The Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations
Volume 6 Fall 2003

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PART I: SPECIAL ISSUE
Oregon Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers (OCETP)

PART I: Special Issue Oregon Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers (OCETP)

	OREGON COLLABORATIVE FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS - AN OVERVIEW
		M. Enneking	1
	PEER-LED TEAM LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY COURSES: A PARALLEL APPROACH
		A. Tenney and B. Houck	11
	THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES IN STANDARD-BASED TEACHING
		C.L. Wainwright, L. Flick and P. Morrell	21
	A DESCRIPTIVE COMPARISON OF ONE UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR'S INSTRUCTION DURING PRE-SERVICE MATHEMATICS COURSES AND THE SUBSEQUENT MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE INSTRUCTION OF THREE OF HIS STUDENTS DURING THEIR STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE
		S. Blair	47
	LESSONS LEARNED IN A MATH EXCEL WORKSHOP: THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING HIGH COGNITIVE DEMANDS
		T. Dick	65
	MAKING UPPER DIVISION MATHEMATICS COURSES RELEVANT FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
		G. Hill	75
	PERSISTENCE IN MATHEMATICS BY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS: EXPERIENCES OF A MATH EXCEL PROGRAM
		C.M. Hake, M.L. Crow, and T. Dick	87
	LESSONS LEARNED FROM EFFORTS AT INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: CASE STUDIES OF SIX OCEPT INSTITUTIONS
		T.G. Chenoweth, M.K. Kinnick, and R.D. Walleri	103
	GOESCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS: A COURSE ASSESSMENT
		M.L. Cummings, M. Goodrich, and D. Burmester	127
	METHODS OF SMILE: A SCIENCE SEMINAR COURSE IN "DELIBERATE EDUCATION"
		E. Davis-Butts and R. Collay	141
	THE OCCURRENCE OF REFORM TEACHING PRACTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE CLASSES: THE STUD NETS' PERSPECTIVE
		P.D. Morrell and J.B. Carroll	155

PART II: Regular Journal Features

	VISUALIZING BASIC NUCLEAR REACTIONS
		D. Allen and M.T. Oliver-Hoyo	169
	THE USE OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES AND MATERIALS IN THE ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS CLASSROOM
		J.E. Riley	181
	UNDERSTANDING TEACHER REFLECTION AS A SIGNIFICANT TOOL FOR BRINGING REFORM-BASED TEACHING TO COLLEGE MATHEMATICS
		K. Jeon	193
	RECRUITING MORE MATHEMATICS TEACHERS USING COLLABORATION AS THE MAIN INGREDIENT: AN EFFECTIVE MODEL FROM MISSOURI
		L. Kaiser	201
	STUDENT WORK SECTION
		R. Howard, Section Editor	207
	MATHEMATICS FROM CHINA TO VIRGINIA BY WAY OF SINGAPORE
		H. Kim, C. Wu, A, Xue, and J. Boyd	207
	THE PERFECT PERSPECTIVE: A MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF PERSPECTIVE USING TOOLS AVAILABLE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
		W. Griffin	217

Issues available for viewing online:
Volume 6 Fall 2003 PART I: SPECIAL ISSUE Oregon Collaborative for Excellence in the Preparation of Teachers PART II: REGULAR JOURNAL FEATURES	Volume 7 Fall 2004 PART I: SPECIAL ISSUE Harrisonburg Conference, October 2003 PART II: REGULAR JOURNAL FEATURES	Volume 8 Spring 2005 SPECIAL ISSUE Mathematics Specialists
Volume 9 Spring 2007 PART I: SPECIAL ISSUE Mathematics Specialists' Experiences PART II: REGULAR JOURNAL FEATURES	Volume 10 Fall 2008 PART I: SPECIAL ISSUE Virginia Earth Science Collaborative: Developing Highly Qualified Teachers PART II: REGULAR JOURNAL FEATURES
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PART I: Virginia Earth Science Collaborative: Developing Highly Qualified Teachers

