Timothy Mark Hendrix
Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
343 Armory Building, 505 East Armory Avenue, MC 539
Champaign, IL 61820
217-244-7814
217-333-2605 (fax)
email: hendrix@uiuc.edu
Home:
1302 Christopher Circle #3
Urbana, IL 61802
217-384-5297
Education
Ph.D. (in progress) Department
of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(Anticipated: Summer, 2002)
v Major Area: Mathematics
Education
v Emphases: College
mathematics instruction, advanced mathematical thinking,
teacher beliefs, pre-service secondary teacher
education, integration of educational
technologies in mathematics instruction, curriculum
development
v Dissertation: The
Impact of Lower-Division Mathematics Coursework on the
Development of Beliefs of Pre-Service Mathematics
Teachers.
M.S. School
of Music, College of Fine and Applied Arts,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1993)
v Major Area: Music
Education
v Emphases: Band
and orchestral conducting, instrumental music education, marching
band
drill design, constructivist music education, history of music, uses of
technology in music education
M.S. Department
of Mathematics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1991)
v Major Area: Theoretical
mathematics
v Emphases: Abstract
algebra, analysis, number theory, history of mathematics, mathematics
education
B.S. Department
of Mathematics, Department of Music, College of Arts and Sciences,
Wake Forest University (1987)
v Major Areas: Double
major in mathematics and music
v Emphases: Mathematics‹logic,
analysis; Music‹piano performance, music history,
instrumental music education
v Distinctions: Graduated
with Honors in Mathematics, magna cum laude, Phi Beta
Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Carswell Scholar Honors Society
Research Interests
Transition to advanced mathematical thinking, constructivist
mathematics instruction, pre-service secondary teacher education, development
of teacher beliefs, curriculum development in mathematics using technology, the
role of technology in mathematics instruction, history of mathematics
Experience
Academic:
Department of Curriculum & Instruction, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(August 2000 ‹ Present).
Courses taught and related responsibilities:
Curriculum
& Instruction 407: Problems & Trends in Specialized Fields‹
Section
TER‹Technology and Education Reform
Section
TCD‹Technology and Curriculum Development
Curriculum
& Instruction 399: Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics
Curriculum
& Instruction 332: An Investigative Approach to Elementary Mathematics
Instruction Curriculum & Instruction 303: Teaching Diverse Senior High
Students Mathematics
Curriculum
& Instruction 302: Teaching Middle Grades Students Mathematics
Curriculum
& Instruction 300: Section TCD‹Exploring Technology-Based Curriculum
Development
Curriculum
& Instruction 235: Content Areas Applications of Technology
Have
advised undergraduates and master¹s level certification students
Participant
in two US Dept of Education Preparing Tomorrow¹s Teachers with Technology
(PT3) grants to infuse teacher
education program instruction with technology (one, $188,458 and the other,
$3.2 million)
Author
on the team to create Mathematics Materials for Tomorrow¹s Teachers‹professional development curriculum for the Illinois
State Board of Education‹online version of publication at http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/m2t2
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant
Office for Mathematics, Science,
and Technology Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, College
of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(August 1993 ‹ August 2000).
Courses
taught, courses assisted, and related responsibilities:
Introduction
to the Teaching of Secondary School Mathematics: Current Trends & Issues
Methods
of Teaching Secondary School Mathematics
Teaching
Diverse Middle Grades Students Mathematics
Educational
Practice: Student Teaching in Secondary School Mathematics
The
Use of Technology in Mathematics Education
Interdisciplinary
Curriculum Development
Best
Practices Workshops I and II for Local In-service Mathematics Teachers
Assisted
in the design of mathematics curricula in the redesign process of the teacher
education program
Development
of technology intensive curriculum in mathematics
Project Coordinator, Indicators of Quality
Undergraduate Mathematics Education (IQUME)
Office for Mathematics, Science,
and Technology Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, College
of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(August 1997 ‹ Present).
An
NSF-funded ($670,000) grant with 3 college mathematics departments across the
US
Responsibilities
include:
Development
of data collection instruments, management of data collection and storage
Development
of conceptual and statistical indicators in the area of undergraduate
mathematics education
Preparation
of conference and project meeting materials
Survey
data analysis
Development
of project website: http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/indicators/
Preparation
of project reports
Secondary Mathematics Education Advisor
Office for Mathematics, Science,
and Technology Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, College
of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(August 1994 ‹ May 2000).
Have
advised over 100 undergraduates in the secondary mathematics pre-service
teacher education program.
Throughout the state of Illinois (ongoing)
Taught
8 years for the UIUC Department of Mathematics Summer Pre-Calculus Camp for
incoming freshmen.
