James T. Fey
Professor

Joint Appointment
Department of Mathematics and Mathematics Education
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty
Appointed 1986

Center for Mathematics Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
2226B Benjamin Building,
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-1175
(301) 405-3151 Phone
(301) 314-9055 Fax
jimfey@umd.edu

Academic Degrees
Ph. D. Teachers College, Columbia University 1968
M. S. University of Wisconsin 1963
B. S. University of Wisconsin 1962

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

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

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

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)

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)

Selected Papers Presented (1997-1999)

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