	VIRGINIA EARTH SCIENCE COLLABORATIVE: DEVELOPING HIGHLY QUALIFIED EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS
		J. Cothron	1
	OCEANOGRAPHY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN VIRGINIA VIA COLLABORATION, FIELD INTEGRATION, AND INQUIRY
		K. St. John	29
	TWO BOATS, THREE SUMMERS, FIVE UNIVERSITIES , ONE DOZEN INSTRUCTORS, AND SIXTY-FIVE TEACHERS: A COLLABORATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY FIELD PROGRAM FOR EARTH SCIENCE
		V. Clark, C. Hopper-Brill, and C. Petrone	43
	METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY: ON-LINE WEATHER STUDIES
		J. Mulvany, M. Bentley, and E. Pyle	55
	VIRGINIA EARTH SCIENCE COLLABORATIVE ASTRONOMY COURSE FOR TEACHERS
		E. Murphy, H. Geller, and M. Bentley	67
	MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS
		W. M. Frazier and D. R. Sterling	85
	GEOLOGY OF VIRGINIA FOR TEACHERS AT RADFORD UNIVERSITY
		J. Tso	99
	“SPOTLIGHT ON EARTH SCIENCE” SYMPOSIUM: AN OVERVIEW
		E. Pyle	115
PART II: Regular Journal Features

	SCHOOL DIVISION LEADERS KEEN ON IN-SCHOOL MATHEMATICS EXPERTS
		D. Blount and J. Singleton	133
	THE KAPREKAR ROUTINE AND OTHER DIGIT GAMES FOR UNDERGRADUATE EXPLORATION
		K. Peterson and H. Pulapaka	143

PART I: Mathematics Specialists' Experiences

	ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS – WE NEED THEM NOW! FOLLOW VIRGINIA’S LEAD!
		F. Fennell	1
	ON BECOMING A MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST – FROM UNLIKELY BEGINNINGS
		C. Abdeljawad	5
	TRICKLE-DOWN INSPIRATION: FROM MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST TO TEACHERS TO STUDENTS
		M. Paruszkiewicz	11
	BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK: LESSONS LEARNED FROM TWO YEARS AS A MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST
		K. Race	15
	WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST?
		D. Gates	21
	THE ROLE OF THE MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, VIRGINIA
		A. LaRue-Davis	27
	THE MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST AS VISIONARY STRATEGIST
		K. Anderson	33
	THE CHARACTERISTICS NECESSARY FOR A MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST
		D. Southwell	37
	BREAKING THE CYCLE: INTEGRATING THE MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST
		T. Hulen	41
	APPROACHING MATHEMATICS UTOPIA
		F. Morton	45
	THE MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST FROM A DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PERSPECTIVE
		M. Aguilar	53
	THE MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST: A PERSONAL VIEW
		E. Sinclair	57
	A DAY IN THE LIFE OF TWO MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS: BRINGING MATH TO THE FOREFRONT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
		B. Rodriquez and S. Garthwaite	61
	THE ROLE AND IMPACT OF THE MATHEMATICS SPECIALIST FROM THE PRINCIPALS' PERSPECTIVES
		D. Bount and J. Singleton	69
PART II: Regular Journal Features

	WHAT BELIEFS AND INTENDED ACTIONS DO REFORM-PREPARED MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS CONVEY TO THE WORKPLACE?
		J. R. McGinnis and G. Marbach-Ad	81
	PRE-MATRIX BALANCING OF CHALLENGING CHEMICAL EQUATIONS WITH A SIMPLE FORMULA REGISTER AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ARITHMETIC
		L. Hutchings, L. Peterson, and A. Almasude	119
	INTO THE FRAY: NOVICE TEACHERS TACKLE STANDARDS-BASED MATHEMATICS
		B. Schroder and S. Gningue	135

		Funding for this Special Issue was provided by the ExxonMobil foundation, the Virginia Council for Mathematics Supervision, and the Virginia council of Teachers of Mathematics. In addition, the Mathematics and Science Coalition gratefully acknowledges the support for developing Mathematics Specialist programs in Virginia that has been provided by the National Science Foundation under Grant No EHR-0412324 and ESI-0353360; the Virginia Department of Education Mathematics and Science Partnership Program (MSP); and the ExxonMobil Foundation.

