Biography
Dr Jill Brown is an Associate Professor in Mathematics Education at Deakin University.
She has been working in teacher education for two decades with preservice and inservice secondary, primary and early childhood teachers of mathematics.
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Jill is internationally recognised for her research in the field of mathematics education. She has an impressive list of publications that focus on mathematical modelling, the teaching and learning of functions, and the use of digital technologies by teachers and students. Her interests include researching the teaching, learning and assessing of real world applications and mathematical modelling, mathematical thinking and reasoning, functions in technology-rich environments, affordances, zone theory, and anything that furthers our understanding of teaching and learning mathematics.
Jill’s university teaching focuses on mathematics and mathematics education for pre-service teachers in Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary courses as well as postgraduate units for practicing teachers.
Jill contributes her expertise in a range of service roles. She was an elected member on the International Executive of the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications (ICTMA), 2013-2022. She was the secretary and webmaster - see www.ictma.net With Gloria Stillman, she was co-chair of ICTMA 15 held in Melbourne in 2011.
She is member of the international Expert Panel for the International Mathematical Modelling Challenge (IMMC) 2016- , and contributor to the Australian IMMC Advisory Team and an active member of their judging panel 2016-. See immchallenge.org and immchallenge.org.au
For the most recent list of my publications see https://scholar.google.com/citations or http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9202-3634
Jill is an active member of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) and the International Community for the Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications (ICTMA).
She was a member of the Local Organising Committee for 2005 annual PME conference held at The University of Melbourne.
She was co-editor of The AAMT Australian Senior Mathematics Journal 2009-2015 and Editor 2016-2017.
Publications
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Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Development of Engaging Families in Mathematics Education Monograph.
Dr Leicha Bragg, Dr Sandra Herbert, A/Prof Jill Brown
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2020: $11,985
Secondary Mathematics and Science initiative for out-of-field teachers.
Prof Russell Tytler, A/Prof Jill Brown, A/Prof Peta White, Prof Linda Hobbs, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Jo Raphael, Dr Carly Sawatzki, A/Prof Wanty Widjaja, Dr Seamus Delaney, Dr John Cripps Clark, Prof Damian Blake
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2024: $220,883
- 2023: $693,244
- 2022: $1,305,002
- 2021: $1,984,010
- 2020: $764,034
CIRCLS - Support program for Secondary Mathematics and Science Initiative.
A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Jo Raphael, Dr Carly Sawatzki, Prof Russell Tytler, A/Prof Jill Brown, A/Prof Peta White
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2022: $16,823
- 2021: $154,545
Mathematical modelling in the Victorian Curriculum: Mathematics V2.0
A/Prof Jill Brown, Dr Carly Sawatzki
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2024: $5,090
- 2023: $40,000
Change Makers in Financial Education.
Dr Carly Sawatzki, A/Prof Jill Brown, Dr Aylie Davidson, Dr Kerryn Driscoll
Department for Education (South Australia)
- 2024: $72,000
Supervisions
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