Jo Boaler | |
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) England, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Liverpool University King's College London |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics education |
Institutions | Stanford University |
Doctoral advisor | Paul Black Mike Askew |
Jo Boaler (born 1964[1]) is a British education author and Nomellini–Olivier Professor of mathematics education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.[2] Boaler is involved in promoting reform mathematics[3][4] and equitable mathematics classrooms.[citation needed] She is the co-founder and faculty director of youcubed,[5] a Stanford centre that offers mathematics education resources to teachers, students and parents. She is the author, co-author or editor of eighteen mathematics books, including Limitless Mind,[6] Mathematical Mindsets,[7] The Elephant in the Classroom,[8] and What's Math Got To Do With It?.[9]