Fellow, Service, Teaching, and Research in Mathematics Education, 2013.

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1 Name: Ryan David Fox Contact Information: 1900 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN Phone: (615) , Education: University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Ph.D., Major: Mathematics Education Dissertation topic: Influence of content knowledge in AP Calculus teachers interactions with students. University of Georgia, Athens, GA, M.Ed., Major: Mathematics Education. Berry College, Rome, GA, B.S. (Honors), Major: Mathematics (Education Concentration). Minors: Secondary Education and History. Honors Thesis: Investigations of a subgraph transformation. Fellow, Service, Teaching, and Research in Mathematics Education, Georgia Teaching Certificate, Mathematics 6 12 and Gifted In-field certifications. Expires Employment: Belmont University, Nashville, TN 2014 present Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education Instructor of Record: o Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning (Fall 2014, 1 section; Spring 2015, 2 sections) o Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (Fall 2014, 1 section) o Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (Spring 2015, 1 section) o Professional Experience Program Block ( school year, elementary and middle grades mathematics teaching methods) Pennsylvania State University-Abington College, Abington, PA Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education Instructor of Record: o Analysis and Interpretation of Statistical Data in Education (Spring 2013, 1 section; Fall 2013, 1 section) o Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (Fall 2013, 1 section; Spring 2014, 1 section) o Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (Summer 2014, 1 section) o College Algebra I (Fall 2011, 2 sections) o College Algebra II (Spring 2012, 2 sections; Spring 2013, 1 section) o General View of Mathematics (Fall 2012, 1 section; Spring 2014, 1 section) o Matrices (Summer 2014, 1 section) o Plane Trigonometry (Summer 2014, 1 section) o Problem Solving in Mathematics (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, 1 section each)

2 o Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School (Fall 2012, 1 section; Fall 2013, 1 section) Adviser: o Childhood and Early Adolescence Education pre-major students (Summer 2012, 1 student; Fall 2012, 5 students; Spring 2013, 7 students; Fall 2013, 4 students; Spring 2014, 11 students) o Childhood and Early Adolescence Education major students (Fall 2013, 2 students; Spring 2014, 7 students) o Mathematics Education pre-major students (Fall 2012, 1 student; Spring 2013, 1 student; Spring 2014, 1 student) Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Chestertown, MD 2009, 2011, 2012 Palo Alto, CA 2010 Haverford, PA 2013 Summer Programs Instructor Instructor of Data and Chance for rising sixth and seventh grade students. (2009, 2011, 2012) Instructor of Discrete Mathematics for rising eighth through eleventh grade students. (2013) Instructor of Inductive and Deductive Reasoning for rising sixth and seventh grade students. (2009, 2010) University of Georgia, Athens, GA Graduate Assistant Instructor of Record: o Algebra and Problem Solving (Fall 2010). o Secondary School Field Experience (Fall 2009). Research Assistant: Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics, Fall 2009, Summer 2006 Summer Teaching Assistant: o Connections in Secondary School Mathematics (Spring 2010, Spring 2011). o Curriculum in Mathematics Education (Summer 2007). o Secondary School Field Experience (Fall 2008, Spring 2009). o Special Problems in Mathematics Education (Spring 2008). o Student Teaching in Secondary School Mathematics (Spring 2007, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011). Greensboro Dreamers, Greensboro, GA Tutor Providing after-school support and enrichment to tenth and eleventh grade students enrolled in Accelerated Math 2 and Accelerated Math 3. Providing test-taking strategies for students planning on taking PSAT/NMSQT. Coordinating activities with Math 2 and Math 3 teachers at Greene County High School. 2

3 Cobb County School District, Marietta, GA Mathematics Teacher Instructor at Sprayberry High School: Algebra I Part II, Algebra II Honors, Algebra III, Statistics, Calculus, Advanced Calculus AB, Advanced Calculus BC. Instructor of on-line courses through ehigh School: Algebra I, Algebra II, Algebra III. Awards & Nominations: Nominated. Outstanding Teacher Award, [Nominated from student body at Penn State- Abington. Not eligible to win because of insufficient time at institution.] Nominated. Outstanding Advising/Mentoring Award, [Nominated from student body at Penn State-Abington. Not eligible to win because of insufficient time at institution.] Nominated. Chief Ogontz Award, [Nominated by Abington College Student Government Association. Eligibility rules state winners must be at Abington for five years: faculty members may be nominated before five years of service, but are ineligible to win.] Won. Favorite Math Teacher, Sprayberry High School, [Award voted on by members of Sprayberry High School Class of 2006.] Won. Most Interesting Class, Sprayberry High School, [Award voted on by members of Sprayberry High School Class of 2006.] 3

