VITA
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Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts |
Residence: Quincy, Massachusetts |
Education:
Boston College B.S., M.A.(Math)
Boston University Ph.D.(Math)
Position at Boston College
Professor, Department of Mathematics
Assistant to the Director, Mathematics Institute
- Additional Professional Activity
Director and instructor in National Science Foundation institutes
Author and/or consultant for William Sadlier Company, Science Research Associates, Creative Publications, Dale Seymour Publications, and Glencoe Publishing Company
Member of advisory boards and committies
Consultant to schools nationally and internationally
Memberships
Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England
Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Massachusetts
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
California Mathematics Council
American Mathematical Society
Association for Women in Mathematics
Mathematical Association of America
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics
Boston Area Mathematics Specialists
Association for Mathematics Teacher Educators
Leadership Role in Organizations
Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England
Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Massachusetts
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Author
Scholarly works since 1990 include
Discrete Mathematics Across the Curriculum, K-12, 1991 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, VA: NCTM, 1991 (editor)
Informal Geometry Explorations with S.J. Bezuszka, S.J. and J. Martin, Palo Alto, CA: Dale Seymour Publications, Inc., September 1991
"Discrete Mathematics: The Math for Our Time", CMC Communicator, Vol. 17, No. 3, 1993, p.4-5
"Looking at Problem Solving Matters Discretely" with S.J. Bezuszka, Math in the Middle, Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1993, p.16-17
"Primes", Teaching with Student Math Notes, Vol. 2, Reston, VA: NCTM, 1993, p.7-12
"Implementing the Discrete Mathematics Standard; Focusing on Recursion", with S.J. Bezuszka, Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 86, No.8 November 1993
Communication in Mathematics, 1996 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, VA: NCTM, 1996 (general editor)
"A Discrete Interface with Geometry", with S. J. Bezuszka, CMC Communicator, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1996 p.48-52
Multicultural and Gender Equity in the Mathematics Classroom: the Gift of Diversity, 1997 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, VA: NCTM 1997 (general editor)
"Discrete Mathematics and its Role in Curriculum Reform", Boston University Journal of Education, Vol. 178, No. 2, 1996, p.51-58
"Honest Numbers: A Mathematics and Languages Connection", with Stanley J. Bezuszka, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Vol. 3, No. 2, October 1997, p.142-147
"Even Perfect Numbers: (Update)2", with Stanley J. Bezuszka, Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 90, No. 8, November 1997, p. 628-633
A series of 23 Calendar Problems (mathematics challenge problems and solutions) with Stanley J. Bezuszka appeared in the April and May 1997 Calendar pages of the Mathematics Teacher
The Teaching and Learning of Algorithms in School Mathematics, 1998 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, VA:NCTM, 1998, (general editor)
Geometry, Concepts and Applications with J. Cummins, T. Kanold, C. Molloy, Y. Mojica, NY:Glencoe-McGraw-Hill, 2000
Number Treasury2, with S. J. Bezuszka, Parsippany, NJ: Dale Seymour Publications, 2000
"Penny Packing for Your Thoughts", with S. J. Bezuszka, Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 96, No. 4, April 2003, p.249-253
Awards
2001 recipient of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics Glenn Gilbert Award for leadership in mathematics education
Charter member of Massachusetts Hall of Fame for Mathematics Educators, 2001