School of Education - Alfred S. Posamentier

Alfred S. Posamentier is Professor of Mathematics Education and Dean of the School of Education of the City College of the City University of New York. He is the author and co-author of more than 40 mathematics books for teachers, secondary and elementary school students, and the general readership. Dr. Posamentier is also a frequent commentator in newspapers on topics relating to education.

After completing his A.B. degree in mathematics at Hunter College of the City University of New York, he took a position as a teacher of mathematics at Theodore Roosevelt

High School in the Bronx (New York), where he focused his attention on improving the students' problem-solving skills and at the same time enriching their instruction far beyond what the traditional textbooks offered. He also developed the school's first mathematics teams (both at the junior and senior level). He is currently involved in working with mathematics teachers and supervisors, nationally and internationally, to help them maximize their effectiveness.

Immediately upon joining the faculty of the City College (after having received his master's degree there), he began to develop inservice courses for secondary school mathematics teachers, including such special areas as recreational mathematics and problem solving in mathematics.

Dr. Posamentier received his Ph.D. from Fordham University (New York) in mathematics education and has since extended his reputation in mathematics education to Europe. He has been visiting professor at several European universities in Austria, England, Germany, and Poland, at the University of Vienna he was Fulbright Professor (1990) and most recently at the Technical University of Vienna.

In 1989 he was awarded an Honorary Fellow at the South Bank University (London, England). In recognition of his outstanding teaching, the City College Alumni Association named him Educator of the Year in 1994, and New York City had the day, May 1, 1994, named in his honor by the President of the New York City Council. In 1994, he was also awarded the Grand Medal of Honor from the Federal Republic of Austria, in 1999 upon approval of Parliament, the President of the Federal Republic of Austria awarded him the title of University Professor of Austria, in 2003 he was awarded the title of Ehrenbürger (Honorary Fellow) of the Vienna University of Technology, and in 2004 was awarded the Austrian Cross of Honor for Arts and Science First Class from the President of the Federal Republic of Austria. In 2005 he was inducted into the Hunter College Alumni Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Townsend Harris Medal from The City College of New York alumni association in 2007.

He has taken on numerous important leadership positions in mathematics education locally. He was a member of the New York State Education Commissioner's Blue Ribbon Panel on the Math-A Regents Exams, and the Commissioner's Mathematics Standards Committee, which redefined the Standards for New York State, and he also serves on the New York City schools' Chancellor's Math Advisory Panel.

Now in his 37th year on the faculty of the City College, he is still a leading commentator on educational issues and continues his long time passion of seeking ways to make mathematics interesting to both teachers, students and the general public - as can be seen from some of his latest books, Math Wonders to Inspire Teachers and Students (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2003), and for the general readership: , A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number (Prometheus Books, 2004) and The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers (Prometheus Books, 2007).

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND :

A.B. 1964, Hunter College, C.U.N.Y. (Mathematics)
M.A. 1966, The City College, C.U.N.Y. (Mathematics Education); Further studies: 1967-1969, Yeshiva University (Mathematics)
Ph.D. 1973, Fordham University (Mathematics Education); Doktorat Nostrifizierung: 1992, University of Vienna, Austria

CURRENT POSITION AT THE CITY COLLEGE (CUNY):

Dean, School of Education, 1999 - present
Professor of Mathematics Education, 1970 – present
Director, CCNY Extension Center at Rockland County Teacher’s Center, since 1984
Director, International Exchange Programs at the City College
(with Argentina, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland), since 1983.

PREVIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE CITY COLLEGE (CUNY):

Deputy Dean, External Educational Programs, 1995 – 1999
Associate Dean, School of Education, 1986 - 1995
Director, Select Program in Science and Engineering (SPISE), 1978 – 2003
Chairman of the Board, The Salvadori Educational Center on the Built Environment, 1988 – 2000.
Director, Mathematics Teacher Retraining Program (funded by Rockland County Teachers Center, and Middletown Teachers Center), 1984 – 1996.
Coordinator, Northeast Resource Center for Science and Engineering at City College, 1981-1989
Director, Center for Science and Mathematics Education (NSF), 1986 - 1990
Director, Staff Development Program in Mathematics at the City College. (New York City grant), 1983-1990.
Coordinator, CCNY Science Lectures Program, 1981 - 1990.
Member of Graduate Faculty Council, 1971 - 1990.
Program Chairman, Conference on Multi-Ethnic Higher Education in The Inner City at The Polytechnic of the South Bank (London, England), April 1986
Chairman, Department of Secondary and Continuing Education, 1980 - 1986
Program Head, mathematics education for undergraduate programs, 1970-1986
Program Director, Master of Arts Degree in Mathematics Education, 1970-1986, 1996 – 1999.
Director, Staff Development Program in Mathematics at City College, (New York City grant), 1983 -1990
Director, Retraining Program for Junior High School Mathematics Teachers (New York State grant) 1983-1984
Director, Mathematics Development Program for Secondary School Teachers (N.S.F), 1978 - 1982
Director of the School of Education Educational Materials Center, 1972 - 1978

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Visiting Professorships at Technical University of Vienna,
                                          University of Vienna
                                          Humboldt University Berlin
                                          Federal Pedagogical Academy at Vienna
                                          University of Warsaw
                                          Technical University of Berlin
                                          TFH-Berlin: University of Applied Sciences
Trustee: Demarest Board of Education (New Jersey) 1977-1980
Speaker at numerous National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conventions. and many others
Reviewer of New Publications for The Mathematics Teacher journal 1979-present, (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
Consultant to Editorial Board of The Mathematics Teacher journal (referee manuscripts), 1974-present
Executive Board Member: Association of Teachers of Mathematics of New York City, 1965-1967
Member of Mathematical Association of America Speakers Bureau

HONORS:

Townsend Harris Medal, The City College of New York Alumni Association, 2006
Hunter College Alumni – Hall of Fame, 2005
Österreichisches Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft & Kunst 1.Klasse (Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st Class) 2004
Ehrenbürgerschaft (Honorary Fellow) Vienna University of Technology, 2003.
Title of Austrian University Professor presented by the President of the Federal Republic of Austria, 1999
Honorary Fellow, University of Applied Science – Berlin, 2002.
Das Grosse Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich, (Austrian National Medal of Honor) 1994
Vienna Medal of Distinction, Vienna Austria, 1996
Educator of the Year, The City College Alumni Association, 1993
Fulbright Scholar, University of Vienna (Austria), 1990
Honorary Fellow, The University of the South Bank, London, U.K., 1988

PUBLICATIONS:

Books:

