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Dr. Vena Long, Ed.D.

Biography

Teaching is the ultimate calling. Teaching is an honor, an art, a joy, a science, a vocation, an avocation, and an obsession. As a fourth generation teacher on both sides of my family, sharing my passion is a genetic predisposition.

I have taught in middle schools, high schools and universities. For six years I was the mathematics consultant for the Missouri Department of Education. 

As a researcher my primary interests lie in using technology effectively in the mathematics classroom and assessing mathematics achievement. 

Currently I am a professor of mathematics education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.  Here I work with preservice teachers of mathematics in our fifth year internship program and serve as the primary advisor of doctoral students in mathematics education.

Recent Publications 

Long, Vena M. (2001) "From Polygons to Poetry," Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, Virginia. 

Long, Vena M. (2001) "Policy Issues in Doctoral Education," (chapter) One Field, Many Paths, Conference Board for the Mathematical Sciences, Washington, D.C. 

Taylor, P. M., Campbell, L., & Long, V. M. (2001).  Using Math Attack to balance the equation for middle school mathematics.  Middle School Journal, 32(3), 43-50. 

Long, Vena M. (2001) "Att utvardera tankande." Namnaren, National Center for Mathematics Education, University of Goteborg, Sweden. Nr 2, 50-53. 

Long, Vena M. and Benson, Christine, (1998) "RE: Alignment," Mathematics Teacher, 91, 504-519. 

Current Grants

ACCLAIM: The Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics 

Full Vita

 


Contact Information

Dr. Vena M.Long
Professor
Mathematics Education


335 Claxton Complex
1122 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, Tennessee
37996-3400

Phone: 865-974-5973
Fax: 865-974-8718
vlong@utk.edu

Contact the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education

A204 Jane and David Bailey Education Complex
1126 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee
37996-3442

Phone: 865-974-6228
Fax: 865-974-6302
tallmon@utk.edu