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CEEM Center for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics
Christopher Nazelli

Christopher Nazelli

Associate Professor of Teaching

nazelli@wayne.edu

1091 Faculty/Administration Building

Christopher Nazelli

Department

Mathematics, Center for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics

Secondary Title

Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Center for Excellence and Equity in Mathematics (CEEM)

Research interest(s)/area of expertise

  • Mathematics education
  • Teacher preparation and professional learning
  • Lesson study

Research

Selected publications

  • Nazelli, C., Özgün-Koca, S. A., & Zopf, D. (2024). Enhancing preservice teachers' mathematical knowledge through writing: From peer review to inter-institutional conversations. In M. Colonnese, T. Casa, & F. Cardetti (Eds.), Illuminating and advancing the path for mathematical writing research (pp. 62-92). IGI Global
  • Lewis, J. M., Özgün-Koca, S. A, Nazelli, C., & Hernandez, L. (2024). Using transformative technology to teach central tendency and promote equity. Journal of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education Series D: Research in Mathematical Education. 27(3), 295-315.
  • Lewis, J. M., Nazelli, C., Özgün-Koca, S. A., French, K., & Hernandez, L. (2023). Professional development for human flourishing. In P. Drijvers, C. Csabodi, H. Palmér,  K. Gosztoniy, & E. Kónya (Eds.), Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (pp. 3243-3250). Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Science, and ERME
  • Meagher, M., Nazelli, C., Özgün-Koca, S. A., & Edwards, M. T. (2023). Project CRAFTeD: An adapted lesson study for pre-service mathematics teachers. 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. 523-531). Reno, NV: University of Nevada
  • Nazelli, C., & Özgün-Koca, S. A. (2023). Mathematics lesson study for early professional learning with novel partnerships. In S. Dotger, G. Matney, K. Chandler-Olcott, J. Heckathorn, and M. Fox (Eds.), Lesson study with mathematics and science preservice teachers: Finding the form (pp. 192-203). Routledge
  • Nazelli, C., Zopf, D., & Özgün-Koca, S. A. (2022). Engaging elementary pre-service teachers with high leverage mathematical practices. In P. Jenlink (Ed.), Mathematics as the science of patterns: Making the invisible visible through teaching (pp. 185-204). Information Age Publishing
  • Lewis, J. M., & Nazelli, C. (2022). What remains? A longitudinal study of the effects of curated field experiences for preservice mathematics teachers. In J. Hodgen, E. Geraniou, G. Bolondi, & F. Ferretti (Eds.), Proceedings of the 12th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (p. 3194). Free University of Bozen-Bolazano and ERME
  • Lewis, J. M., Özgün-Koca, S. A., Hernandez, L., Nazelli, C., & French, K. (2022). Does the choice of observation instrument matter? The Mathematics Educator. 30 (2), 33-63

Selected presentations

  • Özgün-Koca, S. A., Nazelli, C., & Zopf, D. (February, 2024). Mathematical Writing to Scaffold Elementary Preservice Teacher Learning. Session presented at the Twenty-eighth Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE). Orlando, Florida
  • Lebiedzik, C., Nazelli, C., Özgün-Koca, S. A., Schultz, S. (January, 2024). The Academy of Teachers' Lesson Study Faculty Learning community: Breaking the Habits of Disengagement. Inaugural Mathematics Teaching and Learning Seminar, Detroit, MI: Wayne State University
  • Lewis, J., Nazelli, C., Özgün-Koca, S. A., French, K., & Hernandez, L. (November, 2023). Lesson Study for Human Flourishing. Session presented at the Annual Conference of the World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS). Zwolle, Netherlands
  • Lewis, J., Nazelli, C., Özgün-Koca, S. A., French, K., & Hernandez, L. (July, 2023). Professional Development for Human Flourishing. Session presented at the Thirteenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME). Budapest, Hungary
  • Nazelli, C., & Özgün-Koca, S. A. (April, 2022). Lesson Study as Feedback System. Roundtable session presented at Closing the Loop, Wayne State University Office of Teaching and Learning, Academy of Teachers, and SSTEPS Teaching Conference. Detroit, MI
  • Hardamon, K., Nazelli, C., Özgün-Koca, S. A. (April, 2021). Project REALM: High Quality Professional Development to Support and Nurture Lesson Study. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Virtual
  • Nazelli, C., Balogh, J., & Chrzan, M. (January, 2020). The WSU Math Corps: Empowering Children through Mentoring and Mathematics. Session presented at the STEM Education and Social Justice Conference. Oahu, HI: University of Hawaii at Manoa
  • Nazelli, C., Özgün-Koca, S. A., & Zopf, D. (February, 2019). Reforming a Mathematics Course for Elementary Teachers via the APEX Cycle. Session presented at the Twenty-third Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE). Orlando, FL
  • Nazelli, C. (June, 2018). Lesson Study: An Introduction. Session presented at the Realizing Equity and Achievement through Learning Mathematics (REALM) Lesson Study Open House. Detroit, MI: Mackenzie Elementary-Middle School
  • Lewis, J. & Nazelli, C. (March, 2017). Lesson Study and Higher Education. Session presented at the Michigan Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (MI-AMTE) Conversations Among Colleagues Conference Pre-Conference Workshop. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University
  • Rubenstein, R., Elliott, R., Ghousseini, H., Shaughnessy, J. M., Nazelli, C., & McLeod, M. (January, 2016). Multiple Models for Practice-Based Teacher Development. Session presented at the Twentieth Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE). Irving, CA
  • Lewis, J., Özgün-Koca, S. A., Hardamon, K., Hernandez, L., Isaksen, S., McLeod, M., & Nazelli, C. (April, 2015). What a Difference a Difference Makes: Comparing Outcomes on Different Observational Instruments for Teacher Evaluation. Session presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Chicago, IL

Education

  • Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction - Mathematics Education, Wayne State University, 2021
  • M.A. in Mathematics, Wayne State University, 1996
  • B.A. in Mathematics (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa), Wayne State University, 1994

Awards and grants

  • Department of Mathematics Faculty Service Award, 2024
  • Office of Teaching and Learning Faculty Travel Grant, 2023
  • Inducted, WSU Academy of Teachers, 2021
  • Community Telecommunications Network Grant, 2018
  • NSF WIDER/SSTEPS Grant Fellow, 2016-2018
  • President's Excellence in Teaching Award, 2011
  • College of Science Teaching Award, 1999
  • Adjunct Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Mathematics, 1996

Other qualifications directly relevant to courses taught

  • Instructor, Director, Site-Development Consultant, WSU Math Corps 1997 - Present
  • Participant, IMPULS Lesson Study Immersion Program, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan, Summer 2015 
  • Lesson study facilitator, Warren Woods Public Schools 2014 - 2018; WSU Project REALM (Realizing Equity and Achievement through Literacy and Mathematics), 2016 - 2020
  • Facilitator and participant, WSU Lesson Study Faculty Learning Community, 2019 - 2021 (Supported by NSF WIDER/SSTEPS Grant)
  • Facilitator and participant, WSU Academy of Teachers' Lesson Study Faculty Learning Community, 2023 - 2024 (Supported by the Office of the Provost)

Citation index

Courses taught by Christopher Nazelli

Winter Term 2025 (future)

Fall Term 2024 (current)

Winter Term 2024

Fall Term 2023

Winter Term 2023

Fall Term 2022

Winter Term 2022

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