MATHEMATICAL AMAZEMENTS AND SURPRISES: FASCINATING FIGURES AND NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS. (Co-author: I. Lehmann) Prometheus Books, 2009.
PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES FOR EFFICIENT AND ELEGANT SOLUTIONS: Grades 3-5. (Co-authors: S. Krulik), Corwin Press, 2009.
PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES FOR EFFICIENT AND ELEGANT SOLUTIONS: Grades 6-12. (Co-author: S. Krulik), Corwin Press, 1998, Second Edition, 2008.
THE FABULOUS FIBONACCI NUMBERS, (Co-author: Ingmar Lehmann) Prometheus Books, 2007.
EXEMPLARY PRACTICE FOR SECONDARY MATH TEACHERS, (Co-authors: Daniel Jaye, Stephen Krulik ) Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2006.
WHAT SUCCESSFUL MATH TEACHERS DO, GRADES K-5: Research Based Strategies for the Standars-Based Classroom, (Co-author, Edward Wall) Corwin Press, 2006.
WHAT SUCCESSFUL MATH TEACHERS DO, GRADES 6-12: Research Based Strategies for the Standars-Based Classroom, (Co-author, Daniel Jaye)Corwin Press, 2006.
PROGRESS IN MATHEMATICS, (Co-author, Catherine LeTourneau) (Series: Grades 1-8), Sadlier-Oxford, 2006.
A BIOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD'S MOST MYSTERIOUS NUMBER, (Co-author: Ingmar Lehmann) Prometheus Books, 2004.
MATH CHARMERS: TANTALIZING TIDBITS FOR THE MIND, Prometheus Books, 2003.
MATH WONDERS TO INSPIRE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2003.
ADVANCED EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY: EXCURSIONS FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, Key College Publishing, 2002.
TEACHING SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS: TECHNIQUES AND ENRICHMENT UNITS (Co-author: J. Stepelman) Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company, 1981, Second Edition 1986, Third Edition, Macmillan Publishing, 1990, Fourth Edition, Prentice-Hall (Merrill), 1995, Fifth Edition (Merrill/Prentice Hall), 1999, Sixth Edition 2002, Seventh Edition (Co-author, Beverly Smith) 2006.
101 Great Ideas for Introducing Key CONCEPTs in Mathematics (Co-author: Herbert A. Hauptman, Nobel Laureate, 1985), Corwin Press, 2001.
MAKING ALGEBRA COME ALIVE, Corwin Press, 2000.
MAKING PRE-ALGEBRA COME ALIVE, Corwin Press, 2000.
MAKING GEOMETRY COME ALIVE, Corwin Press, 2000.
PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES FOR EFFICIENT AND ELEGANT SOLUTIONS (Co-author: S. Krulik), Corwin Press, 1998.
TIPS FOR THE MATHEMATICS TEACHER: RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN (Co-authors: H. Hartman, C. Kaiser), Corwin Press, 1998.
THE ART OF PROBLEM SOLVING: A RESOURCE FOR THE MATHEMATICS TEACHER (Associate Editor: W. Schulz), Corwin Publications, 1996.
TEACHERS! PREPARE YOUR STUDENTS FOR THE MATHEMATICS FOR SAT I: Methods and Problem Solving Strategies (Co-author: S. Krulik), Corwin Press, 1996.
STUDENTS! GET READY FOR THE MATHEMATICS FOR SAT I: Problem-Solving Strategies and Practice Tests, Corwin Press, 1996.
WÖRTERBUCH für den MATHEMATIK-UNTERRICHT (Co-author: I. Lewisch), Oldenbourg Verlag (Vienna), 1996.
ARBEITSMATERIALIEN: MATHEMATIK, Ernst Klett Schulbuchverlag GmbH, Stuttgart, 1994.
CHALLENGING PROBLEMS IN ALGEBRA (Co-author: C.T. Salkind), Dale Seymour Publications, 1988, Dover Publications, 1996.
CHALLENGING PROBLEMS IN GEOMETRY (Co-author: C.T. Salkind), Dale Seymour Publications, 1988, Dover Publications, 1996.
ADVANCED GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTIONS (Co-author: W. Wernick), Dale Seymour Publications, 1988.
USING COMPUTERS: PROGRAMMING AND PROBLEM SOLVING (Co-author: G.H. Elgarten) Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1984.
EXCURSIONS IN ADVANCED EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1984.
USING COMPUTERS IN MATHEMATICS (Co-authors: G.H. Elgarten, S.E. Moresh) Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1983, Second Edition 1986.
MATH MOTIVATORS: INVESTIGATIONS IN PRE-ALGEBRA (Co-author: G. Sheridan) Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1982.
MATH MOTIVATORS: INVESTIGATIONS IN ALGEBRA (Co-author: G. Sheridan) Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1983.
MATH MOTIVATORS: INVESTIGATIONS IN GEOMETRY (Co-author: G. Sheridan), Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1982.
GEOMETRY, ITS ELEMENTS AND STRUCTURE (Co-authors: J.H. Banks and R.L. Bannister) McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972. Second Edition 1977.
A STUDY GUIDE FOR THE SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST MATHEMATICS SECTION, Allyn and Bacon Publishing Company, 1968, 1975, Third Edition 1983.

