Licensures & Certifications

• Florida Professional Educator Certification, Mathematics (grades 6-12) #1172130  

Courses Taught

• EDT 427: Mathematics for Middle Childhood
• EDT 432: Integrated Mathematics Methods for Adolescence to Young Adult
• EDT 533: Mathematics Methods for Middle Childhood Education
• EDT 542: Middle Childhood Mathematics 4-6 General Methods
• EDT 553: Integrated Mathematics Methods for Adolescence to Young Adult

Professional Memberships

• AERA
• NCTM
• NAM

Service Activities

• Proposal Reviewer: 2016 NCTM Research Conference, 2017 AERA Annual Meeting Division C.
• Proceedings Reviewer: 2016 RCML Conference Proceedings, 2017 RCML Conference Proceedings.
• Journal Reviewer: 2019 Investigations Journal of RCML, 2019 Psychological Reports.

Awards & Honors

Winner of the 2016 AERA Division D Graduate Student In-Progress Research at the Division D Exemplary Work from Promising Researchers Gala.

Research Interests

• Motivation for mathematics, critical pedagogy in mathematics education

Selected Publications, Presentations

Butler, K., Sears, R. (2016). Using toys as manipulatives: Promoting mathematics while motivating children. Dimensions in Mathematics, 36(2), 6-14.

Sears, R., Karadeniz, I., Butler, K., Pettey, D. (2015). Are standards for mathematical practice overlooked in Geometry textbooks’ Chapter Tests? Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education 2015: Assessment to Enhance Learning and Teaching, 75-85.

Butler, K. (November 2015).  Incorporating social justice into the statistics curriculum. AMATYC Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Butler, K. (April 2017). Motivation for mathematics: The development and initial validation of an abbreviated instrument. AERA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX.

Butler, K. (October 2015). From toys to social justice: An ecological model for relatedness of mathematical content in the classroom. FCTM Conference, Orlando, FL.