Mathematics Educator

Theodore Chao is an associate professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. He uses Digital Storytelling and Photovoice to engage mathematics teachers and students from minoritized communities to craft narratives that connect mathematics to their community and family identities. Currently, Dr. Chao is the Principal Investigator of a NSF CAREER research project exploring the ways children in urban emergent communities use Digital Mathematics Storytelling to share rich mathematical knowledge from their communities and families. Dr. Chao has taught courses such as Elementary Mathematics Methods, A Critical History of STEM Education, and Mobile App Development in STEM Education. Dr. Chao is also an associate editor for Theory Into Practice (TIP), an editorial panel member of Mathematics Teacher Educator (MTE).