Biography and education
Dr. Luz A. Maldonado Rodríguez is an associate professor of Bilingual Mathematics Education in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. She earned her PhD in Mathematics Education with a doctoral portfolio in Mexican American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. She has a M.S. in Mathematics Education with a Minor in Bilingual/Bicultural Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University.
Dra. Maldonado Rodríguez has taught elementary mathematics methods courses at central Texas universities for over 10 years and conducts yearlong professional development sessions on Cognitively Guided Instruction with K-6th grade teachers from Texas, Arkansas, Florida and California. Dra. Maldonado Rodríguez’s primary research interests follow the mathematical learning experiences of the bilingual learner, from elementary student to pre-service teachers, in particular documenting humanizing teaching and learning practices. Her research is currently focused on understanding translanguaging in the bilingual elementary classroom in which students are encouraged to develop their bilingual identities and utilize their entire linguistic repertoires to engage in mathematics.
Dra. Maldonado Rodríguez has taught elementary mathematics methods courses at central Texas universities for over 10 years and conducts yearlong professional development sessions on Cognitively Guided Instruction with K-6th grade teachers from Texas, Arkansas, Florida and California. Dra. Maldonado Rodríguez’s primary research interests follow the mathematical learning experiences of the bilingual learner, from elementary student to pre-service teachers, in particular documenting humanizing teaching and learning practices. Her research is currently focused on understanding translanguaging in the bilingual elementary classroom in which students are encouraged to develop their bilingual identities and utilize their entire linguistic repertoires to engage in mathematics.
Featured grants
- White, Dorothy Y. (Principal), Maldonado Rodriguez, Luz A (Principal), Silva, Juanita M (Co-Principal), Eley, Peter (Principal). Identifying Systemic Racism in Mathematics Teacher Education: Building a Cross-Site Community with Preservice Teachers of Color, National Science Foundation, Federal, $1377808. (Submitted: January 17, 2023, Funded: October 2023 - Present). Grant.
- Silva, Juanita M (Principal), Maldonado, Luz A (Co-Principal). Equity and STEM integration: Using wearable technology to enhance STEM education, Teaching and Learning Technology Innovation Grant, Texas State University, $4357. (Funded: September 2019 - August 2020). Grant.
- Czocher, Jennifer Ann (Principal), Maldonado, Luz A (Co-Principal). Investigating mathematical modeling activities of students from mathematically and linguistically diverse K-12 students. Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $16000. (Submitted: October 2013, Funded: January 2014 - June 2015). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Martínez Hinestroza, J., Silva, J. M., & Maldonado Rodriguez, L. A. (2022). Attending to others’ mathematical ideas: A semiotic alternative to logocentrism in bilingual classrooms. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2022.2098398
- Maldonado Rodriguez, L. A., Jessup, N., Myers, M., Louie, N., & Chao, T. (2022). A critical lens on cognitively guided instruction: Perspectives from mathematics teacher educators of color. Mathematics Teacher Educator, 10(3), 191–203. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5951/MTE.2020.0015
- Krause, G., & Maldonado, L. A. (2019). Our linguistic and cultural resources: the experiences of bilingual pre-service teachers in mathematics autobiographies. In T. G. Bartell, C. Drake, A. Roth McDuffie, J. Aguirre, E. E. Turner, & M. Q. Foote (Eds.), Transforming mathematics teacher education: An equity-based approach (pp. 161–176). New York, NY: Springer. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21017-5_12
- Chao, T., Maldonado, L. A., Kalinec-Craig, C., & Celedón-Pattichis, S. (2019). Getting ready: Activities for preparing prospective elementary mathematics teachers to critically engage with the TEACH MATH modules. In T. G. Bartell, C. Drake, A. Roff McDuffie, J. Aguirre, E. E. Turner, & M. Q. Foote (Eds.), Transforming mathematics teacher education: An equity-based approach (pp. 135–146). New York, NY: Springer. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21017-5_11
- Brey, W., & Maldonado, L. A. (2018). Foster fact fluency with number string discussions. Teaching Children Mathematics, 25(2), 88–93. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5951/teacchilmath.25.2.0086
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas State University, College of Education. August 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Quest for Quality: Exemplary Faculty Practices, Center for Research, Evaluation and Advancement of Teacher Education (CREATE) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. May 2014
Featured service activities
- Member
Academic Advisory Council Latina/o Studies Minor AACLATS
- Other
Bilingual Education Student Organization (BESO)
- Reviewer / Referee
Manuscript Reviewer for the Bilingual Research Journal
- Other
TODOS: Mathematics for All.
- Other
Bilingual Education Research SIG Social Media Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
TODOS: Teaching for Equity and Excellence in Mathematics, Special Issue: Mathematics Education through the Lens of Social Justice