Articles and Presentations:

• Fukawa-Connelly, T., Klein, V., Silverman, J. & Shumar, W. (accepted). An online professional development model to support teacher's ability to examine student work and thinking. Manuscript submitted to The Mathematics Teacher Educator.

• Klein, V., Fukawa-Connelly, T., & Silverman, J. (December, 2016). Improving feedback through online professional development. The Mathematics Teacher. 

• Suppovitz, J. and Klein, V. (2003). Mapping a course for improved student learning: how innovative schools systematically use student performance data to guide improvement. Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education, University of Pennsylvania
• Silverman, J. & Klein, V. (February, 2015). Supporting Teachers' Professional Noticing with Technology. Paper presented at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference. Orlando, Fl.
• Klein, V., Silverman, J., & Shumar, W. (July, 2014). Focus on student thinking. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Vancouver, BC.
• Shumar, W. Klein, V., & Silverman, J., (July, 2014). Noticing and wondering with technology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Vancouver, BC.
• Silverman, J., Klein, V., Shumar, W., Fricchione, C., Roberts, C. & Matranga. (June, 2014). Characterizing teachers' analysis of student work. Poster to be presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences annual meeting. Boulder, CO.
• Klein, V., Silverman J., & Fricchione C. (April 2014).  Describing vs. deducing: characterizing teachers’ analysis of student work. Poster presented at the annual meeting of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. New Orleans, LA.
• Silverman, J., Klein, V. & Fricchione, C. (February, 2014). Cultivating community: building on teachers beliefs and experience to broker meaningful professional development. Paper presented at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Irvine, CA.
• Silverman, J., Klein, V., Fricchione, C. Roberts, C., Shumar, W. & Weimar, S. (November, 2013). Bridging communities online: the role of brokers in professional development at the Math Forum. Poster presented at the annual meeting of PME-NA: North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Group. Chicago, IL.
• Klein, V. & Clay, E. (April, 2013). Deepening our understanding of elementary CCSS mathematics while practicing our teaching. Presented at the annual meeting National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Denver, CO.
• Ray, M. & Klein, V.  (April, 2013). Pressing pause: an online professional development model that helps teacher take time to examine student thinking. Presented at the annual meeting National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. Denver, CO.
• Fricchinoe, C., Silverman, J., Roberts, C. Shumar, W. & Klein, V. (March, 2013). Bridging communities online: building on the experience of the Math Forum to broker meaningful professional development. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Educators. New Orleans, LA.

Conferences:

• Klein, V. & Shumar, W. (2017) Productive Disruption in a Technologically Mediated Environment: The EnCoMPASS Project for Mathematics Education. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting, April 27-May 1, 2017, San Antonio, TX.
• Klein, V. & Silverman, J. (2017). EnCoMPASS: Using technology to creatively disrupt normative practice. The Research Conference for the Annual Meeting for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, April 3 - 5, San Antonio, TX, 2017.
• Matranga, A., Silverman, J., & Klein, V. (2017). Exploring leadership in online community-based professional development. The Research Conference for the Annual Meeting for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, April 3 - 5, San Antonio, TX, 2017.
• Silverman, J., & Klein, V. (2016). Developing Teachers’ Professional Noticing with Technology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Conference. April 11-13, 2016. San Francisco, CA.
• Silverman, J., & Klein, V. (2016). Examining Student Work, Developing Feedback and Collaborating with Others Online. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. April 13-15, 2016. San Francisco, CA.
• Klein, V. & Silverman, J. (2016). Using Technology to Support the Orchestration of Productive Mathematical Discussions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. January 28-30, 2016. Irvine, CA.
• Klein, V. & Silverman, J. (2015). Online Environment to Support Formative Assessment, Instructional Planning, and Collaboration. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. April 16-18, 2015. Boston, MA.

• Teachers’ use of formative assessment in mathematics
• Creating opportunities for rich problem solving in the classroom
• Examining teachers growth and change as mathematics teachers over time
• Qualitative Research Methods

• The Math Forum, Professional Collaboration Leader (2010 –2015)
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley, Director of Program Quality, 2007 – 2010
• Campaign for Working Families, Research Assistant, (2003 – 2007)
• MetroMath: The Center for Mathematics in America’s Cities, Teaching Assistant (2004–2005)
• MathPlus Research Project, Research Assistant (9/2001–9/2004)
• Consortium for Policy Research in Education, Research Assistant, (2002)
• Mathematica Policy Research, Research Assistant/Programmer (2000 – 2001)

Valerie Klein serves as an Associate Clinical Professor and Program Director for teacher education programs in the School of Education. Her research interests include teachers’ use of formative assessment in mathematics, creating opportunities for rich problem solving in the classroom, and qualitative research methods. Most recently, she presented a paper on Supporting Teachers’ Professional Noticing with Technology at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Annual Conference in Orlando, FI. Klein’s office is located in Room 375 at 3401 Market St. She can be contacted at 215-895-0946 and at