K-12 curriculum grant: Reviewer of High School Teachers' Lesson
Study Group's lesson on Algebra Tiles (December 2007, Dr. Randy Groth
grant)
K-12 School visit and in-school lesson review (Delmar Middle and High
School, January 2008, K-12 Mathematics Education grant, Dr. RAndy
Groth, SU Education Dept, PI).
K-12 curriculum grant: Reviewer of High School Teachers' Lesson
Study Group's lesson on Pythagorean Theorem (May 2008, Dr. Randy
Groth Grant).
Conference Presentations
A Knack for NAC? Numeracy Across
the Curriculum, MD-DC-VA MAA section (Nov 2007, Anne Arundel
Community College, Annapolis, MD).
On their home turf:
K-12 math teachers inform university professional development programs
with Homer W. Austin, MAA (April 2006, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD)
Interviews and School visits:
Avenues for Assessing Professional Programs for K-12 Teachers.,
with Homer W. Austin, Joint Mathematics Meetings (January 2006, San
Antonio, TX).
Math ADEPT: A Working Model for
Teacher Professional Development which builds Professional Communities
of Learners. with Homer W. Austin, Joint Mathematics Meetings
(January 2005, Atlanta GA).
Allied Delmarva Enhancement
Program for Teachers: A Tri-State Initiative with
Homer W. Austin and Barbara A. Wainwright, NCTM Eastern Regional
Conference -- accepted to present October 14-16, 2004 in
Baltimore, MD.
Modified Lesson Plans: Promoting
Systemic Change in Middle School Mathematics Teaching with Homer
Austin and Barbara Wainwright, at Mid-Atlantic Consortium
for
Research in Mathematical Sciences 2004 Conference (MCRMS), May 27, 2004.
Authentic Curriculum for Inservice
Math Teachers: Modified Lesson Plans presented with Barbara
Wainwright (joint work also with Homer Austin), at MAA MD-DC-VA Section
Meeting at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, November 7-8,
2003.
Meeting Math ADEPT -- a hands-on
introduction with Homer Austin. Annual Conference of the Maryland
Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Baltimore,
October 2003.
Conceptual Algebra for Teachers:
Integrating Algebra into a New Graduate Program for Middle
School Teachers, at joint MAA-AMS meetings, Baltimore, January
2003.
The ADEPT Program at
Salisbury University with Homer Austinat
MAA MD-DC-VA Section Meeting UMD-College Park, November 2002.
The Math ADEPT Program at
Salisbury University with Homer Austin at Mega-Math Workshop,
Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD,
August 2002.
Math ADEPT: Empowering Elementary Certified Teachers taking
the Middle School Challenge
with Homer Austin at Joint MCTM/MAST conference, Salisbury
University, Salisbury, MD,
April 2002.
Preservice Teachers' Understanding of
Mathematical Logic: A Preliminary Report with Homer Austin
at joint MAA-AMS meetings, San Diego, January 2002.
Panel Member,
Mathematical preparation and support of teachers through rural
universities,
at joint MAA-AMS meetings, San Diego, January 2002.
Math ADEPT: A Program for Middle School Inservice Mathematics
Teachers, with Homer Austin
at joint MAA-AMS meetings, San Diego, January 2002.
A
Framework for Fostering Active Engagement and Learning in
College Algebra through Writing,
Collaborative Learning, and
Modeling, at joint MAA-AMS meetings, New Orleans, January 2001.
Recurring Calculus and Precalculus
Mistakes: Notational Obstructions and Conceptual Roots,
presentation at Fourth Annual Conference on Research in
Undergraduate Mathematics
Education (), Chicago, IL, September 1999.
Conceptual and Notational Obstructions to
Learning in Calculus and Precalculus,
presentation at
session at Mathfest,
Providence, RI, July 1999.
The Birth of Molecular Computation,
one of three
at regional
VA-MD-DC
Meeting
of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), April 1999.
Writing in Mathematics: Fostering
Introspection and Dialogue, poster session
presentation, - Joint Mathematics Meetings, San
Antonio, TX, January 1999.
Implementing Cooperative Learning and
Projects in Calculus, workshop
presentation,Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics
conference, Brainerd, MN, April 1998.
Calculus Reform at Cornell: A Cooperative and Projects-based
Approach, co-presenter
at Mathematicians Education Reform (MER)
Workshop, Ithaca, NY, November 1995.
for University faculty, K-12 Teachers and/or
Students
Hands-on "Ok, so what does it mean?" (When
getting the right answer is the easy/ier part) K-12 and
Quantitative Literacy workshop for K-12 teachers from school
districts near Ithaca, NY. Held at Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY (Saturday May 12, 2007)
Hands-on Discovery-Based Calculus; and Making
Classrooms Safe for Intellectual Risk-Taking, designed for and
presented at Cornell Mathematics Outreach, Saturday Workshop
for K-12 Teachers (Nov 18, 2006).
