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CURRICULUM VITA KATHLEEN CAGE MITTAG

Mathematical Sciences Department (Home Address) College of Science 4627 Pinecomb Woods The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 78249

6900 Loop 1604 West (210) 408-0691 San Antonio, TX 78249 [email protected]

(210) 458-4762 EDUCATION August 1993 Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction (Mathematics Education and Statistics), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX May 1975 M.S., Mathematics and Computer Science, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX December 1972 B.S., Mathematics Education, Summa Cum Laude, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007 Professor – Department of Mathematics The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

2000-2007 Associate Professor –Mathematical Sciences Department The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

Taught: Calculus I (reform and traditional); statistics; pre-calculus; conceptual calculus; elementary and secondary mathematics education; integrated science, mathematics and technology; and secondary approaches for mathematics and science.

1994-2000 Assistant Professor -- Education and Mathematics/Statistics The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

Taught: Calculus I (reform and traditional); statistics; pre-calculus; elementary and secondary mathematics education; integrated science, mathematics and technology; and secondary approaches for mathematics and science.

1993-1994 Visiting Instructor – Mathematics Department

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX. Taught: mathematics for elementary education, business calculus, calculus, and geometry and statistics for teachers.


1990-1993 Graduate Assistant, Teaching & Research –

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Taught mathematics methods and assisted in Center for Mathematics and Science Education organizing conferences and working on grants.

1980-1990 Secondary Mathematics Teacher -- H. M. King High School, Kingsville, TX.

Taught geometry, algebra, pre-calculus, and calculus.

1977-1980 Full-time Mathematics Instructor – Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX

Taught algebra, trigonometry, analytic geometry, business mathematics, and business calculus.

1973-1975 Graduate Assistant – Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX Taught algebra, business mathematics and trigonometry.

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics Education in Africa Statistics and Mathematics Education

Use of Technology in Instruction Research Methodology Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Issues in Education Integrated Mathematics and Science PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journals Mittag, K.C., & Taylor, S.E. (2006). Hitting the bull’s-eye: A dart game simulation

using graphing calculator technology. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 12(2), 116-122.

Collins, L B., & Mittag, K. C. (2005). The effect of calculator technology on student

achievement in an introductory statistics course. Statistics Education Research Journal, 4(1), 7-15. http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/serj

Mittag, K. C., Shoho, A., & Lien, V. (2004). Describing and evaluating an exemplary

mathematics elementary staff development project. School Science and Mathematics, 104(4), 145-154.


Mason, D., Fies, C., Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (2004). How scientists

communicate with numbers. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 51(1), 14-21. Agnello, M. F., & Mittag, K. C. (2003). Summary of comparing pre-service teachers’

attitudes toward diversity: Internship and student teaching experiences. Border Educational Issues. 2, 17.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (2003). Mathematical mysteries: Grab bag activities for

estimation, measurement and problem solving. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 52 (1),19-21.

Mittag, K. C. (2001). Mathematics education and new Texas legislation. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 49(1), 23. Mason, D., & Mittag, K. C. (2001). Evaluating success of Hispanic-surname students

in first-semester general chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education, 78, 256-259.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (2001). Seven ancient and modern wonders of the

quadratic world. Mathematics Teacher, 94(5), 349-350, 361. Mittag, K. C., & Taylor. S. E. (2001). The evolution of a graphing calculator course

for pre-service mathematics teachers. Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers: The Journal, 3, 1-19.

Mittag, K. .C. & Thompson, B. (2000). A national survey of AERA members’

perceptions of statistical significance tests and other statistical issues. Educational Researcher, 29(4), 14-20.

Mittag, K. C., & Collins, L. B. (2000) Relating Calculus I reform experience to performance in traditional Calculus II. PRIMUS, 10(1), 82-94.

Hedrick, W., McGee, P., & Mittag, K.C. (2000). Pre-service teacher learning through

one-on-one tutoring: Reporting perceptions through e-mail. Teaching and Teacher Education, 16(1), 47-63.

Tarr, J. E., Mittag, K. C., Uekawa, K., & Lennex, L. (2000). A comparison of

calculator use in eighth-grade mathematics classrooms in the United States, Japan, and Portugal: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. School Science and Mathematics, 100(3), 139-150.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (2000). Leaky faucet: A mathematical model. Demos

with Positive Impact. http://mathdemos.gcsu.edu/leaky/leaky.html. Philadelphia, PA and Statesboro, GA: Temple University and Georgia Southern University.

http://mathdemos.gcsu.edu/leaky/leaky.html


Mittag, K. C. (1999). Measuring the Jungian personality types of Hispanic high school students. Assessment, 6(3), 203-210.

Mittag, K. C., & Mason, D. (1999). Cultural factors in science education: Variables

affecting achievement. Journal of College Science Teaching, 28(3), 307-310.

Mittag, K. C., & Van Reusen, A. K. (1999). One fish, two fish, pretzel fish: Learning

estimation and other advanced mathematics concepts in an inclusive classroom. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 31(6), 66-72.

Mittag, K. C., & Eltinge, E. (1998). Topic coverage in statistics courses: A national

Delphi study. Research in the Schools, 5(1), 53-60. Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (1998). Using a scoring rubric to evaluate statistics

problems. Texas Mathematics Teacher. 156(1), 11-13. Mittag, K. C. (1996) Scale-free nonparametric factor analysis: A user-friendly

introduction with concrete heuristic examples. Louisiana Education Research Journal, 21(2), 33-41.

Taylor, S.E., & Mittag, K.C. (1996). Teaching statistics at the middle school level.

