Limin Jao, McGill University

Research

mathematics education teacher development early career teachers in-service teachers teachers' lives teacher quality reform-based teaching approaches (1) mathematics education

Latest funding

Life in the "real world": Examining early career secondary mathematics teachers' experiences and factors affecting use of reform-based teaching approaches
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$11,830
Life in the "real world": Examining early career secondary mathematics teachers' experiences and factors affecting use of reform-based teaching approaches
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$36,446
Collaborative Teacher Inquiry: Partnering to Develop Meaningful Cross-Curricular Project-Based Learning
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$24,999

All 4 grants and awards

Life in the "real world": Examining early career secondary mathematics teachers' experiences and factors affecting use of reform-based teaching approaches

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jao, Limin

Keywords: mathematics education; teacher development; early career teachers; in-service teachers; teachers' lives; teacher quality; reform-based teaching approaches

$11,830

Life in the "real world": Examining early career secondary mathematics teachers' experiences and factors affecting use of reform-based teaching approaches

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jao, Limin

Keywords: mathematics education; teacher development; early career teachers; in-service teachers; teachers' lives; teacher quality; reform-based teaching approaches

$36,446

Collaborative Teacher Inquiry: Partnering to Develop Meaningful Cross-Curricular Project-Based Learning

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Jao, Limin

Keywords: collaborative teacher inquiry; cross-curricular connections; interdisciplinary learning; professional development; project-based learning; teacher collaboration

$24,999

Designing more effective secondary school mathematics teacher education programs: The influence of content and sequencing for methods courses and practica on pre-service teachers' beliefs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Jao, Limin

Keywords: (1) mathematics education; (2) teacher beliefs; (3) teacher education; (4) pre-service teachers

$72,451

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: mathematics education Dear Professor Jao, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on mathematics education connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Life in the "real world": Examining early career secondary mathematics teachers' experiences and factors affecting use of reform-based teaching approaches" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]