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Randall I. Charles, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus in the D e p a rtm e n t o f M a th e m a tic s a n d C o m p u te r
S cien ce a t San Jose State University, San Jose, C a lifo rn ia. H e b e g a n his c a re e r as a high school
m athem atics teacher, a n d he w a s a m athem atics supervisor fo r five years. Dr. C h a rle s has b een
a member of several N C TM committees and is the former Vice President of the N ational Council
o f Supervisors o f M a th e m a tic s. M u c h o f his w ritin g a n d research has b e e n in the a re a o f p ro b le m
solving. He has authored more than 9 0 mathematics textbooks for kindergarten through college.Dan Kennedy, Ph.D., is a classroom teacher a nd the Lupton Distinguished Professor o f M ath em atics at
the B a y lo r S cho ol in C h a tta n o o g a , Tennessee. A fre qu en t s p e a k e r a t profe ssio na l m eetings on the
sub ject o f m athem atics e d u c a tio n reform, Dr. K en n ed y has c o n d u c te d m ore than 5 0 w o rks h o p s a n d
institutes fo r high sch o ol teachers. H e is c o a u th o r o f te xtbo oks in calculus a n d precalculus, a n d from
1 9 9 0 to 1 9 9 4 , he cha ire d the C o lle g e B oard's AP C alculus D evelopm ent C om m ittee. H e is a 1 9 9 2
Tandy Technology Scholar and a 1995 Presidential Aw ard winner.Basia Hall currently serves as M a n a g e r of Instructional Programs for the Houston Independent
S cho ol District. W ith 3 3 yea rs o f te a c h in g e x p e rie n ce , M s. H a ll has served as a d e p a rtm e n t chair,
instructional supervisor, school im provem ent facilitator, a nd professional develo pm e n t trainer. She
has developed curricula for A lge b ra 1, G eom etry, and A lgebra 2 and co-developed the Texas
state m athem atics standards. A 1 9 9 2 Presidential A w a rd e e , M s. H a ll is past presid en t o f the Texas
A s so c ia tio n o f Supervisors o f M a th e m a tic s a n d is a state re presentative fo r the N a tio n a l C o u n c il o f
Supervisors of Mathem atics (NCSM).Co n su l t i n g Authors
S tu art J. M u rp h y is a visual learning author a n d consultant. H e is a c h a m p io n o f help ing students
d e v e lo p visual lea rn ing skills so the y b e c o m e m ore successful students. H e is the a u th o r o f MathStart,
a series o f children's b o o ks that presents m a th e m a tica l c o n c e p ts in the c o n text o f stories a n d I S e e I
Learn, a Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten learning initiative that focuses on social and emotional
skills. A g ra d u a te o f the Rhode Island S c h o o l o f D esign, he has w o rk e d extensively in e d u c a tio n a l
publishing and has been on the authorship teams of a number of elementary and high school
m athem atics p rogram s. H e is a fre qu en t presenter a t m eetings o f the N a tio n a l C o u n c il o f Teachers
of Mathematics, the International Reading Association, and other professional organizations.Grant Wiggins, Ed.D., is the President o f A uthentic E ducation in H o p e w e ll, N e w Jersey. H e
e a rn e d his B .A. from S t.John's C o lle g e in A n n a p o lis a n d his Ed.D. from H a rv a rd University.
Dr. W ig g in s consults w ith schools, districts, a n d state e d u c a tio n d e p a rtm e n ts on a v a rie ty o f reform
matters; organizes conferences and workshops; and develops print materials and W e b resources
on c urricula r c h a n g e. H e is p e rh a p s best kn o w n fo r b e in g the coauthor, w ith J a y M cT ig he , o f
Understanding by Design and The U nd e rsta n d in g b y D esign H a n d b o o k], the award-winning and
highly successful materials on curriculum published by ASCD. His work has been supported by the
Pew C h a rita b le Trusts, the G e ra ld in e R. D o d g e F oundation, a n d the N a tio n a l S cien ce F oundation.
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