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Ph.D.
Education, May
2014 (projected)
Specialization in Mathematics Education Leadership
George
Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
M.S.,
Information
Technology
Naval
Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
B.S.
Mathematics
Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
TEACHING
UNIVERSITY
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Adjunct Mathematics
Professor (August 2002 – December 2011)
Strayer
University,
Newington, VA
Adjunct
Business
Professor (March 2002 – August 2002)
Strayer
University,
Newington, VA
Adjunct
Business
Instructor (September 1999-June 2000)
Lord
Fairfax Community
College, Warrenton, VA
Adjunct
Mathematics
Instructor (March 1988 – June 1989)
University
of Alaska,
Adak, AK
Adjunct
Mathematics
Instructor (March 1985 – June 1986)
University
of
Maryland, Stuttgart, Germany
INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Mathematics
Teacher (August 2002 – present)
Highland School, Warrenton, VA
Mathematics Teacher (August 2001– August 2002)
Madeira School, McLean, VA
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
RESEARCH:
- Lead Instructor,
STEM-21.
(July 2013 - December
2013). College of Education and Human Development and College of
Mathematical Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax,
Virginia.
Professors:
Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer and Dr. Jennifer Suh
- Lead
Instructor, Name
of Course.
(July 2013 - December
2013). College of Education and Human Development and College of
Mathematical Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax,
Virginia.
Professors:
Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer and Dr. Jennifer Suh
- Research
Archivist
and Instructor, Expeditions
in
Science Technology Engineering Education through Mathematics
(ESTEEM).
(June - December
2013). College of Education and Human Development and College
of Mathematical Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax,
Virginia.
Professors:
Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer and Dr. Jennifer Suh
- Research
Experiences for Undergraduates (REU).
(June 2012 - August
2012). College of Education and Human Development and
College of Mathematical Sciences, George Mason University,
Fairfax, Virginia.
Professor:
Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer
- Lead
Instructor,
Expeditions in Science Technology Engineering Education through
Mathematics
(ESTEEM).
(July 2012 - September
2012). College of Education and Human Development and College of
Mathematical Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax,
Virginia.
Professors:
Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer and Dr. Jennifer Suh
- Using
Calculator Based Ranger (CBR) Technology to Enhance Calculus Students'
Understanding of Motion, Velocity and Acceleration.
(January 2012-May
2012). College of Education and Human Development, George
Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, and Highland School, Warrenton,
Virginia.
Professor:
Dr.
Jennifer Suh
- Graduate Research
Assistant.
(September
2011-May
2012). College of Education and Human Development and College
of Mathematical Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax,
Virginia.
Professor:
Dr. Toni
M. Smith
- Graduate
Research Assistant.
(July
2011).
College of Education and Human Development, George Mason
University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Professors:
Dr. Jennifer Suh and Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer
- Graduate
Research Assistant.
(July
2011).
College of Education and Human Development, George Mason
University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Professors:
Dr. Toni M. Smith, Dr. Jennifer Suh and Dr. Padmanabhan
Seshaiyer
- AP
Calculus Students as Teachers, Research Project.
(January
2010-May 2011). College of Education and Human Development,
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, and Highland School,
Warrenton, Virginia.
Professor:
Dr.
Jennifer Suh
- Graduate
Research Assistant.
(September
2010-May
2011). College of Education and Human Development, George
Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Professor:
Dr. Toni M.
Smith
- Graduate
Research Assistant.
(August
2010).
College of Education and Human Development, George Mason
University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Professors:
Dr. Jennifer Suh and Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer
- Graduate
Research Assistant.
(June
2010 - July
2010). College of Education and Human Development, George
Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Professors:
Dr. Margret Hjalmarson and Dr. Toni M. Smith
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Mathematics
teacher
professional development
- The role of Calculus
teacher knowledge in the mathematical understanding of their students
- The impact
of teacher
participation in the AP Calculus exam reading on the mathematical
understanding and exam performance of their students
- The impact
of teacher
participation in the AP Calculus exam reading on teachers' classroom
practice
- The role of teacher
Calculus knowledge in the mathematical understanding of their students
- Teacher
and student
understanding of statistical processes, such as hypothesis
testing, regression analysis and correlation.
- How
student
understanding of calculus concepts affects understanding of calculus
problem solution.
- Relationships
between
calculus and statistics and discovering how each can aid in the
understanding of the other.
- How
technology can
enhance learning of statistics and calculus
- Methods or
tools to
enhance teacher understanding of concepts and processes in
calculus and statistics.
PUBLICATIONS:
- Corcoran,
M. (Fall 2012). AP calculus students as teachers. Virginia Math Teacher,
39(1),
33-35.
- *****How
do I include that Dr. Maxwell is including some of my
coursework in his next edition of Qualitative
Research
Design:
An interactive
approach (4th Ed.)?*****
- *****How
do I include that Dr. Bannan is including some of my and my colleagues
from EDIT 732/752 coursework in her next book on design based research?*****
CURRICULUM
PUBLICATIONS:
- AP Calculus AB
Course Audit:
Developed the entire Syllabus
to meet all College Board requirements
- AP Calculus BC
Course Audit:
Developed the entire Syllabus
to meet all College Board requirements
- AP Statistics
Course Audit:
Developed the entire Syllabus to
meet all College Board requirements
PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
- Corcoran,
M. (2013). Colorful approaches
to
sampling distributions.
Pennsylvania Council for Teachers of Mathematics
(PCTM) annual conference, Seven Springs, PA, 08 November
2013.
- Corcoran,
M., Ziegler, L., Brinson, A., & Handel, K. (2013). Our birdhouse gourd
garden: A cross-curricular mathematics and
sciences project.
Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) annual
conference, Richmond, VA, 04 November 2013.
- Long,
M. A., & Corcoran, M. (2013). Cookie rubrics: A
taste-tempting look at mathematical assessments.
Battlefields of Northern Virginia Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (BNVCTM) Conference, Manassas, VA, 02 November
2013.
- Corcoran,
M., Krause, E., Ogonowski, L., & Saville, J. (2013). Development of an
Augmented Reality Experience through Design Research.
American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual
meeting, San Francisco, CA, 27 April 2013.
- Corcoran,
M., Krause, E., Ogonowski, L., & Saville, J. (2013). Using an Iterative Design
Process to Design an Augmented Reality Experience.
Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT) Conference,
Orlando, FL, 08 March 2013.
- Corcoran,
M. (2011). AP calculus students
as
teachers. Virginia
Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) annual
conference, Richmond, VA, 05 November 2011.
WORKSHOPS AND SUMMER INSTITUTES:
- Lead
instructor, ESTEEM Summer Institute, George Mason University,
Fairfax, Virginia, July-September 2102
- Instructor
and Archivist, ESTEEM Summer Institute, George Mason
University, Fairfax, Virginia, July 2011
- Archivist,
COMPLETE Summer Institute, George Mason University, Fairfax,
Virginia, July 2010
MEMBERSHIP
IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- American Educational
Research Association
- National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Virginia
Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- Association for Women in
Mathematics
- Computer Science Teacher's
Association
- Golden
Key International Honor Society
OTHER
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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