Tara C. Davis

Deliver inclusive, data-informed math instruction for 7th and 8th grade students using iReady curriculum, supporting diverse learning needs and promoting equitable outcomes.

Establish a positive classroom environment grounded in clear norms, culturally responsive practices, and student-centered routines.

Collaborate with colleagues and families to support academic development, classroom management, and whole-child growth.

Built a data-driven literacy pullout program targeting dozens of children across all grade levels K-6, leading to over 73% of children improving at least one grade level in reading.

Administered the Informal Reading Assessment to over 150 primary school children. Analyzed results and collaborated with teachers to create reading intervention plans.

Co-founded a teachers community of practice focused on data-driven decision making to facilitate collaboration and improve student learning outcomes.

Led professional development workshops for secondary school math teachers, strengthening skills for fifteen teachers, working with local government officials.

Entered data used for monitoring and evaluating, and collaborated with community leaders to improve the Peace Corps project in the Eastern Caribbean.

Engaged in strategic planning, furthering teacher collaboration, literacy, numeracy, and behavior management efforts, culminating in the creation of a school development plan.

Planned events including a parenting workshop, public speaking competition, literacy week, and book club, reaching dozens of children and parents.

Coordinated $3.9M LSAMP NSF grant for HPU as part of an 11 school alliance supporting underrepresented minorities in STEM. Planned budgets, prepared fiscal reports, liaised with partner institutions, and hired, trained and supervised approximately 10 student workers per term.

Led department-wide curriculum design, learning assessment, and program review efforts, resulting in a comprehensive self-study document, new courses, a revised major, and a strategic general education program informed by data analysis.

Presented at dozens of national and international conferences in mathematics, math education, and learning assessment.

Mentored over 20 undergraduate students in mathematical research, leading to course credit, grant funding, student professional talks and a peer-reviewed publication.

Provided academic leadership as Faculty Senate Vice-Chair and multiple committee’s chair, advancing shared governance, guiding faculty hiring and promotion, setting grant criteria, and shaping new curriculum.

Taught 20 different college-level courses including general education, upper division, interdisciplinary, and graduate level education.

Published 14 professional articles in the areas of pure math and math education.