Mike Egan

Assistant Professor

Education Department

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Curriculum VitaE(2009)

(abbreviated version:2008-2009 Accomplishments)

Augustana/Longfellow Number Sense Research Project; Rock Island, IL ; Researcher; 2/1/09-Present

· Collaborative research project involving education department colleague Randy Hengst and Longfellow kindergarten teachers Vicki Peterson and Berni Carmack

· Investigation of ways to enhance early childhood numerical skills

· Part of the larger Augustana/Longfellow partnership

Educational Testing Service; Princeton, NJ; PRAXIS Scorer; 8/1/08-Present

· Score essay responses on the PRAXIS middle school mathematics teacher exam, a teacher certification test required in 45 states

Measured Progress; Dover, NH; Freelance Test Item Writer; 11/1/08-Present

· Write mathematics test items for Measured Progress, an organization which produces K-12 standardized tests for several states

Annual Meeting Proposal Reviewer, American Educational Research Association; Fall 2008 and Fall 2009

Egan, M. & Hengst, R. (2009). Building kindergarteners’ number sense and future teachers’ sense of children: Software tools from a college/elementary school partnership. Paper presented at the Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education E-Learn Conference, Vancouver.

Egan, M. (2009). Structured exploration of geometric habits of mind: A model for content-driven professional development. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Peoria.

Egan, M. (2009).  Fostering geometric thinking in the middle grades. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Peoria.

Hengst, R. & Egan, M. (2009).  Developing kindergarteners’ number sense using the computer and other tools. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Peoria.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

Driscoll, M., Egan, M., Wing DiMatteo, R., & Nikula, J. (2009). Fostering geometric thinking in the middle grades: Professional development for teachers in grades 5-10. In T.V. Craine (Ed.), Understanding geometry for a changing world (pp. 155-171). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Conference Proceedings

Egan, M. & Hengst, R. (2009). Building kindergarteners’ number sense and future teachers’ sense of children: Software tools from a college/elementary school partnership.  In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Health Care, and Higher Education 2009 (pp. 232-237). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Augustana College; Rock Island, IL ; Assistant Professor of Education; 8/15/08-Present

· Teach courses in mathematics instructional methods for pre-service elementary and secondary teachers; teach a course on the use of computers in education

· Supervise secondary school mathematics teaching candidates during their practicum experience; also supervise elementary school teaching candidates during their clinical experience

· Academic advisor for first-year students and secondary mathematics education majors

· Serve on the College’s Academic Computer committee

 

Publications

Presentations

Professional Activities

Professional Experience

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics

Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Illinois Mathematics Teacher Educators

American Educational Research Association

Professional Affiliations

Augustana College New Faculty Research Award, 9/24/09

· $4000.00 award used to hire 6 undergraduate research assistants for the Number Sense Project

Augustana College Presidential Research Fellowship Award, 3/23/09

· $2832.06 award with an additional $354.01 for professional travel

Grant Awards