Texas Mathematics Teacher, 44(1), 3-4. Book

Mason, D. S., Mittag, K. C., & Taylor. S. E. (2003). Integrating mathematics, science and technology: A skill-building approach. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Refereed Conference Proceedings Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (1999). Ideas and activities for a mathematics

modeling course. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Taylor, S. E., Mittag, K. C., & Coleman, M. (1998). So you’ve got calculator training,

now what? Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics pg. 452-455. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Mittag, K.C. (1996). What students think about a Consortiums Approach Calculus I class. Electronic Proceedings of the Fifth Conference on the

Teaching of Mathematics. http://archives.math.utk.edu/CTM/ Reading, MA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


Mittag, K.C., & Taylor, S.E. (1996). Integrating calculators and content in a pre-service mathematics course. In Goodell (Ed.), Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, pg. 268-271. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Mittag, K.C. (1995). Using classroom data sets and the Sharp 9300 graphing

calculator to teach introductory statistics concepts. Proceeding of the Seventh International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, 334-338. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

PRESENTATIONS and PAPERS Mittag, K. C., & Naizer, G. (October 2006). Integrating mathematics and science

using atmospheric pressure activities. School Science and Mathematics Association Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT.

Mittag, K. C. (October 2006) The sum of the parts expanded activity for exponential

and sequential functions. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Mittag, K. C.(August 2006). Mathematics Education in the United States and Texas.

An invited presentation and colloquium at the University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, Africa.

Mittag, K. C., & Fies, D. F. (July 2006). Your pencil activity. Conference for the

Advancement of Mathematics Teaching. Houston, TX. Mittag, K. C. (April 2006). To use or not to use an inferential calculator in Introductory

Statistics courses: An investigation. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (January, 2006). The sum of the parts: A modeling

activity to develop sequential, power and exponential functions. American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of American Annual Joint Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Lott, C., Lott, J., Mittag, K. C., Torres-Martinez, N., & Boswell, L. (April, 2005).

Exploring the diversity of mathematics in children’s literature. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2005 Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Taylor, S., & Mittag, K. C. (March, 2005). Hands-on modeling activities. A workshop

presented at Teachers Teaching with Technology Annual Conference. Washington, DC.


Mittag, K. C. (February, 2005). To use or not to use an inferential calculator in Introductory Statistics courses?: An investigation. A paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Mittag, K. C. (February, 2005). Various Research Projects. A colloquium presented for the Mathematical Sciences Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (January, 2005). Enhancing the teaching and learning

of quadratic equations by using Handheld Technology. A paper presented at the American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of American Annual Joint Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Mittag, K. C. (November, 2004). Happy Meals, darts, and dice: Modeling activities

using technology. A workshop presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Lott, C., Balka, D., Boswell, L., Torres-Martinez, N. & Mittag, K. C. (April, 2004).

Using the Mathematics in Children’s Literature. A workshop presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (April, 2004). Using mathematics, science and

technology in the same lesson: It can be done! A workshop presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (March, 2004). Having fun with probability and

simulations. A presentation for the Teachers Teaching with Technology International Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Lien. V., Shapley, K., Bell, G., Brown, R., Naizer, G., Mittag, K. C. (February, 2004).

Grant workshop: From finding the appropriate grant funding to evaluating grants. A symposium presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX.

Mittag, K. C., Taylor, S. E., & Mason, D. (April, 2003). Connecting mathematics,

science and technology: It can be done. A workshop presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Balka, D., Boswell, L., Lott, J., Lott, C., Mittag, K. C., & Torres-Martinez, N. (April,

2003). Mathematics and children’s literature. A workshop presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.


Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (March, 2003). Darts, craps and Happy Meals. A workshop presented at the Texas Instruments Annual T^3 Conference, Nashville, TN.

Taylor, D. L., Mittag, K. C., & Tashakkori, A., (February, 2003). Learning from

research on high reliability organizations. An invited research paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Summerline, J., & Mittag, K. C. (February, 2003). A comparison of the improvement

of skills in developmental mathematics in the traditional classroom and through Internet courses. An invited research paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Naizer, G., & Mittag, K. C. (July, 2002). Bouncing balls: An integrated activity using

technology. A workshop presented at Conference of the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, Dallas, TX.

Mittag, K. C., Shoho, A., & Lien, L. (April, 2002). Mathematics and Science

Education Cooperative: An exemplary professional development project. A research paper presentation at The American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Mittag, K. C., & Lien, V. (February, 2002). How the Mathematics and Science

Education Cooperative Model Works. A symposium paper presentation at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Austin, TX,

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (November, 2001). How in-depth do you want to be

with your technology? An invited presentation at the 14th

International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Baltimore, MD.

Mittag, K. C. (October, 2001). Ten components of effective schools. Invited keynote

speaker at Re-energizing Teaching and Learning: Intercultural Development Research Association's Middle School Mathematics Teacher Leadership Institute, San Antonio, TX.

Naizer, G., & Mittag, K. C. (July, 2001). Bouncing balls: An integrated activity using

technology. A workshop presented at Conference of the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, San Antonio, TX.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (April, 2001). Who says you cannot have math, science

and technology in the same lesson? Invited workshop at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (April, 2001). Solving quadratic equations using

technology several ways. Invited presentation at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.


Mittag, K. C., & Martin, N. (January, 2001). New Teacher Certification Programs. Paper presentation at Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Mittag, K. C. (January, 2001). Relating Calculus I reform experience to performance

in traditional Calculus II. A colloquium presented to the Mathematics Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (November, 2000). Integrating mathematics, science

and technology. Invited presentation at the 13th

Annual International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Atlanta, GA.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (November, 2000). Seven wonders of the ancient and

modern quadratic world. Invited presentation at the 13th

Annual International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Atlanta, GA.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (July, 2000). Modeling activities for science and

mathematics including technology. Two workshops presented at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, Houston, TX.