4-day Math ADEPT K-16 Collaboration
Workshop (With Homer Austin, workshop co-organizer). Attended by
teams of university faculty and K-12 teachers/administrators from six
states. NSF-funded workshop (June 2005).
Maryland Math ADEPT Capstone Workshop,
lead designer, co-presented with Don
Cathcart and Don Spickler
(Salisbury University, June 25-26, 2003).
The Math ADEPT Program at Salisbury University
with Homer Austin, at Mega-Math Workshop
(Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, August 2002).
Conceptual Algebra: Active, Applied, Alive! for in-service
middle- and high-school teachers
at Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics Eastern Shore
conference (February 2001).
During Temporary Assistant Professor post-doctoral position
held at the University of Minnesota (UMN) and the Institute of
Technology Center for
Educational Programs:
Designed and led Torus Games for Project
GAMMA (Great Activities Motivating MAthematics), an enrichment
program for 9th-10th graders
(April 1998).
Designed and led Boolean Algebra Blues
for Project GAMMA (February 1998).
Designed and led Counting Games
for Project YES (Young Emerging Scholars), a
mathematics enrichment program for grade 6-7
students (January 1998).
Designed and led Mr. Square's Universe & Ours for
Project GAMMA (October 1997).
Led What is a Knot? for Project PRIME (Professions and
Recreations: Intermediate
Mathematics Enrichment), a
program for 5th and 6th graders (October 1997).
Recent Seminar and Colloquium Talks
From WAC to NAC: A Personal Journey, SU Mentor Grant
presentation on Numeracy Across the Curriculum (NAC), Wed Aug 22,
2007, Salisbury University.
The GoodQuestions Project at Cornell, Math Dept
Colloquium talk, Tue, Aug 21, 2007, Salisbury University.
Thinking Mathematically: Answering Questions,
Questioning Answers, and Questioning the Questions Tuesday Apr.
17, 2007 at Ithaca College, Ithaca NY
Safety in the Classroom (and in other teaching-related
situations) at Cornell University's Mathematics Department
, Oct. 4, 2006.
Numeracy Across the Curriculum
at Cornell University's Mathematics Department
Seminar, Sep. 11, 2006.
Invited Talks
Was invited as Speaker by USMA, West Point during
Spring 2001 -- was unable to accept due to ADEPT.
Quantum Mysteries for Anyone (Keynote
Speaker) at 17th Annual High School Mathematics Contest
held at SU (November 2000).
More than just a bag of tricks? Towards a unified
framework for educational reform. Invited Speaker, University
of Connecticut Teaching Seminar (April 2000).
More than just a bag of tricks? Towards a unified framework
for mathematics teaching reform,
Mathematics Colloquium, California
State University at Bakersfield (March 2000).
The Birth of Molecular Computation,
University of Wisconsin at Platteville,
Mathematics Colloquium (February 2000).
How do you see Arithmetic? Salisbury University
Colloquium (February 2000).
The Birth of Molecular Computation,
University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh,
Mathematics Colloquium (February 2000).
The Surprising World of DNA Computing,
Shippensburg University,
Mathematics Colloquium (February 2000).
The Surprising World of DNA Computing Colloquium,
California Polytechnic University at Pomona (February 2000).
The Birth of Molecular Computation,
Hood College Lecture Series for Math Awareness Month
(Theme: Mathematics and Biology),
co-sponsored by Mathematics and Biology Departments
(April
1999).
Introduction to Molecular Computing,
Hobbs Hall, Lynchburg College (April 20, 1999).
,
Lynchburg College Symposium Readings
()
Luncheon (February 1999).
Project and Paper Assignments in Mathematics,
Lynchburg College Writing Center (February 1999).
Calculus Reform at Cornell,
Math Department Colloquium, California State
University
at Chico (March 1998).
Calculus Reform at Cornell,
Math Department Colloquium, University of
Texas at El Paso (April 1997).
Graduate student speaker
(with honorarium), Preparing Future
Faculty program:
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College Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honor Society (March 1996).
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Science Colloquium (December 1995).
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DNA: The Next Generation Computer? Graduate
Olivetti Club, Cornell University (March 1995).
