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Department of Curriculum and Instruction
| Thomas E. Rowan., Ph.D. - Lecturer | |||
| Appointed 1998 | |||
| Academic Degrees | |||
| Ph.D. | 1971 | University of Maryland | College Park, MD |
| M.A. | 1964 | University of Maryland | College Park, MD |
| B.S. | 1957 | Frostburg State University | Frostburg, MD |
| Professional Experience | |||
| 1998-present | Lecturer | Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction | University of Maryland at College Park |
| 1998-present | Consultant | American Institute for Research | ---------- |
| 1996-present | Consultant | Project MARS | University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland |
| 1994-present | Consultant | Investigations in Number, Data and Space | TERC, Inc., Cambridge, MA |
| 1991-present | Adjunct Faculty | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD. |
| 1990-present | Independent Consultant | Elementary Mathematics | |
| 1990-present | Author and consultant | Mimosa Publishing Company | San Francisco, CA. |
| 1997-1998 | Assistant Professor of Education | Western Maryland College | Westminster, MD |
| 1990- 1995 | Co-director | Project IMPACT (funded by the National Science Foundation) | University of Maryland and Montgomery County Public Schools |
| 1972-1991 | Elementary Mathematics Coordinator | Montgomery County Public Schools | Rockville, Maryland |
| 1964-1972 | Supervisor of Mathematics | Maryland State Department of Education | Baltimore, MD |
| 1957-1964 | Teacher - Grades 7-8 | Science, Mathematics, Adult Education | Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD |
Teaching and Administrative Load
- Spring Semester, 1999 - EDCI 351 - Early Childhood Mathematics
Current Professional Association Memberships
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (past president)
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- American Educational Research Association
- Phi Delta Kappa
- Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Selected Recent Publications
- Campbell, P., Rowan, T. and Suarez, A. (1998) What criteria for student-invented algorithms. Teaching and Learning Algorithms in School Mathematics. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
- Irons, C. and Rowan, T. (1998) Growing With Mathematics, Grades 4 and 5. San Francisco, CA: Mimosa Publications. (elementary school textbooks)
- Rowan, T. and Robles, J. (1998) Using questions to help children build mathematical power. Teaching Children Mathematics 4(9) 504-509. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
- Campbell, P. and Rowan. T. (1997) Teacher questions + student language + diversity = mathematical power. Multicultural and Gender Equity in the Mathematics Classroom: The Gift of Diversity. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
- Rowan, T. and Bourne, B. (1994) Thinking like mathematicians. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational Publications.
- Rowan, T., Bamberger, H., Hammond, B., and Robles, J. (1993, May 9). What math thinkers do. The Mini-page (syndicated newspaper supplement). Kansas City, MO: Universal Press Syndicate.
- Rowan, T., Bamberger, H., Hammond, B., and Robles, J. (1993, Oct. 10). Cooking up good math. The Mini-page (syndicated newspaper supplement). Kansas City, MO: Universal Press Syndicate.
- Rowan, T., and Morrow, L., (Eds.). (1993) Implementing the K-8 Curriculum and Evaluation Standards. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
- Rowan, T.(1990). Implementing the Standards: The geometry standards in K-8 mathematics. Arithmetic Teacher, 37(6), 24-28.
- Rowan, T., and Cetorelli, N. (1990). An eclectic model for teaching elementary school mathematics. In T.Cooney (Ed.), Teaching and learning mathematics in the 1990s. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. NCTM Commission on Standards for School Mathematics (1989). Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (Member of the K-4 author team).
Recent Presentations
- Rowan, T. (October 1998) Developing Number Sense in Elementary Students. Eastern Regional Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Hartford, CT.
- Rowan, T. (April 1998) Constructing An Understanding of Fractions and Fractions Operations. Annual Meeting of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Washington, DC.
- Rowan, T. (February 1998) Making Sense (Number Sense) of Fractions: No Small Task. Regional Meeting of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Denver, CO.
- Rowan, T. (April 1997) Helping Students Construct Understanding of Fractions. Annual Meeting of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Minneapolis, MN.
- Rowan, T. (January 1997) Constructing Understanding of Fractions. Regional Meeting of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. New Orleans, LA.
- Rowan, T. and Suarez, A. (April 1996) Building Number Sense in Elementary Students. Annual Meeting of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Selected Services to the Profession and Community
- President, (1979-81) National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics.
- Chair, (1982-83) Standards Coordinating Committee, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Editor. (1982-84) Standards Implementation Section. Arithmetic Teacher. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Selected Awards
- Glenn Gilbert Award.
- (1988) National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. Outstanding Mathematics Educator.
- (1980) Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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