Jill Newton
Professor
Mathematics Education,
Curriculum and Instruction
Email:
janewton@purdue.edu
Phone:
(765) 494-5679
Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 4136
About
Education
- Ph.D. — Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy (Mathematics Education), Michigan State University (2008)
- M.A. — International Education, George Washington University (1995)
- B.S. — Mathematics, General Science, Secondary Mathematics/Science Teaching Certification, Michigan State University (1987)
Career Experience
- 2021 – Present
Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN - 2018 – Present
Coordinator of Undergraduate Research
College of Education
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN - 2014 – 2021
Associate Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN - 2008 – 2014
Assistant Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN - 2004 – 2008
Research and Teaching Assistant
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan - 1988 – 2004
Secondary Mathematics and Science Teacher
Escuela Campo Alegre, Caracas, Venezuela
West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, Michigan
The International School of Tanganyika, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The American College of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
The American School of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Lake Michigan Catholic High School, St. Joseph, Michigan
Holy Name High School, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Awards & Honors
- Terry L. Wood Mathematics Teacher Educator Award, 2024-25, Hoosier Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
- Book of Great Teachers, 2023 Inductee, Purdue University
- Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Award, 2022-23, Purdue University.
- Outstanding Leadership in Global Engagement Award, 2022-23, College of Education, Purdue University.
- Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2020, Center for Instructional Excellence, Purdue University.
- Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 2019-20, College of Education, Purdue University.
- Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award, 2019-20, Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education, Purdue University.
- Service Learning Award, 2019, Office of Engagement, Purdue University.
- Christian J. Foster Award, 2017, Office of Engagement, Purdue University.
Research & Publications
- Mathematics education curriculum
- Mathematics teacher education
- Algebra teaching and learning
- Study abroad and international education
Selected Publications
- Zhou, L., Suazo-Flores, E., Sapkota, B., Mbewe, R., & Newton, J. (2025). Image of mathematics: A case study of two women’s early mathematics experiences. School Science and Mathematics. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.18337
- Doherty, K., Sapkota, B., Baniahmadi, M., Jiang, N., Hendrickson, L., Fulwider, D., Olson, A. M., Wood, M. B., & Newton, J. A. (2024). Opportunities and challenges in surveying and interviewing elementary teachers about their mathematics curricular use. In D. R. Thompson, M. A. Huntley, & C. Suurtamm (Eds.), Lessons learned from research on mathematics curriculum (pp. 385-398). Information Age.
- Jung, H., Newton, J., & Maher, E. M. (2024). Conceptualizing algebraic connections: Honoring voices from future mathematics teachers and the instructors who teach them. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 19(4), Article No: em0797. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/15519
- Newton, J. (2024). Everything I really need to know about curriculum, I learned from CSMC. In D. R. Thompson, M. A. Huntley, & C. Suurtamm (Eds.), Lessons learned from research on mathematics curriculum (pp. 599-622). Information Age.
- Sapkota, B., Fulwider, D., Odondi, A., Rigsby, B., & Newton, J. (2024). Exploring Elementary teachers’ post-COVID mathematics curricular use: Focus on curricular reasoning. In K. Kosko, J. Caniglia, S. Courtney, M. Zolfaghari, & G. A. Morris (Eds.), Proceedings of the forty-sixth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 101-105). Kent State University.
- Sapkota, B., Luo, X., Sapkota, M., Akarsu, M., Deogratias, E., Fauber, D., Mbewe, R., Mumba, F., Panthi, R. K., Newton, J., & Phillion, J. (2024). Exploring international educators’ learning about local and global social justice in a virtual community of practice. In A. Slapac, & C. A. Huertas-Abril (Eds.), Encouraging transnational learning through telecollaboration in global teacher education (pp. 45-78). IGI Global.
- Zhou, L., Sapkota, B., Max, B., Newton, J., Jung, H., McKee, R., & Keazer, L. (2024). Exploring the narratives of women mathematics educators through a dialogical self approach. In K. Kosko, J. Caniglia, S. Courtney, M. Zolfaghari, & G. A. Morris (Eds.), Proceedings of the forty-sixth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp. 421-425). Kent State University.
- Newton, J., Staples, M. Berry, B., & Miller, T. (Eds.). (2023). Special Issue: The collective endeavor of learning: Reflecting on the contributions of Terry L. Wood. Theory into Practice, 62(1).