Naizer, G., & Mittag, K. C. (July, 2000). Bouncing into measurement and geometry

using technology. Workshop presented at the Conference of the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, Houston, TX.

Mittag, K. C., & Collins, L. B. (April, 2000). Effect of calculator technology on

student achievement in an introductory statistics course. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Mittag, K. C., & Lien, V. (January, 2000). Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative: An exemplary mathematics and science elementary staff

development project. Paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX

Mittag, K. C. (November, 1999). The effect of the inferential statistics calculator on

student achievement in introductory statistics. Paper presented at the Twelfth International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, San Francisco, California.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (November, 1999). Mathematical modeling as a part of

college algebra. Paper presented at the Twelfth International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, San Francisco, California.

Mittag, K. C. & Taylor, S. E. (October, 1999). An integrated mathematics, science

and technology activity incorporating air pressure concepts. An invited presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Rock Eagle, Georgia.


Naizer, G., & Mittag, K. C. (July, 1999). Bouncing into measurement and geometry.

Activity presented at the Conference of the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, Dallas, Texas.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (July, 1999). Integrated mathematics, science, and

technology activity. Workshop presented at the Conference of the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, Dallas, Texas.

Tarr, J. E., Mittag, K. C., Uekawa, K., & Lennex, L. (April, 1999). A comparison of

calculator use in eight-grade mathematics classrooms in the United States, Japan, and Portugal: Results from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. A paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Montreal , Canada, April 1999.

Mittag, K. C. (April, 1999). Statistical significance testing: A survey of professional

educational researchers. A paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Montreal , Canada, April 1999.

Collins, L. B., & Mittag, K. C. (January, 1999). The effect of calculator technology on

student achievement in an introductory statistics class. An invited presentation at the Mathematics Association of America - American Mathematical Society Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

Mittag, K. C. (January, 1999). Exploring ways to use new inferential calculator

technology. A paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.

Agnello, M. F., & Mittag, K. C. (January, 1999) Pre-service teachers’ attitudes

towards diversity: Pre and post classroom experiences. A paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.

Mittag, K. C., & Agnello, M. F. (January, 1999). Measuring personality types of

pre-service secondary teachers. A paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.

Mason, D., & Mittag, K. C. (January, 1999). Doing the TEKS! An integrated science

and mathematics lab. An invited presentation at the International Association of Educators of Science Teachers Conference, Austin, Texas.

Mittag, K. C. (December, 1998). Using the new inferential calculators to teach

statistics. A colloquium for the Mathematics/Statistics Division at the University of Texas at San Antonio.


Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (November, 1998). Ideas and activities for a mathematics modeling course. An invited presentation at the Eleventh International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (November, 1998). Integrated mathematics and

science activities including technology for pre-service teachers. An invited calculator workshop at the Eleventh International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mittag, K. C. (November, 1998). Statistics projects using the graphing calculator

and classroom data. An invited workshop at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Western Regional Conference, Reno, Nevada.

Taylor, S. E., Mittag, K. C., & Springer, G. T. (July, 1998). A heart rate lab activity

for statistics. A paper presented at the 45th Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, San Antonio, Texas.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (July, 1998). Manipulatives and technology for middle

school. An invited workshop presented at the 45th Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, San Antonio, Texas.

Mittag, K. C., & Mason, D. (April, 1998). Cultural factors in science education:

Variables affecting achievement. A paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.

Mason, D., & Mittag, K. C. (April, 1998). Variables affecting success of Hispanic

surname students in Chemistry I. A paper presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor. S. E. (April, 1998). Measurement activities that include

technology. An invited extended workshop at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (April, 1998). Calculator and content for preservice

teachers. A paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (March, 1998). Balancing concepts and technology.

An invited workshop at the Teachers Teaching with Technology Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.

Mittag, K. C. (February, 1998). Probability and statistics activities including

technology. A workshop presented at the Western Regional National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Dallas, Texas.


Mittag, K. C. (January, 1998). Measuring the Jungian personality types of high school students. A paper presented at the Southwest Regional Research Association Conference, Houston, Texas.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (November, 1997). (a) So you’ve got calculator

training, now what? (b). A heart rate technology lab for statistics courses. Two invited papers at the Tenth Annual International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Chicago, Illinois.

Mittag, K. C., & Taylor, S. E. (July, 1997). Manipulatives and technology for middle

school. An activity presented at the Conference for Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, Houston, Texas.

Mittag, K.C. (May, 1997). Using a project in statistics to introduce linear modeling.

Invited presentation for the Southeastern Regional Conference of Teachers Teaching with Technology, Statesboro, Georgia.

Taylor, S.E., & Mittag, K.C. (February, 1997). An extended project to use in pre-

calculus or statistics. Invited presentation at the Teachers Teaching with Technology National Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Mittag, K.C. (January, 1997). Measurement activities for primary grades.

Workshop presented at the Southeastern Regional National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mittag, K.C. (November, 1996). Real world activities to incorporate in middle school statistics curriculum. Workshop presented at the Southwestern

Regional National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Mittag, K.C., & Taylor, S.E. (November, 1996). Activity based strategies and

problem solving for pre-service mathematics teachers. An invited workshop at the Ninth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Reno, Nevada.

Mittag, K.C. (August, 1996). (a). Measurement activities including technology for

elementary students, (b). activity based strategies and problem solving in middle school. Presentations and workshops at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, Dallas, Texas.

Mittag, K.C. (July, 1996). What can a middle school calculator do? An invited

presentation at the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Mittag, K.C. (June, 1996). (a). Using the Sharp calculator in pre-calculus and

calculus, (b). What students think about a Consortium’s Approach Calculus I class. Invited papers for the Fifth Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics, Baltimore, Maryland.


