Linda M. Gojak is an American mathematics educator who was president of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics and, in 2012–2014, of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.[1]
Education and career edit
Gojak is a graduate of Miami University. She earned a master's degree in education, specializing in elementary and middle school mathematics, from Kent State University. She was a mathematics teacher for 28 years, and then in 1999 took a position in the Department of Education and Allied Studies at John Carroll University as director of the Center for Mathematics and Science Education, Teaching, and Technology.[1]
Books edit
Gojak is the author of books including:
- What's Your Math Problem!?!: Getting to the Heart of Teaching Problem (Shell Education, 2011)
- The Common Core Mathematics Companion: The Standards Decoded (with Ruth Harbin Miles, Corwin, 2016)
- Mathematize It! Going Beyond Key Words to Make Sense of Word Problems (with Kimberly Morrow-Leong and Sara Delano Moore, Corwin, 2020)
Recognition edit
The Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics has named their annual state-level award for middle school teaching as the Linda M. Gojak Award.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Linda M. Gojak, President 2012–2014, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, retrieved 2021-01-01
- ^ Educator awards, Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, retrieved 2021-01-01