Lead
professional development workshops for in-service mathematics teachers at the
middle and secondary level‹including workshops focusing on mathematics content,
mathematics curriculum development, instructional techniques, and instructional
technology.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Mathematics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 1987 ‹ January 1991)
Courses Taught:
Calculus
and Analytic Geometry I
Calculus
and Analytic Geometry II
Calculus
for Business and Social Science
College
Algebra
Mathematics
for Elementary Teachers
Related Professional Experience:
Minister of Music
Garden Hills Baptist Church (May 1994 ‹ September 2001).
Coordinated all worship services; conducted Chancel Choir & contemporary ensembles, children's choir
Secondary Instructor
North Rowan High School, Rowan County School District, Salisbury, North Carolina (August 1991 ‹ June 1993).
Primary responsibility: Band Director Secondary responsibility: Mathematics Instructor, Choral Director
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University Bands, College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 1987 ‹ June 1991)
Responsibilities
included:
Head
Graduate Assistant (Academic year 1990-91).
Marching
Illini‹general rehearsal and
instruction, administration, organization, design
of two halftime marching shows (1990, 1991)
Basketball
Pep Band
Concert
Bands (including Concert Band IIA, Concert Band I, Symphonic Band I, and
Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble I)
Graduate Research Assistant, Computer-based Music
Skills Assessment Project (CMSAP)
National Arts Education Research Center (of the National Endowment of the Arts), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 1989 ‹ August 1990).
Development
and implementation of pitch acuity software and hardware
First
major study of and use of technology in testing pitch acuity
Nationwide
study on the pitch acuity of adolescents
Refined
instruments, and administered pitch acuity tests
Organized
research design, and details of study.
Study
administered in high schools in Chicago, Illinois; Madison, Wisconsin;
North
Wilkesboro, North Carolina; Houston, Texas; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Miami,
Florida
Other Professional Experience:
Accompanist Garden Hills Baptist Church, Champaign, IL
(August 1993‹May 1994)
Music Director Oakdale Baptist Church, Spencer, NC (May
1992‹July 1993)
Music Clinician Various High Schools in North Carolina,
Illinois, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
and Ohio (1989‹1993)
Administrative Coordinator and Instructor
National
Bandfront Clinics (Summers, 1984‹1987)
Interim Minister of Music
Stanleyville First Baptist Church, Stanleyville, NC
(May-July, 1984)
Minister of Youth Intern
Ministry Intern of the North Carolina Baptist
Convention
Liberty Grove Baptist Church, North Wilkesboro, NC
(May‹August, 1983)
Grants and Funding
TALENT: Technologies Across Learning Environments for
New Teachers. (2001)
A
PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow¹s Teachers to use Technology) grant from the US
Department of Education. Funded
for 3 years, $3.2 million dollars
Website:
http://talent.ed.uiuc.edu/ (still in
development)
Ed Grid: Visualization in Mathematics and Science
Education. (2000)
Ed Grid is a PT3 grant from the US Department of Education and the National Science Foundation in collaboration with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and their collaborative partners (EOT-PACI). Funded for 3 years, $188, 458
Website:
http://www.eot.org/edgrid/
Role:
Project team member, faculty member implementing technology in pre-service
teacher education and research of the implications
Mathematics Materials for Tomorrow's Teachers. (2000)
A
grant to design curricular materials for middle school mathematics and to
develop professional development materials for in-service mathematics teachers
and administrators.
Website:
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/m2t2/
Role:
Project team member, lead author of the Number Sense module curricular
materials (can be found online at http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/m2t2/numbersense.pdf)
IQUME: Indicators of Quality Undergraduate Mathematics
Education (1998)
IQUME is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and is directed by the Office for MSTE at UIUC, in collaboration with three collegiate mathematics departments across the United States at three different types of institutions‹a community college, a comprehensive state university, and a large, research university‹to evaluate the quality of mathematics instruction in lower-division coursework. Funded for 3 years, reports forthcoming, $670,000.
Website:
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/indicators/
Some portions of the website are password-protected
Role:
Project coordinator, design of website, construction of data collection
instruments, qualitative data collection, data analysis, development of
indicators, meeting coordinator.
Curriculum & Instruction
302: Teaching Diverse Middle Grades Students Mathematics, Spring 2002.
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/courses/ci302sp02/
Curriculum & Instruction 303: Teaching Diverse Senior High Students
Mathematics, Fall 2001.
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/courses/ci303fa01/
Curriculum & Instruction
332: An Investigative Approach to Elementary Mathematics, Fall 2001
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/courses/ci332fa01/
Curriculum & Instruction
399: Methods of Teaching Secondary Mathematics, Summer 2001
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/courses/ci399su01/
Curriculum & Instruction
407: Technology and Curriculum Development, Summer 2001
http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/coursses/ci407su01/
Presentations
Hendrix, T.M., et al (March,
2002). Forthcoming. Explorations
in Modeling and Visualization in Mathematics and Science Immersed in
Pre-service Teacher Education. Panel Presentation at SITE
2002--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International
Conference, Nashville, TN.
