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
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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 |
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