Andrew T. Wilson
Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
APSU P.O. Box 4626
Mathematics Department
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN 37044Office: CL 102 (931) 221-7843 wilsona@apsu.edu
Educational Background:
- B.S. Murray State University (1985)
M.S. The University of Tulsa (1988)
Additional Graduate Study, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ed.D. Peabody College of Vanderbilt University (2004)
Professional Experience:
Professional Organizations:
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators
Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association
Middle Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association
Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Mathematical Association of America
Research Interests:
Courses Taught:
- MATH 1010 Mathematical Thought and Practice
- MATH 1110 College Algebra
- MATH 1410 Structure of Mathematical Systems I
MATH 1411 Structure of Mathematical Systems I Lab
MATH 1420 Structure of Mathematical Systems II- MATH 1421 Structure of Mathematical Systems II Lab
- MATH 1530 Elements of Statistics
- MATH 1810 Elements of Calculus
- MATH 4020/5020 Geometry for Elementary & Middle School Teachers
- MATH 4030/5030 Problem Solving for Elementary & Middle School Teachers
- MATH 4100/5100 Mathematical Concepts Development
MATH 5070 Methods, Materials, and Strategies in Teaching Mathematics- MATH 5080 Mathematics in a Technological World
- MATH 5090 Research in Mathematics Education
- Recent Presentations, Conferences and Papers:
Big Ideas in Elementary Mathematics. Invited Presentation at the Smoky Mountain Mathematics Educators’ Association Fall Meeting, Oak Ridge, TN., November 13, 2008.
How Do Children Learn to Solve Problems? Presentation at the Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Teachers Teaching with Technology Regional Conference at Ballard High School, Louisville, KY., October 11, 2008.
Generating Fractals Using a Graphing Calculator. Presentation at the Tennessee Mathematics Teachers’ Association Annual Conference, Clarksville, TN, September 19, 2008.
Completing The Square - Techniques of Integration. Invited Presentation at the Teacher Excellence Summer Workshop Series, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, June 27, 2008.
Introduction to Geometer’s Sketchpad & Geometry. Invited Presentation at the Teacher Excellence Summer Workshop Series, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, June 25, 2008.
Revisit the Trapezoid Rule/Simpson’s Rule. Invited Presentation at the Teacher Excellence Summer Workshop Series, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, June 23, 2008.
Money Applications Revisited - Amortization & Series. Invited Presentation at the Teacher Excellence Summer Workshop Series, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, June 23, 2008.
Derivative Jeopardy. Invited Presentation at the Teacher Excellence Summer Workshop Series, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN., June 20, 2008.
Money Applications - Interest & Exponentials. Invited Presentation at the Teacher Excellence Summer Workshop Series, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, June 19, 2008.
Completing The Square - Techniques of Integration. Invited Presentation at the Teacher Excellence Summer Workshop Series, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN., June 13, 2008.
Introduction to Geometer’s Sketchpad & Geometry. Invited Presentation at the Teacher Excellence Summer Workshop Series, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN., June 11, 2008.
Data Analysis in the Middle Grades: Analyzing Students' Thinking. Presentation at the Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Teachers Teaching with Technology Regional Conference at Henry Clay High School, Lexington, KY, October 20, 2007. (Parachute Lesson Plans)
So You Want to be a Mathemagician? Presentation at the 27th Annual Mathematics Symposium at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, October 2007.
- Teaching Multiplicative Thinking to Pre-service Teachers: What is Multiplicative Thinking and how can we teach it? Presentation at the Sixth Annual Tennessee Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Conference, Jackson, TN, April 2007.
Involving Preservice Teachers in Standards-Based Mathematics Instruction. Presentation at the 26th Annual Mathematics Symposium at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, November 2006.
- The Money is in the Bag: What is the Probability? Presentation at the Tennessee Mathematcs Teachers' Association Annual Conference, Martin, TN, September 2006.
Visualizing Limits in Our World . Invited Presentation at the ITQ Summer Workshop for Secondary Geometry Teachers, Middle Tennessee State University, Murphfreesboro, TN, June 2006.
Can Your Students Speak Fractions? Presentation at the Mathematical Association of America's Annual MathFest Conference in Knoxville, TN, August 2006.Assessing Change in Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Learning and Teaching Mathematics. Refereed paper published in the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference Proceedings, Orlando, FL, March 2006.
Assessing Change in Preservice Teachers' Beliefs in an Elementary Mathematics Methods Course. Presentation at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Tenth Annual National Conference, Tampa, FL, January 2006.
Evaluating Web Tools for Learning and Teaching Mathematics. Presentation at the 25th Annual Mathematics Symposium at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, November 2005.
- Assessing Change in Elementary Preservice Teachers' Beliefs. Presentation at the NCTM Regional Conference, Birmingham, AL, October 2005.
I participated in the Joint Meeting of the Tennessee Mathematics Teachers' Association and the Middle Tennessee Mathematics Teachers held at Ravenwood High School, Nashville, TN, September 2005.
Problem Solving in the Middle Grades. Invited Workshop at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, July 2005.
Inquiry Techniques in Teaching K-12 Mathematics and Science. Invited Presentation at the Tiered Mentoring Workshop, Murray State University, Murray, KY, June 2005.
Knowing and Teaching Mathematics for Understanding: Reaching out to K-12 Teachers. Invited Presentation at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, March 2005.
Decision Making, Variability, and Sampling. Presentation at the Third Annual Tennessee Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Conference, Knoxville, TN, April 2004.
Decision Making, Variability, and Sampling. Presentation at the Middle Tennessee Mathematcs Teachers and Teachers Teaching with Technology Annual Conference, Nashville, TN, February 2004.
- Mathlets (Some Require Shockwave or Flash Plugin)
- Click here to try the Triangle Challenge.
- Click here for 3 Checkerboard challenges.
- Click here to try the Number Puzzle.
- Click here to try the Number Puzzle 2.
- Click here to have the Amazing Andy guess your number.
- Click here to ride the Orient Express.
- Click here to try the Factory Problem.
- Here is the Factory Problem with an altitude drawn and an additional question.
- Rate Minitool
- Click here to visit the Mind reader
- Click here to investigate a Rhombus
- Mean, Median & Mode
- Virtual Manipulative Links
Arcytech National Library of Virtual manipulatives Algebra Tiles
Geometry in Action - a collection of explanations and examples of a variety of low and very high-level real-world geometric applications.- The Geometry Junkyard - a "geometry encyclopedia"
- Web Quests for Mathematics - Lots of great web quests on a variety of math topics.
- Ask Dr. Math - a great resource to publish in the classroom newsletters for parent reference if they have questions about or need help helping their children with math homework. Easy to navigate and sorted by question (Grades K-college).
- Check out this link to the MathSolutions newsletter and Index of Classroom Lessons.
- Math Archives
- Proud Supporter of
- Mathematically Sane
Outside Interests
Family, Church Activities, College Sports, Bowling, Softball, and Computer Applications
Austin (10 years old) and Drew (13 years old) Christmas 2005
The Wilson Family March 24, 2006
The Wilson Family March 25, 2006
The Wilson Family March 30, 2000
Aphaasha "It was 1970 something." Timmy (Keyboards), Andy (Guitar), and Brian (Drums)
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