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Rossman, Allan J.; Burrill, Gail – Journal of Statistics Education, 2019
Gail Burrill is a Mathematics Specialist in the Program in Mathematics Education at Michigan State University. She previously served as secondary teacher and department chair. She was President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and is currently President of the International Association for Statistical Education. She is a Fellow…
Descriptors: Interviews, Specialists, College Faculty, Mathematics Education
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Ferrini-Mundy, Joan; Burrill, Gail; Schmidt, William H. – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2007
Improving mathematics education in the United States has taken many forms. Our work has focused on two aspects: the content knowledge of teachers and a well-articulated coherent curriculum. Our aim was teacher "capacity building" that is enabling teachers to teach to coherent and significant mathematical curricular goals and describe the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Change, Mathematics Teachers, Curriculum Development
Coxford, Arthur F.; Fey, James T.; Hirsch, Christian R.; Schoen, Harold L.; Burrill, Gail; Hart, Eric W.; Watkins, Ann E. – 1998
Contemporary Mathematics in Context is a four-year, integrated mathematics program developed by the Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP) at the Everyday Learning Corporation. The program features student and teacher materials for a three-year core curriculum for all students as well as a fourth-year course continuing the preparation of students…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, High Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
Coxford, Arthur F.; Fey, James T.; Hirsch, Christian R.; Schoen, Harold L.; Burrill, Gail; Hart, Eric W.; Watkins, Ann E. – 1998
Contemporary Mathematics in Context is a four-year, integrated mathematics program developed by the Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP) at the Everyday Learning Corporation. The program features student and teacher materials for a three-year core curriculum for all students as well as a fourth-year course continuing the preparation of students…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, High Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
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Burrill, Gail – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1997
Presents remarks from the Presidential Address at the 75th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics held in Minneapolis in April, 1997. Two major challenges addressed were the need to change classroom practice and the need to rethink the definition of "basic". (AIM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Curriculum