Grants

James Millikin Foundation Grant. (May 2004) This $2100 grant provided funding for continuing education and outreach for astronomy activities at Millikin University. 

Council on Global Issues Faculty Small Grant. (April 2004) The $400 award assisted with the purchase of source materials identified with the ancient astronomers of the Mixtec and Zapotec cultures at the NSF funded conference at the Maya Exploration Center in Oaxaca Mexico.

Teaching Astronomy Using Computers. (June 2000) This in-service presentation, supported by the James Millikin Foundation ($5000), provided 20 Decatur area teachers with state-of the-art astronomy software and instruction. The grant also provides ongoing support including the use of a computer-controlled telescope.
Link to presentation

Global Positioning System Grant. (1999)
A $1500 federal grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service, Washington, DC to develop curriculum materials to integrate GPS technology and service learning.
Link to GPS workbook
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The PUMP Algebra Project. (1995-1998) This large scale NSF funded ($740,000.00) project focused on encouraging teachers of middle school minority students to engage in mathematical activities that would enhance their students opportunities to be successful in high school algebra. I served as the project statistician and analyzed data collected throughout the grant including student performance data.
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Project LINCS for Grades 4-8: Lead Teachers Involved in Making Connections. (1991-1995) This large scale NSF funded in-service and pre-service program served approximately 200 teachers and focused on improving mathematics instruction in grades 4-8 at a cost of $700,000.00. My contribution to the project was to analyze the quantitative data collected throughout the project. This included a large scale pre/post survey with over 50 likert style questions.
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