Publications

Books

  • Math Trails, book published by COMAP, Boston, MA, 2004. Co-authored with Henry O. Pollak and Joel Schneider.
  • Elementary Algebra, textbook published by Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Sandra Pryor-Clarkson and Barbara J. Barone, primary authors, Mary Margaret Shoaf, secondary author.
  • Intermediate Algebra, textbook published by Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Sandra Pryor-Clarkson and Barbara J. Barone, primary authors, Mary Margaret Shoaf, secondary author.
  • Discovering Calculus With the Graphing Calculator, published by John Wiley & Sons Publishing, New York, 1996. Howard Anton, author of calculus texts, asked me to do this book to accompany his calculus textbooks and the Salas and Hilleâs textbook.
  • Test Item Bank for Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic in One Variable, by Finney/Thomas/Demana/Waits. Published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, MA, for high school AP Calculus, 1994 copyright.
  • Test Item Bank for Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic in Multi-Variable, by Finney/Thomas/Demana/Waits. Published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, MA for college Calculus, 1994 copyright.

 

Contributed Book Chapters

  • Math Trails. Co-authored with Henry O. Pollak and Joel Schneider. Chapter published in the monologue, Activating Mathematical Talent, by the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, 2003, pp. 66 – 72.
  • Algebra, Integers, and Coordinate Graphing. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA in Houghton Mifflin Math: Professional Resources Handbook—Research-Based Teaching, Grade level 5. 2004 copyright.
  • Geometry. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA in Houghton Mifflin Math: Professional Resources Handbook—Research-Based Teaching, Grade level 6. 2004 copyright.

 

Published Refereed Papers

  • Math Trails. Co-authored with Henry O. Pollak and Joel Schneider. Chapter published in the monologue, Activating Mathematical Talent, by the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, 2003, pp. 66 – 72.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Regression Analysis. Paper published by Teachers Teaching With Technology and presented at the 14th Annual Teachers Teaching With Technology International Conference in Calgary, Canada, March 15 – 17, 2002.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Regression Analysis. Paper published by Teachers Teaching With Technology, March 2002. TI-83+ Calculator Activities That Engage Students in Mathematical Modeling. Paper published by Teachers Teaching With Technology, March 2001.
  • Mathematical Modeling Through Applications. Paper published by Teachers Teaching With Technology, Dallas, Texas, March 2000.
  • A Capstone Course for Pre-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers. Paper published by the International Commission on Mathematics Education (ICME), International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, London, England, 2000.
  • Modeling and Regression Analysis on the TI-92. Paper published by Teachers Teaching With Technology, Chicago, IL. January 22 – 24, 1999.
  • Making Numerical, Analytical, and Graphical “Connections” Across AP Calculus. Paper published by Teachers Teaching With Technology, Chicago, IL. January 22 – 24, 1999.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Regression Analysis. Paper published by Teachers Teaching With Technology, Chicago, IL. January 22 – 24, 1999.
  • A Capstone Course for Pre-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers. Paper published by the International Commission on Mathematics Instruction Study on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at the University Level, Singapore, December 1998.
  • Using the Total Power of the TI-92!!! Paper published in the International DERIVE/TI-92 Journal, 1997.
  • The Long-Term Effect of the Graphing Calculator on Female Students’ Spatial Visualization Skills and Level of Understanding in Elementary Graphing Concepts. Paper published in The Role of Technology in the Mathematics Classroom by The Graduate Program in Mathematics Education of the State University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1997 and presented at the 8th International Conference on Mathematical Education in Seville, Spain, July 14 – 21, 1996.
  • The Role of Technology in Creating a Positive Learning Experience in a First-Year College Mathematics Course for the Under-Prepared Student at an All-Women’s Liberal Arts College. Paper published in The Role of Technology in the Mathematics Classroom by The Graduate Program in Mathematics Education of the State University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1997 and presented at the 8th International Conference on Mathematical Education in Seville, Spain, July 14 – 21, 1996.
  • Technology for Visual Representation. Paper published in the Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Mathematical Education and presented at the 8th International Conference on Mathematical Education in Seville, Spain, July 14 – 21, 1996.
  • Results on the Effect of the Graphing Calculator on Female Students’ Cognitive Levels and Visual Thinking. Paper published by the University of Birmingham, England in Technology in Mathematics Teaching—-A Bridge Between Teaching and Learning, 1995.
  • The Effect of the Graphing Calculator on Female Students’ Spatial Visualization Skills and Level-of-Understanding in Elementary Graphing and Algebra Concepts. Paper based on my dissertation published by the American Mathematical Society in cooperation with the Mathematical Association of America in CBMS Issues in Mathematics Education, Vol. 4, Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education, 1994.
  • Results on the Effect of the Graphing Calculator on Female Students’ Cognitive Levels and Visual Thinking. Published in the Proceedings of the First Annual International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching at the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England. September 20, 1993. (Note: This refereed paper was judged as one of the best papers in this publication and, subsequently, selected to be published in book Technology in Mathematics Teaching—–A Bridge Between Teaching and Learning, 1995.)
  • The Graphing Calculator in Mathematics Concept Development and Problem-Solving. Paper published in Technology and Teacher Education Annual by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education for the Annual Conference of the Society for Technology and Teacher Education. San Diego, California. March 18, 1993.

