Northwest Mathematics Interaction

Peg teaches algebra & geometry at Lawrence Gifted Magnet, which is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. She regularly presents at California state math and gifted conferences as well as at NCTM on topics including hyperbolic geometry and origami polyhedra. She has also shared these topics as a member of the NWMI team. She attended the Park City Mathematics Institute 2002-2005 and served as Site Director of the Southern California PCMI group and as a member of the staff of PCMI in 2006-7. Peg is National Board Certified and won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics in California.

For email send to peg at cagle.com

Nicole is a coach and teacher at Cleveland High School in Seattle. She has been a research assistant for the PCMI PD³ Math Science Partnership with Seattle Public Schools and a staff member and leader at PCMI. She is also pursuing a PhD in the Cognitive Studies program, joining UW's College of Education in the summer of 2004. Before moving to Seattle she taught mathematics for several years at Grayson High School, located in a suburb of Atlanta, GA. Nicole has experience teaching a variety of math courses (remedial math, algebra, precalculus, and calculus) in a variety of settings (suburban, alternative, rural, and university). Nicole is excited about working with and learning from the diverse community of NWMI educators.

(425)-442-8549

Joe Frost is a staff member of UW's Computing and Communications department. He has coached Elementary and High School math teams since 1994. He met Joyce in a UW Math class in 1979, and has been doing math with her ever since. Joe has been a great source of support for NWMI for many years.

(425) 823-5395

Joyce teaches Mathematics at Lake Washington High School, which is located in Kirkland, WA. This is her 28th year teaching Mathematics. An avid Escher fan, she attended the 1998 M. C. Escher Congress in Rome, Italy and has been corresponding with participants since including M. C. Escher's son, George. An interest in what Escher would have created if he were still alive has resulted in a fascination for 3-D space packing puzzles, from creating present models to designing and discovering new ones. Joyce has taught NWMI Minicourses, NWMI Workshops and presented at Northwest Mathematics Conferences. She was a participant in the 2001-3 Park City Mathematics Institutes and on the staff at PCMI 2004-7. Joyce has taught a minicourses on 3D puzzles and middle school manipulatives. Joyce is president of Puget Sound Council of Teachers of Math. She is a member of the organizing committee for the 2007 Northwest Mathematics Conference.

(425) 823-5395, jfrost@lkwash.wednet.edu

Carol teaches mathematics at at Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington. She was a participant in the 1999 and 2000 Park City Math Institutes. Carol has been co-coordinator for the NWMI Summer Program.

chaid@mindspring.com, haidc@bsd405.com

Karen Hall was formerly in the Vancouver School District and is now at OSPI. She has contributed much to NWMI, but is currently not active on the team.

360-666-5040, karenhall@acer-access.com

Carol teaches mathematics at Skyview High School in Vancouver School District # 37. Her wide knowledge of curriculum materials was a factor when she was selected to be a member of the cadre that developed and implemented the Science, Mathematics, and Technology Magnet program at Skyview. She was instrumental in selecting the technology and textbooks for the math courses. Carol attended NWMI as a participant in 1995 and returned to teach in 1998 to the present. She was a participant in the 1999-2000 Park City Math Institutes and the coordinator at the 2001 - 2007 PCMI. She serves on the PCMI Steering Committee. Carol has served on two state committees, Portfolio Assessment and Project 99 (WASL training). She brings her expertise and experience from her committee work to every teaching situation. Carol was one of the instructors in the 2002 Data minicourse.

chattan@pacifier.com, chattan@vansd.org

Brian is an Associate Professor at Saint Peter's College in Jersey City (right across from Manhattan). He got his Ph.D. from UW for something about algebra & dominoes and also does research in graph theory and the use of technology in calculus and linear algebra instruction. Brian has taught many summers at the Park City Mathematics Institute, the 2000 NWMI Alumni Reunion Workshop, and 2001-2006 NWMI minicourses on graph theory and the 2007 course on Number. Brian is the Site Director of the PCMI's Northern New Jersey PCMI group of high school teachers.

201-915-9322, hopkins_b@spc.edu

Lani Horn joined the UW's College of Education in 2003 as Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education. She is a leader of the PD³ project of PCMI in Seattle. After teaching secondary mathematics in a variety of settings (including independent schools, urban high schools, programs for first-generation college students and gifted youth), she became interested in the ways the contexts of teaching shaped possibilities in the classroom, which is a focus of her research. (To read more about her work, visit: http://www.educ.washington.edu/COEWebSite/programs/ci/profiles/faculty/horn.htm .) At UW, she works with graduate students and prospective math teachers. An alumna of Park City's undergraduate mathematics program, she is pleased to be among fellow math enthusiasts at NWMI.

206-221-4733

Jim is a member of the Mathematics Department of the University of Washington. He has been teaching with dynamic geometry software such as Cabri and Geometer's Sketchpad since they first appeared. He has worked with teachers at many workshops and minicourses and also at the Park City Mathematics Institute from 1991-2007. More recently Jim is active in the PD³ project of PCMI in Seattle and also two state Math Science Partnerships: Washington Math Case Study Project, which has one of its workshops at NWMI, and MC³.He has produced two books about dynamic geometry, he is author of Geometry Through the Circle with The Geometer's Sketchpad and is co-editor of Geometry Turned On. For more information, please see his home page: http://www.math.washington.edu/~king/. Jim has taught NWMI minicourses on Spherical Geometry, Transformational Geometry and The Geometer's Sketchpad.

