Wendy Hageman Smith presented “How Does Applying A Constructivist Theory of Teaching Affect Student Outcomes and Attitudes in the Post-Secondary General Education Math Class?” at the Maryland-DC-Virginia MAA Sectional Meeting at VMI on October 27, 2012.
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Colleagues from the STEM disciplines have published an article in Science Education and Civic Engagement. Co-written by Suzanne Donnelly (Assistant Professor of Science Education), Alix Fink (Associate Professor of Biology and Dean of the Cormier Honors College), Mark Fink (Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences), Leigh Lunsford […]
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Dr. Robert Webber, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, has published an article in PRIMUS (Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies). Entitled “Using Spreadsheets to Help Students Think Recursively,” the article appeared Volume 22, Issue 5, p. 365-372.
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Dr. Thomas Wears, assistant professor of mathematics, has been selected to participate in Project NExT (New Experience in Teaching), a national professional development program for new or recent Ph.D.’s in the mathematical sciences intended to enrich all aspects (teaching, scholarship, service) of a faculty member’s career. Dr. Wears is the fourth department member to be […]
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Leah Shilling-Traina, assistant professor of mathematics education, presented the paper “Prospective Teachers’ Challenges In Teaching Reasoning-and-proving In Their Mentor Teachers’ Classrooms” at the 2012 meeting of the American Education Research Association held in Vancouver, British Columbia. Along with co-authors Gabriel Stylianides (University of Oxford) and Andreas Stylianides (University of Cambridge), Dr. Shilling-Traina examined the challenges […]
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David Shoenthal, associate professor of mathematics, was elected to be Chair of the Maryland-DC-Virginia Section of the Mathematical Association of America beginning in 2013; next year he will serve as Chair-Elect of the Section.
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Wendy Smith, assistant professor of mathematics education, presented “The Impact of Post-Secondary Teaching Methods in Gen-Ed Math Courses” during the contributed paper sessions at the Spring 2012 Conference of the Maryland-DC-Virginia Section of the Mathematical Association of America. Dr. Smith’s talk discussed constructivist methods in a general education math course.
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Wendy Smith, assistant professor of mathematics education, published her article “Developing Mathematical Reasoning Through Collaborative Discovery” in the Spring 2012 issue of Virginia Mathematics Teacher. Her article investigates the use of carefully designed activities that enhance classroom discourse as a means of collaborative discovery.
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Sharon Emerson-Stonnell is Principal Investigator on Teaching the 2009 Mathematics SOL in Grades 3-5 Across Southern Virginia, a Mathematics and Science Partnership grant. The grant will be funded by the Virginia Department of Education for $239,804. It will allow Longwood mathematics education faculty and Longwood mathematics specialist graduates to work with 100 mathematics teachers in […]
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Dr. Leah Shilling-Traina was recently accepted into the 2012 STaR (Service, Teaching, and Research) cohort. The STaR program, funded by the National Science Foundation, provides support to 35 early career mathematics educators from across the country by addressing common challenges such as teaching mathematics courses designed for teacher preparation, establishing a research agenda, and developing […]
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