4 Papers & Presentations: Publications: Fox, R. D. (2014). What is a good wager? Coordinating students surprising solutions. In Matney, G. T. & Che, S. M. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 41 st Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning (pp ). San Antonio, TX. Fox, R. (2013). College students approaches to solving word problem: A comparison. In Martinez, M. & Castro Superfine, A. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (p. 319). Chicago, IL: University of Illinois at Chicago. Fox, R. (2012). Learning to teach teachers: Making a transition. In Van Zoest, L. R., Lo, J.-J., & Kratky, J. L. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (p. 784). Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University. Fox, R. (2012). Teachers responses to unanticipated student questions. Paper accepted at 12 th International Congress on Mathematics Education, Seoul, South Korea. [10 manuscript pages] Fox, R. (2011). Influence of content knowledge on teachers interactions with students. In Wiest, L. R., & Lamberg, T. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (pp ). Reno, NV: University of Nevada, Reno. Bryan, R., Laroder, A., Tippins, D., Emaz, M., & Fox, R. (2008). Simple machines in the community. Science and Children, 45(7), Professional Presentations: Fox, R. & Bamford, N. (2015, February). Learning to teach together: A mathematics educator and a pre-service teacher. Accepted presentation at the 42 nd Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning, Las Vegas, NV. Gleason, B. & Fox, R. (2015, February). Re-conceptualizing math content courses for pre-service secondary teachers. Accepted presentation at the 42 nd Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning, Las Vegas, NV. Fox, R. (2014, November). How I won on Jeopardy! using mathematics. Presentation at the Mathematical Musings and Munchings, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Belmont University, Nashville, TN. Fox, R. D. (2014, February). What is a good wager? Coordinating students surprising solutions. Presentation at the 41 st Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning, San Antonio, TX. Fox, R. (2014, February). The development of MKT during the elementary teacher preparation process. Presentation at the winter meeting of the 4 th cohort of Service, Teaching, and Research Fellows, Irvine, CA. Fox, R. & Alkurdi, E. (2013, November). I didn t learn to factor that way!. Presentation at the 62 nd Fox, R. & Greenwood, M. (2013, November). What math would you teach?. Presentation at the 62 nd Fox, R. (2013, November). College students approaches to solving word problem: A comparison. Poster presented at the 35 th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Chicago, IL. 4

5 Fox, R. (2013, April). Exploring one new pre-service teacher's mathematical content knowledge. Poster presented at the Research Presession of the National Council of the Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO. Fox, R. (2012, November). Learning to teach teachers: Making a transition. Poster presented at the 34 th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Kalamazoo, MI. Fox, R. (2012, January). The influence of teachers knowledge of mathematics in their classroom interactions. Presentation at the University Park Graduate Research Colloquium, University Park, Fox, R. (2011, October). It s not just a numbers game. Presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference and Exposition, St. Louis, MO. Fox, R. (2011). Influence of content knowledge on teachers interactions with students. Poster presented at the 33 rd Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Reno, NV. Fox, R., & Gleason B. (2008, October). Implementing technology into an improper integral investigation. Presentation at the meeting of the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Eatonton, GA. Fox, R., & Sexton, S. (2008, October). Exploring Euler s Formula in the secondary classroom. Presentation at the meeting of the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Eatonton, GA. Heid, M. K., Kilpatrick, J., Wilson, P., Zbiek, R. M., Blume, G., Fox, R., & Godine, H. (2007, January). Developing a framework for mathematical knowledge for teaching at the secondary level. Presentation at the meeting of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Irvine, CA. Blume, G., Fox, R., Heid, M. K., Kilpatrick, J., McClintock, E., Wilson, P., & Zbiek, R. M. (2006, November). Identifying mathematical knowledge for teaching at the secondary level (6 12) from the perspective of practice. Presentation at the meeting of the Joint NSF CLT Conference on Curriculum, Teaching, and Mathematical Knowledge, College Park, MD. Presentations of student collaborations: Fox, R. & Bamford, N. (2015, February). Learning to teach together: A mathematics educator and a pre-service teacher. Accepted presentation at the 42 nd Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning, Las Vegas, NV. Cheng, J. & Fox, R. (2014, April). Grading the performance of professional baseball players. Poster presented Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities fair. Muttana, S. & Fox, R. (2014, April). A sabermetric measurement meets football. Poster presented Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities fair. Zinkus, A. & Fox, R. (2014, April). Grading pro-hockey goalies. Poster presented Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities fair. Fox, R. & Alkurdi, E. (2013, November). I didn t learn to factor that way!. Presentation at the 62 nd Fox, R. & Greenwood, M. (2013, November). What math would you teach?. Presentation at the 62 nd Plachkov, A. & Fox, R. (2013, April). Expanding Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics to probability. Poster presented Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities fair. 5

6 Reviewer of proposals and manuscripts: Reviewer of submissions, Research Council on Mathematics Learning Reviewer of proposals, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Research Conference Reviewer of submissions, Mathematics Teacher Educator Reviewer of proposals, Annual Meeting of Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Reviewer of proposals, 12 th International Congress on Mathematics Education Reviewer of proposals, Annual Meeting of North American Chapter of the International Group of the Psychology of Mathematics Education Reviewer of submissions, The Mathematics Educator Reviewer of submissions, Mathematics Teacher 6

7 Service: At Belmont University: Member, Teacher Education Council, School of Education, 2014 present. Member, STEM Advisory Board, 2014 present. Member, Curriculum, Catalog, and Advising Committee, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2014 present. Recruiting Coordinator, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, 2014 present. Course Mentor, Discrete Mathematics, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Summer Programs, 2013 present. At Pennsylvania State University-Abington College: New faculty member mentor for adjunct faculty: Spring 2013 (1 member), Fall 2013 (2 members) Member, Pedagogy and Retention Committee, Member and Chair, Faculty Review Committee Volunteer, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Exposition, At University of Georgia: Co-Editor, The Mathematics Educator, Representative to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Mathematics Education Student Association at the University of Georgia, Volunteer, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Exposition, At Cobb County School District: Advanced Placement Faculty Committee Secretary for Sprayberry High School, Math Team Coach for Sprayberry High School, Academic Bowl Coach for Sprayberry High School, County Level Interviewer for Georgia Governor s Honors Program candidates for Mathematics majors,