- Zhou, L., McKee, R., Max, B., Jung, H., Sapkota, B., Newton, J., & Keazer, L. (2023). Figured worlds of women mathematics education scholars. In T. Lamberg & D. Moss (Eds). Proceedings of the forty-five annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 2, pp. 49-53). University of Nevada, Reno. https://www.pmena.org/pmenaproceedings/PMENA%2045%202023%20Proceedings%20Vol%202.pdf
- Sapkota, B., Doherty, K., Wood., M. B., & Newton, J. (2023). Elementary teachers’ use of mathematics curricular materials: Focus on Teachers Pay Teachers and Pinterest. In T. Lamberg & D. Moss, (Eds.), Proceedings of the forty-fifth annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 1, pp. 290-291). University of Nevada, Reno. https://www.pmena.org/pmenaproceedings/PMENA%2045%202023%20Proceedings%20Vol%201.pdf
- Sapkota, B. K., Zhou, L., Mbewe, R., Newton, J., & Phillion, J. (2023). Fostering pre-service teachers’ social justice awareness and intercultural competence through a virtual global community of practice. In C. E. Ullom, & N. Guler, (Eds.), At school in the world: Developing globally engaged teachers (pp. 212-237). Rowman & Littlefield.
- Lolkus, M., Duke, L., & Newton, J. (2022). Study abroad participants’ reflections on relationship development: The role of context, curriculum, and community engagement. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 34(4), 53-90. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v34i4.694
- Maher, E. M., Jung, H., & Newton, J. A. (2022). Mathematics learning, teaching, and equity in policy and programs: The case of secondary mathematics teacher education in the United States. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology (IJEMST), 10(2), 308-327. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijemst.2110
- Newton, J., Alvey, C., & Hudson, R. (2022). Investigating mathematics pre-service teachers’ knowledge for teaching: Focus on quadratic equations. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 24(2), 86-110.
- Newton, J., with Yackel, E. (2022). Justification in secondary math classrooms: Co-constructing context and process. In K. Bieda, A. Conner, K. Kosko, & M. Staples (Eds.), Conceptions and consequences of argumentation, justification, and proof (pp. 159-175). Springer.
- Lolkus, M., & Newton, J. (2022). Knowing the World Through Mathematics: Development of an undergraduate mathematics course for international social justice. In M. Suleiman, & T. Huber (Ed.), Beyond provincialism: Promoting global competencies in teacher and educator preparation. In Tonya Huber (Series Ed.), International Education Inquiries: People, Places, and Perspectives of Education 2030 (pp. 105-154). Information Age.
- Zhou, L., Sapkota, B., Mbewe, R., Newton, J., & Phillion, J. (2022). Global social justice in education: Developing a virtual intercultural community of practice. In M. Suleiman, & T. Huber (Ed.), Beyond provincialism: Promoting global competencies in teacher and educator preparation. In Tonya Huber (Series Ed.), International Education Inquiries: People, Places, and Perspectives of Education 2030 (pp. 63-101). Information Age.
- Doherty, K., Baniahmadi, M., Sapkota, B., Adjei, E. K., Brown, J., Newton, J. A., Wood, M. B., Olson, A. M., & Drake, C. (2022). Exploring dissonance and harmony in elementary mathematics teachers’ curricular use, autonomy, decision-making, and coherence. In A. E. Lischka, E. B. Dyer, R. S. Jones, J. Lovett, J. Strayer, & S. Drown (Eds), Proceedings of the 44th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Middle Tennessee State University. http://www.pmena.org/pmenaproceedings/PMENA%2044%202022%20Proceedings.pdf
Courses Typically Taught
- EDCI 22200 — Knowing the World Through Mathematics
- EDCI 22550 — Mathematics Education Seminar
- EDCI 35001 — Tanzania Seminar
- EDCI 35002 — International Comparative Education: Focus on Tanzania
- EDCI 35003 — Knowing Africa Through Literature
- EDCI 35004 — History, Culture, and Language in Tanzania
- EDCI 42500 — Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School I
- EDCI 42600 — Teaching Mathematics in the Secondary School II
- EDCI 49800 — Supervised Teaching in Mathematics
- EDCI 52004 — Teachers as Leaders
- EDCI 53500 — Teaching and Learning Algebra and Functions
- EDCI 62000 — Developing as a Mathematics Education Researcher
- EDCI 63500 — Content and Goals in Mathematics Education