Karsli Calamak, PhD, Elif

Associate Professor

Elif Karsli-Calamak is an assistant professor in early mathematics education at the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education. She began her teaching career in a public kindergarten in Turkey. Later as a Fulbright scholar, she received her doctorate in Early Childhood Education from the University of Georgia. Her doctoral studies focused on children’s embodied mathematical practices in and out of school contexts and family perspectives on early mathematics education.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Education
Department
Teacher Education
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Interest Keywords
Socio-cultural contexts of young children’s mathematics, Family-school-community relationships in culturally and linguistically diverse settings
Personal Focus Areas
supporting teachers of Syrian refugee children in public schools in Turkey, collaborating with refugee families with a focus on mathematics education
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