Jenni Harding Middleton, Ed.D.
Professor of Elementary Education
School of Teacher Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Contact Information
Mailing Address
University of Northern Colorado
School of Teacher Education
Campus Box 107
Greeley, CO 80639
Education
- Ed.D. Degree, University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO: Curriculum Studies emphasis
in Mathematics with a Doctoral Minor in Applied Statistics and Research Methods
- M.A. Degree, Lesley College in Cambridge, MA: Technology in Education
- B.A. Degree, University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO: English with the Area of
Teacher Preparation in Elementary Education
Professional/Academic Experience
Dr. Harding is a former elementary school teacher and instructional technology specialist.
She currently coordinates the Master’s of Arts in Teaching: Elementary Education Licensure
Program working with multiple Partner Schools across Colorado. She had been awarded
the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Outstanding AdvisorAward in 2012 and 2008. Dr. Harding has earned Doctoral Research Endorsement status at
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- 2016 - Present Professor | University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO
- 2011 - 2016 Associate Professor | University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO
- 2005 - 2011 Assistant Professor | University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO
Research/Areas of Interest
Dr. Harding is passionate in several areas of education including mathematics instruction,
quality instruction for children, improving teacher education, diversity in classrooms
including ethnomathematics, culturally responsive classrooms, STEM learning for English
Learners, doctoral advising, and doctoral ethics.
Publications/Creative Works
Book Chapter Publications
- Mahovsky, K. A., Harding-Middleton, J., Kang, H. J. (in press). Productive Struggle:
Clinical Mathematical Experience with Volume. In Drew Polly (Ed.), Clinically Based Teacher Education in Action Cases from Mathematics Teacher Educators (pp. 18). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
- Harding, J.L., Hamilton, B., Loyd, S. (2022). Ethical Doctoral Advisor–Student Relationships in the United States: Uncovering Unknown Perspectives and Actions. In: Mulligan, D.L., Ryan, N., Danaher, P.A. (eds) Deconstructing Doctoral Discourses. Palgrave Studies in Education Research Methods. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11016-0_4
- Harding, J.L., Hamilton, B., & Loyd, S. (2022). Imagined futures: Elementary preservice teachers consider classroom diversity. In:
Nova, R. V. (ed) Progress in Education Vol. 72. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New
York. https://doi.org/10.52305/DWPB9227
- Harding J.L. (2021) Ethnomathematics Affirmed Through Cognitive Mathematics and Academic Achievement: Quality Mathematics Teaching and Learning Benefits. In: Danesi M. (eds) Handbook of Cognitive Mathematics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44982-7_5-1
- Harding, J.L. (2019). Foundations in ethnomathematics for prospective elementary teachers.
In T. L. Shockey (Ed.), Culture that counts: A decade of depth with the Journal of
Mathematics and Culture (pp. 543-554). Galena, OH: White Plum Publishing
- Harding, J.L. (2019). Reflection within mathematics methods: Prospective teachers
develop a classroom diversity teaching assignment. In T. L. Shockey (Ed.), Culture
that counts: A decade of depth with the Journal of Mathematics and Culture (pp. 507-
518). Galena, OH: White Plum Publishing
Juried Articles
- Harding, J. L. (2021). Transcribing: A tool to evaluate instruction and understand
concepts. Journal of Physical Mathematics, S4(2).
- Harding, J. L., Petit, J., & Becker, D. (2021). Ethnomathematics defined: A literature
meta-analysis. Journal of Mathematics and Culture, 15(1), 33-66.
- Harding, J., Hbaci, I., Hamilton, B., & Loyd, S. (2020). Transcribing: A Tool for Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers to Reflect Their Own Teaching. Journal of Education, 201(3), 225-235. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022057420914904