PART I PREFACE

	MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS DEFINITION
		Mathematics Specialists School and University Partners	1
	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - BUILDING THE CASE: MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS
		Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition Task Force	3
	MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS TASK FORCE REPORT
		Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition Task Force	5
	MATHEMATICS TEACHER SPECIALISTS IN VIRGINIA: A HISTORY
		L.D. Pitt	23

PART II MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS IN SCHOOLS

	MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS IN ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
		S. Birnie	35
	MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: "THE ARLINGTON STORY"
		P. Robertson	39
	MATHEMATICS TEACHER SPECIALISTS - MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR STUDENT LEARNING
		T. Rowan	43
	HOPEWELL, VIRGINIA: HOW DO YOU "HOOK" ELEMENTARY TEACHERS INTO ENJOYING AND SEEING THE BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS?
		Y. Smith-Jones	63
	MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS IN NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
		D. Walston	67
	LEADERSHIP PROGRESS IN STAFFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS
		V. Inge	73

PART III PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

	DESIGNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS
		V. Bastable and L. Menster	77
	ACTIVE FACILITATION: WHAT DO SPECIALISTS NEED TO KNOW AND HOW MIGHT THEY LEARN IT?
		D. Shifter and J.B. Lester	97
	MATHEMATICS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT FOCUSES ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: A PARALLEL CASE EXAMPLE
		N.R. Iverson	119
	TEACHER-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO
		W. Fisher	143

PART IV FINANCIAL SUPPORT

	FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MATHEMATICS SPECIALISTS' INITIATIVES IN VIRGINIA
		R.W. Farley, W.E. Haver and L.D. Pitt	153

PART I: "Harrisonburg Conference" Statewide Conference on the Preparation of Middle School Science and Mathematics Teachers

	BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE - WHAT THE PAST CAN TELL US
		S.T. Thornton	1
	CAN SCIENCE METHODS REALLY BE TAUGHT ON-LINE?
		W.M. Fraizer	5
	INVESTIGATIONS IN GEOMETRY -- A HANDS-ON COURSE FOR GRADES 6-8 PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
		A. Ellington	17
	HISTORY OF A PROBLEM SOLVING COURSE FOR PRE-SERVICE K-8 TEACHERS
		J. Fitzgerald	23
	A CASE FOR PROOF MAKING FOR PROSPECTIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS
		J.W. Whitenack, L.A. Lovin, and L. Cavey	29
	FIRST STEPS TOWARD CHANGE IN TEACHER PREPARATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
		C. Klevickis, R. Kolvoord, M. Handley, K. Giovanetti, D. Peterson, T. Daughtrey, S. Fairchild	37
	WHAT DOES AN EXEMPLARY MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHER LOOK LIKE? THE USE OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RUBRIC
		M. Mason, D. Johnson, J. Rozelle, A. Koziol, Y. Smith-Jones, R. Cofer, L. Quick, E. O'Brien, W.M. Geiger, K. Grass	49
	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY B.S. IN SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM
		R.W. Farley	61
	HANDS-ON PHYSICAL SCIENCE FOR IN-SERVICE TEACHERS
		J. McDonnough, S. McKelvey, A. Baski, D. Lewis	67
	AN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS
		D. Carothers	79
	THE TEACHER SHORTAGE: NATIONAL TRENDS FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
		D.R. Sterling	85
	HELPING PROVISIONALLY LICENSED MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS
		J.J. Matkins, D.R. Sterling, A. Kitsantas	97
	ALIGNING MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM TO CREATE POTENTIAL FOR ACTIVE LEARNING IN PRE-K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE TEACHER EDUCATION
		G.E. Parker	109
	RAPPORTEUR'S REPORT
		W.E. Haver	123

PART II: Regular Journal Features

	REACHING DEEP IN MATH (DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND PROFICIENCY IN MATHEMATICS)
		R.D. Anderson	135
	HIROSHI HARUKI'S LEMMA WITH MATHEMATICA (pdf)
		J. Boyd	143
	TRANSITION TO TEACHING: AN ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT AND A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
		R.Q. Berry III	149
	STUDENT WORK SECTION
		R. Howard, Section Editor	167
	ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS IN CORRELATION TO STANDARDIZED EDUCATIONAL TEST SCORES
		M.F. Connolly	167