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Education: BA (Mathematics), SUNY at Buffalo
MS (Education), Canisius College
Ph.D. (Mathematics Education), Ohio State UniversityProfessional Background:
Secondary mathematics teacher, Buffalo, NY Public Schools (1967-91)
Teaching/research assistant in math. educ., Ohio State University (1991-94)
Teacher Education Division, Wayne State University (1994-present)Research Interests:
1) the process by which teachers make changes in their instructional practices;
2) the use of graphing calculators in middle and secondary school mathematics;
3) the development of mathematical concepts in real-world contexts.Publications:
(1) Edwards, T. G. & Hensien, S. M. (In Press). Changing instructional
practice through action research. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education.
(2) Edwards, T. G. (In Press). Pythagorean triples for dessert. Mathematics Teaching
in the Middle School.
(3) Edwards, T. G. & Brenton, L. (1999). An attempt to foster students'
construction of knowledge during a semester course in abstract algebra. The
College Mathematics Journal, 30(2), 120-128.
(4) Edwards, T. G. & Chelst, K. R. (1999). Motivate systems of linear
inequalities with real world problems. Mathematics Teacher, 92(2), 118-123.
(5) Edwards, T. G. & Hensien, S. M. (1997). Meeting in the middle:
Benefits of an action research project. Teacher Research, 5(1), 47-56.
(6) Brosnan, P. A., Edwards, T. & Erickson, D. (1996). An exploration of
change in teachers' beliefs and practices during implementation of
mathematics standards. Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 18(4), 35-53.
(7) Edwards, T. G. (1996). Implications of a model for conceptualizing
change in mathematics teachers' instructional practices. Action in Teacher Education,
18(2), 19-30.
(8) Edwards, T. G. (1996). Exploring quadratic functions: From a to c.
Mathematics Teacher, 89(2), 144-146.
(9) Edwards, T. G. (1995). Students as researchers: An inclined plane
activity. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1(7), 532-535.
(10) Edwards, T. G. (1995). Building mathematical models of simple
harmonic and damped motion. Mathematics Teacher, 88(1), 18-22; and
reprinted with permission in delta-K, 35(2), 32-35 (delta-K is the Journal
of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association and is
indexed in the Canadian Education Index.)
(11) Edwards, T. G. (1994). Modeling to help students learn to read
mathematics. Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 28 (1994, February).
(12) Edwards, T. G. & Erickson, D. R. (1994). New visions in mathematics
teacher education: A comparison of the recommendations and standards of
professional mathematics societies and others interested in teacher
preparation. La Educación, 38(119, III), 509-525.
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