Allen P. Cook

OFFICE

Carlson Hall, Suite 110
University of Bridgeport
126 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604-5795

(203) 576-4198/4206

HOURS

INTERNET

acook@bridgeport.edu
http://bb.ctdlc.org

EDUCATION 

Ph.D. Administration, Mathematics
Stanford University

Administration and Education, Videotape Analysis,
Policy Analysis, Economics Education

M.A. Mathematics
Columbia University,      
Real Analysis, Harmonic Analysis

B.A. Magna cum laude
Harpur College
Real Analysis

Deutsch als Fremde Sprach Diplom
Geothe Institut, Berlin 

Books

Content Mathematics for Secondary Teachers: The Problem Solver, Christopher Gordon Publishers (2006).

Problems and Solutions in Content Mathematics (In Press) (2007).

Grants

Connecticut Collegiate Awareness Preparation Program (2007-2011): academic enrichment for middle and secondary school students in areas of mathematics, technology, science and language arts $640,000.

Content Enrichment Materials for Middle School Teachers, Connecticut State Department of Education (2007) $30,000.

Content Enrichment Materials for Elementary School Teachers, Connecticut State Department of Education (2005) $7,200.

Mathematics and Science Content Enrichment for Secondary Teachers, United States Department of Education (2004) $120,000.

Islam Workshops for Middle and Secondary School Teachers, Connecticut State Department of Education (2003) $30,000.

Connecticut Arts and Humanities Grant (with Cooperative Educational Services) (2002) $25,000.

TERC Professional Development Grant with Bridgeport Schools (2001-2003) $30,000.

Connecticut Collegiate Awareness Preparation Program: academic enrichment for middle and secondary school students in areas of mathematics, technology, science and language arts (1999-2001) $350,000; (2001-2005) $750,000.

Eisenhower Funds for Professional Development, Bridgeport Schools and the University of Bridgeport (1998-2000) $75,000.

Equity in Mathematics Education Leadership Institute, Department of Education in conjunction with the University of California at Santa Barbara (1999-2000) $60,000.

Connecticut Commission on the Arts. African Arts and Heritage Celebration (1999) $10,000.

Stanford University Research Grant: how students use graphs to solve problems in Economics (1994) $10,000.

National Science Foundation Grant for investigating the use of programmable calculators in fifth and sixth grades (1994) $30,000.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center of Particle Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley (1993) $20,000.

Courses Taught

Discrete Mathematics
Calculus I, II
Analysis
Statistics
Methods and Materials of Teaching Secondary Mathematics
Methods and Materials of Teaching Middle Mathematics
Methods and Materials of Teaching Elementary Mathematics
International Education
International Perspectives on Curriculum and Evaluation
Ideas of Mathematics
Mathematical Analysis for Teachers
College Algebra for Teachers

Articles, Symposiums, Workshops, Lectures

Content Mathematics for Middle School Teachers, Bridgeport Schools, (in cooperation with National Science Foundation), January, February, March, April, May 2007

Globalization and Issues of Equity, Conference for International Education and Development, February 2007

Teacher Education from a New Perspective, University of Bridgeport Research Symposium (in conjunction with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University) November 2006

In Harmony with Education, MENC Regional Conference, November 2006

A New Approach to Professional Development for Mathematics Teachers (in conjunction with the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University) Inha University.
 Seoul Korea, November 2006

Naomul and a Mathematical Model for Supply and Demand, AAER Annual Conference, November 2006

Content Mathematics for Middle School Teachers, Bridgeport Schools, (in cooperation with National Science Foundation), December, November, October, September 2006

Professional Enrichment for Inner School Mathematics Teachers, Yale University,
Spring 2006

Workshops for Secondary School Teachers in Content Mathematics, Bridgeport Schools, Summer 2006

Workshops for Secondary School Teachers in Content Mathematics, Bridgeport Schools, Summer 2006

Cooperation between Faculty in Schools of Education and Faculty in Arts and Sconces AAER Annual Conference, Fall 2005.

Workshops for Secondary School Teachers in Content Mathematics, Bridgeport Schools, Fall 2005

The Subject Matters: Fractal Geometry and Elementary Teacher Education in Mathematics. AAER Annual Conference, Fall 2004.

Globalization and Local Realization: South Asians and the American Higher Education System (with Matthew Cook). In Educational Theory and Practice, Volume 25, Number 2, 2003 (appeared in Fall 2004).

Understanding Islam in context of Secondary and Middle School Social Studies Curriculums: Teachers’ Insights. ASCD Annual Conference, New Orleans (Spring 2003).

