Curriculum Vitae of Max Warshauer

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EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND SCHOLARLY WORK

1. "Mathworks: An Innovative Approach to Systemic Change in Mathematics Education" with Joyce Fischer, The Journal of the Society of Educators and Scholars, Carolyn Morales, Chief Editor, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 26, 2003.
2. “Mathematical Explorations,” Mathematics Informatics Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 1, March 2003.
3. “Geometric Explorations with the Geometer’s Sketchpad”, Menemui Matematik (Discovering Mathematics), Vol. 25, No. 1, 2003.
4. “Mathworks: Preparing Young Hispanic Students for Algebra”, with K. Reinke, 2003 Education Monograph Series, National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Heritage and History: A Celebration of Diversity, Houston, Feb. 2003.
5. “Arithmetic and Geometric Mean,” Menemui Matematik (Discovering Mathematics), Vol. 24, No. 2, 2002, p. 17 –22.
6. “Discovering Discrete Mathematics, Level 4”, with T. McCabe and D. Shapiro, Stipes Publishing, 2001.
7. “Math Explorations, Level 3,” with T. McCabe, D. Shaprio, and H. Warshauer, Stipes Publishing, 2001
8. “Why Number Theory is an Ideal Subject for an Honors Course,” with T. McCabe, The National Honors Report, Vol. XXII, No. 1, Spring 2001.
9. “Algorithms,” with H. Warshauer, Encyclopedia of Mathematics, Routledge Falmer, New York, London, 2001.
10. “Mathematics, Nature” with H. Warshauer, Encyclopedia of Mathematics, Routledge Falmer, New York, London, 2001.
11. “The Mathematical Mystery Tour, Level 1”, with T. McCabe and H. Warshauer, Stipes Publishing, 2000.
12. “MathQuest, Level 2”, with T. McCabe and H. Warshauer, Stipes Publishing, 2000.
13. Began “Math Reader Magazine” for elementary students, 1998.
14. Began “Math Explorer Magazine” for intermediate students, 1998.
15. Different Approaches to Summer Programs, Summac Forum, Volume 3, Number 1, February, 1995.
16. Factoring by Grouping, with P. Kennedy and E. Curtin, Mathematics and Computer Education, Vol. 25, Number 2, Spring 1991.
17. Suzuki Meets Polya, Teaching Algebra to Elementary School Children, with D. Hazlewood and S. Stouffer, The Arithmetic Teacher, Volume 37, Number 3, 1989.
18. Conway’s Parallel Sorting Algorithm, Journal of Algorithms, No. 7, 1986, p. 270-276.
19. Canonical Localizers and Non-Maximal Orders in the Witt Setting, Journal of Number Theory, Volume 20, 1984, p. 81-9.
20. Diagonalization up to Witt, Pacific Journal of Mathematics, Volume 98, No.2, 1982, p. 469-475.
21. The Witt Group of Degree k Maps and Asymmetric Inner Product Spaces,
    Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 914, Springer Verlag, 1982.
    

SELECTED LECTURES AND TALKS

1. “Workshop for Career and Technology Math, Health Science, and Science Teachers of the Greater Austin Area,” Capital Area Training Foundation, with Hiroko Warshauer, June 2004.
2. “Primary Math World Contest and Summer Math Camps”, 37th Annual Rio Grande Valley Council of Teachers of Mathematics, U. Texas Pan American, Nov. 16, 2002.
3. “Discovery Learning: Mathematics for all students,” Keynote address, Northwest Regional Conference, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Lubbock, TX, Feb. 2, 2002.
4. “Challenging Problems for the Primary Mathematics World Contest”, 36th Annual Council of Teachers of Mathematics, U. Texas Pan American, Edinburg, Nov. 3, 2001.
5. “Setting Up a Summer Math Camp”, 35th Annual Rio Grande Valley Council of Teachers of Mathematics, U. Texas Pan American Edinburg, Nov. 11, 2000.
6. Invited talk to Texas Section of American Math Society, “What is Good Teaching”, Austin, TX, April 8, 2000.
7. “Enrichment Activities for All Students,” 34th Annual Rio Grande Valley Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Edinburg, TX, Dec. 4, 1999.
8. “Intervention Projects for Minority Pre-colleg Students,” Invited Panelist, San Antonio Joint Mathematics Meetings, Jan. 16, 1999.
9. “Beginning a Junior Summer Math Camp,” 33rd Annual Rio Grande Valley Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Edinburg, TX, Nov. 14, 1998.
10. “Math Magazines for Young Students”, 33rd Annual Rio Grande Valley Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Edinburg, TX, Nov. 14, 1998.
11. “Challenging Gifted Students in Math K-12,” Keynote Speaker, SWTSU Saturday Workshop on Gifted Education, San Marcos, TX, Feb. 28, 1998.
12. “DraMathics –Teaching Math with Drama to Elementary Students,” 32nd Annual Rio Grande Valley Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Weslaco,
    TX, Nov. 15, 1997.
13. “Gifted Students and Their Teachers: What Do They Expect?” , invited panelist with Terry McCabe and Nora Perez, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 23, 1997.

