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Director, MSTE

Mathematics, Science & Tech Education
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Research Biography

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Degrees

  • Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
  • M.Ed., Mathematics Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995
  • B.S., Mathematics Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1987
  • B.A., Liberal Arts, St. John's College, Annapolis, MD, 1983

Key Professional Appointments

  • Visiting Associate Director, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003--
  • Associate Director, Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996-2002
  • Instructor/Teaching Assistant, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995-2002

Grants

  • Other Personnel, Entrepreneurial Leadership in STEM Teaching & Learning (EnLiST), National Science Foundation, 2009
  • Advisor, The Illinois Critical Technologies Partnership, Illinois State Board of Education, 2007
  • Senior Personnel, Mathematics Science Partnership: Sense-Making in Science and Mathematics, Illinois State Board of Education, 2007
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Technology-Intensive Approaches to Help Teachers Reach ALL Students, SBC Ameritech, 2005
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Achievement Improving Mathematics and Science (AIMS): A Partnership to Impact MST Teaching and Learning in Illinois, Illinois State Board of Education, 2005
  • Principal Investigator, Teaching Enhancement Activities in Math/Science (TEAMS), Illinois Board of Higher Education (Northeastern Illinois University), 2004
  • Principal Investigator, SummerMath, Boeing Corporation, 2004
  • Co-Principal Investigator, The TIMeS Project: A Technology Intensive Mathematics & Science Model for Improving Instruction in High Needs Schools, Illinois Board of Higher Education, 2003
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), National Science Foundation, 2002
  • Principal Investigator, DuPage Technology Research, Education, and Commercialization Center (TRECC), U.S. Navy (National Center for Supercomputing Applications), 2001

Selected Publications

  • Reese, G. C., et al. (2005). Engaging students in authentic mathematics activities through calculators and small robots, 2005 NCTM Yearbook, Technology-Supported Mathematics Learning Environments. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  • Wilkins, J. L. M., & Reese, G. (2003). The persuasiveness of computer-based simulations on students' "probabilistic misconceptions". Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 25(3), 18-46.
  • Reese, G. C. (1998). In the Kiva, we don't talk about "What's the square root of two." Theory Into Practice, 37(4), 265-270.

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