Founder and Lead Instructor
EDUCATION
PhD in Mathematics Education (Texas State University, 2017)
MAT in Mathematics Education (University of Texas at Dallas, 2011)
BS in Business Administration (University of Texas at Dallas, 2008)
EXPERIENCE
2024-Present: Founder and Leader Instructor
Woodcreek Mathematics Workshop; Fate, TX
2020-2023: Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Utah Valley University; Orem, UT
2017-2020: Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Southern Arkansas University; Magnolia, AR
2016-2017: Secondary and IB Mathematics Instructor
Del Mar Academy; Nosara, Costa Rica
2012-2016: Director of Mathematics Department
Appamada School; Dripping Springs, TX
Other Tutoring Experiences
Mathnasium, Texas Mathworks, Karen Dillard College Prep, Austin Community College, SAU Academic Services
SELECT PROJECTS
"The Impact of Prerequisites for Undergraduate Calculus I Performance"
Z. Hurdle & W. Mogilski (2022), International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education; 17(3)
"The Place and Purpose of Combinatorics"
Z. Hurdle, M. Warshauer, & A. White (2016), NCTM: The Mathematics Teacher; 110(3)
"Turning On the Three-Dimensional Switch"
Z. Hurdle, A. Stanford, K. Nix, & N. Perry (2021), NSTA: Science and Children; 59(1)
"The Mathematics Digital Curriculum Boom: How Are Programs Selected?"
S. Rhine, S. Driskell, K. Rolf, Z. Hurdle, & K. Bundock (2021), Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue; 23
"Exploring Calculus I students' performance between varying course times among other predictive variables"
Z. Hurdle, E. Akbuga, & P. Schrader (2022), International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education; 17(4)