Senior Research Associate , FCR-STEM
Amanda Tazaz is an Associate in Research at the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University. She has served in a variety of roles in LSI since January of 2011 – as a Graduate Assistant and an Assistant in Research. Dr. Tazaz earned her Ph. D. in Biogeochemical Oceanography in 2013 and a Masters in Applied Economics in 2018 from Florida State University.
Dr. Tazaz serves as the Project Director for the Foundations for Success: Developing Effective Educators through Cognitively Guided Instruction, the Replicating the CGI Experience in Diverse Environments and the FCR-STEMLearn: Foundations for Success in STEM randomized control trials, where her primary role is to support the overall program implementation and evaluation including conducting the cost analysis and cost effectiveness of the program. She also serves as the fidelity of implementation developer on the Replicating the CGI Experience in Diverse Environments RCT study, where her primary role is to develop and validate a fidelity of implementation measure for CGI PD workshops.
In her free time, Dr. Tazaz is an avid runner, gardener, and environmentalist.
Project Director, Follow-up to the Replicating the CGI Experience in Diverse Environments (2017-present). Funded by Institute of Education Sciences (IES); U.S. Department of Education.
Project Director, Foundations for Success: Developing Effective Educators through Cognitively Guided instruction (2018-present). Funded by U.S. Department of Education.
Project Director, FCR-STEMLearn: Foundations for Success in STEM (2014-2017).
Funded by Math and Science Partnership (MSP); Florida Department of Education.
Project Director, Replicating the CGI Experience in Diverse Environments (2012-2017).
Funded by Institute of Education Sciences (IES); U.S. Department of Education.
Graduate Research Assistant, Integrating STEM: Mathematics, Science, & Computing (2011-2013);
Funded by the Helios Foundation.
Ganley, C.M., Schoen, R.C., LaVenia, M., & Tazaz, A. M. (2019). The Construct Validation of the Math Anxiety Scale for Teachers. AERA Open, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858419839702
Schoen, R. C., Bray, W., Wolfe, C. M., Tazaz, A., & Nielsen, L. (2017). Developing an assessment instrument to measure early elementary teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching. The Elementary School Journal, 118(1), 55-81. https://doi.org/10.1086/692912
Schoen, R. C., Bray, W., Wolfe, C. M., Tazaz, A., & Nielsen, L. (2017). Developing an assessment instrument to measure early elementary teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching. The Elementary School Journal, 118(1), 55-81. https://doi.org/10.1086/692912
Schoen, R., LaVenia, M., Champagne, Z., Farina, K., & Tazaz, A. (2016). Mathematics Performance and Cognition (MPAC) interview: Measuring first and second grade student achievement in number, operations, and equality in spring 2015 (Report No. 2016–02). Learning Systems Institute. Tallahassee, FL. https://doi.org/10.17125/fsu.1493238666
King, L., Dyehouse, M., Tazaz, A., Schoen, R., Blumsack, S., & Wilson, R. (2013). Clarifying Water Quality: A CPALMS Lesson Study Resource Kit for Math and Science Grades 6-7 (Lesson Study Resource Kit ID#43517). Tallahassee: CPALMS/Florida State University. http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLessonStudy/Preview/43517
Tazaz, A., King, L., Dyehouse, M., Schoen, R., Wilson, R., Blumsack, S., & Green, C. (2013). Planning for a Rainy Day: A Lesson Study Model Eliciting Activity Toolkit. Tallahassee, FL: Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University.
Schoen, R. C., Tazaz, A. M., & Levi, L. (presented 2017, June). Replicating the CGI Experiment: Description of a Professional Development Model and Results of Recent Randomized Controlled Trials. Presentation to be given at Cognitively Guided Instruction 9th Biennial National Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. June, 2017.
Schoen, R. C., LaVenia, M., & Tazaz, A. (presented 2017, March). Effects of a two-year Cognitively Guided Instruction professional development program on first and second grade student achievement in mathematics. Presentation to be given at SREE Annual Conference, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC. March, 2017.
Champagne, Z., Schoen, R., & Tazaz, A. (presented 2016, April). What’s the Difference? Two Important Ways to Think About Subtraction. Presentation at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual Conference, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, San Francisco, CA.
Ganley, C., Schoen, R., LaVenia, M., Tazaz, A., & Razzouk, R. (presented 2016, April). Exploring relations between teacher math anxiety and other teacher characteristics. Presentation at American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
Schoen, R., LaVenai, M., & Tazaz, A. (presented 2015, December). Measuring early teachers’ knowledge and beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning. Poster presentation at IES Annual Meeting, Institute for Educational Sciences, Washington, DC.
Bray, W., Schoen, R., Nielsen, L., Wolfe, C., & Tazaz, A. (presented 2015, February). Developing a Measure of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching for Primary Grades Teachers. Presentation at Annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL.
Schoen, R., Dixon, J., Tazaz, A., & Childs, K. (presented 2015, February). Investigating associations among professional development, mathematical knowledge for teaching, and pedagogical content beliefs. Presentation at Annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE), Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Orlando, FL.
Tazaz, A., Wilson, R., Schoen, R., Blumsack, S., King, L., & Dyehouse, M. (presented 2013, December). Utilizing Model Eliciting Activities (MEA’s) to engage middle school teachers and students in storm water management practices to mitigate human impacts of land development. Presentation at American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall 2013 Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.