Timothy Sibbald
Professor

Dr. Timothy Sibbald

Biography

Dr. Tim Sibbald is a professor of education in the Schulich School of Education where he teaches mathematics education in the Bachelor of Education Program. He is also a member of Nipissing University’s Graduate Studies Department in Education.

Positions

Full-time Faculty
Faculty of Education and Professional Studies - Schulich School of Education
Full-time Faculty
Graduate Studies - PhD in Education (Educational Sustainability)
Full-time Faculty
Graduate Studies - Master of Education

Education

PhD, Education, OISE
2008
MSc in Mathematics, Nipissing University
MA, University of Toronto
BEd, University of Western Ontario
BSc (Honours), University of Guelph
Areas of specialization
Math Education

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Programs

  • Education Concurrent
  • Education Consecutive

Graduate Studies

  • Education, MEd/PHD Program

Research

Research Interests

I engage in research pertaining to mathematics education and higher education using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

Accolades and Achievements

Lifetime Publications (April, 2025)

Books Edited

5

Articles in Refereed Journals

41

Book Chapters

7

Technical Reports

49

Other Reports

7

Non-refereed articles

54

Book Reviews

27

Conference Papers

42

Keynotes, Invited Papers, & Public lectures

5

Electronic Documents and Multi-media Productions

8

Literary Works and Musical Compositions

1

Workshops and Seminars Presented

73

 

Publications

Selected Publications

Sibbald, T. M. (2017). An explanatory model of teacher movement within Ontario school boards. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 184, 23-33.

Sibbald, T. M. (2017). The movement of teachers within Ontario school boards. Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 183, 4-14.

Sibbald, T., & Handford, V. (2017). Is there a metric for measuring tenure? Academic Matters, Winter, 9-13.

Sibbald, T. M., & Wheatstone, M. (2016). Advancing Escher art through generalization. Ontario Association for Mathematics Education Gazette, 54(4), 23-26.

Sibbald, T. M. (2016). Gaps in the 'Defence of the classroom'. Canadian Mathematics Society Notes, 48(3), 4

Sibbald, T. M. (2015). What is STEM? Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group Newsletter, 31(2), 4-5.

Sibbald, T. M. (2015). Math exploration using the Morley triangle. Ontario Association for Mathematics Education Gazette, 54(2), 31-34. (Morley triangle resources, right click - save as - and then open using GeoGebra. Morley Triangle & Morley Figure 6)

Sibbald, T. M. (2015). The mathematics of photographs. Ontario Association for Mathematics Education Gazette, 53(4), 25-30.

Sibbald, T. M. (2014). Occurrence of bimodal classroom achievement in Ontario. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 60(1), 221-225.