THE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION CENTER at George Mason ...
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educ<strong>at</strong>ion in a variety of leadership roles. Many<br />
MEL students begin the program as classroom<br />
teachers and, through their own personal<br />
initi<strong>at</strong>ive and professional development, they<br />
move into positions of leadership in school<br />
systems, universities, and other professional<br />
organiz<strong>at</strong>ions. We are proud of their leadership<br />
accomplishments listed below:<br />
• Cheryl Gray – Middle School<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics Specialist, Spotsylvania<br />
County Public Schools.<br />
• Vickie Inge – Co-PI of an NSF grant<br />
providing the model for VA M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics<br />
Specialist licensure, and M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics<br />
Supervisor, Stafford County Public<br />
Schools.<br />
• Tamie Lankey – Teacher Ambassador,<br />
Teach for Virginia.<br />
• Monique Lynch, Ph.D. – NCTM Director<br />
of Professional Development and<br />
Services.<br />
• Johnna Bolyard – Research Faculty,<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Center, <strong>George</strong><br />
<strong>Mason</strong> University.<br />
• Lorraine Smith – Elementary<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics Specialist, Loudoun<br />
County Public Schools.<br />
• John Staley – Coordin<strong>at</strong>or of Secondary<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics, Baltimore County Public<br />
Schools.<br />
• Jennifer Suh, Ph.D. – Adjunct Faculty,<br />
M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics Educ<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>George</strong> <strong>Mason</strong><br />
University.<br />
We congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>e our students and alumni on all<br />
of their successes!<br />
understanding. The Journal of<br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ional Research in M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics,<br />
14(2), 207-219.<br />
• Moyer, P. S., Suh, J., & Heo, H. J.<br />
(2004). The impact of virtual<br />
manipul<strong>at</strong>ives on different ability groups:<br />
An explor<strong>at</strong>ory study in four classrooms.<br />
Unpublished manuscript.<br />
• Suh, J., Moyer, P. S., & Heo, H. J. (in<br />
press). Examining technology uses in<br />
the classroom: Developing fraction<br />
sense using virtual manipul<strong>at</strong>ive concept<br />
tutorials. The Journal of Interactive<br />
Online Learning.<br />
A Productive Visit for Korean Scholar and<br />
MEC Center Director<br />
During the 2003-2004 academic year, Dr. Hae-<br />
Ja Heo, Professor of M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>at</strong> Kwandong University, South Korea, visited<br />
and collabor<strong>at</strong>ed with American host and MEC<br />
Center Director, P<strong>at</strong>ricia Moyer-Packenham.<br />
During the visit Drs. Moyer-Packenham and Heo<br />
worked with MEL Doctoral Student, Jennifer<br />
Suh, on research th<strong>at</strong> resulted in the following<br />
public<strong>at</strong>ions on virtual manipul<strong>at</strong>ives:<br />
• Heo, H. J., Suh, J., & Moyer, P. S.<br />
(2004). Impacting student confidence:<br />
The effects of using virtual<br />
manipul<strong>at</strong>ives and increasing fraction
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