Jeffrey Allen Hovermill

Associate Professor of Mathematics Education

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Northern Arizona University

Box 5717, Flagstaff, AZ  86011

(928) 523-6897

Jeff.Hovermill@nau.edu

 

Education Background

2003       Ph.D. Instruction and Curriculum in Mathematics Education - University of Colorado

1997       M.S. Statistics - University of Idaho

1992       B.S. Mathematics and Secondary Education - Greensboro College

 

Professional Background

Aug 2009 – present         Associate Professor  

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Northern Arizona University

Aug 2003 – May, 2009    Assistant Professor  

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Northern Arizona University

Jan 2002 – Aug 2003        Mathematics Teacher Professional Development Coordinator

                New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Aug 2002 – Dec 2002       Middle Grades Mathematics Teacher

                Mountain Shadows Montessori School, Boulder, Colorado

Aug 1998 – Aug 2002       Research Assistant

                University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

 Aug 1995 – Dec 1997      Teaching Assistant

                University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

Aug  1993 – May 1994     7th-12th grade mathematics teacher

                Seabury Hall School, Makawao, Maui

Aug 1992 – May 1993      7th grade mathematics teacher

                Kiser Middle School, Greensboro, NC

Summer 1992 and Summer 1993               7th-12th grade mathematics teacher

                Woodbury Forest School, Orange, VA

 

Awards

Chair’s Award for Research. Northern Arizona University Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

    May, 2005.

Faculty Fellow. Northern Arizona University E-Learning Center. 2005-2006.

Teaching Assistant of the Year. University of Idaho Department of Statistics. 1996-1997.               

               

 

 

Publications (*peer-reviewed)

*Hovermill, J. and Crites, T. (October, 2008). Integrating Content, Pedagogy, and Reflective         Practice: Innovative New Distance Learning Courses and Programs for Mathematics Teachers.       Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration.

*Matos, J., Powell, A., Sztajn, P., Ejersbo, L., Hovermill-Shamatha, J. (2009). Processes of Learning In and

               From Practice. In D. Ball and R. Even, (Eds.), The Professional Education and Development of

               Teachers of Mathematics: The 15th ICMI Study. ICMI Study Series, Vol. 11. Springer: New York

Shamatha, J. (2007). Sharing your Research Lesson. In S. Brown, (Ed.), Lesson Study in the United States:              An Innovative Professional Development Approach to Change in a School’s Learning             Environment. Sage Publications.

*Shamatha, J. (2006).  Analyzing a new distance learning Masters’ of Arts of Teaching Mathematics         degree program.  Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference for the Society for Information     Technology and Teacher Education. Orlando, Florida.

*Andrews, A., Weaver, A., Hanley, D., Shamatha, J., and Melton, G. (2005). Scientists and Public               Outreach: Participation, Motivations, and Impediments. Journal of Geoscience Education, 53(3),    p. 281-293.   

*Shamatha, J. (2005). Building Capacity for Mathematics Achievement: A Collaborative Approach.            Proceedings of the 15th International Commission on Mathematical Instruction. Sao Paulo, Brazil.

*Shamatha, J., Peressini, D., & Anderson, K. (2004). Technology-Supported Mathematics Activities          Situated within an Effective Learning Environment Theoretical Framework. Contemporary Issues   in Teacher Education, 2(1), p. 49-78.   

 *Hovermill, J. (2003). Technology Supported Inquiry Learning with Fathom: A Professional Development             Project. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference      Proceedings. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

* Hovermill, J., Wiburg, K., &  Jorgenson, K., (2003). Using Lesson Study and Technology to Improve        Teaching and Learning. Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International          Conference Proceedings. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

*Borko, H., Peressini, D., Romagnano, L., Knuth, E., Yorker, C., Wooley, C., Hovermill, J., & Masarik, K.    (2000). Teacher education does matter: A situative perspective of learning to teach secondary   mathematics. Educational Psychologist, Special Fall Issue.

 

Grants

Northern Arizona University, Graduate College. November, 2010. Improving Recruitment of Department

               of Mathematics and Statistics Graduate Students. $3553.25

Arizona Board of Regents, Improving Teacher Quality Program with Page Schools. December, 2008.         Project Co-Director. Supporting Fourth-Year Mathematics in Coconino and Mohave Counties.

