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James T. Fey

James T. Fey
Professor
Joint Appointment
Department of Mathematics and Mathematics Education
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
Appointed 1986
2226B Benjamin Building
(301) 405-3151 Phone
(301) 314-9055 Fax
jimfey@umd.edu
1. Academic Degrees
- Ph. D. Teachers College, Columbia University 1968
- M. S. University of Wisconsin 1963
- B. S. University of Wisconsin 1962
2. Professional Experience
- 1983-Present Professor University of Maryland
- 1972-1983
Associate Professor University of Maryland
- 1969-1972 Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
- 1968-1969 Assistant Professor Teachers College, Columbia University
- 1974-1975 Executive Secretary National Advisory Committee
on Mathematics Education, Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences
- 1966-1972 Research Associate Secondary School Mathematics
Curriculum Improvement Study
- 1963-1964 Mathematics Teacher Appleton, Wisconsin
Senior High School
3. Teaching and Administrative Load (Fall 1998
& Spring 1999)
Fall Semester 1998
- Administrative Graduate Program Coordinator
- Teaching EDCI 288P - Cluster Seminar - MCTP
- EDCI 350 - Curriculum and Instruction - Secondary
Math
- EDCI 355 - Field Experience in Secondary Math
Spring Semester 1999
- Administrative Graduate Program Coordinator
- Teaching EDCI 457 - Teaching Secondary Students w/Difficulties
in Learning Math
- EDCI 858 - Seminar in Math Education
4. Current Professional and Academic Association
Memberships
5. Current Professional Assignments and Activities
- Mathematical Association of America, Committee to
Survey Reform in Calculus 1991-93
- National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - Adolescent
and Young Adult
- Mathematics Committee 1990-96
- National Research Council -- Mathematical Sciences
Education Board 1985-1988
- NCTM 75th Anniversary Monograph 1993-95
- Educational Studies in Mathematics 1982-1987
- The Mathematics Teacher 1973-1978 (Chair 1974-1976)
6.Selected Publications (1997-1999)
- Issues and Options in the Math Wars. Phi Delta
Kappan, 80, 444-453, 1999. (H. L. Schoen, J. T. Fey, C. R. Hirsch,
A. F. Coxford).
- Proportional Reasoning Among 7th Grade Students With
Different Curricular Experiences. Educational Studies in Mathematics,
36, 247-273, 1998. (D. Ben-Chaim, J. T. Fey, W. M. Fitzgerald, C. Benedetto,
J. Miller).
- Contemporary Mathematics in Context, Courses I-III
. Chicago, IL: Everyday Learning Corporation, 1996-98. (A. Coxford, J.
Fey, C. Hirsch, H. Schoen, G. Burrill, A. Watkins)
- Connected Mathematics, Courses I,II, III
Palo Alto, CA: Dale Seymour Publications, 1996-1997. (G. Lappan, J. Fey,
W. Fitzgerald, S. Friel, E. Phillips)
7. Selected Papers Presented (1997-1999)
8. Research and Other Scholarly Activities
(1997-1999)
- What is Research in Mathematics Education and What
are its Results: An ICMI Conference (NSF, 1994) Principal Investigator
- Special Teachers for Elementary and Middle School
Science and Mathematics (NSF, Cooperative Agreement, 1993-1998) Project
Director
- Core-Plus Mathematics Project (NSF, 1992-2002) Principal
Investigator
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