Jao, L., Ako, M., Beck, S., & Sahmbi, G. (2025). Seeking utility: Secondary mathematics pre-service teachers’ experiences in general education courses. Action in Teacher Education, 1–18.
https://doi-org.proxy3.library.mcgill.ca/10.1080/01626620.2025.2535357
Ako, M., Jegede, O. I., & Mim, S. A. (2024). Towards Equity for Students and Teachers of Colour: Insights into Pedagogies, Emotions and Initiatives in Science Education. Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education/Revue canadienne des jeunes chercheures et chercheurs en éducation, 15(3), 68-76.
Ako, M., Osei, K.S., Asare, M., & Amihere, K.A. (2019). Knowledge and Usage of Differentiated Instructional Strategies in Junior High Schools in Kwadaso Municipality, Kumasi-Ghana. International Journal of Education and Research, 7(8), 49- 62.
Acquah, S., & Ako, M. (2018). Natural Science Teachers’ Curriculum Knowledge in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, Ghana. International Journal of Basic Education and Research. 2(3), 31–47.
1. Ako, M. (Submitted). Teaching STEM in Ghana: How Cultural and Gender Norms Shape Classroom Equity. Paper submitted to American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA.
2. Ako, M., Jao, L., Loupelle, C., & Wiseman, D. (2025). Building trust and fostering agency: Students’ experiences in student-directed inquiry project in a science and technology course. A poster presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) 2025 Conference, Toronto, Canada.
3. Weseman., D, Jao, L., Loupelle, C., Ako, M., Sun, C., Di Placido, C., Driscoll, S., Kiyani, M.N., & Taylor, R. (2004). What we are Learning Together: A Research-Practice Partnership of Student-Directed STEAM Inquiry. A Symposium Presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) 2024 Conference, Montreal, Canada.
4. Ako, M., Arifin, S.M., Malka, N., & Vigorous., M. (2024). Empowering Women and Girls in Education: Navigating Bias, Equity, and Narratives through Inclusive Practices and Literature. A panel presentation at the Education Graduate Students Society (EGSS) Conference, Montreal, QC., Canada.
5. Ako, M. (2024). Examining the Potential of Professional Learning Communities to Support Teachers in Developing Gender-inclusive Pedagogical Practices. A paper presented at the Education Graduate Students Society (EGSS) Conference, Montreal, QC., Canada.
6. Ako, M., & Bentil, A. (2024). Promoting Gender-inclusive pedagogies through professional learning communities. A roundtable presentation at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) 2024 Conference, Montreal, Canada.
7. Ako, M & Kobiela, M. (2023). Promoting student agency: Examining preservice mathematics teachers’ instructional moves in teaching mathematical defining. A poster presentation at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Conference. Montreal, QC. https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2023.714805
8. Ako, M., & Gyamerah, K. (2023). The dilemmas of science curriculum implementation: Exploring Ghanaian science teachers’ curriculum knowledge and classroom practices. A paper presentation at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
9. Jao, L., Ako, M., & Bran Lopez, M-J. (2023). Research projects in teacher education programs: The experiences of secondary mathematics pre-service teachers. A paper presentation at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education Annual Conference, Toronto, ON.
10. Jao, L., Beck, S., & Ako, M. (2023). Seeking utility: Exploring secondary mathematics preservice teachers’ experiences in general education courses. A paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
11. Ako, M. (2017). Natural science teachers’ curriculum knowledge and self-efficacy beliefs regarding science teaching in the Gomoa East District”. A paper Presented at the 2nd International Multi-Disciplinary Conference for Post Graduate Students (IMCfPS@UEW), University of Education, Winneba.