Dana Center Role
Tammi manages the content development of the Dana Center Mathematics Pathways (DCMP) course materials and supports their implementation in colleges and universities, specifically the courses Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning, Introductory Statistics, Reasoning With Functions I, and Reasoning With Functions II. She supports higher education faculty members and institutions that implement the DCMP/Lumen Online Homework Manager (OHM) system.
Tammi also delivers professional learning for K–12 and higher education math educators and supports the Launch Years Initiative.
Before Joining the Dana Center
Tammi was a preparatory and academic mathematics faculty member for over 13 years at a two-year, Hispanic-serving institution, where she designed and taught corequisite courses in mathematics. During that time, she participated in developing and authoring her institution’s mathematics corequisite curricula, co-chaired the college's Mathematics Research and Development Committee, and proudly served as faculty advisor for the Texas State Teachers Association-Aspiring Educators Club.
Education
- Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction in STEM, University of Houston
- M.A., Curriculum and Instruction in Mathematics, University of Houston
- B.A., Mathematics, University of Houston
Professional Development Sessions
- Using Journals or Discussion Boards to Support Student Engagement and Well-Being: Embedding Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Into Any Curriculum (San Jacinto College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Pasadena, TX, 2021).
- Exploring the Humanizing of Pedagogy/Andragogy Through the Lens of Identity Theory (San Jacinto College’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Pasadena, TX, 2020).
Presentations
- Made for TV: The Co-Req Experience as Told by Mathematics and English Faculty. Texas Community College Teachers Association Annual Conference, Frisco, TX (February 2020).
- Using Journals or Discussion Boards to Support Student Engagement and Well-Being: Embedding Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Into Any Curriculum. College Academic Support Programs Annual Conference, Waco, TX (October 2019).