Hendrix,
T.M. (Facilitator), Travers, K., Harnisch, D., Arvold, B., Brown, D.,
Gutierrez, R., Allen, L., Thompson, B., and Waight, N. (May, 2001). Explorations in Modeling and
Visualization in Mathematics and Science: Before and After Student Teaching. Panel and Poster presentations at the Ed Grid
Conference & Workshop, National Science Foundation ACCESS Center, Ballston,
VA.
Hendrix,
T.M., Halperin, B. & Murphy, T.J. (January, 1999). Statistical
indicators to monitor the condition of undergraduate mathematics education. Poster Session of Association for Research in
Undergraduate Mathematics Educaton (ARUME) at the 1999 Joint Meeting of the
American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America, San
Antonio, TX.
Hendrix,
T.M. (October, 1998). Mixed
methodologies, surveys, and focus groups. Presentation during
Session 42: Workshop Developing Statistical Indicators to Monitor the Quality
of the First Two Years of Undergraduate Mathematics (Travers, Mahoney,
Weichsel, Adawi, & Hendrix) at Best Assessment Processes in Engineering
Education II: A Working Symposium, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre
Haute, IN.
Reese,
G. & Hendrix, T.M. (February, 1998). Using the Internet and Internet
resources to teach mathematics. Presentation at the Association of
Illinois High Schools Winter Symposium, Mt. Carmel High School, Mt. Carmel, IL.
Hendrix,
T.M. et al. (April, 1997). Teamwork and technology: A model for pre-service
secondary mathematics education.
Presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting,
Minneapolis, MN
Reese,
G. & Hendrix, T.M. (October, 1997). Teaching statistics with the
Internet. Presentation at the Annual Meeting, Illinois Council of
Teachers of Mathematics, Springfield, IL.
Publications
Hendrix, T.M. (June, 2000). How Far, How Fast? How Many, How Much? Lead
author on the team that developed this middle school level mathematics curriculum
module. It is contained in the Mathematics
Materials for Tomorrow¹s Teachers. Office for Mathematics, Science and
Technology Education & the Illinois State Board of Education, Champaign, IL
Online version of publication
may be viewed at http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/m2t2/numbersense.pdf
Hendrix,
T.M., et al (March, 2002).
Forthcoming. Explorations in Modeling and Visualization in
Mathematics and Science Immersed in Pre-service Teacher Education.
Proceedings from the SITE 2002‹Society for Information Technology &
Teacher Education‹International Conference, Nashville, TN. Association for the Advancement
of Computing in Education, Norfolk, VA
University of Illinois:
v Recipient of the 1996 College of Education Outstanding
Undergraduate Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants
v Recipient of the 1993 Pingry Fellowship in Mathematics
Education, College of Education
v Recipient of the 1991 College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching (while teaching in the
Department of Mathematics)
v Finalist for the 1991 University of Illinois
Campus-wide Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
v Recipient of the 1990 Department of Mathematics
Teaching Award
v University of Illinois Incomplete List of Instructors
Ranked as Excellent by Students each semester that an ICES evaluation was
administered, including the following:
Fall
1987, Spring 1988, Summer 1988, Fall 1988, Spring 1989, Summer 1989,
Fall
1989, Spring 1990, Fall 1990, Fall 1993, Fall 1994, Spring 1995,
Fall
1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1996, Spring 1999, Spring 2000, Summer 2000,
Fall 2000, Summer 2001
Wake Forest University:
v Graduated with the distinction of Magna Cum Laude.
v Graduated with the distinction of Honors in
Mathematics.
v Graduated with the distinction of Phi Beta Kappa,
Omicron Delta Kappa, Mortar Board, Carswell Scholar Honor Society.
v
American Mathematical
Society
v
Mathematical Association
of America
v
Association for Research
in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, SIGMAA
Chair, Website Committee (January, 1999 ‹ January,
2001)
v
National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics
v
Music Educators National
Conference
v
Phi Beta Kappa
v
Omicron Delta Kappa
v
Mortar Board
v
Pi Mu Epsilon
Chapter President, University of Illinois (Academic
Year 1987 ‹ 1988)
v
Carswell Scholars Honor
Society of Wake Forest University
v
Alpha Phi Omega Service
Fraternity
Chapter President, Wake Forest University (Academic
Year 1985-1986)
References
Kenneth J. Travers, Ph. D
Professor
of Mathematics Education
Department
of Curriculum & Instruction
Director
of the Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
217.333.7324
Department
of Curriculum & Instruction
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign,
IL 61820
217.333.2319
Professor of Mathematics
Department
of Mathematics
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1409
W. Green Street
Urbana,
IL 61801
2217.333.8939
Associate
Professor of Mathematics Education
Department
of Curriculum & Instruction
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign,
IL 61820
217.333.2319
Division
Administrator, Division of Mathematics & Science
Illinois
State Board of Education
100
N. First Street, Suite E-240
Springfield,
IL 62777
217.558.MATH