Articles: (after 1975)
Op-Ed Articles:

“Financial Carrots: Beware the Hidden Costs” CSA News, Vol. 42, No. 1, September, 2008
“Math Wars: Why Abandoning Tradition doesn’t add up” Op-Ed, The Record (Bergen County, NJ), June 11, 2008.
“Pension Waivers not Always Essential” Op-Ed, New York Newsday, June 4, 2008
“Teacher training needs attention from policy-makers” Buffalo News, May12, 2008.
“State’s return to geometry requires teacher preparation” Buffalo News, February, 23, 2008.
“New York City’s Schools Need Math Experts – Not Zeros” New York Daily News, September 27, 2007.
“AP Math Class Should be Dropped” Op-Ed, New York Newsday, September 10, 2007
“Raise the Pay Grade” Op.-Ed., New York Times, Vol. CLVI, No. 54,062, September 9, 2007.
“Standards Aid CUNY Students” Op-Ed,The New York Post, Aug. 20, 2007
“A Formula to End the Divide” Op-Ed, The Record (NJ), June 19, 2007
“Der Mann, der mit den Zahlen spielte” Wiener Zeitung (Vienna, Austria), April 14, 2007
“The Mozart of Mathematics” Op-Ed, The Record (Bergen County, NJ) Vol. 112, No. 312, April 12, 2007.
“His Work Equated to Genius” Op-Ed, New York Newsday, April 8, 2007
“Math Wars: Enlightened Path is Between the Two Sides,” The Reporter (Vacaville, CA) , Dec. 17, 2006
“Math Wars: MiddlePath” Trenton Times, Dec. 1, 2006
“Analysis of High School Minority Enrollments” (Coppin-Gordon) Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 2, October 2006
“Problem Solving Matters” The Venture County Star, October 8, 2006
“Put drilling out and thinking in:Math students don't learn enough about ways to approach problems that would simplify their work” New York Newsday, September 26, 2006 “Math is fun, but do teachers know that?” The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, September 2, 2006
“Math demystified: Applying the real ‘real world’ to mathematics” The Times of Trenton (NJ), August, 22, 2006
“Do the math – if teachers think it’s fun, so will the kids” The Baltimore Sun, August 22, 2006
“Love Numbers: Parents can help their children by helping them see patternsand the beauty of mathematics” The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vol. 176, No. 6, June 6, 2006.
“In Choosing Colleges, Families Should Consider the Quality of Instruction” (Coauthor: Z. Dagan) Op-Ed, The Buffalo News, April 9, 2006.
“If math is going to get more popular, it needs a P.R. campaign” The Buffalo News, Feb. 26, 2006.
“ A formula to bring the thrill back to math” The Record (Bergen County, N.J.), December 12, 2005
“A New Approach to Make Bilingual Education More Meaningful” Op-Ed, The Buffalo News, September 18, 2005.
“Pay More for Math,” Op.-Ed., New York Times, Vol. CLIV, No. 53,187, April 17, 2005.
“Updated Math Program will Prepare Students forFuture” Op-Ed, The Buffalo News, March 16, 2005.
“Why We Need to Study Math” Op-Ed, The Buffalo News, Jan. 23, 2005.
“Problem Solving in Math Education” CSA NEWS New York: Council of Supervisors and Administrators, Vol. 38, No. 4, Dec. 2004.
“The Importance of Retention” CSA NEWS New York Council of Supervisors and Administrators, Vol. 38, No. 1, Sept. 2004.
“Students Must Count on Problem-Solving Skills,” Op-Ed, Newsday New York City, July 20, 2004
“Bold Steps Needed to Attract, Retain Excellent Math Teachers” Op-Ed, The Buffalo News, June 9, 2004.
“On Feb. 29, and Other Timely Oddities” Op-Ed., The Record (Bergen County, N.J.), February 29, 2004.
“Raise the Status of the Teaching Profession” Op-Ed, Newsday New York City, February 24, 2004
“Fine-Tuning School Test Laws” Op-Ed, The New York Sun, Vol. 119, No. 215, February 19, 2004 “A Call for Master Teachers,” Op-Ed,The New York Sun, Vol. 119, No. 153, Nov. 19, 2003.
“Teaching Math Skills Starts with the Principals”, Op-Ed, Newsday New York City, Nov. 11, 2003.
“We must Add More to Math Teachers,” Op-Ed, Newsday-New York City, Oct. 9, 2003.
“Grade the Teachers” Op-Ed, New York Times, Vol. CLII, No. 52,505, June 5, 2003.
“Klein’s Newest Math Crisis”Op-Ed, New York Post, May 9, 2003.
“Math Teachers Don’t Add Up” Op-Ed, New York Post, March 15, 2003.
“Give our Public Colleges a Level Playing Field” Op-Ed, Newsday-New York City, Feb. 28, 2003.
“Math With Meaning” Op-Ed, The New York Sun, Jan. 23, 2003
“Birthdays, Math, and Probability” Op-Ed., The Record (Bergen County, N.J.), Oct. 18, 2002.
“Math Scores Call for Cross-Curriculum Effort” Op-Ed, Newsday-New York City, Sept. 19, 2002.
“A Mathematics Crisis in the Schools Threatens our World Leadership” Op-Ed, The New York Sun, Aug. 27, 2002.
“Math Teachers Who Almost Took Math” Op-Ed, New York Times, Vol. CLI, No. 52,115, May 11, 2002.
“Madam, I’m 2002 – a Numerically Beautiful Year” Op-Ed, New York Times, Vol. CLI, No. 51,986, Jan. 2, 2002.
A Tale of Two Cities: CUNY Initiates Video Contact with Vienna” CUNY Matters, Summer 1995

