مؤلف: Egan J. Chernoff

Dr. Ann Kajander is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, Canada. She has also taught mathematics at both the secondary and post-secondary levels, and developed the Kindermath elementary enrichment program. Her recent book,   Mathematical Models for Teaching,  supports the development of specialized mathematics knowledge for teachers. Ann was also the co-editor of  The Mathematical Education of Elementary Teachers.  She sits of the Advisory Editorial Boards of the  International Journal of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education and the  Journal of Global Education and Research. Ann is the 2014 winner of the Margaret Sinclair Memorial Award for Excellence and Innovation in Mathematics Education, a Canadian national-level award. Dr. Jennifer Holm is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. Her research on using professional learning groups to support teachers, in particular those who are working with the transition from elementary to secondary school, was recently published in a book,  Improving mathematics teaching through professional learning groups. She serves on the Steering Committee for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, North American Chapter. Jennifer is currently the editor of the Proceedings for the Annual meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group. She received the Recognition Award for Theses and Dissertations on Teacher Education from the Canadian Association for Teacher Education in 2014 for her doctoral work. Dr. Egan J Chernoff is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. (At the time of publication) Egan is the English/Mathematics editor of the Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education(an associate editor of the  Statistics Education Research Journal and the Book Reviews Editor of  The Mathematics Enthusiast). He sits on the Board of Directors  for the learning of mathematics; is an editorial board member for  The Variable: Periodical of the Saskatchewan Mathematics Teachers’ Society and  Vector: Journal of the British Columbia Association of Mathematics Teachers; and, is the former editor of  vinculum: Journal of the Saskatchewan Mathematics Teachers’ Society. Follow him @Matthew Maddux.