The Educational Intern Program: Twenty Years of Success. AAER Annual Conference. Winter 2003.

Consultant for Creation of Curriculum Syllabus in Elementary Mathematics for Bridgeport Schools. Spring 2003.

Equity Workshops in Mathematics Education for Bridgeport Teachers and Administrators (with administrators from the Central Offices of Bridgeport Schools). A series of six workshops between 2000 and 2002 dealing with the problem of equity in mathematics education.

Fractal Geometry and Iterative Functions (with Michael Frame), Teacher Workshop at University of Bridgeport in cooperation with Yale University, Department of Mathematics (Fall 2002).

Islam in Middle and Secondary School Curriculums. CES Workshop for teachers in Fairfield County Schools, (November 2002).

When East Meets West (with Matthew Cook), In Trade Wind Number 25, 26 (Fall 2002).

Understanding Islam: Workshops for Curriculum Development. Cooperative Educational Services, Summer 2002.

Mathematics Education in American Schools. United States China International Conference, Spring 2002.

Consultant for The State University of New York. Evaluator for the Pace University Teacher Certification Program. Spring 2002.

Bodyism and its Affect on Middle School Students. TERC Conference in Mathematics Education (Fall 2001).

United States and China Educational Exchange. Visiting Professor (Summer 2001).

Chinese Graduate Students in American Education Programs: Personal Reflections. Beijing Normal University (Summer 2001).

Alternates to Arithmetical Algorithms. TERC Workshop for Bridgeport Schools (Spring 2001).

Title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement Project. Consultants for the State of Connecticut on design of teacher preparation programs in mathematics education (2000- 2001).

Localization in Globalization: Indian Students in American Universities.
CIES Annual Meeting, San Antonio Texas (Spring 2000).

BEST Portfolio Marker for State of Connecticut in Mathematics (1999, 2000).

Romeo and Juliet in the Rockies. In Southwestern Poetry Review (Fall 1999).

Outreach Programs Between Universities and Local Schools in Mathematics. Colorado Conference of Teachers of Mathematics (Spring 1999).

RIVA: A Linguistic Study of Displacement (with Joyce and Matthew Cook), In Sagar 5.1 (Spring 1998).

Making and Correcting Errors in Student Economic Analyses: An Examination of
Videotapes(with Myra Strober and Kasi Fuller). In Journal of Economic Education, Volume 28, Number 3 (Summer 1998).

Concept of Academic Excellence in History in the United States and Sri Lanka.
Talks presented at the International Center Yale University (Spring 1998)

Statistics: A Subject that Teachers Can Use from First Grade through Graduate School.
Talk for Mathematics Supervisors in the Washington, DC Schools (Spring 1998).

The Use of Mental Mathematics in the School Curriculum. Bridgeport Schools (Fall 1997).

PI Day, Bridgeport Schools (Spring 1997). Reform and Mathematics Education (with RAC). In Journal of Research in Mathematics Education (Spring, 1996).

Research Highlights. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (Spring 1996).

Voices of Change. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Fall 1995)

Student Use of Graphical Analysis to solve a Problem in Supply and Demand (with Myra Strober) American Economics Association (Spring 1995).

Calculus Reform and Implications of Undergraduate Curriculum. Sonia Kovalevsky Day, American University (Spring 1995)

Reform in Mathematics Education and Its Implications for University Mathematics Programs. Department of Mathematics, American University (Fall 1994).

Calculus Reform for Undergraduates. Department of Mathematics, George Mason University (Fall 1994).

The Role of Research in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. School of Education (Division of Science and Mathematics Education) University of Maryland (Fall 1994).

Using State and National Data to report on Content Standards and Systemic Reform (with Rolf Blank and Andrew Zucker) National Center for Educational Statistics (Spring 1994).

Information Sheet and Bibliography on Perspectives on Homogeneous Grouping National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Spring 1994).

Designed and illustrated text for By the Pool at Bethesda (with Floyd Thompkins) Harper-Row (Spring 1993).

Benefit/Cost Analysis of and AIDS Program for Palo Alto Schools. Principals Symposium, Stanford University (Summer 1992).

Economics, Lies and Videotapes. (with Myra Strober). In Journal of Economics Education,
(Spring 1992).

Videotape Analysis of Students Using Graphs to Solve a Problem in Economics. Institute for Research on Learning (IRL), Palo Alto, California (Spring 1992).

A Constructivist Approach to Mathematics in the Classroom. Cappuchino High School, San Mateo, California (Spring 1992).