University of Maryland *
Department of Curriculum and Instruction College of Education

 

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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