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Haiwen Chu
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Ph. D. Candidate in Urban Education
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036
e-mail: achu@gc.cuny.edu

HIGHER EDUCATION
Ph. D.AAAAAExpected 2011 Graduate Center, City University of New York
Ph. D.AAAAAUrban Education
M. A. 2004AABrooklyn College of the City University of New York
M. A. 2004AAMathematics Teacher 7-12, with honors
A. B. 2002AAHarvard College
A. B. 2002AAMathematics, cum laude.

DISSERTATION
Title:              Mathematics Teacher Learning and Knowing about Urban Youth
Committee:   Ofelia García (chair), Jean Anyon, and Laurie Rubel

RESEARCH FOCI
AAAAATeacher education and professional development
AAAAAMathematics education (secondary level)
AAAAALanguage and multilingual education
AAAAAEducation for Latinos and immigrants

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
November 2010-PresentAAAAAResearch Fellow
November 2010-PresentAAAAAALatino Data Project
November 2010-PresentAAAAAACenter for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
November 2010-PresentAAAAAAGraduate Center of the City University of New York
November 2010-PresentAAAAAADemographic profile of Latinos in New York City public schools
August 2009-July 2011 Research Assistant
Centering the Teaching of Mathematics on Urban Youth
Brooklyn College of City University of New York
Principal Investigator: Professor Laurie Rubel
Research and professional development for math teachers
January 2009-June 2011 Research Assistant
Latinos in New York City High Schools
Research Institute for Study of Languages in Urban Society
Graduate Center City University of New York
Principal Investigator: Professor Ofelia García
Mixed methods study of best practices in high schools for Latinos
December 2008-October 2010 Research Assistant
Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Hunter Collage
Quantitative study of Puerto Rican ancestries and demographics
December 2009-June 2010 Research Fellow
Latino Data Project
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Graduate Center City University of New York
Demographic profile of Colombians in New York City
September 2009-June 2010 Research Assistant
Sloan Foundation
Principal Investigator: Professor Anthony Picciano
Qualitative study of development of online and blended learning

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
August 2010-Present City University of New York Writing Fellow
LaGuardia Community College
June 2006-June 2010 Adjunct Lecturer
Secondary and Middle Childhood Mathematics Education
Graduate School of Education, Brooklyn College
Courses taught:
EDUC 713.23T Middle Childhood Education: Advanced Methodology and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Mathematics Education (3 sections: Second methods course in mathematics education)
EDUC 702.26T Seminar in Applied Theory and Research in Middle School Mathematics Education (Co-taught with Professor Laurie Rubel, first part of capstone sequence in mathematics education).
EDUC 722.03T Advanced Seminar in Pedagogy and Curriculum Adolescence Education: Mathematics (Capstone course in mathematics education).
September 2004-June 2009 Mathematics Teacher
International High School at LaGuardia Community College
College-level Courses Taught:
MAT 115: College Algebra and Trigonometry
MAT 120: Statistics and Probability
September 2003-June 2004 Mathematics Teacher
Central Park East Secondary School
September 2002-June 2003 Mathematics Teacher
Two Bridges Academy
September 1999-May 2002 Course Assistant
Mathematics Department
Harvard University
Courses: Multivariable Calculus, Abstract Algebra, Number Theory
Summer 2000, 2001 Head Counselor
Ross Summer Mathematics Program
Ohio State University
Summer 1999 Counselor
Ross Summer Mathematics Program
Ohio State University

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS
2010 Zalk Memorial Travel Fellowship, Graduate Center CUNY
2009-11 Latino Data Fellowship, Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies.
2006-9 Master Teacher Fellowship, Math for America
2006-8 Doctoral Fellowship, MetroMath
2007 Presidential Fellowship, Graduate Center CUNY
2006 University Fellowship, Graduate Center CUNY
2001 Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Iota Chapter, Harvard College
2001 Elected to Signet Society, Harvard College
1999 Marius Prize in Expository Writing, Harvard College
1999 Detur Prize, Harvard College

PUBLICATIONS
Rubel, L., Chu, H., & Shookhoff, L. (2011). Learning to map and mapping to learn our students’ worlds. Mathematics Teacher, 104 (8), 586-591.
García, O., Flores, N., & Chu, H. (2011). Extending bilingualism in U.S. secondary education: New variations. International Multilingual Research Journal, 5(1), 1-18.
Flores, N., & Chu, H. (2011). How does size matter? The impact of the rise of small high schools on Latino emergent bilinguals in New York City. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 14 (2), 155-70.
Chu, H., & Rubel, L. H. (2010). Learning to teach mathematics in urban high schools: Untangling the threads of interwoven narratives. Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, 3(2), 57-76.
Chu, H. (2010). The Colombian Population of New York City, 1990-2008. New York: Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies.

PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Flores, N., & Chu, H. (2011, April). Access and Achievement: The Impact of New York City’s Small School Movement on Latino Students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Chu, H., & Rubel, L. H. (2011, April). Contexts and structures: Supporting culturally relevant mathematics pedagogy for teachers of urban high school students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
Chu, H., Dikker, S., & Woodley, H. (2011, March) What is working: Latinos in New York City high schools. Paper presented at the City College Immigration and Education Conference.
Chu, H. (2011, February). Beyond programs: New configurations and variations of bilingual education in New York City high schools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Bilingual Education.
Rubel, L. H., & Chu, H. (2010, October). Putting the city back in “urban”: High school mathematics teaching in low-income communities of color. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychology of Mathematics Education-North America.
Chu, H., Flores, N., & García, O. (2010, May). Where are we? Latinos and Emergent Bilinguals in New York City High Schools. Paper presented at the annual Research Institute for Studies of Language in Urban Society Forum.
Chu, H. (2010, May). Identifying the weakness of identity as an analytic concept in mathematics education research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association
Chu, H., & Visser, A. (2010, April). Multiple identifiers, multiple identities: Latinos in New York City. Paper presented at annual meeting of the National Association of Ethnic Studies.
Woodley, H. H., Kaplan, L., & Chu, H. (2010, March). Beating the odds: A look at New York City high schools with high Latino graduation rates. Paper presented at the annual conference of the New York State Association of Bilingual Educators.
Chu, H. (2009, February). Digital and personal extensions of community asset mapping. Paper presented at University of Pennsylvania Ethnography in Education Forum.
Chu, H. (2007, October). Real world contexts and classroom curricula: Relevance and mathematizability. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Psychology of Mathematics Education-North America, University of Nevada, Reno.
Michelli, N., Cooley, L., Chu, H., Anderson, J., & Dempsey, V. (2007, October). Preparing high quality teachers of mathematics: A matter of social justice for rural and urban schools. Paper presented at National Network for Educational Renewal annual conference.
Rubel, L. H., Chu, H., Johnson, G., Driskill, M., & Monroe, S. (2007, April). Centering the Teaching of Mathematics on Urban Youth. Presentation at Radical Mathematics Conference.
Cooley, L., Michelli, N., Brantlinger, A., Smith, B., Donoghue, E., Meagher, M., Chu, H., Gonzalez, L., Gellert, L., & Fleshman, P. (2007, April). “Preparing Alternatively Certified Mathematics Teachers with an Understanding of Urban Students’ Lives: The Case of the NYC Teaching Fellows.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association.
Chu, H. (2007, February). Atlas of Origins: Mapping our world with mathematics. Paper presented at the University of Pennsylvania Ethnography in Education Forum.
Meagher, M., Smith, B., Cooley, L., Donoghue, E., Haydar, H., Angulo, N., Chu, H., Gonzalez, L., & Henry, S. (2007, January). “Alternative Certification in Urban School Districts: The Case of the NYC Teaching Fellows.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators.

WORKSHOPS PRESENTED
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies, “Google Earth: Under the Hood,” April 2010.
Internationals Network Conference, “All Projects Great and Small,” November 2008
Math for America, “Perspective, Geometry, and Coordinates,” March 2008
Organizer, Off-site Visit at AERA Annual Meeting to Middle College and International High Schools, March 2008
Internationals Network Conference, “Interdisciplinary Math and Science Projects,” November 2007
Knowles Science Teaching Fellowship Conference, “The Lottery,” July 2007
Middle College National Conference, “Intellectual Coherence in Mathematics,” July 2007
MetroMath Center Teacher Fellow Conference, “Students project and construct teacher biography,” June 2007
Internationals Network Conference, “Applying and Specifying Formative Rubrics,” November 2006
MetroMath Teacher Leader Workshop, “Text Messages and English Language Learning,” July 2006
Middle College National Conference, “Problematic Tasks and Backwards Design,” July 2006
MetroMath Center Teacher Fellow Conference, “Skewed Squares” June 2006
Internationals Network for Public Schools Math Workshop, “Nature of the Task,” May 2006
Internationals Network Conference, “Technology in the Math Classroom,” November 2005

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Student Representative for Urban Education Program, Graduate Council of the City University Graduate Center, 2010-2.
Student Representative, Curriculum and Examinations Committee, Doctoral Program in Urban Education, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 academic years.
Lead Organizer, Committee for Urban Education Emerging Scholars Conference, 2008 & 2009
Student Representative, Faculty Membership Committee, Doctoral Program in Urban Education, 2008-2009 academic year
Internationals Network Common Language School Core Planning Team, 2006-7

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (PEER REVIEWER)
American Educational Research Association
City University of New York-Professional Staff Congresses Grant Fund
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Mathematics Teacher)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Educational Research Association
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

SOFTWARE SKILLS
ATLAS.ti, STATA, Google Earth KML, SPSS.

LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
Spanish (fluent), Mandarin (fluent), Japanese (beginner)

REFERENCES
REFERProvided upon request.


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