               $321,536

Arizona Board of Regents, Improving Teacher Quality Program with Dine’ Schools. December, 2007.        Project Co-Director. Classroom Connections: Content, Pedagogy, and Technology. $146,574.38

Arizona Board of Regents, Improving Teacher Quality Program with Maricopa County Schools.   December, 2007. Project Co-Director. Mentoring Quality Mathematics Instruction. $199,598

Northern Arizona University, E-Learning Center. October, 2007. Project Co-Director. N-spiring students                 through technology. $16,210.

Arizona Department of Education, Mathematics and Science Partnership Program Continuation with      Coconino County Schools. October, 2007. Connecting Mathematics Content and Pedagogy.           Project Co-Director. $187,834.

 Arizona Department of Education, Mathematics and Science Partnership Program Continuation with     Ganado County Schools. October, 2007. Developing Mathematics Teachers Content Pedagogical               Knowledge. Project Co-Director. $172,874.

Arizona Board of Regents, Improving Teacher Quality Program with Maricopa County Schools.   December, 2006. Project Co-Director. Mentoring Quality Mathematics Instruction. $199,598

Arizona Department of Education, Mathematics and Science Partnership Program with Coconino County              Schools. October, 2006. Project Co-Director. Connecting Mathematics Content and Pedagogy.    $82,187.

Arizona Department of Education, Mathematics and Science Partnership Program with Ganado County                 Schools. October, 2006. Project Co-Director. Developing Mathematics Teachers Content                 Pedagogical Knowledge. $241,305.

Arizona Board of Regents, Improving Teacher Quality with Flagstaff Unified School District. October,       2006. Project Co-Director. Developing a Cadre of Preservice Mathematics Teacher Mentors.           $59,541.

Arizona Department of Education, Mathematics and Science Partnership Program with Pinal County       Schools. October, 2006. Project Director. Connecting Mathematics Content and Pedagogy.              $241,609.

Arizona Department of Education, Mathematics and Science Partnership Program with Coconino County              Schools. October, 2005. Project Director. Connecting Mathematics Content and Pedagogy.           $84,432.

Arizona Board of Regents, Improving Teacher Quality with Coconino County Schools. December, 2004. Project Director. Mathematics Content, Instruction, and Assessment through Lesson Study.          $59,129

 

Presentations

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics – Salt Lake, Utah. April, 2008. Learning to Utilize Bilingual,                 Student-Centered, Middle Grades, Mathematics Tasks.

Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics – Phoenix, Arizona. September, 2007. Navigating          through Number, Grades 3-5.

Northern Arizona University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Flagstaff, AZ. May, 2007.

                Research in Mathematics Education

Society for Information Technology and Education – Orlando, Florida. March, 2006. An Innovative            Distance Learning Masters of Arts of Teaching Mathematics Degree Program.

Northern Arizona University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Flagstaff, AZ. March, 2006.

                The New MAT in Mathematics: Content, Pedagogy, and Distance

Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics – Phoenix, Arizona. September, 2006. An Innovative    Distance Learning Masters of Arts of Teaching Mathematics Degree Program.

International Conference on Mathematics Instruction – Sao Paulo, Brazil. July, 2005. Building Capacity   for Mathematics Achievement through Lesson Study.

Northern Arizona University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Flagstaff, AZ. May, 2005.          Building Capacity for Mathematics Achievement through Lesson Study.

Mathematical Association of America, Southwest Chapter – Flagstaff, Arizona. April, 2004. Teaching        Mathematics in Seven Countries: Results from the TIMMS 1999 Video Study

Northern Arizona University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Flagstaff, AZ. Feb, 2004.            Teaching Mathematics in Seven Countries: Results from the TIMMS 1999 Video Study

 

Professional Service and Memberships

Reviewer for Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching for 5 years

Reviewer for Contemporary Issues in Teacher Education for 5 years

Member of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics for 15+ years

Member of Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators for 5+ years

Member of Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics for 5+ years. Several contributions to AATM

   newsletter.

 

University Service

University Student Teaching Committee (2005-2009) – Chair (2008-2009)

University Secondary Teacher Education Committee (2003-2005)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Annual Review Committee (2004-2009)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Assessment Committee (2005-2009)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Mathematics Education Hiring Committee (2004-2008)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Graduate Operations Committee (2004-2010)-Chair since ‘09

Department of Mathematics and Statistics M.A.T. Program Liaison (2004-2010)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Scholarship Committee (2008-2009)

Center for Science Teaching and Learning Science Education Hiring Committee (2008-2009)

E-Learning Center Instructional Designer Hiring Committee (2006-2007)

E-Learning Center Blackboard Vista Planning Committee (2006-2007)