Mittag, K.C. (April, 1996). Activity based strategies and problem solving, including

technology, in middle school. Invited workshop at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, San Diego, California.

Mittag, K.C., & Taylor, S.E. (1996). Using graphing calculator technology in

educational statistics courses. A paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New York, New York.

Hedrick, W., Mittag, K.C., Crowder, D., & McGee, P. (January, 1996). Using

electronic mail as a data source for qualitative research. A paper presented at the Southwestern Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mittag, K.C. (January, 1996). Teaching statistics using classroom data sets and

technology. A paper presented at the Southwestern Educational Research Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mittag, K.C. (December, 1995). Introduction to graphing calculators using examples

from algebra, pre-calculus, and statistics. Paper and workshop presented at the Northeastern Regional Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Mittag, K.C., & Taylor, S.E. (November, 1995). Integrating calculators and content

in a pre-service mathematics course. Paper presented at the Eighth International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Houston, Texas.

Mittag, K.C. (November, 1995). Using real word data and technology to teach

introductory statistics. Paper and workshop presented at the South Carolina National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Mittag, K.C. (August, 1995). Teaching statistics using technology and student

generated data sets. A paper and workshop presented at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, San Antonio, Texas.

Mittag, K.C., & Taylor, S.E. (August, 1995). Activity base strategies and problem

solving in middle school. A paper and workshop presented at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, San Antonio, Texas.

Mittag, K.C., Tschope, J., & Cheney, C. (August, 1995). An intervention project

developed to improve TAAS Exit scores at a high school. A paper and workshop presented at the Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, San Antonio, Texas.


Mittag, K.C. (July, 1995). (a) Integrating problem solving and technology in middle school mathematics courses. (b) Using graphing calculator technology in statistics courses. Two invited workshops and papers presented at the Sixth Annual Conference on Technology, Houston, Texas.

Mittag, K.C. (June, 1995). Calculus using the Sharp 9300 graphing calculator.

Workshop and paper presented at the Technology in Calculus-Advanced Placement, San Jose, California.

Mittag, K.C. (April, 1995). Implementing problem solving activities in the middle

school. Workshop and paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.

Mittag, K.C. (February, 1995). (a). An introduction to the Sharp 9300 graphing

calculator. (b) An introduction to the Sharp EL-E300 middle school calculator. (c) Integrating the Sharp EL-E300 middle school calculator in the curriculum. Three workshops and papers presented at the Greater San Diego Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, San Diego, California.

Mittag, K.C. (November, 1994). Using classroom data sets and the Sharp 9300

graphing calculator to teach introductory statistics concepts. A paper and workshop presented at the Seventh International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Orlando, Florida.

Mittag, K. C. (July, 1994). An introduction to the Sharp 9300 for algebra through

calculus. A paper and workshop presented at the 1994 Conference on Technology, Houston, Texas.

Mittag, K. C. (February, 1994). Using real-world data sets and the Sharp 9300

graphing calculator in the introductory statistics classroom. A paper and workshop presented at the 1994 Western Regional Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, San Francisco, California.

Mittag, K. C. (November, 1993). Statistics on the Sharp 9300. A paper and

workshop presented at the 1993 Sixth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Parsippany, New Jersey.

Mittag, K. C. (April, 1993) Essential statistical topics and instructional strategies for

an Introductory statistics course. A paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

Mittag, K. C. (February, 1993) Statistics on the TI-81 graphing calculator. Paper

and workshop presented at the 1993 Western Regional Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Las Vegas, Nevada.


Mittag, K. C. & Taylor, S. E. (August, 1992). Games and simulations for probability and statistics. Workshop presented at the Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, San Antonio, Texas.

Mittag, K.C. (April, 1992). Modeling the Central Limit Theorem using Computer

Technology. A paper presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.

Taylor, S. E. & Mittag, K. C. (November, 1991). (a). Using the TI-81 in statistics,

(b). Games and simulations for probability and statistics. Two lecture-demonstrations presented at the Trinity-Brazos River Valley Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Conference, College Station, Texas.

Mittag, K. C. & Taylor, S. E. (June, 1991). Using the TI-81 in statistics. Lecture demonstration presented at the Conference on Technology, Houston, Texas.

Taylor, S. E. & Mittag, K. C. (January, 1991). An introduction to the TI-81 for

trigonometry and statistics. Paper presented at the Conference on the Teaching of Secondary Mathematics, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

Mittag, K. C. (November, 1990). Innovative ideas to use in the geometry classroom.

Presentation at the Trinity-Brazos River Valley Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Conference, College Station, Texas.

Non-refereed Publications

Mittag, K.C., (2005). Letter from the Past-President, Southwest Educational Research Association Spring 2005 Newsletter, 3.

Mittag, K.C., (2004). Letter from the President, Southwest Educational Research

Association Fall 2004 Newsletter, 3. Mittag, K.C., (2004). Letter from the President, Southwest Educational Research

Association Spring 2004 Newsletter, 3-4. Mittag, K. C. (2002). Letter from the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics

President. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 50(2), 4. Mittag, K. C. (2001). Letter from the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics

President. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 49(1), 4-5. Mittag, K. C. (2001). Letter from the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics

President. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 48(2), 4. Mittag, K. C. (2000). Letter from the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics

President. Texas Mathematics Teacher, 48(1), 4.


Mittag, K. C., & Lien, V. (2000). Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative: An exemplary mathematics and science elementary staff

development project. A paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX. Submitted to ERIC.

Mittag, K. .C. (1999). A national survey of AERA members’ perceptions of the

nature and meaning of statistical significance testing. A paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services # ED 429 086).

Tarr, J. E., Mittag, K. C., Uekawa, K., & Lennex, L. (1999). A comparison of

calculator use in eighth-grade mathematics classrooms in the United States, Japan, and Portugal: Results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. A paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services #ED 429 848).

