Secondary Mathematics and Science
2005 Summer Conference
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Today is October 6, 2008, 12:37 pm
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Inaugural Conference: July 24-29, 2005
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Floyd Bullard
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Floyd teaches mathematics at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
in Durham, North Carolina. Currently he is on leave while pursuing
doctoral studies in statistics at Duke University.
His primary interests in statistics are statistics education and Bayesian modeling,
which he believes is as appropriate for and accessible to high school
students as to college and graduate students.
While on leave from teaching high school,
Floyd likes to stay involved by attending and leading
teaching workshops and by contributing to the AP Statistics listserv.
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Bill Crombie
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Based in Highland Park, New Jersey, Bill is an educational consultant with
Relearning by Design specializing in mathematics and science and working
primarily with middle and high schools. Since 1990 he has been involved in the
development and delivery of training programs for both teachers and trainers in the
National Algebra Project and is a Master Trainer for the Algebra Project's
Train-the-Trainer Program. In addition he is the principal developer of the
Polynomial Calculus Curriculum. Bill holds a BA in both mathematics and physics
from Rutgers University and an MS in physics from Brown University.
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Michael Keyton
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Michael Keyton, a mathematics teacher at the Illinois Mathematics and
Science Academy (IMSA), has taught for the last 30 years high school
mathematics - in particular, geometry, . During this time he developed a
program of independent investigations for students using computer based
geometry (Cabri II). His book "92 Geometric Investigations with the TI-92"
gives some of his ideas. He has degrees in mathematics from LSU, Indiana
Univ., and North Texas State University. Among his academic positions was
an instructorship (1968-70) at LSUNO (now UNO). Beyond mathematics, his
interests are in music, golf, and history.
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Jim Madden
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Jim Madden is professor of mathematics at LSU. He received his PhD in
1983 at Wesleyan University and is internationally recognized for
research in algebra. He has directed two NSF-funded projects to
design college-level mathematics curricula for future teachers. Since
1996, he has worked extensively in teacher professional-development
projects in Louisiana. As a regular visitor in numerous K-12 schools,
he counts dozens of teachers as friends.
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Jim Marsalis
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Jim Marsalis has been a high school mathematics and science teacher for thirty-thirty years,
the last thirty at St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie,LA. He currently teaches calculus and precalculus.
Jim was a 1993 Woodrow Wilson fellow for their Mathematics of Change summer program and has done a
number of presentations and workshops for math teachers on mathematical modeling and the use of
technology in mathematics education.
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Ira Nirenberg
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Ira worked for Shell Oil, in New Orleans, as a geophysicist for six years.
He has been working Ben Franklin High School in New Orleans in for the past 20 years.
During this time he has taught Gifted Algebra 1 and 2, Gifted and Honors Pre calculus,
Physical Science, Honors Physics, AP Physics B & C, and Astronomy.
Ira earned a Masters Degree in Physics from Kent State University
and his undergraduate degree in Physics from Rutgers University.
He has taught in Hong Kong and in Australia and given numerous
workshops for high school and middle school teachers.
He has written two books, Living With Math and The Fraction ThinkBook.
He believes his next book, Make Millions with Your Astrological Colors, will sell better.
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Amanda Simmons
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Amanda teaches at the Nichols School in Buffalo, NY where she also serves
as the chair of the Mathematics Department. After earning her BA in
mathematics from Wellesley College, Amanda continued her mathematical
studies at Northwestern University. It was her experience as an instructor
at Northwestern that sparked her interest in high-school curriculum.
Her position at Nichols encourages her to pursue her passion:
developing rigorous high-school curriculum that engages the minds of
both student and teacher. In her role as department chair,
Amanda advocates the responsible use of technology within a traditional
curriculum.
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Dan Teague
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Dan Teague is an Instructor of Mathematics at the North Carolina School of
Science and Mathematics. In 1985, Dan taught his first course in mathematical modeling,
and since that time, 10 teams of NCSSM students have written Outstanding Solutions for
the Mathematical Contest in Modeling. He has served on the Mathematical Sciences Education
Board, the NRC’s Committee on Programs for Advanced Study of Math and Science in
American High Schools, the AP Statistics Test Development Committee,
and the US National Commission on Mathematics Education.
He has just completed a term as the MAA Governor-at-Large for Secondary Teachers
where he helped create a Special Interest Group of the MAA on
Teaching Advanced High School Mathematics. He has received the Presidential Award for
Excellence in Mathematics Teaching, the Edith May Sliffe Award, the Tandy Outstanding Teacher
Award and National Board Certification. Dan is the co-author of the regular feature
Everybody's Problems for COMAP's Consortium, and of the texts Contemporary
Precalculus Through Applications and Contemporary Calculus Through Applications.
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Audrey Weeks
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Audrey has taught high-school mathematics for 30 years, 14 years with animation.
She is the sole author of all The Geometer's Sketchpad animations sold as
Calculus In Motion and Algebra In Motion, which she originally wrote for her
own classroom students. She began teaching with The Geometer's Sketchpad in 1992
in geometry, but quickly took it to calculus, and then algebra classes.
For the past few years, she has focused on leading professional development workshops
across the US, and speaking at state conferences and NCTM, on teaching through animation.
In 2004, she also led teacher The Geometer's Sketchpad workshops in Australia and Thailand.
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David A. Young
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David teaches mathematics, the sciences, and computer programming at Fayetteville High
School in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He has been teaching since 1976 and has degrees in
mathematics and physics. Some of his experiences include being a member of The Mathematics
of Change Woodrow Wilson Leadership Program in Mathematics (1993), serving as the District
(K-12) Mathematics Coordinator with the Fayetteville Public Schools, developing the
Mathematics Computer Lab (MCL) program at the Arkansas School for Mathematics and Science,
creating and developing the Dealing with Data in Middle School Mathematics and Science (DwD)
Teachers Teaching with Technology Institute, and working as the PhysTEC Teacher
in Residence (TIR03). See more at
http://www.fayar.net/east/teacher.web/Math/young/
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