HONORS AND AWARDS

1. Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, 2001.
2. First Annual Texas Higher Education Star Award, Closing the Gaps, 2001.
3. Texas Section Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics Award, Mathematical Association of America, 1999.
4. Everette Swinney Faculty Senate Excellence in Teaching Award, 1996.
5. SWT Math Department Teaching Excellence Award, 1995.
6. Presidential Seminar Award, Southwest Texas State University, 1984.

GRANTS

1. “Middle School Mathematics: Part 1,” Teacher Quality Grant Type B, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, $80,000, May 2004.
2. “Middle School Mathematics: Part 2,” Teacher Quality Grant Type B, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, $80,000, May 2004.
3. “Texas Mathworks Discovery Learning Project,” Richardson Foundation, June 2004, $75,000.
4. “Intel-Mathworks Middle School Math Initiative,” Intel Foundation, $30,000, May 2004.
5. “Mathworks Honors Summer Math Camp”, American Math Society Epsilon Fund, $15,000, Feb. 2004.
6. “Texas Mathworks Teaching Collaborative and Discovery Learning Project”, $244,000, Meadows Foundation, Dec., 2003.
7. “Discovery Learning Project”, Educational Advancement Foundation, $43,364, May, 2003.
8. "Intel Middle School Math Initiative", Intel, $50,000, 2003
9. "SWT Honors Summer Math Camp," American Math Society Epsilon Program, $15,000, March 12, 2003.
10. “SWT Mathworks Teacher Preparation”, Intel, $50,000, 2003.
11. “SWT Honors Summer Math Camp,” American Math Society Epsilon Program, $15,000, June 16, 2002.
12. “SWT Summer Math Camp and Teacher Institute Supplemental Funding,” U. S. Dept. of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), $25,000, 9/1/2001-8/31/2002.
13. “SWT Honors Summer Math Camp,” American Math Society Epsilon Program, $10,000, March 1, 2000.
14. “SWT Math Institute for Teachers,” Eisenhower Program, 2000-2001, $74,980.
15. “SWT Summer Math Camp and Teacher Institute,” U. S. Dept. of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), $442,778, 9/1/99-8/31/2002.
16. “Texas Math Institute for Teachers,” Eisenhower Program, 1998-1999, $74,470.
17. “A Summer Research Experience for Science Teachers,” (Co-PI with Joe Koke, D. Garcia), 1998-2000, $361,071.
18. “SWT Honors Summer Math Institute,” NSF Young Scholars Program, 1996-1997, $187,030 and $190,484.
19. “SWT Honors Summer Math Camp,” NSF Young Scholars Program, 1994- 1995, $142,710 and $145,200.
20. “Honors Math Camp,” NSF Young Scholars Program, 1992-1993, $180,973.
21. Organized Research Grant, SWTSU, “Pattern Recognition”, Summer, 1991, $2500.
22. “Mathematics Professor Teaching in the Elementary Schools: A Cooperative Program in Curriculum Development,” Education for Economic Security Act, EESA, with D. Hazlewood and R. Cooper, 1986,
    $49,654.

DESCRIPTION OF BACKGROUND

Dr. Warshauer began the Math Project in the San Marcos Public Schools from 1984-1988. This program was designed to prepare young students for algebra. He founded the SWT Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC) in 1990, and has taught the number theory course each summer. He began the SWT Math Camp Endowment in 1991 to permanently support this program.

Dr. Warshauer extended the program to include younger students in 1996 by founding the SWT Junior Summer Math Camp (JSMC). He developed this into a replicable model and included teacher training in 1997, and founded the Math Institute for Talented Youth (MITY) to coordinate all the programs. In 2001, Dr. Warshauer changed MITY’s name to SWT Mathworks, stressing the expanded mission of this institute in making math work for all students as well as teachers.

He began two magazines for young students, Math Reader (grades 3-5), and Math Explorer (grades 6-8) in 1998. Other grants obtained to support this program include private sources such as RGK Foundation (which helped begin the program initially), National Instruments (which sponsors students to attend the HSMC each summer), Rockwell Fund Inc., SBC Foundation which helped develop the Rio Grande Valley initiative, and the Educational Advancement Foundation.

Dr. Warshauer testified about the importance of the Governor’s Math Initiative at both the Texas House and Senate hearings, and how it was critically important to develop programs that reach out to and include students from all backgrounds.

Mathworks was recognized by Governor Perry as one of five programs in Texas to receive the 2001 Texas Higher Education Star Award for Closing the Gaps. Dr. Warshauer was one of 10 individuals in the country to receive the 2001 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.

For the past 4 years, Mathworks sent the first U. S. teams ever to compete in the Primary Math World Contest in Hong Kong. The teams was trained as part of Mathworks Level 5. Thirty-five (35) Mathworks students have been named Siemens-Westinghouse semi-finalists the past 4 years, with 6 students (2 teams) being named national finalists (top 6 in the country).