Members

If you are making contributions to the educational strategies and topics that TMERC
is currently researching - and you would wish to share with other colleagues - we
encourage you to become a Member – Please send a message to members@tmerc.ca
with a note about yourself and how you can contribute! It’s that simple!

To see who is already a member, CLICK on the names below to read their bios or visit
their personal web pages.

	Kristen Anderson Port Hope High School Info: Kristen Anderson is a graduate of Trent University Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Chemistry and Bachelor of Education. She has been teaching secondary mathematics for 3 years. Kristen has been fortunate enough to have an interactive whiteboard (IWB) at her disposal from the beginning of her teaching career. For the past two years Kristen has partcipated in the lesson study program and in 2008 she and her Port Hope colleagues presented their lesson live at the Gain’s Conference in Toronto. In the past 3 years Kristen has also been developing and sharing interactive SmartBoard lessons. She has been involved in training her colleagues in the use and applications of IWB’s By posting all of her interactive lessons online, parents and students can use the lessons at home as a guide to homework and assignment completion.
	Ruth Beatty Researcher at the University of Toronto Info: Focused on Patterning and Algebra in the early years.
	Cathy Bruce Associate Professor http://people.trentu.ca/cathybruce/ Info: As Associate Professor at the School of Education and Professional Learning at Trent University, Cathy Bruce is the Head Co-ordinator for the Primary/Junior Mathematics Course. Her innovative research projects surround the topics of teacher efficacy, professional development and student achievement in mathematics. She has previously taught in the Primary, Junior, and Intermediate divisions, worked as a Mathematics Consultant with KPRDSB, and as a Resource Teacher with the Peterborough Board of Education. Cathy Bruce is the lead researcher for the Trent Mathematics Education Research Collaborative.
	Jennifer Budden B.Ed. Graduate - Trent University
	Sandy Fischl Port Hope High School Info: I am a graduate of the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics, Co-op Teaching Option, and from University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Education. I also received my Honours Math Specialist from Queen’s University. I have been teaching for 27 years at Port Hope High School. I was involved in a Lesson Study Project last year (2007-8) in a resource capacity only. I am currently involved (2008-9) in a Lesson Study project involving how students conceptualize the concept of volume through the use of Interactive Whiteboards and manipulatives. I recently won the North American Grand Prize for Secondary Smartboard lesson in the SMART Teacher Content Challenge and travelled to London, England to attend the BETT Conference (Educational Technology Conference). I have given numerous workshops on the use of the SMARTBoard in the secondary Mathematics Classroom. I have also been an associate teacher for many years.
	Tara Flynn Research Assistant Info: Tara Flynn is a teacher-researcher with the Trent Mathematics Education Research Collaborative and research assistant to Cathy Bruce at Trent University’s School of Education and Professional Learning. Her research areas have included teacher professional development, including lesson study and collaborative action research, as well as the use of interactive whiteboards in mathematics classrooms.
	Heather Hedges Grade 7 & 8 Teacher Info: A Graduate of Trent and Queens, Heather Hedges is a classroom teacher at Highland Heights Public School. She is currently involved in a Lesson Study project exploring how students’ ability to communicate mathematical thinking is improved through the use of Interactive Whiteboards and manipulatives. She is pursuing her MA in Mathematics Educations on a part-time basis at OISE/UT. Professional interests include teaching social justice through math and science, gender issues in math learning environments, and effective models of teacher collaboration. In the past she has worked for KPRDSB as a math resource teacher, and has been involved in various Ministry of Education initiatives.
	Dan Jarvis http://www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/danj/index.htm
	Karleen Pendleton Jimenez Trent University Info: Faculty member of the School of Education and Professional Learning
	Donna Kotsopoulos Wilfrid Laurier University http://www.mathematicsresearcher.org/ Info: Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education Faculty of Education
	Ann Lesage http://education.uoit.ca/EN/main/13738/159923/profiles_lesage.php
	Doug McDougall http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/%7Edmcdougall/
	Rich McPherson Teacher, Assistant Researcher, Film Editor Info: Rich is a Graduate of Trent University B.Ed program. Rich developed TMERC.ca and is a Research Assistant to Dr. Cathy Bruce with the Lesson Study project. He also shares his time teaching with the KPR District School Board and with Curriculum Services Canada as a Final Editor to Ministry of EDU - LNS webcasts.
	Jamie Pyper http://publish.edu.uwo.ca/jamie.pyper/
	Adam Rall B.Ed. Graduate - Trent University
	John Ross University of Toronto http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/field-centres/tvc.htm http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/field-centres/Assets/ti/jross.jpg Info:Dr. John A. Ross is Professor of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies of Education at the University of Toronto and head of the Institute’s field centre in Peterborough, Ontario. His research interests are school change, mathematics education, student assessment, and program evaluation.
	Geoff Roulet http://educ.queensu.ca/~rouletg/index.html
	Susan Scoffin Research Assistant Info: Graduate student at UofT - Assistant to Cathy Bruce
	Ryan Smith LTO Simcoe Muskoka CSS Info: I am (currently) a LTO teacher with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic Secondary School board. I am part of the GAINs math project that our board is doing on “Using IWBs to promote student centered learning”. I am doing my ABQ in intermediate math and have chosen to to the action research topic of “How can smartboards be used effectively in a math classroom to improve concept attainment?”. I also use a Smartboard in my science class and presented on the topic at STAO 2008.
	Doreen VanEgmond Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB Info: Math consultant