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About Me (Bio)
Since joining PERG in 1993, Mary has worked primarily on evaluation and research on the Bob Moses Algebra Project. The work has included:An 11-year study of the development of the math department, and student outcomes, in one middle school;
Studies of classroom discourse of two master teachers; Tracking student math course enrollment from Algebra Project middle schools into high school in three sites, with comparison groups;Collaborating with project-affiliated mathematicians, math educators, and professional development specialists, to study teacher development; Collaborating with the project's youth initiative to describe youth development; Coordinating researchers in various sites across the country.
Prior to joining PERG, Mary was evaluator for an NSF-funded grant for development of mathematics teacher preparation programs at four Boston area universities; a grant for college Algebra materials development; a grant for dissemination of NSF-funded elementary and middle school math curricula. She also conducted research on the development of proportional reasoning, and on science teachers' use of a computer-based conferencing system. She was also Co-director of a national center, based at Harvard Graduate School of Education, for research on new technologies in math and science education.
Studies of classroom discourse of two master teachers; Tracking student math course enrollment from Algebra Project middle schools into high school in three sites, with comparison groups;Collaborating with project-affiliated mathematicians, math educators, and professional development specialists, to study teacher development; Collaborating with the project's youth initiative to describe youth development; Coordinating researchers in various sites across the country.
Prior to joining PERG, Mary was evaluator for an NSF-funded grant for development of mathematics teacher preparation programs at four Boston area universities; a grant for college Algebra materials development; a grant for dissemination of NSF-funded elementary and middle school math curricula. She also conducted research on the development of proportional reasoning, and on science teachers' use of a computer-based conferencing system. She was also Co-director of a national center, based at Harvard Graduate School of Education, for research on new technologies in math and science education.