Refereed Journals:

“Enhancing Plane Euclidean Geometry with Three-dimensional Analogs” Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 102, No.5, December 2008/January 2009, pp.394 – 398.
“Motivating Teachers to Use Mathematics,” (co-author D. Jaye) Principal Leadership, Vol. 7, No. 5, Jan. 2007, pp. 46-50.
“Trisecting the Circle: A case for Euclidean Geometry” Mathematics Teacher (NCTM) Vol. 99, No. 6, February, 2006, pp. 414-418.
“How the Nation’s Largest City is Managing one of Its Severest Math Teacher Shortages” (Co-author: J. Coppin) Mathematics Teacher (NCTM) Vol. 98, No. 9, May, 2005, pp. 582-584
“Illustrating Unexpected Answers” Reader Reflections, Mathematics Teacher (NCTM) Vol. 97, No. 4, Apr. 2004, p.242,256.
“Marvleous Math!” Education Leadership – ASCD, Vol. 61, No. 5, February 2004, pp. 44-47.
"Die Nutzung von neueren Problemlösungsstrategien im Mathematikunterricht", Mathematiklehren, Friedrich/Klett Verlag, Vol. 58, June 1993, pp. 68-70.
"Motivation im Mathematikunterricht: Eine vernachlässigte Kunst", Mathematiklehren, Friedrich/Klett Verlag, Vol. 50, February, 1992, pp. 6-11.
"Aus der Geschichte von p”, SPECTRUM: Berliner Journal für den Wissenschaftler, June 1991, p. 8.
"Was Lange Währt...”, interview SPECTRUM: Berliner Journal für den Wissenschaftler, June 1991, pp. 6-7.
"Geometry: A Remedy for the Malaise of Middle School Mathematics", The Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 82, No. 9, December 1989, pp. 678-680.
"An Astounding Revelation on the History of p”, (co-author: N. Gordon) The Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 77, No. 1, January 1984, p. 52.
"A Shortage of Mathematics Teachers in New York City" (co-author J. Stepelman) The Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 75, No. 7, October 1982, pp. 588-590.
"Trisection Points on the Cardioid Envelope" (co-author P. Catranides) New York State Mathematics Teachers' Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2, Spring/ Summer, 1978, pp.106-108.
"The Neglected Mean", School Science and Mathematics, Vol. LXXVII, No. 4, April 1977, pp. 339-344.
"Summing a Finite Series - A Useful Technique for the High School Teacher" School Science and Mathematics, Vol. LXXV, No. 6, October 1975, pp. 555-560.

