Dr. Karl W. Kosko
Biography
Karl Kosko earned his undergraduate degree in Elementary Education, with a minor in mathematics, at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. While teaching in the Rock Hill School District, he also received his M.Ed. in Middle Level Education with an emphasis in mathematics. Later, he attended Virginia Tech and earned his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Mathematics Education. He then completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan with the GRIP project before taking a position at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. His research interest focuses on how mathematical meaning is conveyed, including studies of mathematical argument & discourse, multiplicative reasoning, and using representations of practice in elementary mathematics teacher education.
Education
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics Education), Virginia Tech
M.Ed. in Middle Level Education (Mathematics), Winthrop University
B.S. in Elementary Education (Mathematics Minor), Winthrop University
Research Methods
Awards/Achievements
- 2020 President's Faculty Excellence Award (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø)
- 2019 Outstanding New Faculty Research and Scholarship Award (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø)
- 2019 Outstanding Early Career Researcher (College of Education, Health, & Human Services)
- 2015 – 2016 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø – Teaching Scholar
- 2014 – 2017 Participating Fellow in the LessonSketch Research and Development Fellows Project (NSF #DRL1316241)
- 2013 STaR Fellow (Service, Teaching and Research Program – 4th Cohort)