Prof. David Webb

 

Dr. David C. Webb is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Colorado Boulder and is the Executive Director of Freudenthal Institute US, an international research collaborative for mathematics education. Dr. Webb's research interests include teachers’ design and use of classroom assessment and the design of professional development activities to develop teacher expertise in classroom assessment.
Recent research projects have also focused on resources and professional development that promote active learning in undergraduate mathematics and improved preparation for secondary mathematics teaching, as part of the Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership (www.aplu.org/mtep). He also currently conducts classroom-based research on the relationship between teacher practice and student motivation as part of the NSF-funded Scalable Game Design project (scalablegamedesign.cs.colorado.edu/). Dr. Webb was a middle and high school math and computer applications teacher in Southern California. He teaches courses for prospective middle and high school mathematics teachers, including courses that focus on assessment design and practice and the development of student centered instruction.