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Appendix C: Speaker Biographies
Pages 127-132

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... He has worked in the area of mathematics education for 30 years and is probably best known as a co-author of the book, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers: A Problem Solving Approach, which is now in its 6th edition. He is presently the Director of the National Science Foundation-funded "Six Through Eight Mathematics" (STEM)
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From page 128...
... He is a member of the Mathematical Association of America and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, he has contributed to the Mathematics Teacher, and he has spoken at numerous regional and national conferences. He is currently Principal Investigator for ARISE, one of several National Science Foundation-funded secondary curriculum projects.
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From page 129...
... He has directed two large-scale mathematics curriculum development projects funded by the National Science Foundation, the most recent of which developed the "Mathscape: Seeing and Thinking Mathematically" middle-school curriculum, published by Creative Publications. Glenda Lappan, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University (MSU)
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From page 130...
... Pollak has been active in mathematics education. He has served as a member of the Mathematical Sciences Education Board, Chairman of the School Mathematics Study Group Advisory Board, Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the National Science Foundation's Education Directorate, President of the Mathematical Association of America, member of the Board of Trustees for the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics, member of the COMAP Board of Trustees, and Co-Director of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation's summer institutes for mathematics teachers.
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From page 131...
... In addition to her algebra affiliations, she brings to this algebra symposium her experiences as a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conventions and Conference Committee, from 19931996, and, from 1996-1997 as chair of the committee. Rose Zbiek currently teaches mathematics and mathematics education courses for undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Iowa.
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