Education

University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign; Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Mathematics Education, August 2011; Dissertation Title: The Equity Practice of Secondary Mathematics Teachers in a School Committed to Community Connection and Social Justice.

University of Mississippi; M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Mathematics, May 2001

University of Illinois at Chicago; Illinois Secondary Math Certification requirements completed, MST Program, December 1989

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.S. Mathematics and Computer Science, May 1986

Professional Experience

University Teaching        

Middle Level Education Program, University of Cincinnati; Professor, MDL 327, Teaching Number Sense in Middle School, Fall 2011

Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Teaching Assistant, Sheila Dean, Instructor, CI 499/410 Middle School Instruction:  Theory and Practice,Summers 2004-2007; Instructor, CI 402 Teaching Diverse Middle Grades Students,  Spring 2005, 2006; Instructor, CI 401 Teaching in a Diverse Society, Fall 2004, 2006

                               

Secondary Teaching

University Laboratory High School, Champaign, Illinois; Mathematics Teacher—Taught Algebra I to sub-freshmen, Spring 2004

Upward Bound Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mathematics Teacher—Taught Algebra I, Summer 2004

Centennial High School, Champaign, Illinois; Mathematics Teacher—Taught Algebra I, Summer 2003

Franklin Middle School, Champaign, Illinois; Technology Specialist—Developed technology curriculum and taught computer courses; maintatined computer lab; assisted classroom teachers with the integration of technology; coached MathCounts team, 2002-2003

Oxford Middle School, Oxford, Mississippi; Mathematics Teacher—Taught Algebra I and Pre-algebra; coached MathCounts team; coached high school girls’ soccer,1997-2002

Sydney Lanier High School, Austin, Texas; Mathematics Teacher—Taught Algebra I, Geometry, and Computer Math; coach students for mathematics and computer science competitions; coached junior varsity girls soccer; served as teacher representative to the PTA Board; served as a Ropes challenge course facilitator; served on the District TechnologyLeadership Team, 1994-1997

Frederick Douglass Middle School, Chicago Illinois; Mathematics Teacher—Taught gifted mathematics and computers; maintatined computer labs; work as school coordinator for the Chicago Algebra Project; coache students for mathematics competitions; served on the School Improvement Plan (SIP) writing team, February 1990-April 1994  

 U.S. Peace Corps, Barazani Secondary School, Kenya; Mathematics Teacher—Taught Algebra II, Geometry, and Trigonometry and expanded school library, anuary 1987-December 1988

Academic Honors and Professional Awards

Curriculum and Instruction Fellowship, UIUC, $8000, 2007-2008

AERA Division K Graduate Student Invited Seminar, April 2007

Inclusion in the “Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by their Students,”UIUC, CI 399, Summer 2004; CI 401, Fall 2004; CI 402,  Spring 2005; CI 499, Summer 2005; CI 402, Spring 2006                                              

Max Beberman Scholarship, College of Education, UIUC, $2500, 2002-2003

Outstanding Master’s Degree Student in Secondary Education, University of Mississippi, 2001

Publications

Gregson, S. (2011). Negotiating social justice teaching: One fulltime teacher’s practice viewed from the trenches. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 41(0). Soon to be available online as part of a rolling-release special equity issue to be available in hard copy in 2012.

Presentations

Gregson, S. (2008) “We’re Gonna Roll Through this Together”: Beals Community School, Creating a Context for Critical Scholarship, Organizing, and Equitable Teacher Practice Paper presented at the 2008 annual American Educational Research Association general meeting, New York, NY.

Gregson, S. (2007). The Equity Practice of a Math Teacher in a Secondary School Committed to College Preparation, Community Connection and Social Justice. Paper presented at the annual American Educational Research Association general meeting, Chicago, IL. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 499168) 

Gregson, S. (2004). A Pre-service Teacher in a Community of Practice. Poster presented at theIllinois Professional Learner’s Partnership (IPLP) Forum, Schaumburg, IL.

Professional Memberships

American Education Research Association (AERA), Division K

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics  (NCTM)

American Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)

Association for Curriculum & Development (ASCD)

Association for Middle Level Education

Benjamin Banneker Association

TODOS: Mathematics for All

Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics