Edith Prentice Mendez

Department ofMathematics

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA 94928

707-***-****

abqscq@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Ph.D. in Curriculum and Teacher Education, Stanford University,1998.

M.A. in Educational Administration, San Francisco StateUniversity, 1992.

California Single Subject Credential (Mathematics), College ofNotre Dame, 1986.

Graduate work in Mathematics and Education, San Francisco StateUniversity, 1965 - 68.

A.B. with Mathematics major, Mount Holyoke College, 1964.

Areas of Interest

Mathematics Education

History of Mathematics

Mathematical Discourse

Teacher Education and Professional Development

Professional Experience

1998-2003, Assistant Professor, 2003-presentAssociate Professor, Mathematics Department, Sonoma State University. Dutieshave included teaching Mathematics 310, Mathematics 300, Mathematics 150,Mathematics 141, Mathematics 45; Education 444-Mathematics; advising andcoordinating administrative tasks for Mathematics majors in the SecondaryTeaching track and Single Subject-Mathematics credential candidates;supervising student teachers.

2000-present, PrincipalInvestigator, Sonoma County Mathematics Professional Development Institutes.This collaborative between Sonoma State University and the Sonoma County Officeof Education is part of the California Mathematics Professional DevelopmentInstitutes, funded by a grant through the University of California Office ofthe President. Co-teacher ofAlgebra Institutes from 2000-present, and of Professional Development Institute for Bellevue School District2003-2004.

2000-present, Co-FacultyAdvisor of the North Bay Mathematics Project. Part of the California SubjectMatter Projects, funded through a grant from the University of CaliforniaOffice of the President, the NBMP is also a collaboration between Sonoma StateUniversity and the Sonoma County Office of Education. Co-leader of LeadershipInstitute 2001-present.

2000-2001, A Faculty Advisor, Sonoma State UniversityCollaborative Academic Preparation Initiative. This faculty-to-faculty allianceis funded by a grant from the California State University Chancellor's Officeand links faculty with teachers in feeder high schools that have high numbersof students who fail the Entry Level Mathematics examination.

2000-2001, Vice President, California MathematicsCouncil-North. This elected position entailed serving as Program Chair for twoannual conferences of over 325 speakers and 3000 attendees each, as well asserving on the Board of the California Mathematics Council, the state affiliateof the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

1993 98, TeachingFellow, Teaching Assistant, Section Leader, Research Assistant, Supervisor ofStudent Teachers, Stanford University.

1994 MasterTeacher, Stanford Summer Teaching School. Mentored and collaborated withstudent teachers in developing curriculum for, and teaching, a class inhistorical mathematical problems (grades 7-12).

1986-93, Mathematics Teacher, Aragon High School, SanMateo, CA. Taught all levels of high school mathematics curriculum, was aMentor Teacher for new teachers, a Cooperating Teacher for student teachers,and Senior Class Advisor.

1985-86, Intern Mathematics Teacher, Menlo-AthertonHigh School, Atherton, CA. Taught geometry and algebra.

1970 - 72, Instructor, Golden Gate University andUniversity of San Francisco. Taught geometry in a pre-legal program forstudents of color.

1964 - 68, 1970 - 71, Instructor, Golden GateUniversity. Taught mathematics courses from college algebra through calculus.

1968-70, Mathematics Teacher, Belmont High School,Belmont, MA. Taught geometry.

Peer-Reviewed Papers andPublications

Sherin, M.G., Mendez, E. P., & Louis, D. A. (in press). "A Discipline Apart: TheChallenges of Fostering a Community of Learners in a MathematicsClassroom." Journal of Curriculum Studies.

Mendez, E. P. (March 2001). "A History ofMathematical Dialogue in Texts and Classrooms." Mathematics Teacher 94(3)170-173.

Sherin, M. G., Louis, D., & Mendez, E. P.(November 2000). "Students' Building on Each Other's MathematicalIdeas" in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School 6(3) 186-190.

Sherin, M. G., Mendez, E. P., & Louis, D. (2000).Talking about Math Talk. NCTM 2000 YearbookLearning Mathematics for a New Century, Maurice J. Burke, Editor,Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Other Papers and Publications

Greenwald, S. J. & Mendez, E. P. (Spring 2003)."Hypatia, the First Known Woman Mathematician," The Centroid, Official Journal of the North Carolina Council ofTeachers of Mathematics 29(1) 19-24.

Mendez, E. (Summer 2002)."Hypatia of Alexandria:Setting the Record Straight." Women & Mathematics EducationNewsletter, Official Journal of Women andMathematics Education.

Mendez, E. (March 2001). "Bringing MathematicsHistory into the Classroom." guest editorial in The California MathematicsCouncil ComMuniCator.

Mendez, E. P. (2001). "Hypatia ofAlexandria." Science and Its Times: Understanding the SocialSignificance of Scientific Discovery. Neil Schlager, Editor, Detroit: GaleResearch.

Mendez, E. P. "Hypatia" on web page of theMath/Science Network at http://www.eyhnet.org/morehypatia.html.

Mendez, E. P. (1998, July) Robust MathematicalDiscussion. Unpublished doctoral dissertation,Stanford University.

Mendez, E. P. (1998, April). The Teacher's Role inRobust Mathematical

Discussion. Paper presented at theannual meeting of the American Educational ResearchAssociation, San Diego.

Mendez, E. P. (1997, March). Fostering a Communityof Mathematics

Learnersas Teachers. Paper presented at the annualmeeting of the American Educational ResearchAssociation,Chicago.

Mendez, E. P., & Sherin, M. G. (1997) The Caseof David Louis: Part 1: Searching for FCL From Participant Structures toPrinciples; Part 2: Implementing FCL Balancing Discourse and Discipline. Technical Report Series: Volume 5B, pp. D1-D26,Fostering a Community of Teachers as Learners (Project funded by the MellonFoundation), Stanford University and WestEd.

Mendez, E. P. Hypatia's Mathematics: A Review ofRecent Studies. Manuscript in progress.

Mendez, E. P., Sherin, M. G., & Louis, D. A. (inpreparation). "Multiple Perspectives on Teacher Learning in a MathematicalDiscourse Community." To be submitted to Mathematical Learning andThinking.

Professional Presentations

"Hypatia and her 3 C s:Commentators, Critics, and Context." Presentation to be given at NorthernCalifornia Section of the Mathematical Association of America annual meeting,February, 2004.

"Cryptic Cryptographic Activities."Workshop to be presented with Brigitte Lahme at the annual conference of the California MathematicsCouncil - North, Asilomar, CA, December, 2003.

"Hypatia of Alexandria: Stories andMistories." Talk presented at Sacramento State University MathematicsDepartment Colloquium.

"Some x's and y's of Algebra." Workshoppresented at North Bay Math Project Spring Mathematics Conference, Santa Rosa,CA, May, 2003.

"Mathematics Educators and MathematiciansWorking Together." Invited speaker for panel discussion with ElizabethYanik, Janet Herrelko, Karen Dee Michalowicz, and Edith Prentice Mendezsponsored by Association for Women in Mathematics at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, SanAntonio, TX April, 2003.

"News of Hypatia: From Headline toBackpage." Talk presented to the International Study Group for theRelations of History and Pedagogy of Mathematics Americas Section, San Antonio,TX April, 2003.

"Mathematics Educators and MathematiciansWorking Together." Invited speaker for panel discussion with DeborahLoewenberg Ball, Hyman Bass, Karen Dee Michalowicz, and Edith Prentice Mendezsponsored by Association for Women in Mathematics at Joint MathematicsMeetings, Baltimore, MD January, 2003.

"A Collaborative Approach to MathematicsProfessional Development for Teachers." Paper by Ben Ford and EdithPrentice Mendez presented at Joint Mathematics Meetings, Baltimore, MD January,2003.

"Math in the Dark Ages." Talk presented atM*A*T*H Colloquium, Sonoma State University, October, 2002.

"Medieval Math: What was Hot Back Then?"Talk presented at the annual conference of the California Mathematics Council -North, Asilomar, CA, December, 2002.

"Hypatia of Alexandria: MathematicsEducator" keynote address for Spring Mathematics Conference of North BayMath Project and Mathematics Professional Development Institutes, Santa Rosa,May, 2002.

"Hypatia: Her Mathematics and Her Story"Colloquium, Mathematics and Computer Science Department, San Jos StateUniversity, San Jose, May, 2002.

"The History of Women in Mathematics Education:Women and Technology" invited address for Women and Mathematics Educationat the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, LasVegas, NV, April 2002.

