Marilyn Burns (mathematics educator)
Marilyn Meinhardt Burns | |
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| Born | April 11, 1941 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Mathematics educator |
| Organization | Math Solutions |
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| Website | mathsolutions |
Marilyn Meinhardt Burns (born April 11, 1941)[1] is a mathematics educator and the author of over a dozen children's books on mathematics.[1]
Career and recognition
[edit]Burns is a 1958 graduate of the Wellington C. Mepham High School in The Bellmores, New York.[2] After receiving a B.A. from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, and teaching in elementary and middle schools in Syracuse, Burns founded Math Solutions, an educational resource provider, in 1984.[3] Burns pursued graduate studies at Syracuse University, San Francisco State University, and the University of California at Berkeley.[2]
In 1975, the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council cited Burns's book The I Hate Mathematics! Book in "outstanding science books for children".[1]
In 1991, the Bank Street College of Education in New York awarded Burns an honorary doctoral degree.[4]
In 1995 the Mepham High School Alumni Association listed Burns in their Hall of Fame.[2]
In 1996, the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics honored Burns with the Ross Taylor/Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award "for her influence on mathematics education".[5]
In 1997, the Association for Women in Mathematics honored Burns, "a mathematics educator with enormous scope and influence", with the Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education.[3]
In 2010, the Association of Educational Publishers inducted Burns into the Educational Publishing Hall of Fame.[6]
In 2012, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded Math Solutions a $2.2 million grant "to fund the development of a Web-based diagnostic tool that will help middle school teachers assess students' computational and problem-solving skills".[7] The end product of this grant was Math Reasoning Inventory, an assessment tool developed by Burns in collaboration with K–12 teachers, which is available without cost to teachers and administrators.[8]
Selected books
[edit]- Burns, Marilyn (July 30, 1975). The I Hate Mathematics! Book. Martha Weston, illustrator. Boston, MA: Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0316117418.[9]
- Burns, Marilyn (2020). Welcome to Math Class: A Collection of Marilyn's Favorite Lessons, Grades K-6. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1935099529.
- Burns, Marilyn (25 March 2015). About Teaching Mathematics: A K-4 Resource (4th ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1935099321.[10]
- Burns, Marilyn (April 30, 1982). Math for Smarty Pants. Martha Weston, illustrator. Boston, MA: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-11739-0.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Burns, Marilyn 1941-". Encyclopedia.com. 15 October 1975. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "The Mepham Who's Who: 1995 Honorees". Wellington C. Mepham High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Louise Hay Award 1997 Winner:Marilyn Burns". Association for Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Commencements; M.I.T. Scholar Speaks at Sarah Lawrence". The New York Times. May 25, 1991.
- ^ "Ross Taylor / Glenn Gilbert Gallery of Awardees". National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Congratulations to the Hall of Fame's Class of 2010". C. Blohm & Associates, Inc. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Grants to Develop, Test Next-Generation Teaching Tools in Math and Literacy". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "It's Not Only the Answer, It's How Students Solve the Problem that Counts in New Math Assessment for the Common Core". Scholastic Media Room. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Reviews of The I Hate Mathematics! Book: Masue Ando (1976), The Arithmetic Teacher, JSTOR 41191597; Janet Duffin (1988), The Mathematical Gazette, doi:10.2307/3618934, JSTOR 3618934
- ^ Reviews of About Teaching Mathematics: Mary Lou Damjanovich (2001), Teaching Children Mathematics, JSTOR 41197689; Heidi J. Higgins (2017), Teaching Children Mathematics, doi:10.5951/teacchilmath.23.8.0505, JSTOR 10.5951/teacchilmath.23.8.0505; Lawrence Shirley (1994), Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, JSTOR 41181415; Mignonne Wood (1992), The Arithmetic Teacher, JSTOR 41195325
External links
[edit]- Marilyn Burns, Math Solutions
