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Elizabeth Stapel's
Resumé
Teaching Experience
Western International University,
Phoenix, Arizona
- October 1997 through June 2006: teaching
prealgebra, algebra, and business math to students of diverse backgrounds
in a business environment.
- Winter 2003 through Spring 2004: helped
design an introductory proseminar that provides entering students
with information and encouragement regarding college success.
- 12 June 1999: helped lead a faculty
study group on the subject of effective lecturing.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler,
Arizona
- Spring and Fall 1999, Spring 2000 semesters:
teaching algebra
South Mountain Community College, Phoenix,
Arizona
- Spring and Summer 1996, Fall 1997, Fall
1998, and Spring 1999 semesters: teaching high school students in a
collaborative pilot algebra program; teaching elementary algebra classes;
teaching/piloting a reform calculus class.
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
- Spring 1996 semester: teaching elementary
algebra and elementary linear algebra; assisting department's book-search
committee in choosing a new algebra text.
Simply Mathematics Tutoring, Ballwin, Missouri
- February 1995 to June 1995: tutoring
middle school, high school, and college students in various areas of
mathematics.
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri
- Fall 1994 semester: teaching an evening
calculus course for non-traditional, multi-cultural students.
St. Louis Community College of Florissant
Valley, Saint Louis, Missouri
- Fall 1994 semester: teaching non-traditional,
multi-cultural students in remedial arithmetic and beginning algebra.
Southwestern Bell Telephone and Florissant
Valley Community College, Saint Louis, Missouri
- August 1994: teaching a weekend algebra
review session for Southwestern Bell employees, preparing them for a
college-administered placement exam (a sufficient score on the exam
entered students in a special study program, leading to a promotion
within the company).
Sylvan Learning Center, Creve Coeur, Missouri
- April 1994 to July 1994: tutoring students
of all school grades and of all abilities in Reading, Mathematics, Study
Skills, and ACT Prep Programs.
Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri
- August 1992 to May 1994: leading weekly
supplementary calculus help sessions, grading quizzes; collecting and
assessing student feedback and opinion.
- Fall 1993 semester: leading supplementary
calculus help-sessions in student dorms.
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
- August 1991 to June
1992: teaching precalculus algebra students; staffing Math Help Room.
- August 1990 to June
1991: proctoring (group tutoring and teaching) for an innovative self-study
remedial math program.
- March 1990 to August
1991: grading homework for math department; proctoring tests; assisting
in developing a departmental homework grading policy.
- Summer 1990 quarter:
staffing Math Help Room: assisting students in all classes through calculus.
- January 1989 to March
1990: working for the University Tutoring Division: tutoring all lower-level
math classes and all classifications of students, including disabled
and LD.
Educational History
Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona
Fall 1996 semester: a course for teachers
in community colleges
Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri
August 1994 to December 1994: courses
geared toward a teaching degree; GPA: 3.92/4.00
Meramec Community College, Saint Louis,
Missouri
Interim and Summer,
1994: courses for Missouri teacher certification; GPA: 4.00/4.00
Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri
August 1992 to May 1994: M.A., Mathematics; GPA: 3.36/4.00
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
August 1991 to June 1992: B.S., Mathematics, summa cum laude; GPA:
3.922/4.000
January 1988 to June 1991: graduate study, teaching
experience; GPA: 4.000/4.000
Honors / Publications
/ Etc.
- "Purplemath" was included
in Homeschool.com's "Top
100" Web sites list, January 2008
- "Purplemath" was a featured
"Web Byte" in the NCTM
news bulletin, September 2006
- "Purplemath" was included
in the listing of "Net Goodies" in the NADE "Math
SPIN News" journal, January 2006
- "Purplemath" was included
in T.H.E. Journal's listing of General
Math Resources, July 2005
- "Purplemath" was listed as
a TechLearning "Site
of the Day", February 2005
- "Purplemath" was featured
in the
Webwatch column in The Telegraph
newspaper of Calcutta, India, 16 February 2005
- "Purplemath" was added to
EEVL's Mathematics listings, February 2005
- "Purplemath" was added to
Homeschool.com's "Top
100" Web Sites list, September 2004
- "Purplemath" was rated by
Education World as an "A+"
site, October 2003
- "Purplemath" added to the
Internet Scout Report's archive
of educational resources, June 2003
- "Purplemath" was included
in the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse's Digital
Dozen, April 2003
- "Purplemath" added to Kathy
Schrock's Guide for Educators, April 2003
- "Purplemath" web site was
listed as a Links2Learning "Premier
Page", April 2002.
- "Purplemath" was selected
as an Education Planet "Top Math Site", February 2002.
- "Purplemath" listed as a PBS
"Recommended
Site", January 2002.
- "Purplemath" mentioned in
a Wall Street Journal article titled "Homework
Help Online", November 2001.
- "Purplemath was chosen as a Learning
in Motion "Top
Ten Selection", October
2001.
- "Purplemath" was an Internet
Web Guide Magazine "Molecule
of the Month" site, May 2001.
- "Purplemath" was placed on
the "Top20" list for algebra, September 2000.
- "Purplemath" was the Math
Goodies newsletter "Site of the Month", August 2000.
- Received the "Web Site Excellence
Award" from The
School Page for the "Purplemath" web site, March 2000.
- Was nominated by Florissant Valley Community
College students for a departmental award recognizing excellence in
teaching.
- Published "Steps to Better Homework"
in the Tips for Beginners column of the National
Council of Teachers of Mathematic's Mathematics
Teacher magazine (March
1993 issue). The article discussed assessment techniques, writing requirements,
reasoning skills, and student feedback.
- Developed a program for grading undergraduate
mathematics homework, following the philosophy established in my above
article, and demonstrated that high
standards, introduced early,
can have beneficial effects on students' study habits.
- Represented Wright
State University students at a conference with Erich
Bloch (director, National Science
Foundation) during Wright State University's 25th Anniversary Lecture
Series.
- Cited in Who's Who in American Education,
Fifth Edition.
In addition, Purplemath
has been listed as an online resource in such books as Cliffs
Quick Review: Algebra II.
Personal
- I like to read, especially history,
current events, and science.
- I am homeschooling my
son, who started learning to
read at the age of three and a half, and, at ten years old, is working
on "distance equals rate times time" word problems.
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