Agnello, M. F., & Mittag, K. C. (1999). Comparing pre-service teachers’ attitudes

toward diversity: Internship and student teaching experiences. A paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services #ED 430 970)

Mittag, K. C., & Agnello, M. F. (1999). Measuring personality types of pre-service

secondary teachers. A paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Submitted to ERIC.

Mittag, K. C. (1998). Measuring the Jungian personality types of high school

students. A paper presented at the Southwest Regional Research Association Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services # ED 416 216).

Mittag, K.C., & Taylor, S.E. (1996). Using graphing calculator technology in

educational statistics courses. A paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, New York. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services # ED 401 314).

Mittag , K. C. (1993). A Delphi study to determine standards for essential topics and

suggested instructional approaches for an introductory non-calculus-based college-level statistics course. A paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. Submitted to ERIC.

Mittag, K. C. (1993) Scale-free nonparametric factor analysis: A user-friendly

introduction with concrete heuristic examples. A paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas.

(ERIC Document Reproduction Services # ED 355 281).


Mittag, K. C. (1992). Correcting for systematic bias in sample estimates of

population variances: Why do we divide by n-1? A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, Houston, TX. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service # ED 341 728).

Mittag, K. C. (1992). Using computers to teach the concepts of the Central Limit

Theorem. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services # ED 349 947).

Manuscripts Currently Under Refereed Review Mittag, K. C., & Fies, D. F. (2006). Your “average” pencil: What is it? Submitted for

publication to Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, a national refereed journal.

Taylor, S. E., & Mittag, K. C. (2006). The sum of the parts: A hands-on activity to

illustrate sequences. Submitted for publication to Teaching Mathematics, a national refereed journal.

Mittag, K. C. (2006). To use or not to use an inferential calculator in introductory

statistics courses?: An investigation. Submitted for publication to Research in the Schools, a national refereed research journal.

Mittag, K. C., Springer, G. T., & Taylor, S. E. (2005). The evolution of a student

survey project. Submitted for publication to Centroid, a national refereed journal.

Dissertation Mittag, K.C. (1993). A Delphi study to determine standards for essential topics and

suggested instructional strategies for an introductory non-calculus-based college-level statistics course. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Thesis Mittag, K. C. (1975). Mean Value Theorems for several forms of the derivative.

Unpublished masters thesis, Texas A&I University, Kingsville, TX. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS Mittag, K. C. (2006). Boschkop Primary School, Lynnwood Ridge, South Africa. I am

working with a primary school outside Pretoria, South Africa. A grant project that I co-direct and UTSA are sending school supplies and mathematics materials to the school and I am delivering the supplies In August. I will work with the teachers at the school and develop a research project.


Mittag, K. C. (2004). Southwest Educational Research Association 27

th annual

meeting program. Program Chair and editor. Mittag, K. C. and others. (1992). A workshop manual for standards for teaching

mathematics: Implications for teacher appraisal. 3 Video Tapes: The NCTM Teaching Standards in action: Primary, middle grades, secondary. Center for Mathematics and Science Education, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Taylor, S., & Mittag, K. C. (2007). Bar graphs vs. histograms: Why are these graphs

taught wrong in some books? Paper in progress. Kenelly, J. & Mittag, K. C. (2007). Writing prospectus for a conceptual calculus book,

Calculus for the rest of us, to be submitted to the Mathematical Association of America.

Summerlin, J., & Mittag, K. C. (2007). A study comparing student achievement in

computer-based versus traditional developmental mathematics classes. Paper in progress.

Mittag, K. C., & Lien, V. (2007) Mathematics and Science Cooperative: Where it’s

going and where it’s been. Paper in progress. Mittag, K. C., & Naizer, G. (2007). Bouncing balls: An investigation using

technology. Paper in progress. Mittag, K. C., & Mason, D. (2006). A longitudinal study of elementary student

science achievement. Paper in progress. Mittag, K. C., & Telese, J. (2005). Evaluating use of graphing calculators at middle

schools in South Texas. Research in progress. CURRENT RESEARCH Conducting a research study to determine if student mathematics achievement is

affected by question format. Working with elementary teachers of minority students to improve mathematics

education in their classrooms. Conducting research on gender-specific (all female) mathematics classrooms.


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES National, Regional and State Activities

President, Southwest Educational Research Association, 2004-2005. Treasurer, Southwest Educational Research Association, 2005-present. Delegate, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA, 2007. Member, Advisory Panel, Texas A&M Mathematics TEKS Connections Project, 2007. Membership Chair, Alamo District Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2004-2007.

Participant, Prentice-Hall and TEA Content Validation for High School TAKS Exam, 2003-2007.

Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal.

Chair, Southwest Educational Research Association 2007 Conference Local

Arrangements. Alternate Delegate, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2006. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Representative for Alamo District Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2004-2007. Co-Organizer, International Mathematics and Education Conference, San Antonio, TX, July 7-9, 2005. Alternate Delegate, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, 2005. Member, Casio Electronics Teacher Advisory Committee, 2004-2007.

Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal, 2005-2007. Reviewer, Teaching and Teacher Education, 2005-2007. Reviewer, School Science and Mathematics, 2007.

Alternate Delegate, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.


Program Chair, Southwest Educational Research Association 2004 Annual Conference.

Reviewer, Teaching and Teacher Education.

President-elect, Southwest Educational Research Association, 2002-2003. Past-president, Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2002-2004.

President, Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000-2002 Co-Chair, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2003 Local Arrangements Committee, 2001-2004. As a result of this committee, $65,574.16 was the rebate to the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics and The Alamo District Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Chair, Southwest Educational Research Association 2003 Conference Local Arrangements. Board Member At-Large, Southwest Educational Research Association 1997-2003. Member, Master Mathematics Teacher 8-12 Item Review Meeting, Jan. 2003. Member, Master Mathematics Teacher 8-12 Standard Setting Meeting, July 2003. Reviewer, Sam Houston State University Research and Sponsored Grants Program, 2003. Member, Texas Education Agency Mathematics Validation Review Panel, Oct. 2003 and Feb. 2004. Facilitator and Advisor for Reflecting, Sharing and Supporting: Intercultural Development and Research Association Middle School Teacher Leadership Institute, Fall 2002. Member, National Evaluation System Committee to Develop Test Items for Texas Master Mathematics Teacher Exam grades 8-12, 2003. Member, National Evaluation System Committee to Establish Standards for Texas Master Mathematics Teacher Exam. 2001-2002. Member, National Evaluation System Committee to Establish Frameworks for Texas Master Mathematics Teacher Exam, 2002.

Member, Governor's Task Force on Mathematics Initiative, 2001-present.


Delegate, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Association, 2000-2002. Co-sponsor, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Academy, February 2001. Board Member, Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, 2000-2002. Co-Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, Southwest Educational Research Association 2003 Annual Meeting. Member, State Committee to review Grades 8-12 Certification Requirements. Participant, Texas Mathematics Summit sponsored by Governor's Business Council, Austin, TX, November 3, 2000. Chair, Instruction, Learning, and Cognition Division, Southwest Educational Research Association, 1996-1998 Local Arrangements Chair, Southwest Educational Research Association, 1999 Annual Meeting Government Representative for the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics to National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 1999 Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. Local organizer for the Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board Meeting and Dinner and Breakfast at the Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching, San Antonio, TX., July, 1998 Texas Academy of Science, Board Member, 1993-1998 Texas Junior Academy of Science, Co-Director, 1993-1999. Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Board Member, 1995-present Texas Curriculum Coalition, Member, 1995-1996 Texas Mathematics Education Coalition, Board Member, 1992-1995 Alamo Regional Academy of Science and Engineering, Board Member, 1995- present Organizer, Texas Junior Academy State Competition at Texas A&M University (1993-present)


Reviewer, PRIMUS

Reviewer, Texas Mathematics Teacher University Governance

Graduation Marshal, Fall 2006 College of Science Ceremony Member, College of Science Policy Committee, 2006-2007. Member, College of Science Budget Committee, 2006-2007. Member, College of Science Teaching Lab Committee, 2006-2007. Member, Graduate Steering Committee, Mathematics Department, 2006-2007.

Member, University Standing Committee on Probation and Reinstatement,

2005-2006. Area Representative, UTSA 2006 State Combined Charitable Campaign. Member, University Scholarship Committee, 2004-2006. Area Representative, UTSA 2005 State Combined Charitable Campaign.

Member, Graduate Steering Committee, Mathematical Sciences Department,

2005-2006. Member, College of Science Scholarship Committee, 2005-2006. Graduation Marshal, Fall 2005 College of Science Ceremony.

Area Representative, UTSA 2004 State Combined Charitable Campaign. Member, University Standing Committee on Probation and Reinstatement,

2004-2005. Member, Graduate Steering Committee, Mathematical Sciences Department,

2004-2005. Member, College of Science Scholarship Committee, 2004-2005. Graduation Marshal, Fall 2004 College of Science Ceremony.

Member, College of Science Scholarship Committee, 2003-2004.


Member, Graduate Steering Committee, Science and Mathematics Education Department, 2002-2004.

Member, University Grievance Committee, 2003-2004. Member, Scholarship and Awards Committee, College of Science, 2003-2004.

Member, College Faculty Review and Advising Committee, College of Science, 2002-2003. Member, University Grievance Committee, 2002-2003. Member, University Committee on Electronic Plagiarism, 2002-2003. Member, UTSA and University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center Task Force, 2000-2003. Graduation Marshal, Fall 2003 College of Science Ceremony. Member, Graduate Steering Committee, Division of Mathematics and Statistics, 1996-2002. Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies, Curriculum and Instruction Department Travel Committee, 2001-2002. Member, Interdisciplinary Studies, Curriculum and Instruction Department Periodic Performance Evaluation Committee, 2001-2002. Member, Mathematics Education Department Periodic Performance Evaluation Committee, 2001-2002.

Member, Search Committee for Elementary Science Education Position in DISCI Department, 2001-2002.

Faculty Library Liaison, Mathematics and Statistics Division, 2000-2001. Member, University Judicial Affairs Committee, 2000-2001. Chairperson, College of Education and Human Development Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee, 2000-2001. Member, University Standing Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, 2000-2001. Member, Merit Task Force Committee, College of Education and Human Development, 2000-2001 Chairperson, Mathematics Division Undergraduate Catalog Committee, 1999


2000. Member, College of Science and Engineering Academic Policy and Curriculum Committee, 1999-2000. Chairperson, Committee to Organize, Develop, and Administer Exams, Division of Mathematics and Statistics, 1996-2000 Member, Committee to Design Masters Degree Programs with Elementary and Middle School Mathematics Specializations, 1998-present

Member, TASP Committee, Division of Mathematics and Statistics, 1998- 2000. Member, Mathematics Education Committee, 1994-present. Member, Colloquium Committee, Division of Mathematics and Statistics, 1996 1999. Chairperson, Education Division Travel Committee, 1999-2000. Member, School Partnership Committee, Division of Education, 1999-2000.

Member, Education Division Merit Pay Guidelines Committee, 1999-2000. Member, Education Division Secondary Certification Committee, 2000. Chairperson, Education Division 4-8 Certification Committee, Fall 2000.

Member, Secondary Education Committee, Division of Education, 1994- 2001.

