Aaron Brakoniecki

Dr. Aaron Brakoniecki is a senior lecturer and program director for the Mathematics Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He currently teaches mathematics education courses to prospective and practicing middle and high school mathematics teachers. His research focuses on preservice teachers’ mathematics knowledge for teaching and the impacts of technology on that knowledge. Other areas of professional interest include supporting teachers’ uses of technology in their classrooms, the use of concept maps as a formative assessment tool, preservice teachers’ understanding of trigonometry and proportional reasoning, and the reading of geometric diagrams in mathematics texts.

Dr. Brakoniecki’s teaching primarily focuses on content courses for teachers (both secondary and elementary). These courses focus on the big ideas of content domains, exploring the content in deep, connected ways, along with implications of manipulatives, technology, standards, and curriculum in the teaching and learning of this content. Additionally, these courses investigate the ways in which different curricular approaches support the mathematical development of diverse learners.

Pronouns: he/him

Research

• Preparing Mathematics Teachers to Teach for Justice and Joy in High-Needs Schools

  PI: Aaron Brakoniecki Co-PI: Gregory Benoit, Debra Borkovitz, Eric Cordero-Siy, Alejandra Salinas National Science Foundation Award # 2243465 This project aims to serve the national need for preparing... [ More ]

• Preparing Mathematics Teachers to Enact Engaging Discourse-based Teaching Strategies

  PI: Alejandra Salinas Co-PI: Aaron Brakoniecki, Steven Rosenberg National Science Foundation Award # 1758218 This Track 1 Noyce project seeks to address the national need for more highly... [ More ]