206-543-1915, king@math.washington.edu

Kris Koch has retired from teaching but is still active with our team. Kris has taught math lessons to every grade from 1st to 12th in her career, including 18 years at Kent Meridian High School. Kris was the math curriculum specialist in Kent for 8 years. She has adjunct faculty status from Seattle University and teaches courses to her peers in Kent. Kris has participated in NWMI since its beginning, first as a student, and then as an instructor. She attended the Park City Mathematics Institute (PCMI) 1999-2002 and is a Past President of the Puget Sound Teachers of Mathematics. Kris often presents at the Northwest Mathematics Conference.

425-255-8186, KristineKoch@msn.com

Gary became a math teacher after learning leadership as a Navy submariner. As a fairly new teacher, he attended the NWMI Summer Geometry Institute and has been active in workshops and minicourses for five years. He participated in the Park City Math Institute in 2001-2003. He presented work from PCMI at the 2001 Alumni reunion and was a presenter at the 2002-3 Summer Geometry Institutes and at NWMI workshops.

360-698-2795, garyk@cksd.wednet.edu

Art has been an active organizer and presenter at NWMI since its inception in 1995. He was for many years in Bellevue, both in high school and middle school, but in recent years has worked for Seattle Public Schools as a curriculum consultant and coach for middle schools and high schools. He attended Park City Mathematics Institute 1993-1994 and then returned as an instructor and member of the PCMI staff, 1995-2007. Art has been a presenter at the Northwest Math conferences and the NCTM national meetings from 1997 to the present. Art will has taught several Geometer's Sketchpad minicourses and was an organizer of the NWMI Middle Grades program in 2004. More recently Art is active in the PD³ project of PCMI in Seattle and also two state Math Science Partnerships: Washington Math Case Study Project, which has one of its workshops at NWMI, and MC³. He is a member of the organizing committee for the 2007 Northwest Mathematics Conference.

425-883-6087, art@mabbott.org

Philip teaches at Phillips Exeter Academy, he has been an active organizer and presenter at NWMI since its inception. He has been an active leader of workshops and minicourses for many years, with the Woodrow Wilson TORCH workshops, with the Park City Mathematics Institute, and with the Exeter Mathematics Conference. For the last three years he has been a reader for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam. Philip has presented in the Summer Geometry NWMI Institute and taught NWMI minicourses each year, either in spherical geometry and data.

603-772-6101, pmallinson@exeter.edu

Mike teaches mathematics and math education at Western Washington University. Formerly a circus clown, he now uses his skills to get teachers excited about math. Mike is an international speaker and is the math columnist for Teaching K-8 magazine. His interests include geometry, music, juggling, and creative writing. For more info see http://www.wwu.edu/~mnaylor. Mike has presented at NWMI workshops and was an instructor in the 2002-4 middle minicourses.

(360) 650-6284, mnaylor@cc.wwu.edu

Duane has retired from a distinguished career teaching in the North Thurston schools. He was one of the first team of Seattle teachers to attend the Park City Mathematics Institute in 1991. Duane is very active in T^3 and teaches in and organizes many calculator courses and workshops around the nation.

Olsondwsj@aol.com

Jo Anne teaches mathematics courses of all levels at Henry M. Jackson High School in the Everett School District. She is the current President of WSMC (Washington State Math Council) and a former president of the Puget Sound Council of Teachers of Math. She also was the co-chair of the 40th NW Math Conference held in Bellevue in October, 2001. Within the Everett School District, she is serving as a member of the Mathematics Curriculum Cadre in the textbook adoption process as well as a member of the Assessment Mentor Cadre. Jo Anne and her daughter comprise the first multi-generational members of NWMI. She was a participant in the 1999 and 2000 Park City Math Institutes.

Mukilteo, 360-513-9600, JRobin5050@aol.com

Linda chairs the mathematics department at Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington. She has been a member of NWMI since 1995 and taught Geometer's Sketchpad at the NWMI Summer Institute several summers. She presented a workshop on Sketchpad Activities for the Algebra Classroom at the recent NCTM Conference. Linda is currently an inactive member of the team.

425-557-0586, thornbel@belnet.bellevue.k12.wa.us

George teaches math and social studies at Oroville High School. He has attended the NWMI Summer Geometry Institute and minicourses and has also presented classroom projects of his design at several Alumni Reunions. At NWMI 2002 - 2006, George took on many of the less visible but absolutely vital administrative jobs that make the program go in addition to presenting in the Summer Geometry Institute and the Alumni Reunion.

509-556-2343, thorntong@chopaka.wednet.edu

Ronda taught high school geometry for eight years. She was a participant in the Park City Math Institute and has been an active presenter and organizer of the NWMI since its inception. She has taught several hands-on workshops for WSMC, and a video use course for PBS. Ronda is currently working with BigChalk.com on educational materials. Ronda was one of the instructors in the NWMI fractals minicourse.

360-647-0596, rondawebber@comcast.net

Will Webber has been an organizer and presenter at NWMI since its beginning. He also taught at the Park City Mathematics Institute. Will received his Ph. D. in mathematics from the University of Washington and teaches at Whatcom County Community College. He is an expert builder of mathematical models whose work has been written up in national publications. His web site http://faculty.whatcom.ctc.edu/wwebber/ is full of interesting math materials, including pages from the Fractal minicourse. Will has taught NWMI minicourses in archimedean polyhedra, origami, fractals, and polyhedra. Will also designed the impossible triangle that is the NWMI logo and organizes the Big Geometry at the annual Alumni Reunion Workshop.

360-647-0596, wwebber@whatcom.ctc.edu.