
Yewon Sung
Assistant Professor
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Assistant Professor
Teacher Education and Foundation
Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Aug 2022
- Ph.D. in Mathematics Education, Ph.D. Minor in Educational Psychology
- Dissertation: Korean immigrant parents’ ways and reasons to support their elementary-aged children’s mathematical meaning-making at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Defense May 2022)
- Advisor/Chair: Erika Bullock
- Committee Members: Maxine McKinney de Royston, Thomas Popkewitz, Mary Louise Gomez, Martha Alibali, and Ana Stephens
- Gyeongin National University of Education, Gyeonggi, South Korea Feb 2022
- M.Ed. in Global Teacher Education
- St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN Aug 2017
- M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction (Math Ed) & Special Education (Dual Major)
- Gyeongin National University of Education, Gyeonggi, South Korea Aug 2013
- M.Ed. in Mathematics Gifted Education
- Gyeongin National University of Education, Gyeonggi, South Korea Aug 2009
- B.S. in Elementary Education (specialized in Mathematics Education)
- Naruto University of Education, Tokushima, Japan Oct 2007-Aug 2008
- Exchange Student (Mathematics Education)
Courses/Teaching
Fall 2022
- EDMS 5104 (1) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 5104 (5) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 4107A (12) Supervised Clinical Practice (Student Teaching)
Spring 2023
- EDMS 5104 (1) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 5104 (2) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 5104 (3) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Fall 2023
- EDMS 5104 (60) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 5104 (61) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 4107A Supervised Clinical Practice (Student Teaching)
Spring 2024
- EDMS 5104 (60) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 5104 (61) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 4107A Supervised Clinical Practice (Student Teaching)
Fall 2024
- EDMS 5104 (60) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 5104 (61) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Spring 2024
- EDMS 5104 (60) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 5104 (61) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
- EDMS 5104 (62) Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Specialization
- Thomas A. Romberg Fellowship (A Nine-Month Stipend, $22,909) Sep 2021-May 2022
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
- Hartzman International Conference Award ($ 400) July 2021
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Research and Teaching Interests
- Cross-cultural use of language and gesture in mathematics learning
- Parental involvement in mathematics education
- Mathematical meaning-making
- Mathematics identities and belonging
- Early Algebra intervention
- Narrative Inquiry