" Secondary Blended Programs" Co-leaderwith Larry Sowder, Face-to-Face CSU Mathematics Educators' Retreat, Asilomar,CA April, 2002.

"Historical Problem Solving" paperpresented to the Mathematical Association of America at Mathfest 2001, Madison,WI August 2001.

"Medieval Mathematics" guest presentationsfor Judith Abbott's class on medieval history, Sonoma State University, May,2001, May 2002, May 2003.

"Hypatia" invited talk presented to theInternational Study Group for the Relations between History and Pedagogy ofMathematics Annual Meeting within the Annual Meeting of the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics, Orlando, FL April, 2001.

"What Math Do Preservice Teachers Need toKnow?" invited presentation for National Council of Supervisors of MathematicsAnnual Conference, Orlando, FL, April 2001.

"The New NCTM Standards" presented withRick Marks at Student-Faculty Mathematics Seminar, Sonoma State University,May, 2000.

"Multiple Perspectives on the Development of aMathematical Discourse Community" Session Organizer, Presenter with MiriamGamoran Sherin and David Louis, and Discussion Leader at the National Councilof Teachers of Mathematics Research Presession, Chicago, IL April, 2000.

"Developing Robust Mathematical Discussion"Session presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics AnnualConference, Chicago, IL April, 2000.

"Sorting Out the Calendar" talk presentedat the Sonoma County Mathematics Council, Santa Rosa, CA, February, 2000.

"Just in Time for the Millennium or Are We?"Talk presented at M*A*T*H Colloquium, Sonoma State University, December, 1999and at the California Mathematics Council, Community Colleges annualconference, Monterey, CA, December, 1999.

"All About Time The Mathematics and TheHistory." Talk presented at the annual conference of the CaliforniaMathematics Council - North, Asilomar, CA, December, 1999.

"Hypatia: Heretic? Martyr? Mathematician?"Talk presented at M*A*T*H Colloquium, Sonoma State University, March, 1999.

"Mathematical Discussion." Talk presentedat Faculty/Student Mathematics Seminar, Sonoma State University, November,1998.

"Hypatia a Heretic? Witch of Agnesi? WomenMathematicians." Presentationforthe annual conference of the California Mathematics Council - North, Asilomar,CA, December, 1996.

"Imagine Infinity through History!"Presentation for the annual conference of the Council of Math/Science Educatorsof San Mateo County, March, 1996.

"Struggles Throughout the History ofMathematics." Presentation for the annual conference of the CaliforniaMathematics Council - North, Asilomar, CA, December, 1995.

"Use Mathematics History from Many Cultures inyour Classroom." Presentation for the annual conference of the Council ofMath/Science Educators of San Mateo County, March, 1995.

Awards and Grant Proposals

CaliforniaPostsecondary Education Commission Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsProgram. Principal Investigator and Co-Director with Doreen Heath Lance ofSonoma County Office of Education, grant application for MathematicsImprovement through Lesson Study, August 2003. Not funded.

National ScienceFoundation Teacher Professional Continuum. Co-Principal Investigator with Ben Ford, PrincipalInvestigator, and Doreen Heath Lance of Sonoma County Office of Education, Co-PrincipalInvestigator, Sustaining Mathematics Improvement through lesson Study. Funding is pending.

University ofCalifornia Office of the President grants for Sonoma County MathematicsProfessional Development Institutes, 2000-2001, 2001-2004, PrincipalInvestigator.

University ofCalifornia Office of the President grant for North Bay Math Project, 2000-2001,2001-2002, Co-Faculty Advisor.

Sonoma StateUniversity Faculty Travel Award, 2000, 2001, 2002.

School of Scienceand Technology Travel Grant, 2001, 2002.

Project NExT Fellowship, Mathematical Association ofAmerica, 1999-2000

Northwestern University Research Grant to M. G.Sherin and E. P. Mendez for "The Development of Multimedia Cases ofMathematics Teaching," May 1999

Faculty Diversity Development (FDDP) Grant, SonomaState University, Fall 1999

Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Program(RSCAP) Grant, Sonoma State University, Spring 1999

Award to a Graduate Student for Excellence inTeaching, Stanford Teacher Education Program, 1998

Fellowship for Doctoral Studies, Stanford UniversitySchool of Education, 1993-97

Distinguished Teaching Award, Aragon High School,1990-91

Membership in American Mathematical Society, SanFrancisco State University Mathematics Department, 1968

National Science Foundation grant for independentstudy, Mount Holyoke College Mathematics Department, 1963-64

Service tothe Profession

2003, November, Representative of CaliforniaMathematics Project at California Mathematics Summit, Palm Springs, CA.