Book Chapters:

“A History of Video Conferencing at the City University of New York” Chapter inNetworking Entities (Johann Günther and Gregory Zeibekakis, eds.) Donau-Universität Press, Krems, Austria 1999, pp. 11-12.
“Using Telecommunications to Enhance Educational Experiences” (Co-author S. Gersh) chapter in Education in the Age of Information: The Challenge of Technology (Carl Payne, Editor), The Fulbright Commission/Manchester University Press, 1993, pp. 81-94.
"The Harmonic Mean and its Place among Means”, chapter in Enrichment Topics for Secondary School Mathematics, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1988, pp. 215-224.
"Techniques of Motivation in Teaching Geometry", McGraw-Hill Monographs in Mathematics Education, 1975

Invited Articles in Education Update Newspaper:

"Focus on the Family: An Educational Priority." Education Update, Vol XIV, No. 3, November, 2008
“The Place of Mathematical Paradoxes in the Instructional Program” Education Update, Vol XIV, No. 2, October, 2008
“Crossing the Bridges” Education Update, Vol XIV, No. 1, September, 2008
“Howlers” Education update, Vol XIII, No. 12, August, 2008
“ The True Meaning of Rewarding Excellence in Education” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 11, July, 2008
“ The Dilemma of Teacher Training Colleges” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 10, June, 2008
“The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 9, May, 2008
“Working Backwards” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 8, April, 2008
“Sums of Consecutive Numbers” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 7, March, 2008
“Averting a Crisis in Mathematics Education” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 6, February, 2008
“The Beautiful Magic Square” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 5, January 2008
“The Regular Pentagon that Isn’t” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 4, December 2007
“The Mathematics Community’s Dilemma” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 3, November 2007.
“Understanding Limits: A Challenge for the Young Mind” Education Update, Vol XIII, No. 3, November 2007.
“The Irrationality of Ö2.” Education Update, Vol. XIII, No. 1, September 2007.
“The Amazing Number 1089” Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 10, June 2007
“The Flight of the Bumblebee” Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 9, May 2007
“Friday the Thirteenth” Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 8, April 2007
“The Pigeonhole Principle” Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 7, March 2007
“The Most Misunderstood Average” Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 6, February 2007
“How to Find the Square Root – Without a calculator” Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 5, January 2007
“Unsolved Problems” Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 4, December 2006
“Alphametics Can Provide A Deeper Understanding of Our Number System” Education Update, Vol.XII, No.3, November 2006
“Don’t Be Fooled by Misleading Discounts” Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 1, September 2006
“Getting into a Factorial Loop” Education Update, Vol. XI, No. 11, July 2006
“The Parent’s Role in Motivating Mathematics for Their Children” Education Update, Vol. XI, No. 10, June 2006.
“When Numbers are Friendly to each Other” Education Update, New York, Vol. XI, No.9, May 2006
“Add Math at Home where it counts in Kids’ Lives” Education Update, Vol. XII, No. 7, March 2007
“Unsolved Problems” Education Update, New York, Vol. XI, No.8, April 2006
“A Worthless Increase” Education Update, New York, Vol. XI, No.7, March 2006.
“A History of p” Education Update, New York, Vol. XI, No.6, February 2006.
“ A Juicy Math Problem” Education Update, New York, Vol. XI, No.5, January 2006.
“Surprising Rope Around the Earth”Education Update, New York, Vol. XI, No.4, December 2005
“Some Amazing Number Relationships” Education Update, New York, Vol. XI, No.2, October 2005.
“Perfection in Mathematics” Education Update, New York, Vol. XI, No.1, September 2005.
“Reflections on Language and Math” Education Update, New York, Vol. XI, No.1, September 2005.
“Getting into an Endless Loop” Education Update, New York, Vol. X, No.12, August 2005.
“Math Lessons to Use in the Classroom: The Rule of 72” Education Update, New York, Vol. X, No.8, May. 2005.
“New Math Standards Will Make a Difference” Education Update, New York, Vol. X, No.8, April. 2005.
“Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3…” Education Update, New York, Vol. X, No.1, Sept. 2004.
“U.S. Needs Qualified Teachers” Education Update, New York City , Vol. IX, No. 10, June 2004.
“The Private Sector Helps CCNY to Help the Private Schools” Education Update, New York, Vol. IX, No.4, Dec. 2003.
“Money the Root of Regent Problems?” Education Update, New York City, Vol. VIII, No.11, July. 2003.
”First Mathematician to Win the Nobel Prize Takes an Interest in Pre-College Instruction” Education Update, New York, Vol. VIII, No.2, Oct. 2002.
“How Does it Add up? Views on Math Education” Education Update, New York City, Vol. VIII, No.6, Feb. 2003.
“City College: Past and Future” Education Update, New York City, Vol. VIII, No.2, Oct. 2002.
“Think out of the Box: Addressing Math and Science Teacher Shortages” Education Update, New York, Vol. 6, No. 7, July 2001.
“The Unusual NYC Austrian Teacher Program” EducationUpdate, New York City, Vol. 6, No. 1, Sept. 2000.
“Why NYC Is Experiencing A Teacher Crisis and What To Do” Education Update, New York City, Vol. 5, No. 8, April 2000.

