Dr. Bay-William's curriculum vita

Educational Background

• PhD Curriculum and Instruction/Mathematics Education, University of Missouri-Columbia
• MEd Secondary Education, University of Missouri-Columbia
• BA Mathematics (with Grade 7-12 certficiation), DePauw University – Greencastle, IN

Teaching Areas

• Elementary, Middle, and High School Mathematics
• Middle School Education
• Graduate Topics in Mathematics Education

Research Interests

• Mathematics teaching practice for English Language Learners (ELLs)
• Implementation of standards-based mathematics curriculum/innovations in mathematics education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Use of Literature in Teaching Mathematics

Professional Activities

• President , Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) (President Elect, 2006-2007, President 2007-2009, Past-President 2009-2010)
• Editorial Panel, AMTE Monograph Series, The Work of Mathematics Teacher Educators, Volume IV. (2005-2006).
• Member, NCTM Emerging Issues Committee (2007 – 2009)
• Advisory Board, US-Teacher Education Development Study (TEDS) Project (2007-Present)
• Reviewer, Teaching Children Mathematics and Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School

Honors & Awards

• Rock Bridge High School Hall of Fame Inductee, Columbia, MO (2004).
• Commerce Bank Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, KSU (2003).
• Excellence in Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, KSU (2002).
• Kappa Delta Pi Teacher of the Year Award; Manhattan, KS (2001).
• G. Ellsworth Huggins Graduate Scholarship - Columbia, MO (1995-1999).
• Donald K. Anderson Graduate Teaching Award; Columbia, MO (1997).
• Kappa Delta Pi Teacher of the Year Award; Columbia, MO (1997).

Professional Memberships

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
• Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics (KATM)
• National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)
• Special Interest Group/Research in Mathematics Education (SIG/RME)

Selected Recent Publications

• Bay-Williams, J. M. (2007). From 1912 to today: What do we think about Algebra in elementary school? Teaching Children Mathematics, 13(5), 248-251.
• Bay-Williams, J. M., & Herrera, S. (2007). Is “just good teaching” enough to support English Language Learners: Insights from sociocultural learning theory. In W. G. Martin & M. E. Strutchens (Eds.), The Learning of Mathematics: Sixty-ninth Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (pp. 43-63). Reston, VA: NCTM.
• Bay-Williams, J. M., & McGraw, R. (2008). Meeting the challenges of implementing a standards-based curriculum. In Langrall, C. & Meier, M. (Eds.) A Decade of Middle School Mathematics Curriculum Implementation: Lessons Learned from the Show-Me Project.
• Bay-Williams, J. M. (2007). Field Experience Guide for Elementary and Middle School Mathematics. Boston, MA: Pearson Education.
• Bay-Williams, J. M. & Martinie, S. L. (2004). Mathematics and Literature: Grades 6 - 8. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions Publications.
• Bay-Williams, J. M. & Martinie, S. L. (2008). Mathematics and Nonfiction: Grades 6 - 8. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions Publications.