Additional Talks and Presentations
At Seminar on Undergraduate
Teaching, Cornell University:
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Beyond Research and Teaching: Graduate Student
Involvement in Curricular Reform (Spring 1997).
-
Coordinating Calculus Reform in the Department
and Nationally:
The Internet Resource Library (Fall 1996).
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Cornell's Graduate Teaching Development
Workshops (Spring 1996).
-
Math 112 The Other Way, with Professor David
Henderson (Fall 1995).
-
Calculus Reform Comes to Cornell, with Lisa
Orlandi (Spring 1995).
-
Calculus Reform at Cornell: Why Reform?
(Fall 1994).
Mathematics Research:
-
Contractible Disc Complexes for Handlebody
Mapping Class Groups
(Cornell Topology Seminar, February 1997).
- Finiteness Properties
for Handlebody Mapping Class Groups
(Cornell Topology Seminar, November 1996).
1-2 week long expository presentations
at Berstein Seminar in Topology, Cornell:
- Homological Stability for
Automorphism Groups of Free Groups (Fall 1994).
- Two-Dimensional Submanifolds of Four-Dimensional
Manifolds: Rokhlin's Construction (Fall 1993).
- Torsion in the Mapping Class Group and its
Cohomology (Fall 1992).
Experience in Mentoring of Undergraduates
Faculty sponsor for Stanley
(Riki) Weeks' undergraduate research project and
presentation Psudomorphisms and Order-Equivalence of
Groupsat Salisbury University Student Research
Conference (Spring 2003).
Faculty sponsor for Lynchburg
College mathematics poster
presentation,
Houdini's Magical Escape by Hiwot Amezene and Omni Carter
(Spring 1999).
Lynchburg College Westover Honors Thesis Committee
for Alison Witt (Math Education, Fall 1998).
Thesis Title: Implementation of the NCTM's
Curriculum and Evaluation Standards.
Regular participant, Cornell Math Table dinners, designed to
support prospective
undergraduate math majors,
especially women and other underrepresented groups (1996-97).
Curricular Development and Mathematics Education
Experience and Training
Developed Algebra course for inservice middle
school teachers. Salisbury University (2001-2002).
Developed math course for preservice elementary teachers.
Lynchburg College (1998-1999).
Workshop Coordinator and Designer for 12 sections of
UMN's Calculus Initiative (Fall 1997).
Awarded Grant-based Curricular Development Fellowship by Cornell's
A&S Dean (Fall 1996).
Led successful initiative to reform first-year Cornell
calculus courses. Developed syllabus, course
materials; coordinated and consulted with faculty and instructors
(1994-1997).
Courses taken at Cornell University:
Mathematics for Secondary
Teaching
(Prof. Avery Solomon, Spring 1997).
College Teaching -- A Seminar
(Prof. Tom Rishel, Fall 1996).
Educational Issues in Undergraduate Mathematics
(Prof. David Henderson, Spring 1996).
Audited Math Education Seminar
(Henderson (Math), Jere Confrey
(Education), Spring 1994).
Teaching Assistantships, Seminars and Workshops at Cornell:
T.A. for exploration-based geometry course largely
for preservice teachers.
Day-long Graduate Teaching Development Workshops
(1992-1996).
Participated in Seminar on Undergraduate Teaching led by
Tom Rishel (1991-1996).
Technology-related Knowledge and Experience
WebCT and iLrn, for online
course for hurricane-affected students (2005).
Ultimate Bulletin Board.
Geometer's Sketchpad.
HTML and web design; unix; Emacs; Adobe
Illustrator/Photoshop.
Headed U. of MN Math Dept pilot of
WebCT, a
comprehensive web tool facilitating online
instruction and the creation and management of online courses
(http://www.webct.com/webct/).
Reviewed software, mathematical modules
of Metropolitan State University distance course.
Instructional use of java applets (1998-); graphing
calculators (1997- ); Analyzer* (1996).
Workshops and Minicourses Attended
Writing Across the Curriculum II
seminar/workshop participant, Salisbury University (Spring 2005).
Writing Across the Curriculum, Salisbury University
(Fall 2000).
'99:
-sponsored workshop at
Rutgers University (July 6-16 1999).
Lynchburg College Symposium Readings
()
Workshop (May 24-27, 1999).
Finding Motivation for Upper Division Mathematics through Original
Sources
at Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX
(January 1999).
Facilitating Active Learning: Concrete Ways to Foster Student
Participation
at Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Antonio, TX
(January 1999).
workshop on Distance Education, Lynchburg College, Virginia
(January 1999).
A New Approach to "Math for Elementary Teachers",
Short Course (July 1998).