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
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