Associate Professor, Western University
inamukas@uwo.ca
Computational Thinking + Math Projects
- Teaching and Classroom Resources: Digital and non digital
- Teacher Initial and Professional Education
- Mathematics Curriculum, Learning and Thinking
- Research Methodology
- Curriculum and Pedagogical reform
Articles in Refereed Journals (* with a student)
- Gadanidis, G., Cendros, R., Floyd, L. & Namukasa, I. (2017). Computational Thinking in Mathematics Teacher Education. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 17(4). Available at http://www.citejournal.org/volume-17/issue-4-17/mathematics/computational-thinking-in-mathematics-teacher-education/
- Xiao, L., & Namukasa, I. K. (2015). Design-based Math Workshops. New Library World.
- Kajander, A., Kotsopoulos, D., Martinovic, D., Whiteley, W., Craven, S., Hanna, G., Jarvis, D., Mgombelo, J., Namukasa, I. K., Pyper, J., Roulet, G. (2013). Mathematics pre-service teacher education in Ontario: Consultation Brief Regarding the Extended Pre-Service Program. Fields Mathematics Education Journal, pp. 81-41. http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/journalarchive/FMEJ/81-41.pdf 14
- Namukasa, I. K., Dent, S., Minello, K., & Stabiano, A (2013). Paul Erdös: Problem posing and Constellations in Mathematics. Mathematical Medley, 38(1), 16-29. Available at http://sms.math.nus.edu.sg/Publication/Publication.aspx
- Namukasa, I. K., & Gadanidis, G. (2011). The I Teach Mathematics online project: Learning and teaching through problem solving studied in video interviews on innovative practices. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 1(4), 321-330.
- Namukasa, I. K. (2011). Teaching through mathematics problems: Redesigned for a focus on mathematics. International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology (IJMTT), 1(1), 50- 56. 11
- *Lang, M., & Namukasa, I. K., (2011). Problem solving as a pedagogical practice: Useful conceptions of Mathematics Professional Learning. Literacy Information and Computer Education, 1(4), 313–322.
- Namukasa, I. K., & Gadanidis, G. (2010). Mathematical tasks as experiential therapy for elementary pre-service teachers. International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Retrieved from http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/journal/default.htm.
- Hibbert, C., Stooke, R., Pollock, K., Namukasa, I. K., Farahnaz, F., & O’Sullivan, J. (2010). The ‘Ten-Year Road’: Joys and Challenges on the Road to Tenure. Journal of Educational Thought, 44(1) 69–83.
- Jarvis, D., & Namukasa, I. K. (2009). Geometry, Geography, and Equity: Fostering Global-Critical Perspectives in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom. Delta-K, 46(2), 18–26
- Gadanidis, G., & Namukasa, I. K. (2009). A Critical Reflection on Mathematics-for-Teaching. Acta Scientia, 11(1), 21–30.
- *Namukasa, I. K., Gadanidis, G., & Cordy, M. (2009). How to feel about and learn mathematics: Therapeutic intervention and attentiveness. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 9, 46–63.
- Available at http://www.merga.net.au/documents/MTED%20Vol%2010%201_12_Namukasa.pdf
- *Namukasa, I. K., Stanley, D., & Tutchie, M. (2009). Virtual Manipulative Materials in Secondary Mathematics: A Theoretical Discussion. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 28(3), 277–307.
- *Gadanidis, G., Namukasa, I. K., & Moghaddam, A. (2008). Mathematics-for-teachers online: Facilitating conceptual shifts in elementary teachers’ views of mathematics. Bolema, 29, 131– 155.
- Gadanidis, G., & Namukasa, I. K. (2007). Mathematics-for-teachers (and students). Journal of Teaching and Learning, 5(1), 13-22. Available at http://hrgpapers.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/JTL/article/viewArticle/277.
- *Namukasa, I. K., & Buye, R. (2007). Decentralization and Education in Africa: The Case of Uganda. Canadian and International Education, 36(1), 93–116.
- Namukasa, I. K. (2004). Globalization and school mathematics. Interchange, 35(2), 209–227. Available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/18221k340185w43k/
Chapters in Books
- *Namukasa I, K., Gadanidis, G., Sarina, V., Scuculga, R., & Aryee K. (in press). Selection of apps for teaching difficult math topics: concrete props, virtual applets and touch pad apps. In P. Moyer- Packenham (Eds.), International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Virtual Manipulatives (pp). Dordrecht: Springer.
- Gadanidis, G., & Namukasa, I. K. (2011). New media and online mathematics learning for teachers. D. Martinovic, V., Freiman, and Z. Karadag (Eds.), Visual Mathematics and Cyber learning. Dordrecht: Springer.
- *Namukasa, I. K., Kaahwa, J., Quinn, M., & Ddungu, R. (2011). Critical curriculum renewal in Africa: the character of school mathematics in Uganda. In A. Abdi (Ed.). Decolonizing philosophies of education. Rotterdam: Sense.
- Namukasa, I. K., Quinn, M., & Kaahwa, J. (in press). Historical influences on mathematics teaching and learning in Uganda. In A. Pitman (Ed.), Historical influences on mathematics teaching and learning. Rotterdam: Sense.
- Namukasa, I. K., & Ddungu, R. (in Press). The Character of School Mathematics in Uganda. In A. Pitman, The Character of School Mathematics around the world. Rotterdam: Sense.
- Gadanidis, G. & Namukasa, I. K. (2009). Teacher tasks for mathematical insight and reorganization of what it means to learn mathematics. In B. Clarke, B. Grevholm, and R. Millman, (Eds.). Effective Tasks in Primary Mathematics Teacher Education (pp. 113–130). NY.: Springer. Available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/u42386wqr52215uj/
- Gellert, U, Amato, S., Bairral, M., Zanette, L., Bloch, I., Gadanidis, G., Namukasa, I. K., Krummheuer, G. Grevholm, B. Bergsten, C. Miller, D., Peter-Koop, A., Wollring, B., Proulx, J., Rosu, L., Arvold, B., Sayac N. (2009). Practising Mathematics Teacher Education: Expanding the Realm of Possibilities. In R. Even, & D. L. Ball (Eds.), The Professional Education and Development of Teachers of Mathematics (pp 35–55). Dordrecht: Springer. Available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/r53x2115175kt618/
- Lerman, S., Amato, S., Bednarz, N., David, M., Durand-Guerrier, V., Gadanidis, G., Huckstep, P., Moreira, P., Morselli, F., Movshovitz-Hadar, N., Namukasa, I. K., Proulx, J., Rowland, T., Thwaites, A., & Winsløw, C. (2009). Studying Student Teachers’ Voices and Their Beliefs and Attitudes. In R. Even, & D. L. Ball (Eds.), The Professional Education and Development of Teachers of Mathematics pp. 73–82. Dordrecht: Springer. Available at http://www.springerlink.com/content/xv52536256241183/