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MTH 595AN

T3™- Geometry Using Cabri™ Jr. and the TI-84 Plus

Fred Decovsky

Fred Decovsky is a retired math and technology teacher from New Jersey. In addition to teaching mathematics and technology from 1971-2002, he was the Mathematics Department Chair at Teaneck High School from 2002 to 2005. Dr. Decovsky retired in 2005.

Dr. Decovsky has been a presenter and workshop leader at a number of national and regional conferences such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey, the New Jersey Math Coalition, Texas Instruments and Key Curriculum Press.

He was a recipient of a Calculus Connections Project grant in 1994, as well as a Team Teaching mini-grant in 1974. Dr. Decovsky was a participant in the New Jersey Core Proficiency Project in 1990 and in the New Jersey Standards Dissemination Project in 1998. He was honored in 2001 with the Radio Shack National Teachers Award.

Dr. Decovsky was a member of the adjunct faculty at Kean College of New Jersey from 1980-1989, where he was responsible for teaching college algebra, discrete math and Calculus I through Calculus IV. From 1995-2000, he was a member of the adjunct faculty for Portland State University and was responsible for teaching courses and running workshops for the Math Learning Center.

Dr. Decovsky has a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from State University of New York at Stony Brook, and both a Master’s and a Doctorate of Education from Columbia University.

MTH 595AO

T3™- Algebra Using the TI-83 Plus and the TI-84 Plus

Denny St. JohnDenny St. John is a professor, presenter and published author. For the past 14 years he has been a mathematics educator in the Department of Mathematics of Central Michigan University. Prior to that, he taught secondary mathematics for twelve years in Colorado and Iowa. He is currently working on two grant funded projects. One of the projects is a school improvement program in the Bullock Creek School District and the other is a curriculum development project at CMU for the National Science Foundation. He has presented workshops and institutes for Texas Instruments for the past twelve years. He and has published numerous activities and one book with Texas Instruments in addition to publications with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

He received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa.

MTH 595AP

T3™- Calculus Using the TI-83 Plus and the TI-84 Plus

Carmen WilsonCarmen Wilson is a high school math teacher at Ashe County HS in West Jefferson, NC where she is also the chair of the Math Department. Mrs. Wilson has taught AP Calculus in Ashe County since 1989.

Mrs. Wilson is a Regional T3 Instructor and has been a presenter and workshop leader at a number of state and national conferences. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in the area of Adolescent and Young Adulthood Mathematics. In 2005 she received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching. In 2001 she was the North Carolina State Teacher of the Year.

Mrs. Wilson has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Arts degree in Mathematics, Secondary Education from Appalachian State University.