Ali Bicer
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
Contact Information
Email: abicer@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-5044
Office: McWhinnie Hall 318
- Ph.D. Texas A&M University, College Station
- M.S. Texas A&M University, College Station
Ali Bicer is an assistant professor in the School of Teacher Education at the University
of Wyoming (UW), where he teaches courses in mathematics & science methods and mathematics
seminars. His research interests have centered on issues of STEM education, STEM schools,
innovative instructional practices (e.g., project-based learning (PBL)), integrating
writing into mathematics classrooms, problem solving & posing skills, and research
methodology.
Dr. Bicer is an active member of AERA, NCTM, FIE, ASEE, NARST, SERA, SSMA, and SITE.
Dr. Bicer’s professional activities have included numerous presentations at national
and international conferences such as American Educational Research Association (AERA),
National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (NCTM), National Association of Science
Education (NARST), Frontiers in Education (FIE), Southwest Educational Research Association
(SERA), and Society for Information Technology (SITE) as well as authoring of numerous
published journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings and several
that are currently in press and in progress.
Dr. Bicer received his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a mathematics specialization
from Texas A&M University in 2016. While conducting his doctoral work, he received
the Lechner Scholarship and the College of Education Graduate Strategic Support Scholarship
for outstanding achievement. During his PhD education, he was selected to lead a research
group of mathematics education at Texas A&M University. He helped many mathematics
education graduate students increase their academic products by bringing authorship
opportunities and teaching them how to conduct quantitative and qualitative research
in education. After receiving his master and PhD in Mathematics Education from Texas
A&M University, he started working as a postdoctoral research assistant in Aggie STEM
at Texas A&M University until 2018. Prior to starting his masters and doctoral program
at Texas A&M University, he taught mathematics for three years in secondary and middle
schools.
- Mathematical creativity
- Creativity-directed problem solving posing tasks
- Teaching mathematics through integrated STEM projects and writing
- Problem Solving (Undergraduate Level)
- Elementary Mathematics and Science Method (Undergraduate Level)
- Mathematics Seminar (Undergraduate Level)
- Early Childhood of Mathematics and Science (Graduate Level)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
- Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA)
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)
- School Science and Mathematics (SSMA)
