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Curriculum
Vitae
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Ph.D. 1995, Curriculum
and Instruction
- University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
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- Mathematics
Education
- Curriculum Research on
Teaching and Learning
- Advisor: Professor
Kenneth Travers
- Thesis Director:
Professor Lizanne Destefano
- Doctoral Thesis: A
Case Study on the Complexities of Learning to
Teach Problem Solving: The Effects of a Writing
Process Strategy Model on Seventh Grade
Students' Mathematics Performance
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- MA 1982, Curriculum
and Instruction
- Xavier University at
New Orleans
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Early Childhood
Education
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- BA 1975,
Education
- Dillard University
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Kindergarten and
Elementary Education
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Loyola University
1982-1988
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General
Science
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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1996-present
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- Assistant
Professor
- Boston
College
- Responsibilities:
Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in
elementary and secondary mathematics education,
including graduate and undergraduate
advising.
- Conduct research:
Pedagogical implications of writing to learn;
application of Vygotskian psychology to teaching
and learning in the area of mathematical problem
solving; and social justice
education.
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1995-1996
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- Assistant
Professor
- University of
Kentucky
- Responsibilities:
Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in
middle school education. Coordinate and
supervise prospective middle school mathematics
teachers.
- Conduct classroom
research on writing to learn and teaching and
learning through complex
instruction.
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1994-1995
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- Research
Assistant
- University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
- The Council on Teacher
Education
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1993-1994
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- Teaching
Assistant
- University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
- Department of
Curriculum and Instruction
- Responsibilities:
Assisting with the teaching of the doctoral
course Method of Educational
Inquiry.
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1991-1994
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- Teaching
Assistant
- University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign
- Department of
Curriculum and Instruction
- Responsibilities:
Teach the undergraduate course Middle School
Mathematics and supervise elementary prospective
teachers.
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1990-1991
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- Adjunct
Faculty
- Southern University at
New Orleans
- Department of
Continuing Education
- Responsibilities:
Teach undergraduate courses in elementary
mathematics and science methods and
developmental mathematics.
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1990-1991
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- Master
Teacher
- New Orleans Public
Schools
- Department of
Curriculum and Instruction Title II
Project
- New Orleans,
Louisiana
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1985-1990
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- Middle School
Mathematics and Science Teacher
- New Orleans Public
Schools
- New Orleans,
Louisiana
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1979-1985
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- Kindergarten and
Elementary Teacher
- New Orleans Public
Schools
- New Orleans,
Louisiana
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1976-1979
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- Kindergarten
Teacher
- Archdiocese of New
Orleans
- St. Mary of the Angels
School
- New Orleans,
Louisiana
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FUNDED PROPOSALS
Internal Funding
Research Incentive Grant --1999--
($15,000), Title of Project: A Vygotskian Framework for
Teachers as Mathematical Problem Solvers.
Research Expense Grant
--1998--($1500) Title: The Web of Intersubjectivity: A
Vygotskian Framework for Adult Learning
Research Expense Grant -- 1997 --
($1500) Title of Project: Teacher Education for Social
Justice Part II
Research Incentive Grant --1997--
($5000), Title of Project: Pedagogical Implications of
Mathematical Problem Solving.
Research Expense Grant -- 1996 --
($1500) Title of Project: Teacher Education for Social
Justice: Uncovering Ideologies.
External Funding
Research Partner, Richard Jackson,
Principal Investigator - 1999, Boston College with CAST
(Center for Applied Special Technology), Harvard University,
and the Council of Exceptional Children. Title of project:
National Center on Accessing the General
Curriculum.
Instructional Materials
Development, ESIE/EHR -- ($900,000) Title of Project:
Culturally Meaningful Adventure Stories: A Medium for
Teaching Kindergarten Geometry and Spatial Skills. Research
Associate. Beth Casey, Primary Investigator
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
American Educational Research
Association
Benjamin Banneker
Association
International Congress on
Mathematical Education
National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics
National Middle School
Association
Psychology of Mathematics
Education
School Science and Mathematics
Association
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