2002-2003, Co-Organizer Mathematical Association ofAmerica Contributed Paper Session "Incorporating History of Mathematics inthe Mathematics Classroom" for January, 2003 Joint Mathematics Meetings,Baltimore

2002-2004 Secretary, Women and Mathematics Education

2002, 2003 Editor, Registration and Program Brochures, for the annual conference ofthe California Mathematics Council North

2002 Co-Leader, Session on Secondary BlendedPrograms, Face-to-Face CSU Mathematics Educators' Retreat, April, 2002

2002 Member, Algebra Working Group, CaliforniaMathematics Professional Development Institutes

2001, 2003, Proposal reviewer, American EducationalResearch Association Division C, Section 2: Mathematics and Special InterestGroup: Research in Mathematics Education.

2001 Refereefor Sonoma State University s nominee for National Endowment for the Humanities2002 Summer Stipend Program

2000-2001,Vice President, California Mathematics Council-North

2000-2001,Board Member, California Mathematics Council

Service tothe University

2002-present, Chair, Task Force on CulturalCompetency Diversity in the Classroom and Curriculum

2002-present, Mathematics Department Liaison withLibrary

2001-present, Mathematics Education Advisor forSecondary Teaching Track majors

2002, March, Participant, Academic PlanningCommittee's symposium "Liberal Arts and the Residential Campus"

1999-present, Academic Senate representative fromSchool of Science and Technology

1999-present, Member, Campus Climate Committee

1999-present Member, Mathematics Education Committee

1999-present, Thesis and examination committee memberfor Education and ITDS masters degree students

2000-present, Member, Mathematics DepartmentAssessment Committee

2001-present, Member, Mathematics Department GeneralEducation Committee

2001-present, Member, Mathematics Department LongRange Planning Task Force

2001-2003, Consultant, Mathematics Department TenureTrack Faculty Hiring Committee

2000-2001, Member, Mathematics Department CurriculumCommittee

2000-2003, Reader of graduates' names at Commencement

2001 Collaboratorwith Hutchins School of Liberal Studies in developing the mathematics coursefor a blended liberal studies/credential program

1999-2000 Member, Taskforce on IntegratedUndergraduate Education Programs

1999 -2000 Co-Coordinator developmental mathematicsprogram during transition and implementation of change from 3- to 2-semesterplan

1999, 2000 Supervisor of mathematics and sciencestudent teachers in collaboration with the School of Education

1999 Chair, hiring committee for two-year part-timepool of faculty members for Mathematics Department.

1999 Developed brochure for new Mathematics faculty members.

1999 Assisted with development and presentation ofIntegrated Credential Program for Mathematics Single Subject.

Service to the Community

2003 Speaker, Expanding Your Horizons Conference "Crack This Code" workshop co-presented with Brigitte Lahme .

2002 Volunteer, Expanding Your Horizons Conference

2002 Consultant to Santa Rosa Press Democrat on calendrical palindromes

2000-present,Member, League of Women Voters of Sonoma County

2000-2001,Vice President and Program Chair, California Mathematics Council-North

2000-2001, Board Member, California MathematicsCouncil

2000, 2001, Volunteer, Festival on the Green

2000 Speaker,Sonoma County Mathematics Council

1999, 2000,Publicity Chair, Expanding Your Horizons Conference

1979-1997, School Board Member Millbrae ElementarySchool District.Board President;President, San Mateo County School Boards Association; Chair, Special EducationConsortium Policy Board; Chair, County Committee on School DistrictOrganization; Delegate, California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly.

Professional Memberships

Mathematical Association of America

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

American Educational Research Association

Special Interest Group Research in MathematicsEducation

History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of theMathematical Association of America

California Mathematics Council

Sonoma County Mathematics Council

Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

American Women in Mathematics

Women and Mathematics Education

International Group for the Psychology of MathematicsEducation

International Study Group on the History and Pedagogyof Mathematics

Phi Delta Kappa

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