 

Published Papers

  • A Follow-Up Study of the Effect of the Graphing Calculator on Female Students’ Spatial Visualization Skills and Level-of-Understanding in Elementary Graphing Concepts. Paper published in the Proceedings of the Seventh Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Orlando, FL. November 17-20, 1994, by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
  • Making “Chains” of Connections in Algebra Concepts—Concept Development and Problem-Solving Using Graphing Calculators. Paper published in the Proceedings of the Seventh Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Orlando, FL. November 17-20, 1994, by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
  • Technology Enhances Student Performance. Paper published by Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas, about my research with the TI-81 graphing calculator. Eightysomething, March, 1994.
  • The Role of the Graphing Calculator in Helping the Weaker Mathematics Student Succeed in the Game of ‘Catch-Up’. Published in the Proceedings of the Sixth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, November 4-7, 1993 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. Montclair State College. Montclair, New Jersey.
  • Research Update: What Happens When Women Students Use the Graphing Calculator? Article by Anne Phipps, Director of Product Design and Marketing at Texas Instruments, about my research with the TI-81 graphing calculator. It’s About T.I.M.E.—Technology in Math Education, Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 1993.
  • Technology Enhances Student Performance. Paper published by Addison-Wesley in Mathematically Speaking, the Addison-Wesley Newsletter for the Mathematics Community, Volume 5, No, 5, Spring 1993. (Note: This refereed paper was selected by Texas Instruments, Inc. to be published in their own publication Eightysomething, March, 1994.)
  • The Effects of the Graphics Calculator on Female Students’ Cognitive Levels and Visual Thinking. Published by the Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1992, in the Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, November 1991.
  • Piaget–Visual Thinking–and the TI-81. Published by the Ohio State University and Addison-Wesley Publishing Company in the Proceedings of the Third Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, November 1990.
  • Computer Literacy in the Liberal Arts Women’s College. Published in the Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Eastern Small College Computing Conference, Volume 4, Number 2, November 1988.

 

