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Dr. Andria Disney

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Biography

Dr. Andria Disney is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education. She teaches undergraduate math methods courses and supports student teachers/interns with their teacher assessment project, 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, examining how teachers analyze and use student work to inform their teaching, and exploring the intersection of mathematics education and special education.

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

EDUC 6320

21st Century Instruction and Assessment, Fall 2025

EDEL 4980

Elementary Education Capstone Seminar, Fall 2025

EDEL 4240

Elementary Learning Environments IV, Fall 2025

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Fall 2025

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Fall 2025

EDEL 4990

Teacher Assessment Project, Fall 2025

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Summer 2025

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Summer 2025

EDUC 5321

Instruction Technology Assessment Planning, Summer 2025

EDUC 6321

Instruction Technology Assessment Planning, Summer 2025

EDEL 4980

Elementary Education Capstone Seminar, Spring 2025

EDEL 4240

Elementary Learning Environments IV, Spring 2025

EDEL 4510

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment I, Spring 2025

EDEL 4510

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment I, Spring 2025

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Spring 2025

EDEL 4990

Teacher Performance Assessment Project, Spring 2025

Presentations

Goodman, Andrew , Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , NCTM 2025 Spring Conference, "Leveraging Literature to Solve Problems", National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), Kansas City, MO. (February, 2025)

Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , 2025 UCTM State Conference, "Context Matters in Math!", Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM), Provo, UT. (January, 2025)

Gearing, Nicole , Disney, Andria , 2025 UCTM State Conference, "Dynamic Decimals_ Hands-On Activities", Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM), Provo, UT. (January, 2025)

Eisenreich, Heidi , Disney, Andria , Nguyen, Ha , 2024 Annual AMTE Conference, "K-8 Preservice Mathematics Teachers Writing to Learn", Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), Orlando, FL. (February, 2024)

Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , 2024 Annual AMTE Conference, "Preservice Teachers’ Mathematics Feedback to Their Math Pals", Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), Orlando, FL. (February, 2024)

Gearing, Nicole , Disney, Andria , UCTM 2024 State Conference, "Fractions with Patty Paper", Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM), Provo, UT. (January, 2024)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Disney, Andria , Eisenreich, Heidi A, Fisher, Karin , Serianni, Barbara , (2025) "Building Bridges in Math_ The Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) Instructional Model Explained and Modeled Across Elementary Grades Levels" (vol. 17). Utah: Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6091ab3dda83fe458b61dd44/t/6798715772c5226ce4ca8f60/1738043753745/UCTM+Journal+2025.docx.pdf

Awards

SOE Faculty Service Award for 2025

School of Education, Utah Valley Univeristy

Recognition of my service contributions to the Elementary Education department and the School of Education

EDEL 4980

Elementary Education Capstone Seminar, Fall 2024

EDEL 4240

Elementary Learning Environments IV, Fall 2024

EDEL 4550

Elementary Mathematics Instruction and Assessment II, Fall 2024

EDUC 6411

Instructional Coaching, Fall 2024

EDEL 4990

Teacher Assessment Project, Fall 2024

Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , Goodman, Andrew , UCTM 2024 State Conference, "Leveraging Literature to Solve Problems", , Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM), Provo, UT. (January, 2024)

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)

Disney, Andria , Gearing, Nicole , 2021 SSMA Convention , "Transitioning Elementary Mathematics Micro-teaching Lessons to Livestream Online Format", , School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA), Virtual. (October, 2021)

Disney, Andria , Eisenreich, Heidi , 2021 SSMA Convention, "What does Teacher as Facilitator Mean?", , School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA), Virtual. (October, 2021)

Disney, Andria , Eisenreich, Heidi , RCML Annual Conference, "Developing PSTs Understanding of the Math Practices", , Research Council on Mathematics Learning (RCML), Virtual. (February, 2021)

Gearing, Nicole , Disney, Andria , 2020 SSMA Convention, "Engaging Elementary Pre-service Teachers in Posing Problems through Children's Literature", , School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA),, Virtual. (November, 2020)

Disney, Andria , Georgia Mathematics Conference, "Flipping Mathematics Reasoning On using Flipgrid", , Virtual. (October, 2020)

Eisenreich, Heidi , Disney, Andria , RCML Annual Conference, "Teaching Pre-service Teachers about Fostering a Growth Mindset", , Research Council on Mathematics Learning (RCML), Las Vegas, NV. (March, 2020)

Eisenreich, Heidi , Disney, Andria , RCML Annual Conference, "Using Persuall to Connect Readings to Real Life and Peers", , Research Council on Mathematics Learning (RCML), Las Vegas, NV. (March, 2020)

Disney, Andria , Eisenreich, Heidi , RCML Annual Conference, "Writing to Engage_ Deepening PSTs’ Mathematical Content and Pedagogy", , Research Council on Mathematics Learning (RCML), Las Vegas, NV. (March, 2020)

Disney, Andria , 2019 SSMA Convention, "Putting the Practices First", , School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA), Salt Lake City, UT. (November, 2019)

Disney, Andria , Georgia Mathematics Conference, "How Do I Help My Students Make Sense of Problems?", , Rock Eagle, GA. (October, 2019)

Disney, Andria , Georgia Mathematics Conference, "Transforming Math Tasks to Engage All Learners", , Eagle Rock, GA. (October, 2019)

Dr. Andria Disney

Biography

Education

Teaching

EDUC 6320

EDEL 4980

EDEL 4240

EDEL 4550

EDEL 4550

EDEL 4990

EDEL 4550

EDEL 4550

EDUC 5321

EDUC 6321

EDEL 4980

EDEL 4240

EDEL 4510

EDEL 4510

EDEL 4550

EDEL 4990

Presentations

Scholarly/Creative Works

Awards

SOE Faculty Service Award for 2025

EDEL 4980

EDEL 4240

EDEL 4550

EDUC 6411

EDEL 4990

Student

Employees

Community

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