Commencement is upon us here in the Pirate Nation! MSITE faculty and staff celebrated with students on Friday, May 9th & Saturday Math 10th in the Flanagan Building at the Graduation Reception. Elizabeth Thompson, Blaine Nicholson, Chelsey Weeks, and Victoria Jeffries (listed from left to right) are all Math Education majors from the Class … Read more
Several College of Education faculty were honored and recognized ECU’s Founders Day Awards presentation held on April 30 in Hendrix Theatre. UNC Board of Governors member and ECU alumnus Bob Rippy presented the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest teaching award given by the board, to Dr. Abbie Brown. An online-only … Read more
reposted from ECU News Service by By Jeannine Manning Hutson UNC Board of Governors member and ECU alumnus Bob Rippy presented the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest teaching award given by the board, to Dr. Abbie Brown. lifelogging Abbie Brown sported the wearable technology Google Glass while accepting the UNC … Read more
On Sunday, April 27, 2014, graduate and undergraduate mathematics education students gathered with mathematics education and mathematics faculty at the Blount Sports Complex. The warm weather and blue skies were perfect for a game of kickball featuring mathematics education students with Dr. Cayton and Dr. Adu-Gyamfi on opposing teams. After working up an appetite, attendees … Read more
Tomika Altman-Lewis receives 2014-2015 MET Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics Grant from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She will be providing professional development for teachers at Burton Magnet Elementary School. Mathematically Speaking: Best Practices for Teachers and Students Tomika R. Altman-Lewis, Burton Magnet Elementary School, Durham, North Carolina Elementary teachers are faced … Read more
On Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014 MATE faculty dazzled and amazed MATE students with their favorite mathemagic tricks. Dr. Schwartz began the evening with a card trick that was a difficult act to follow. However, Dr. Sinicrope’s dice demonstration continued the excitement, followed by Dr. Preston’s proof that 2=1!! Dr. Middleton read a student’s mind, and … Read more
On February 22, 2014, elementary first year teachers from across Eastern North Carolina gathered with mentor teachers for a day of mathematics professional development. The teachers are a part of a two year program sponsored by the Z Smith Reynolds Foundation, LAUNCH into Mathematics Teaching, which aims to support beginning elementary teachers in their teaching … Read more
Two nights this November, Bonnie Glass’ Descriptive Astronomy students ventured to Ayden to view the night sky at A Time for Science. Nancy and John Bray set up telescopes, shared stories behind the constellations, and discussed ways these pre-service teachers could use these tales to integrate language and science. They explored other activities appropriate for … Read more
From June 24 to June 27 the Center for STEM Education at East Carolina University hosted an AP (Advanced Placement) Institute endorsed by the College Board. More than 50 teachers from North Carolina, Florida, South Carolina and Virginia participated in sessions in high school biology, calculus, chemistry or statistics. Taught by experienced teachers trained and … Read more