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Andria Disney

Faculty Member

Dr. Andria Disney

Biography

Dr. Andria Disney is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education. She teaches undergraduate math methods courses and supports student teachers/interns with their teacher performance assessment, and she teaches graduate instruction and assessment and instructional coaching courses. Before coming to UVU, Dr. Disney served as an Assistant Professor of Elementary Mathematics Education at Georgia Southern University (2016-2019). Prior to receiving her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in K-8 Mathematics Education from the University of Montana in 2016, she worked in public schools for 12 years as an elementary teacher, a middle school math teacher, a mathematics curriculum and instructional specialist, and a K-12 instructional coach. Dr. Disney's research interests include supporting pre-service and in-service teachers in making mathematics instructional change and using sense-making tools with their students as well as examining how teachers analyze and use student work to inform their teaching.

Education

EDD, University of Montana, 2016

Major: Curriculum & Instruction

MED, Northern Arizona University, 2008

Major: Educational Leadership

MED, Northern Arizona University, 2006

Major: Elementary Education

Post-Baccalaureate Certification, Arizona State University, 2000

Major: Elementary Education (K-8)

BA, University of Montana, 1998

Major: Communication Studies

Teaching

EDEL 4980

Elementary Education Capstone Seminar, Spring 2024

EDEL 4240

Elementary Learning Environments IV, Spring 2024

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Spring 2024

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Spring 2024

EDEL 4990

Teacher Performance Assessment Project, Spring 2024

EDEL 4990

Teacher Performance Assessment Project, Spring 2024

Presentations

Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , RCML Annual Conference, "Supporting Elementary PSTs’ Analysis of Students’ Mathematical Thinking", Research Council on Mathematics Learning (RCML), Las Vegas, NV. (March, 2023)
Gearing, Nicole , Disney, Andria , Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM) State Conference, "Transform Instruction_ Whiteboard Apps", Provo, UT. (January, 2023)
Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , 2022 SSMA Convention, "Math PST Reflections on Using a Monitoring Chart during Field Experience", School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA), Missoula, MT. (October, 2022)
Gearing, Nicole , Disney, Andria , 2022 SSMA Convention, "Preservice Teachers’ Questions about Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment", School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA), Missoula, MT. (October, 2022)
Disney, Andria , Eisenreich, Heidi , Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) Annual Conference, "Analyzing Student Work using Perusall_ An Online Annotation Platform", Las Vegas, NV. (February, 2022)
Eisenreich, Heidi , Fisher, Karin , Crews, Kahli , Lorden, Abigail , Disney, Andria , Georgia Mathematics Conference, Annual Conference – Part 2, Virtual, "I Can’t Remember which Fraction to Keep or Flip_ Building Understanding of Fraction Division with the CRA Instructional Model (Grades 4-8)". (February, 2022)