Jamar Pickreign, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Office: TH E250 Phone: (716)679-4660
Email: Jamar.Pickreign@fredonia.edu
Introduction
Dr. Pickreign is a former grades 7 - 12 mathematics teacher in Central New York and was a P-8 mathematics education specialist as a member of the faculty of Rhode Island College. A SUNY Fredonia College of Education faculty member since 2001, he is currently co-Director of Project PRIME' (Professional Resources In Mathematics Education), a mathematics education professional development endeavor he started with colleagues Dr. Keary Howard and Dr. Bob Rogers of the SUNY Fredonia Mathematical Sciences Department. Dr. Pickreign is also an associate editor of the New York State Mathematics Teachers' Journal.
Teaching Interests
in Mathematics Education:
- Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
- Issues, Trends, and Research in Mathematics Education
- Activity Oriented Mathematics
- Software for Mathematics Education
- Assessment and Evaluation in Mathematics
- History of Mathematics Education
- Technology in Mathematics Education
- K-12 Materials in Mathematics Education
Research Interests
- Mathematics Language
- Teacher Preparation and Continuing Professional Development in Mathematics
- Mathematics Assessment and Evaluation
Recent Scholarly Activity
- Pickreign, J. (2007). Rectangles and rhombi: How well do preservice teachers know them. Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers: The Journal, 1 (Content Knowledge). [www.k-12prep.math.ttu.edu]
- Pickreign, J. (2007). Alternative base arithmetic activities to develop teacher empathy for mathematics concept development. On-Math: Online Journal of School Mathematics, 5(1), Article 5.
- Pickreign, J. and Rogers, R. (2006). Do You Understand Your Algorithms? Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 12, (1), 42 - 47.
- Marchand, R., Pickreign, J., & Howard, K. (2005). An Analysis of the Performance Gap Between Native American and Anglo Students in the New York State Fourth and Eighth Grade Mathematics Assessments. Journal of American Indian Education. 44, (2) 24 - 35.
Education
- Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction/Mathematics Education, 1996 The University of Kansas
- MSEd. Curriculum and Instruction/Mathematics Education, 1993 The University of Kansas
- BS Secondary Mathematics (7 -12), 1986, SUNY Cortland
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