ACADEMIC DEGREES

University of Missouri-Columbia - Doctorate-1991

• Areas of Emphasis:  Educational Administration and Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics Education)
• Dissertation:  ìVerification of Mathematics Achievement through Mastery Learning in Thorpe Gordon Mastery Learning Project:  A matched comparison study of 6th grade students in the Thorpe Gordon Project with other 6th graders in the Jefferson City Districtî

•  Seminar: Piaget and Early Childhood Mathematics

•  Education Specialist--Educational Administration, 1982

•  Master of Arts--Secondary Administration, 1982
•  Bachelor of Science in Education--Mathematics, 1968

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2000-Present  Professor of Mathematics Education - University of Tennessee-Knoxville

1991- 1999 Associate Professor Mathematics Education - University of Missouri-Kansas City

1985-1991 Mathematics Consultant - Missouri Department of Elementary/Secondary Education

1982-1985 Computer Consultant - Central Missouri Consortium of Rural School Districts

1968-1972 and 1976-1982  Secondary Mathematics Teacher - Northwestern High School, Mendon, MO

1980-1985 Adjunct Faculty ? Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO  & North Central Missouri College, Trenton, MO

1970-1971 Junior High Mathematics Teacher  - Moberly Junior High School

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

Association of Mathematics Teacher Education
Mathematical Association of America
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics
Phi Delta Kappa

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES - Selected Sample

Member, Task Force for Reviewing State Curriculum Decisions in California (author of report)
Chair, Task Force for Enhancing Professional Development through Technology, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1998.
Editor, ìImplementing the Assessment Standards,î National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Journal, Mathematics Teacher, 1998-1999
Editor, "Projects" Section, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Journal Mathematics Teacher, 1991-1993
Executive Board Member, National Association of State Mathematics and Science Coalitions 1994-1996
President, Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1998
Board of Consultants, Journal of Research and Development in Education 1996-
Evaluator, National Science Foundation Grant, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
 
 

Scholarly Publications

 Articles published in refereed journals

Long, Vena M. (1991) ìMissouri Math Attack,î Missouri ASCD Journal, Fall.

Long, Vena M. (1992) ìMathematics for Missouri,î Show Me Education, Missouri School Boards Association Journal, Summer.

Long, Vena M. (1993) "Coalescing: the Latest Operation in Mathematics," Mathematics Teacher, April,  National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, Virginia.

Long, Vena M. (1994) ìEXTRA: Enhancing the Teacherís Role in Assessment.î The Golden Rectangle,  Missouri Association for the Advancement of Teacher Training, Fall.

Reys, Barbara J. and Long, Vena M. (1995) "Teacher as Architect of Mathematical Tasks," Teaching Children Mathematics, 1, 296-299. (second author)

Long, Vena M. (1995) ìTeaching in a Room Full of Mirrors.î Mathematics Bulletin, Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics 29, 2-4.

Long, Vena M. (1995) ìCollege Teaching and Students with Disabilities.î The Golden Rectangle,  Missouri Association for the Advancement of Teacher Training, Fall.

Long, Vena M. (1996) "Fashion Models, Architects, Mathematics Students, and Portfolios," Focus On Learning, 1, 9-15.

Long, Vena M. and Garrison, Ronilue. (1996) ìAssessment Practices in Middle/Secondary Teacher Preparation: State of Missouri. The Golden Rectangle, Journal of the Missouri Association for the Advancement of Teacher Training in Mathematics, Fall.

Long, Vena M. (1996) ìAssessment Portfolios: What They AreóWhat They Are Not,î The Record, Kansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Long, Vena M. and Benson, Christine, (1998) ìRE: Alignment,î Mathematics Teacher, 91, 504-519. (principal author)

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) ìPolicy Issues in Doctoral Education,î (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) ìAtt utvardera tankande.î Namnaren, National Center for Mathematics Education, University of Goteborg, Sweden. Nr 2, 50-53. [
 

Contributions to edited volumes

Long, Vena M. (in press) ìThe Impact of State Government on Mathematics Education: The Custody Battle,î (chapter) History of Mathematics Education, (professional reference series,) Reston, Virginia: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Long, Vena M. and Smith, Dianne (1999) ìMathematics Education: One Size Does Not Fit All,î Changing the Faces of Mathematics Series Volume 1: Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Gender, Reston, Virginia: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.  (principal author)
 

Editor, 1991-1993 ìProjectsî Section, Mathematics Teacher, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

The following project abstracts were written and published in conjunction with this position. A total of 27 abstracts were published with the remainder being written by various project directors and edited by me.

ìMissouri Math Attack,î April 1992.

ìGraphing Calculator Enhanced Algebra Project,î September, 1993.

ìNational Science Foundationís Statewide Systemic Initiative,î September, 1993

ìSouth Dakotaís State Systemic Initiative,î October, 1993.

ìMassachusetts State Systemic Initiative: Partnerships Advancing Learning of Mathematics and Science (PALMS), November, 1993.

Papers published in refereed conference proceedings

Missouriís Future is Now: Achieving Competency in Science, Mathematics, and Technology. Jefferson City, MO: The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Missouri Alliance for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education.

ìTesting and Evaluation,î (chapter) Leading Mathematics into the 21st Century: Report for Carnegie Foundation, 1989. Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (edited by Charles A. Reeves)

Research reports to sponsor

ìMathematics Education = Many Questions,î Curriculum Review Panel, July 1995. Proceedings: ACT (American College Testing requested paper, confidential report.)
 

Research Funding

Tennessee Higher Education Commission
ìTeaching and Learning Algebraî $32,450

National Science Foundation
ìIncreasing the Capacity at the Fortî 1998 $49,700

National Science Foundation
"Enhancing the Teacher's Role in Assessment" 1993-1996 $1,050,000

 Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education
"Summer Interface '92:  Connections"  $35,000

Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education
"Summer Interface '93:  Problem Solving"   $18,000

McDonnell Douglas Foundation
Broadcast Course Development 1993 $15,000

University of Missouri Video Network Incentive Fund
Broadcast Course Development 1993 $9,000

Ohio State University (Texas Instruments)
1995 Summer Institute--Using Graphics Calculators to Teach Algebra  $4,000

 Ohio State University (Texas Instruments)
 1994 Summer Institute--Using Graphics Calculators to Teach Algebra  $3,000

 Ohio State University (Texas Instruments)
1993 Summer Institute--Using Graphics Calculators to Teach Algebra $3,000

 Coordinating Board for Higher Education
"Mathematics and Science Telecommunities" 1995 $36,000

Exxon Corporation
"Coalition for Missouri Mathematics Core Funding," 1991 $10,000

 MidContinent Regional Educational Laboratory,
"Support for Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics Drive-In Conferences "$2500