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Appendix A: Biographic Sketches
Pages 219-222

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... She is a co-founder of the UTEACH program for secondary math and science teacher preparation at the University of Texas in Austin, and was the founder of the SummerMath program at Mount Holyoke College and co-founder of SummerMath for Teachers. She is also president of Quest Math and Science Multimedia.
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From page 220...
... His current work includes directing the National Science Foundation-funded Mathematics Through Technology Project and serving on a number of committees and boards, including the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Advisory Committee, the Third International Mathematics and Science Study Video Study Advisory Committee, Project Intermath, the NCTM National Assessment of Educational Progress Interpretation Committee, and the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education Editorial Board.
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... Thompson is a professor of mathematics education and the chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. His research activities are in the areas of algebraic reasoning in elementary and secondary school mathematics development of quantitative reasoning; in mathematics and science the relationships among probabilistic, statistical, and quantitative reasoning; and technology in learning and teaching mathematics.
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... 222 APPENDIX A received bachelor's degrees in mathematics from the University of Arizona and for encouraging them to pursue mathematically based careers. He serves on many national advisory committees dealing with the teaching of mathematics at the K-12 level and with minority issues.
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