LISTED IN:

Who's Who in America, 44th Edition, 1986-87 through current Edition.
Who's Who In the World, 7th Edition, 1984-1985, through current Edition.
Who's Who in the East, l5th Edition, 1975-1976; through current Edition.
Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 3rd Edition, 1996, through current Edition.
Who's Who in American Education, 4th Edition, 1993, through current Edition.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Mathematical Association of America
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics
School Science and Mathematics Association
Association of Teachers of Mathematics of N.Y.C.(Exec. Board Member,1965-1967)
New Jersey Association of Teachers of Mathematics
Austrian-American Educational Cooperation Association

MAJOR GRANTS OBTAINED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS

Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation: To establish high school mathematics supervisor training program - $3.7 Million
Stanley H. Kaplan Foundation: To establish middle school mathematics supervisor training program - $2.0 Million
Lilo and Gerard Leeds Foundation: To establish hi-tech model mathematics classrooms in several NYC high schools - $100,000
Charlotte K. Frank Foundation: To establish a Mathematics resource center - $100,000
….and many other local, state and federal governmental grants

OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Supervisor of Mathematics and Science: Mamaroneck High School (Mamaroneck, NY), 1976-1979 (Supervised 35 mathematics and science teachers at Mamaroneck High School on a part-time basis. Responsibility included all curriculum and instruction related matters pertaining to mathematics and science.)
Teacher of Mathematics: Theodore Roosevelt High School (NYC), 1964-1970 (Taught all grade levels, 9-12, including honor, average, and remedial classes, in addition to other special courses, some of which were self developed. Also established and coached the junior and senior mathematics teams)

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES

New York State: Permanent Certification as School Administrator and Supervisor
New York City License: Assistant Principal (Supervision) Mathematics, High School
New Jersey: Permanent Certification as School Principal and Supervisor
New York State: Permanent Certification as Teacher of Mathematics
New York City License: Teacher of Mathematics, High School

LANGUAGE COMPETENCE

English (native speaker),
German (completely fluent)