GEORGE GADANIDIS
PhD, Professor, Faculty of Education, Western University
Email: ggadanid@uwo.ca
I spend a lot of time in classrooms, collaborating with teachers to design cool ways of engaging young children with big math ideas. My work is in mathematics + technology + the arts.
PARTNERS
I am currently collaborating with Mike Katchabaw (Western), Immaculate Namukasa (Western), Janette Hughes (Ontario Tech), Ricardo Scucuglia (UNESP, Brazil) & Jodie Williams (FNMIEAO).
RECENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
- Shuang He (MA in progress)
- Li, Li (PhD in progress)
- Lisa Floyd (PhD in progress)
- Steve Floyd (PhD 2022)
- Erin Clements (PhD 2020)
- Rosa Cendros Araujo (PhD 2019)
- Maryam Koozehkanani (MA 2019)
RECENT AWARDS
- 2022 (co-Lead) Leading AI Education (Western University Strategic Priority Fund, $250,000) — led by Mike Katchabaw (Computer Science), George Gadanidis (Education), Immaculate Namukasa (Education) & Jodie Williams (FNMIEAO)
- 2022 (PI) Computer programming in mathematics education (SSHRC Insight Grant, $98,000)
- 2021 (co-PI) Improving Children’s Mathematics Learning through Computational Participation (SSHRC Insight Grant, $225,000) — led by Immaculate Namukasa (Western Education)
- 2017-2022 (co-Director) There’s an App for That (ORF Research Excellence Grant, $1,175,000) — led by Janette Hughes (Ontario Tech Education)