designing, writing, editing web-based materials that enhance the preparation of mathematics teachers.
editing/rewriting mathematics and statistics books for major publishers, notably the teacher editions of the Discovering Mathematics series for Key Curriculum Press, a Fathom laboratory manual to accompany a college textbook, and various books of activities in Geometer's Sketchpad and Fathom.
reviewing and advising about numerous papers and doctoral dissertations in mathematics education.
authoring/editing texts for several college mathematics courses:
text in statistical literacy four texts for the AUGMENT curriculum in college mathematics.
inquiry-based abstract algebra text
developmental mathematics text organized around thinking skills
text to teach discrete mathematics and calculus in the context of learning the Pascal computer language
producing 23 publications since 1976, the most recent being
"Teaching simulators." Bangkok Post. 12 August, 2008.
"Learning about teaching through writing simulations." Mathbits. (Journal of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics.) March, 2007.
“The surfer problem: A ‘whys’ approach.” (With Jeremy Kahan) Mathematics Teacher. August, 2006.
Educational Transformations: Changing our lives through mathematics; A tribute to Stephen Ira Brown. Edited (with Frances Rosamond). 2006.
“Phasing Problem-Based Teaching into a Traditional Educational Environment” (with Kay Shager). In Harold Shoen (ed.), Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving:Grades 6-12. National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (2003).
"Can We Reach Definitive Conclusions in Mathematics Education Research?" (with Carmen Latterell) Phi Delta Kappan 85, 3, pp. 207-211. November, 2003.
“Problems in the real world of mathematics education.” For the Learning of Mathematics. March, 2003.
30 years of teaching college students (of many ages), mathematics teachers (all levels), and elementary-level paraprofessionals.
National Steering Committee, Interactive Mathematics Program, consulting, 2002-2004
The Career Connection to Teaching with Technology (U.S. Department of Education Challenge Grant), national mathematics consultant, workshops for secondary mathematics teachers, critiquing lesson and unit plans, 2000-2002.
MASP2 Program, University of Minnesota and various public school districts (NSF Local Systemic Initiative and Eisenhower funds), workshops for high-school mathematics teachers and middle-school paraprofessionals, summers 1997-2002
over 90 talks and workshops around the country during the last 30 years,
in human development as well as mathematics education
coordinated MATtours curriculum development team, distributed around U. S.
coordinated team preparing AUGMENT curriculum at Augsburg College
chaired five-member academic department for two non-consecutive three-year
terms
lesson development in geometry and statistics software
software design and development
major projects in Flash/Actionscript, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, C, Pascal, FORTRAN
some knowledge of Java, PL/1, APL, BASIC
web site development
MATtours Project
The Teaching SimulatorTM
Institute for Studies in Educational Mathematics (ISEM), Director, 1980-present.
Hamline University, occasional Adjunct Professor in graduate program, 1999-present.
University of Minnesota, Visiting Professor in mathematics education, 2000-2001, 2004.
Augsburg College, 1980 (Assistant Professor) - 2000 (Professor), Department of Mathematics
Tuskegee University (Department of Electrical Engineering), sabbatical leave 1989
Ithaca College (Department of Mathematics and Center for Individual and
Interdisciplinary Studies), 1974-79
B. A., Illinois Wesleyan University, mathematics, magna cum laude
M. A., Syracuse University, mathematics
Ph.D., Syracuse University, mathematics education (with 57 graduate semester
hours in mathematics)
Larry Copes
ISEM
10429 Barnes Way
St. Paul, MN 55077 USA
+651/451-3720
copes (at) edmath.org