Instructor Profile
Ruth E. Parker, PhD
CEO, Mathematics Education Collaborative (MEC)
Parker is the author of published books: Mathematical Power: Lessons from a Classroom and Supporting School Mathematics: How to Work with Parents and the Public. She directed an NSF funded grant to work with parents, educators and the public-at-large and research the impact on mathematics restructuring.
The nationally recognized MEC community-engagement model is based on collaborative work with teachers, parents, administrators, business leaders, school board members, math and science educators, and the public-at-large. Central to the model is the development of local cadres of mathematics education leaders. As developer of the highly acclaimed nine-day mathematics education series, Parker mentors MEC instructors who teach these courses throughout the country.
Parker received her PhD at the University of Oregon in 1992.
CEO, Mathematics Education Collaborative (MEC)
Parker is the author of published books: Mathematical Power: Lessons from a Classroom and Supporting School Mathematics: How to Work with Parents and the Public. She directed an NSF funded grant to work with parents, educators and the public-at-large and research the impact on mathematics restructuring.
The nationally recognized MEC community-engagement model is based on collaborative work with teachers, parents, administrators, business leaders, school board members, math and science educators, and the public-at-large. Central to the model is the development of local cadres of mathematics education leaders. As developer of the highly acclaimed nine-day mathematics education series, Parker mentors MEC instructors who teach these courses throughout the country.
Parker received her PhD at the University of Oregon in 1992.
