing their own lines of research, but just having a think tank, a group to push the thinking, is what's exciting about this role.”