| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Dept: | Teacher Education |
| Office: | JH 313 |
| Phone: | 216-687-3747 |
| Email: | P.WACHIRA@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. JH 313, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: | ||
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B.S., Mathematics/Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1993
M.Ed., Mathematics Education, Millersville University, PA, 1998 Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Kent State University, OH, 2005 | ||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Dr. Wachira holds a joint appointment in the departments of Mathematics and Teacher Education. His teaching experience includes teaching mathematics content and education courses both face-to-face and online. His main research interests are in the preparation of preservice teachers to teach mathematics in a way that develops understanding facilitated by appropriate and effective integration of technology in learning. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| 2007 College of Education & Human Services, Technology Innovation Award, $500
2007-10 College of Education & Human Services, Faculty Mentoring Award, $3000 | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Teacher Education: Research Interests
1. Teaching geometry and measurement 2. Technology in Mathematics Teacher Education Mathematics: Research Interests 1. History of Mathematics 2. Number theory | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Number, Patterns and Operations
Algebra and Functions Data Analysis and Probability Geometry and Measurement Mathematics Teacher Education - K-12 Mathematics - Teaching, Assessment & Technology | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| (1) American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Research focus on education in Africa and the Caribbean AERA-SIG (2) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) (3) The Research Council for Mathematics Learning (RCML) (4) Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| 2007, Program Co-Chair, Research Council on Mathematics Learning
2007- Member, ETS PPST PRAXIS National Advisory Commitee | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| 2009 Cleveland State University CSU Assessment Grant Award, $2000
2007 Ohio Learning Network Technology Innovation Grant, $6000 | ||