Candidates for VP Higher Ed

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Todd Frauenholtz

 

 

 

 

 

Current Position

Professor, Dept. of Mathematics
Bemidji State University

Education

PhD in Mathematics Education, University of Minnesota, 2001
MEd in Educational Administration, South Dakota State University, 1998
BS in Mathematics Education, St. Cloud State University, 1993

Goals as MCTM Officer

Throughout my career MCTM has had a large impact on my practice and I have benefitted greatly from the professional connections made through MCTM. My goal is to begin to pay it forward and continue that legacy of wonderful opportunities for teachers at all levels. In my current position I work with pre-service elementary and secondary teachers as well as in- service elementary and secondary teachers. I see a wide variety of opportunities for MCTM to support teachers on the full range of the spectrum and for teachers to network through MCTM. In my vision higher education’s role in MCTM needs to align with the variety of needs across our state to move mathematics education forward at all levels. I plan to continue promoting and supporting MCTM to teachers of mathematics new and old because there really is\ something here for everyone!

Professional Affiliations

  • Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Education Minnesota

Involvement in MCTM, NCTM and Mathematics Education

  • 1998- Present, MCTM Member
  • CONNECT Committee Member to welcome prospective new members to MCTM
  • Numerous presentations at MCTM conferences
  • Coordinator of Bemidji State student trips to MCTM
  • University professor 2001-present
  • High school teacher 1993-1997
  • Middle school teacher 1993

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Debbie Monson

 

 

 

 

Current Position

Associate Professor in Teacher Education at the University of St. Thomas

Education

B.S.  Math-Physics Education, UW Eau Claire
M.Ed. Mathematics Education, University of Minnesota
Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction-Mathematics Education, University of Minnesota

More Information 

I was a high school teacher in St. Paul for 14 years prior to the switch to higher education.  I have loved bringing my experience from the high school classroom to the college classroom.  I am currently teaching 5th grade math for the year to broaden my classroom experiences.  I teach both elementary and secondary methods at St. Thomas as well as mathematics and engineering education courses.  I have presented at past conferences on ideas from the Rational Number Project, problem solving, and engineering education.  I would like the opportunity to use my experiences to bring new ideas, build on past successes, and communicate with those in higher education as well as colleagues in MCTM.

Recent Presentations

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Antonio, TX April 2017
Fractions on a Number Line: Making Sense of Strategic Benchmarks

Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Duluth, MN May 2016
Making Sense of the Number Line for Fractions

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, CA April 2016
Negotiating Models for Teaching Fractions: Which Ones Work for Students

Recent Publications:

Cramer, K., Ahrendt, S., Monson, D., Wyberg, T. & Colum, K. (2017). Fractions, Number Lines, and Third Graders. Teaching Children Mathematics 24 (3) pp. 190-199.

Besser, D. & Monson, D. (2017). Connecting Engineering to Learner’s Real World. ASEE NW Section Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, September 2017.

Monson, D., Ahrendt, S., and Cramer, K. (2017). WorkingTogether to Enhance Children’s Understanding of Fractions. In West, L. and Boston, M. (Eds.) Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education: Reflective and Collaborative Processes to Improve Mathematics Teaching. NCTM: Resnick, Va. pp. 227-236.

Krupa, E. E., Huey, M., Lesseig, K., Casey, S., & Monson, D. (2017). Investigating Secondary Preservice Teachers’ Noticing of Student Thinking. In E. O. Schack, J. Wilhelm, & M. H. Fisher (Eds.), Teacher Noticing: Bridging and Broadening Perspectives, Contexts, and Frameworks Research in Mathematics Education (Vol. 6): Springer, pp. 49-72

Cramer, K., Monson, D., Ahrendt, S., and Wyberg, T. (2017) Making sense of third grade students’ misunderstandings of the number line. Investigations in Mathematical Learning, 9 (1).  [published online 12/16]

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