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Andria Disney

Faculty Member

Dr. Andria Disney

Biography

Dr. Andria Disney is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education. She teaches undergraduate math methods courses and supports student teachers/interns with their teacher performance assessment, and she teaches graduate instruction and assessment and instructional coaching courses. Before coming to UVU, Dr. Disney served as an Assistant Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Georgia Southern University (2016-2019). Prior to receiving her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in K-8 Mathematics Education from the University of Montana in 2016, she worked in public schools for 12 years as an elementary teacher, a middle school math teacher, a mathematics curriculum and instructional specialist, and a K-12 instructional coach. Dr. Disney's research interests include supporting pre-service and in-service teachers in making mathematics instructional change and using sense-making tools with their students as well as examining how teachers analyze and use student work to inform their teaching.

Education

EDD, University of Montana, 2016

Major: Curriculum & Instruction

MED, Northern Arizona University, 2008

Major: Educational Leadership

MED, Northern Arizona University, 2006

Major: Elementary Education

Post-Baccalaureate Certification, Arizona State University, 2000

Major: Elementary Education (K-8)

BA, University of Montana, 1998

Major: Communication Studies

Teaching

EDUC 6320

21st Century Instruction and Assessment, Summer 2024

EDUC 6320

21st Century Instruction and Assessment, Summer 2024

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Summer 2024

EDEL 4980

Elementary Education Capstone Seminar, Spring 2024

EDEL 4240

Elementary Learning Environments IV, Spring 2024

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Spring 2024

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Spring 2024

EDEL 4990

Teacher Performance Assessment Project, Spring 2024

EDEL 4990

Teacher Performance Assessment Project, Spring 2024

Presentations

Eisenreich, Heidi , Disney, Andria , Nguyen, Ha , 2024 Annual AMTE Conference, "K-8 Preservice Mathematics Teachers Writing to Learn", Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), Orlando, FL. (February, 2024)
Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , 2024 Annual AMTE Conference, "Preservice Teachers’ Mathematics Feedback to Their Math Pals", Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), Orlando, FL. (February, 2024)
Gearing, Nicole , Disney, Andria , UCTM 2024 State Conference, "Fractions with Patty Paper", Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM), Provo, UT. (January, 2024)
Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , Goodman, Andrew , UCTM 2024 State Conference, "Leveraging Literature to Solve Problems", Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM), Provo, UT. (January, 2024)
Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , RCML Annual Conference, "Supporting Elementary PSTs’ Analysis of Students’ Mathematical Thinking", Research Council on Mathematics Learning (RCML), Las Vegas, NV. (March, 2023)
Gearing, Nicole , Disney, Andria , Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM) State Conference, "Transform Instruction_ Whiteboard Apps", Provo, UT. (January, 2023)