Member, Search Committee for Instructional Technology Position, 1999-2000. Member, University Graduate Advisory Council, 1995-present Member, University Standing Committee on Teacher Education, 1995- present Member, Education Division Self-Study Committee, 1996 Member, Core Curriculum Committee for UTSA, 1995 Member, Association for Minority Participation, 1994-2001. Member, Education Division Travel Committee, 1995-2001. Member, Search Committee for Science Education Position, 1995


Member, University School Relations Committee, 1994-2000. Member, Onderdonk Family Memorial Scholarship Committee, 1994-1996 Member, Committee to Develop an Area of Specialization in Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts and Sciences, 1994-2001. CONSULTING PROJECTS Sul Ross State University, Mathematics Consultant, 2005-2006. Casio Teachers Advisory Committee, 2004-2007. Bastrop ISD, Mathematics Consultant, 2003 Weslaco ISD, Mathematics Consultant, 2002. Giddings ISD, Mathematics trainer for Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative, 2000-2001 Del Valle ISD, Mathematics trainer for Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative, 2000-2002 Gardendale Elementary School, San Antonio, Texas. (1997 - 1998). Develop and conduct staff development programs, involving mathematics manipulatives and integration of mathematics and literature. South San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas (1995- 1996) Train third, fourth and fifth grade teachers in mathematics content and implementation of the Mathland curriculum. Conduct problem solving staff development workshops. San Antonio Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas (Fall 1994- present) Develop and conduct elementary staff development programs involving: (a) integration of mathematics and children’s literature; (b) reading mathematics; (c) problem-solving; (d) technology; and (e) portfolios. Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas (Fall 1994- 1998) Consultant through the Model School and CEDE grants to develop and implement an intervention program designed to raise TAAS mathematics Exit scores. Sharp Electronic, Mahwah, New Jersey (Summer 1995) Assisted in organizing and teaching a three day calculator workshop taught in Baltimore, MD and a one day workshop in San Antonio, TX.


Participant in the DeZavala Interdisciplinary Curriculum Project (1994-1995) FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANTS Project director and mathematics trainer for the San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative Middle School Part II Geometry Teacher Quality Grant (May 1, 2007 –May 31, 2008). $86,984. Project director and mathematics trainer for the San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative Middle School Part I Teacher Quality Grant (May 1, 2006 –May 31, 2007). $84,982. Project director and mathematics trainer for the San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative Middle School Part II Teacher Quality Grant (May 1, 2006 –May 31, 2007). $84,982. Project director and mathematics trainer for the San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative Middle School Part I Teacher Quality Grant (May 1, 2005 –May 31, 2006). $81,992. Project director and mathematics trainer for the San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative Middle School Part II Teacher Quality Grant (May 1, 2005 –May 31, 2006). $81,992. Project director and mathematics trainer for the San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative Middle School Part I Teacher Quality Grant (May 1, 2004 – September 30, 2005). $79,998. Project director and mathematics trainer for the San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative Middle School Part II Teacher Quality Grant (May 1, 2004 – September 30, 2005). $79,998. Project director and mathematics trainer for the Quality Teaching for the Improvement of Mathematics and Science Collaborative Teacher Quality Grant for South San Antonio ISD –Sheppard Middle School and Benavides and Royalgate Elementary Schools (May 1, 2003 – September 30, 2004). $78,001. Project director and mathematics trainer for the Quality Teaching for the Improvement of Mathematics and Science Collaborative Teacher Quality Grant for South San Antonio ISD – Kazen and Dwight Middle Schools and Kindred Elementary School (May 1, 2003 – September 30, 2004). $78,538. Co- Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Planning Grant for South Texas Mathematics, Science, and Technology Center for Learning and Teaching (September 30, 2001 – May 1, 2003). The University of Texas – Pan American was the fiscal agent for this grant. $200,000.


Project director and mathematics trainer for the Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative Eisenhower Grant for South San Antonio-Price Elementary School. (May 1, 2000 - March 31, 2003). $72,377. Project director and mathematics trainer for the Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative Eisenhower Grant for South San Antonio-Five Palms and Carrillo Elementary Schools. (May 1, 2000 - March 31, 2003). $72,377. Project director and mathematics trainer for Middle School Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative Pilot Project. This project involves South San Antonio middle and high school teachers of science and mathematics. (October 1, 1999-May 31, 2000). Approximate budget $50,000. Project director and mathematics trainer for the Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative Eisenhower Grant for South San Antonio-Price Elementary School. (May 1, 1999 - September 31, 2000). $60,646. Project director and mathematics trainer for the Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative Eisenhower Grant for South San Antonio-Five-Palms and Carrillo Elementary Schools. (May 1, 1999 - September 31, 2000). $74,786. Project director and mathematics trainer for the Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative Eisenhower Grant for South San Antonio-Price Elementary School. (May 1, 1998 - September 31, 1999). $65,322. Project director and mathematics trainer for the Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative Eisenhower Grant for South San Antonio-Five Palms and Carrillo Elementary Schools. (May 1, 1998 - September 31, 1999). $76,874. FUNDED GRANT ACTIVITIES Co-Organizer, T

3 Mathematics Teacher Educator Short Course for Pre-Service

Service Teachers 2005, $22,000 equipment for pre-service teachers Co-Organizer, International Mathematics and Education Conference, San Antonio, TX, July 7-9, 2005. $40,000. Co-Organizer, T

3 Mathematics Teacher Educator Short Course for Pre-Service

Service Teachers 2004, $12,000 equipment for pre-service teachers. Co-Organizer, UTSA Mathematics Conference, April 3, 2004. Organizer, T

3 Mathematics Teacher Educator Short Course for Pre-Service Service

Teachers 2003, $7000 equipment for pre-service teachers.


