Adam Poetzel

Name: Adam Poetzel

ICTM Nominated Position: Director At-Large

Current Position:
Clinical Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fall 2007 – Present

Responsibilities in Current Position:
Instructor for elementary and secondary pre-service teacher mathematics methods courses
Instructor for classes investigating the role of technology in math education
Plan and Implement workshops for effective technology integration in local schools
Created and taught online professional development modules for in-service teachers about promoting discourse in secondary mathematics classrooms
Assist with summer workshops for in-service teachers exploring the field of nano-technology

Past Experience:
Mathematics Teacher, Champaign Central High School
Instructor, novice teacher mentor, curriculum and assessment writer, football coach

Education:
M.A., Secondary and Continuing Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Mathematics and Secondary Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

ICTM Involvement and Activities:
ICTM Conference Presenter
"When am I Ever Gonna Use this in my Real Life, Anyway?", "Moving a Wall: An Unbelievable Lesson about Measuring Unimaginable Distances", "3-D Printing in the Mathematics Classroom"
ICTM Summer Leadership Retreat; member of the professional development committee
ICTM New Teacher Blog: organized a blog to survey young teachers about their greatest needs
ICTM Math Contest: Coached Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II math teams
Other Professional Activities:
Conference Presenter
NCTM, Wolfram International Conference, Illinois Connections Conference, Eastern Illinois Math Teacher’s Conference

Honors:
University of Illinois’ List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students
NCTM Publications (Mathematics Teacher)

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