Phone: 828-227-3348
Email: rose@wcu.edu 
Office Address: Killian 224C

Education:

• Ed.D., The University of Tennessee, Curriculum & Instruction (Mathematics and Research), 1991
• M.S., The University of Tennessee, Mathematics Education, 1987
• B.S., The University of Tennessee, Mathematics Education, 1981

Research Interest

Terry is interested in the teaching and learning of mathematics in grades K-8.  In particular, her research centers on the teaching of non-routine problem solving in mathematics and teaching mathematics for conceptual understanding.

Publications and Presentations - Selected List

Refereed Journal Articles  

Co-authored "Self-Reported Classroom Impact of Teachers' Theories About Learning and Obstacles to Implementation,"  Action in Teacher Education, a publication of the Association of Teacher Educators (April, 1995).

Co-authored "Problem Solving:  The Link Between Social Studies and Mathematics," with George Schuncke published in The Clearing House, January/February 1997, Vol. 70, No. 3.

Co-authored "Who Uses Math? Primary Children's Perceptions of the Uses of Mathematics," with Jane Perlmutter, Lisa Bloom, and Anita West Journal of Research in Childhood Education for publication in the Fall, 1997 issue.

Co-authored  “Middle School Teachers:  Using Individualized Instruction Strategies” published in Intervention in School and Clinic , 34, No. 3, January 1999, pp.137-142,162.

Four presentations at the Annual East Tennessee Title I Conference in Gatlinburg, TN in December of 2007 entitled “”Teaching Mathematics for Conceptual Understanding” “”Five Out of Four People Have Trouble With Fractions” (both presented twice).

Presentation with Buffy Fowler at the North Carolina State Charter School Conference in October of 2008 entitled “Problem Solving in the Mathematics Classroom:  Developing True Understanding” in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Presentation at the Pathways to Literacy Conference in Lake Junaluska, NC in November of 2008 entitled “Literacy and Mathematics”: (two sessions).

Four presentations at the Annual East Tennessee Title I Conference in Gatlinburg, TN in December of 2008 entitled “”Differentiating in the Mathematics Classroom” and  “Using Children’s Literature to Enhance Mathematics Instruction” (both presented twice).

Four presentations at the Annual East Tennessee Title I Conference in Gatlinburg, TN in December of 2009 entitled “”Using Math Journals to Develop and Assess Student Confidence and Understanding” and  “”Teaching Mathematics From a Problem Solving Perspective” (both presented twice).Presentation to the NCCTM Western Carolina University Chapter on February 17, 2010 entitled “Using Math Journals to Develop and Assess Student Confidence and Understanding.”