Co-organizer, Re-energizing Teaching and Learning: Intercultural Development Research Association's Middle School Mathematics Teacher Leadership Institute, San Antonio, TX. (July, 2001-October, 2001). Participant, National Science Foundation Center for Learning and Teaching Meeting at the University of Maryland, February 9-11, 2002. Mathematics Trainer for the Mathematics and Science Education Cooperative Eisenhower Grant for Del Valle Elementary School. (May 1, 2000 – September, 31, 2001). Health Professions Partnership Initiative of the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio and the Department of Education at the University of Texas at San Antonio. (1999-2003). Mathematics consultant and trainer. Hewlett-Packard, Inc. Grant to receive a classroom set of graphing calculators and data loggers. $2400. Awarded Faculty Small Grant from College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Spring 2000, $400. Participant in TEKS for Leaders Summer Training sponsored by Texas State Systemic Initiative and Dana Center in Austin, Texas. (August 1999). Consultant for Project Connect which is a joint project between the Office of Extended Education of The University of Texas at San Antonio and the San Antonio Urban Systemic Initiative to utilize distance learning technology to complement and support the professional development of San Antonio algebra teachers. Awarded research grant from the College of Science and Engineering, Mathematics/Statistics Division, and Education Division. (November, 1998). $300 Awarded Faculty Small Grant from College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Spring 1999, $400. Participant at the TIMSS Training Seminar for the Third International Mathematics and Science Study in Washington, D.C. (November 10 - 13, 1997) sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and the U.S. Department of Education. $1200. Continuing travel grant from Sharp Electronics as a key professor (November, 1993-1998). $29,000 Awarded sixty Sharp 9300 calculators for classroom use and research. $5400 Awarded Faculty Small Grant from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Spring 1998. $300


Participant in the Collegiate Curriculum Reform and Community Action grant sponsored by the Mathematics Association of America and the National Science Foundation in Greensboro, NC. (May 25-June 1, 1997). As a result thirty Texas Instrument 92 graphing calculators were donated to the mathematics department at UTSA. $7000 Participant in the 3rd Annual State Systemic Initiative Grant Conference for Mathematics Teacher Preparation. (October 9 - 11, 1997). Mathematics education consultant for the San Antonio Urban Systemic Initiative National Science Foundation Grant. (Spring 1997- present). Mathematics consultant for Minority Mathematics and Science Education Coalition Grant which involved model teaching in Grades K-5. Eisenhower Funds. (Fall 1996-Spring 1998). Participating in A Team for the Future working conference for mathematics educators to determine suggestions for improvement of secondary mathematics pre-service instruction. The Texas State Systemic Initiative Grant sponsored this activity (1997). Participating in a working conference for higher education instructors of mathematics courses for pre-service teachers. The Texas State Systemic Initiative Grant sponsored this activity (1996). Mathematics site trainer for Minority Mathematics and Science Education Coalition Grant. (Fall 1995, Spring 1996, and Summer 1996). Instructor for the Algebra Project Grant. (Summer 1995). Awarded Faculty Small Grant from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Spring 1995. $400 A representative for UTSA in the Southwest Institute for Educational Renewal. The Institute prepared cohorts of educational leaders committed to the simultaneous renewal of the public schools and teacher preparation programs. Funded by Exxon Education Foundation and Southwestern Bell, Fall 1995 – Spring 1996. $2000. GRANT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED Helping Schools Achieve High Reliability Grant Proposal submitted by Dianne Taylor, Kathleen Mittag, Abbas Tashakkori, and Margaret Taylor Stewart to Ford Foundation, $4,775,000 (September, 2003). Evaluating the effectiveness of school improvement efforts in Florida, Texas and Louisiana, submitted proposal to U.S. Department of Education for Field-Initiated


Studies Grant Program with Abbas Tashakkori and Dianne Taylor (September, 2000). Mathematics Consultant for U.S. Department of Education Grant Proposal entitled “Preparing tomorrow’s teachers to use technology.” DISSERTATION SUPERVISION COMMITTEE Guerra, Gloria. (2006). A study to determine factors predicting success in junior college mathematics courses. The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. Moeller, Paula. (2005). A survey to determine teacher staff development needs in Texas. The University of Texas, Austin, TX. Johnson, Paige. (2004). A study of international entrepreneurship. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. THESIS SUPERVISION COMMITTEE

Wineberg, J. (2007). A comparative analysis of state mathematics certification tests on calculus competencies. Unpublished masters thesis. The University of Texas at San Antonio. Summerline, J. (2002). A study comparing student achievement in Internet-based versus traditional developmental mathematics classes. Unpublished masters thesis. The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. Cadena, J. A. (1997). The effects of reform calculus on Calculus II and following mathematics, science, and engineering courses. Unpublished masters thesis. The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. Bustamante, M. (1995). Teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward the use of manipulatives in two predominately Hispanic school districts. Unpublished masters thesis. The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Alamo District Council of Teachers of Mathematics

American Association of University Professors American Educational Research Association Mathematical Association of America


National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Phi Delta Kappa, A Professional Fraternity in Education

School Science and Mathematics Association Southwestern Educational Research Association Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics TODOS: Mathematics for All CERTIFICATIONS Generating Expectations in Student Achievement Trainer, September, 1998. Secondary Mathematics, Texas Lifetime Certification, December, 1972. Madeline Hunter’s EXCEL, 1986. TESA teaching methods, 1987.

Documents

CURRICULUM VITA - University of Texas at San Antoniozeta.math.utsa.edu/~fnorman/CV/Mittag.pdf · 2010-05-07 · Curriculum Vita: Kathleen Cage Mittag 12/6/2006 Page 2 1990-1993 Graduate