Jill Britton
Jill E. Britton (6 November 1944 – 29 February 2016) was a Canadian mathematics educator known for her educational books about mathematics.
Career
[edit]Britton was born on 6 November 1944. She taught for many years, at Dawson College in Westmount, Quebec,[1] moving in the late 1980s to Camosun College in Victoria, British Columbia.[1][2] At Camosun, she taught mathematics mainly to young women aiming to become elementary school teachers. Her own teaching had the goal of changing these students' attitude about mathematics from fear to enthusiasm.[2] She retired in 2015, and died on 29 February 2016.[1]
Publications
[edit]Britton was the author of mathematics books including:
- Introduction to Tessellations (with Dale Seymour, Dale Seymour Publications, 1989)[3]
- Tessellation Teaching Masters (with Dale Seymour, Dale Seymour Publications, 1989)[3]
- Teaching Tessellating Art: Activities and Transparency Masters (with Walter Britton, Dale Seymour Publications, 1992)[4]
- Explorations with Tesselmania! Activities for Math and Art Classrooms (Dale Seymour Publications, 1997)[5]
- Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations (Dale Seymour Publications, 2000)[6]
- Polyhedra Pastimes (Dale Seymour Publications, 2001)[7]
She was also known for her "spectacular web site on symmetry and tessellations".[8]
Recognition
[edit]Britton was the 2008–2009 winner of the Teaching Excellence Award of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jill E. Britton, November 06, 1944 – February 29, 2016", Times Colonist, 2 March 2016 – via Legacy.com
- ^ a b Camosun math instructor wins national teaching award, Camosun College, 1 June 2009, retrieved 2020-07-31
- ^ a b Reviews of Introduction to Tessellations and of Tessellation Teaching Masters:
- ^ Review of Teaching Tessellating Art:
- ^ Review of Explorations with Tesselmania!:
- ^ Reviews of Investigating Patterns:
- Hart, Kathryn (November 2000), Teaching Children Mathematics, 7 (3): 190, JSTOR 41197557
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - de Wet, Elaine (March 2001), Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 6 (7): 426, JSTOR 41180993
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - "Review of associated web site", Education World, 2002
- Hart, Kathryn (November 2000), Teaching Children Mathematics, 7 (3): 190, JSTOR 41197557
- ^ Review of Polyhedra Pastimes:
- ^ Gallian, Joseph (March 2003), "Math Awareness Month 2003: Mathematics and Art" (PDF), Focus, 23 (3), Mathematical Association of America: 7
- ^ "Awards of Excellence 2008-2009 Recipients" (PDF), College Canada, vol. 14, no. 2, p. 18, Winter 2009–2010