Papers & Presentations at Professional Meetings

  • Using Pipe Cleaners to Develop Middle School Algebraic Reasoning Skills. Workshop presented at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics (CAMT) in San Antonio, Texas, on July 15, 2004.
  • Teaching Data Analysis in the Middle School. Three-hour workshop given at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) in Houston, Texas, July 2003 at the invitation of the Charles A. Dana Center for Mathematics and Science Education.
  • Finding the PERFECT Paint Color. Presentation given at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) in Houston, Texas, July 2003.
  • Report on the Elementary/Middle School Mathematics Specialist Degree Program at Baylor University. Presentation at the Regional Mathematics Association of America (MAA), Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, April 2003.
  • An In-Depth Exploration of a Single Optimization Problem. Presentation given at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) in Dallas, Texas, July 8 – 10, 2002.
  • Data Analysis and Regression Analysis. Three-hour workshop given at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) in Dallas, Texas, July 8 – 10, 2002 at the invitation of the Charles A. Dana Center for Mathematics and Science Education.
  • Report on the In-depth Secondary Mathematics Institute. Paper given at the Joint Meetings of the MAA/AMS in San Diego, CA, January 6 – 9, 2002 Using the TI-83+ to Engage Students in Mathematical Modeling. Presentation given at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) in San Antonio, Texas, July 19 – 21, 2001.
  • Graphing Calculator Activities That Engage Students in Mathematical Modeling. Presentation given at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 79th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, April 4 – 7, 2001.
  • TI-83+ Calculator Activities That Engage Students in Mathematical Modeling. Workshop given at the 13th Annual International Conference of Teachers Teaching With Technology, March 2001.
  • Mathematical Modeling: Using the TI-83+ to Model Real-Life Situations. Presentation given at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) in Houston, Texas, July 27 – 29, 2000.
  • Modeling and Regression Analysis in Elementary Algebra Using the TI-83+. Workshop presentation given at the 78th annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in Chicago, IL on April 13, 2000.
  • The Application of Mathematical Modeling in the High School Classroom. Workshop presentation given at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Southern Regional Conference in El Paso, Texas, January 29, 2000.
  • A Web-Based Database of Problems and Practices and Real Communities of ESP Teachers and Students, Paper presented at Stanford University, December 14, 1999.
  • Who Says Data Analysis Starts in Precalculus? Not Any More! Presentation given at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) in Houston, TX on July 22 – 24, 1999.
  • Modeling and Regression Analysis on the TI-82 and TI-83. Presentation given at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) in Houston, TX on July 22 – 24, 1999.
  • Solving Calculus Applications Visually Using the Geometry and Data Analysis Capabilities of the TI – 92. Paper presented at the Regional Mathematical Association of America Meeting, April 8 – 9, 1999, Southwest Texas State University.
  • A Guide to “Blazing” a Mathematics Trail. Paper presented at the Joint Meetings of the American Mathematics Society and the Mathematics Association of America, San Antonio, Texas, January 13 – 16, 1999.
  • Solving Calculus Applications Visually Using the Geometry and Data Analysis Capabilities of the TI – 92. Paper presented at the Mathematical Association of America Mathfest Summer Meeting, July 1998, Toronto, Canada.
  • The Long-Term Effect of the Graphing Calculator on Female Students’ Spatial Visualization Skills and Level-of-Understanding in Elementary Graphing and Algebra Concepts. Paper given at the MAA Regional Meeting at Southern Methodist University, March 27, 1998.
  • The Role of Technology in Creating a Positive Learning Experience in a First-Year College Mathematics Course for the Under-Prepared Student at an All-Women’s Liberal Arts College. Paper given at the International Congress in Mathematics Education in Seville, Spain, July 14 – 22, 1996.
  • The Long-Term Effect of the Graphing Calculator on Female Students’ Spatial Visualization Skills and Level-of-Understanding in Elementary Graphing and Algebra Concepts. Paper given at the International Congress in Mathematics Education in Seville, Spain, July 14 – 22, 1996.
  • The Impact of Graphing Calculator Technology in Enhancing Spatial Visualization Skills. Paper given at the International Congress in Mathematics Education in Seville, Spain, July 14 – 22, 1996.
  • The Role of Technology in Creating a Positive Learning Experience in a First-Year College Mathematics Course for the Under-Prepared Student at an All-Women’s Liberal Arts College. Paper given at the Summer Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, August 6-8, 1995, at the University of Vermont.
  • The Long-Term Effect of the Graphing Calculator on Female Students’ Spatial Visualization Skills and Level-of-Understanding in Elementary Graphing and Algebra Concepts. Paper presented at the Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America in San Francisco, CA. January 4-6, 1995.
  • The Impact of Research Involving Technology on Mathematics Course Structure and Curricula at an All-Women’s Liberal Arts College. Paper presented at the Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America in San Francisco, CA. January 4-6, 1995.
  • The Effects of the Graphics Calculator on Female Students’ Cognitive Levels and Visual Thinking in an Interactive Learning Environment. Paper presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society. San Antonio, Texas. January 14, 1993.
  • The Effects of the Graphics Calculator on Female Students’ Cognitive Levels and Visual Thinking. Paper presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society. San Antonio, Texas. January 14, 1993.

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