Tony Thompson

Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
223-B Graves Hall
(205) 348-3125
anthony.thompson@ua.edu
Appointed in 2002

Recent Courses Taught:

CEE 380: Teaching Mathematics to Children
CSE 406: Curriculum in Secondary Mathematics
CSE 483: Teaching Secondary School Mathematics
CSE 566: Improving Mathematics Instruction
CIE 680: Seminar for Research in Mathematics Education

Areas of Research:

Teaching for higher-order thinking in mathematics
Teaching / learning of measurement in the middle grades
Preparing pre-service teachers to teach mathematics in inclusive classrooms

Academic Degrees:

Ph.D., Florida State University, 1999. Mathematics Education.

M.A., Florida State University, 1992. Mathematics.

B.A. / B.S., Northwestern State Univ. of Louisiana, 1987. Education - Mathematics and History.

Professional Experiences:

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Alabama, 2002 – Present.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, East Carolina University, 1999 – 2002.

Middle and High School Teacher, 1987 - 1990, 1996 – 1998.

Selected Publications:

Lusk, A., & Thompson, T. (2007). Algebra teachers’ perceptions of teaching students with learning disabilities. In T. Lamberg, & L. R. Wiest, (Eds.) Proceedings of the 29th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, (pp. 757 – 760). University of Nevada, Reno.

Thompson, T., & Preston, R. (2007). Measurement tasks for the middle grades. Alabama Journal of Mathematics, 29(2), 59-64.

Thompson, T. (2006). Teaching for social mathematics: Exploring the collaborative roles of social studies and mathematics educators. Social Studies Research and Practice, 1(2), 268-283.

Thompson, T., & Sproule, S. (2005). Calculators for students with special needs. Teaching Children Mathematics, 11(7), 391-395.

Preston, R., & Thompson, T. (2004). Integrating measurement across the curriculum. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 9(8), 436-441.

Thompson, T., & Preston, R. (2004). Measurement in the middle grades: Insights from NAEP and TIMSS. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 9(9), 514-519.

Selected Presentations:

Thompson, T. (2007). Preparing pre-service teachers to teach mathematics in inclusive classrooms. Research Council on Mathematics Learning Conference, Cleveland, OH.

Thompson, T., Kysh, J., & Coffey, M. (2007). Revisiting 100 years of mathematics education through the “Mathematics Teacher”. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Thompson, T., & Preston, R. (2004). Reconciling the teaching and learning of measurement in mathematics and science classrooms. School Science and Mathematics Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Preston, R., & Thompson, T. (2004). Measuring measurement: Researching the teaching and learning of measurement in the middle grades. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Conference, San Diego, CA.

Thompson, T. (2003). An analysis of an Algebra I end-of-course exam: A case of multiple dimensions and cognitive incongruencies. American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, IL.