Rick Anderson Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Eastern Illinois University 600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, IL 61920
		Education
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Teaching

Fall 2009	Spring 2010	Summer 2010
MAT.3420.001 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	MAT.3420.003 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	MAT.3420.000 (Springfield) Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6
MAT.3420.005 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	MAT.3420.007 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6
MAT.4810.003 Topics in Computer Science: Elementary & Middle Level	MAT.4810.001 Topics in Mathematics Elem & Middle Level: Statistics
Fall 2008	Spring 2009	Summer 2009
MAT.3420.007 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	MAT.1420.007 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I	MAT.3420.051 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6
MAT.3420.008 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6
MAT.5400.977 (Decatur) Teaching of Mathematics in Grades K-6
Fall 2007	Spring 2008	Summer 2008
MAT.3420.007 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	MAT.3400.001 Teaching Secondary Mathematics	MAT.4810.031 Topics in Elem/Middle Level Mathematics (Computer Science)
MAT.3420.725 (Centralia) Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	MAT.3420.006 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	MAT.5810.747 Fractions in the Elementary/Middle Grades
MAT.4920.001 Geometry for Middle Level Teachers	MAT.3420.007 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	EDU.4553 Alternative Certification – Teaching Methods (Mathematics)
Fall 2006	Spring 2007	Summer 2007
MAT.1420.009 Introductory Mathematics & Numeration	MAT.3400.001 Teaching Secondary Mathematics	MAT.5700.001 Topics in Teaching Mathematics – Algebra
MAT.3420.003 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	MAT.3420.007 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	EDU.4553 Alternative Certification – Teaching Methods (Mathematics)
MAT.3420.004 Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6	MAT.3420.745 (Carterville) Teaching Mathematics in Grades PreK-6
Fall 2005	Spring 2006	Summer 2007
MAT.1420 Introductory Mathematics & Numeration	MAT.1420 Introductory Mathematics & Numeration	Not teaching
MAT.1420 Introductory Mathematics & Numeration	MAT.2420 Introductory Geometry
MAT.2420 Introductory Geometry	MAT.4920 Algebra & Geometry for Middle Level Teachers

Education

Ph.D. Mathematics Education, Portland State University – Portland, OR

Graduate Certificate Applied Statistics, Portland State University – Portland, OR

M.S. Mathematics (Mathematics Education Option), Montana State University – Bozeman, MT

B.A. Music, Valley City State University – Valley City, ND

B.S.Ed. Mathematics Education, Valley City State University – Valley City, ND

A.A. Liberal Arts, North Dakota State College of Science – Wahpeton, ND

Publications & Professional Activities

Anderson, Rick. (to appear, 2011). What Motivates Students to Take Advanced Mathematics: A Rural Perspective. Anderson, Rick, & Princko, Jamie. (to appear, 2010). Exploring Flatland with Middle School Students. Anderson, Rick. (2010). Classroom Robotics for Future Elementary & Middle Level Teachers. Robotics in Education eJournal, 2, 12–15. Anderson, Rick, & Davis, Patti J. (2008). Mathematics Curriculum for Students in Rural Areas. Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 58, 25–30. Anderson, Rick., & Bishop, Joyce. (2007). Solutions to the Shoes for a Pen Pal problem (Problem Solvers). Teaching Children Mathematics, 14, 217–222. Anderson, Rick. (2007). Being a mathematics learner: Four faces of identity. The Mathematics Educator, 17(1), 7–14. Anderson, Rick., & Bishop, Joyce. (2006). Shoes for a pen pal (Problem Solvers). Teaching Children Mathematics, 13, 218–219. Anderson, Rick. (2006). Factors contributing to rural high school students' participation in advanced mathematics courses (Working Paper No. 34). Athens, OH: Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics. Anderson, Rick. (2006). Mathematics, meaning, & identity: A case study of the practice of mathematics education in a rural high school (Doctoral dissertation, Portland State University, 2006). Dissertation Abstracts International, 68(03A), 918. Anderson, Rick. (March 2005). Mathematics Success & Failure: A Book Review (Mathematics success and failure among African-American youth, D. B. Martin). Rural Mathematics Educator, 4(1). [Cross-published January 2005, Rural Mathematics Education Digest No. 6. Athens, OH: Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics.]

Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics · Conference Program Co-chair (2008-2010) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics EIU Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics EIU Classroom Robotics