CMU and T3™ Professional Development
Meet the Online Instructors
MTH 595AN
T3™- Geometry Using Cabri™ Jr. and the TI-84 Plus
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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.
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 Fred Decovsky |
| 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. |
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MTH 595AQ
T3™- Calculus Using the TI-89
John E. Hanna is a 35-year veteran mathematics and computer science
teacher from Hopatcong, New Jersey. In 1980, he was appointed to the
position of Network Administrator at Teaneck High School, a position he kept
until retiring in 2005. He was an Instructional Leader in Technology at the
high school from 1993-2005.
In the summer of 2001, Hanna participated in The Infinity Project, which is
a professional development program at Southern Methodist University in
Dallas, Texas. The program was part of a campaign to introduce high school
students to the world of engineering through audio and video investigations
using special control software.
Hanna is a National Instructor for the T3™ - Teachers Teaching with
Technology™ program with Texas Instruments and during 2005-2006, he was the
online course administrator for the program. In 2007, T3™ honored Hanna with
the T3™ Leadership Award. From 2002-2005, Hanna coordinated the
Technology-Enriched Academy for Mathematics and Science (T.E.A.M.S.) at
Teaneck High School – an alternative program for motivated students to study
advanced mathematics, science, computers, and engineering and prepare for
college study in those fields.
He has made presentations at many NCTM and T3™ conferences as well as state
and regional conferences, the Good Ideas in Teaching Pre-calculus. Hanna has
also presented at conferences at Rutgers University, as well as Discover-TI
Neighborhood Workshops in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, Atlanta and
others. He is also involved in several product development projects with
Texas Instruments and is frequently called upon to help create T3™
professional development materials.
Hanna earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics education from
Montclair State University in New Jersey and his Master of Arts degree in
teaching from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.
BIO 597AH
T3™- Introduction to Scientific Data Collection and Analysis
Jeffrey D. Lukens is a teacher, presenter and published author. He is
currently the department chair at Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota. He is a three-time recipient of the State of South Dakota
Staff Development Grant for Math/Science Education and has received the
Compaq Computer Award for Excellence in Technology use in Education. He has
presented at the National Science Teachers Association and the National
Association of Agriculture convention. He has organized and conducted
several workshops integrating math and science for the State of South
Dakota.
Lukens’ has published “Science TODAY” activities for USA Today and Texas
Instruments. He has also co-authored Biology with the TI-83 Plus
Explorations Books for Texas Instruments.
He received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Augustana College,
Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
MTH 595AO
T3™- Algebra Using the TI-83 Plus and the TI-84 Plus
Denny 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 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.
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