Professional Activities

Al Rydant (Geography), J.J. Prior ‘09, and Kristin Alvarez (University of Redlands, CA) presented “Blogging from the Field: Challenges and Successes,” at the National Council for Geographic Education Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, in September. The presentation was about student-led blogging efforts as part of a geography and service learning KSC field course to Ecuador.

Beverly J. Ferrucci (Mathematics) presented “Proportional Reasoning Models in Developing Mathematics Education Curricula in Singapore” at the International Mathematics Education in the 21st Century Conference at the University of Dresden, Saxony, Germany. The presentation was based on research that Beverly conducted while on sabbatical at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. She also served as the chair of the conference’s Working Group on Teacher Development and wrote the organization’s position paper on the training of mathematics teachers at all grade levels. Mathematics teachers and professors from 23 countries were in attendance for the working group discussions.