Ihor Charischak 10 Bogert Avenue White Plains, NY 10606 914/946-5143

Educational Background

Columbia Teachers College, New York, New York
M.A. degree in Computers in Education (October, 1982)

Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York
B.S. degree in Mathematics (June, 1967) - departmental honors

Stevens Institute of Technology, Center for Innovation in Engineering & Science Education (CIESE), Hoboken, NJ (January, 1990-present).

• Current projects: Mathematics Staff Development & Matrix 3-Year NJ State Grants
  
• Managed a three year NSF funded program which helped high school mathematics teachers integrate technology into their teaching.
• Created a video-based staff development series Mathematics and Technology: The Transition Years (produced jointly by CIESE, New Jersey Network and SERC) that helps middle and high school mathematics teachers integrate technology into their teaching program

• Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY (1976-1981)

    Courses taught: Algebra II, Precalculus, and middle school mathematics
 
• Columbia Preparatory School, New York, NY (1971 - 1976)

    Courses taught: Algebra I & II, Precalculus, History of Mathematics, 7th & 8th grade mathematics
 
• Carteret High School, Carteret, NJ (1967 - 1970)

    Courses taught: Algebra I & II

Clients included:

• Pleasantville School District, (Pleasantville, NY) Computer Coordinator (P/T)
• Logo Computer Systems Inc. (New York, NY) Staff development specialist in using LogoWriter in the classroom
• Lego Systems Inc. (Enfield, CT) Presentations and workshops introducing Lego TC logoto school districts
• Playing to Win, Inc. (New York, NY) Programmer and trainer of computer based mathematics and adult literacy curriculum materials
• BOCES Regional Information Center, (Tarrytown, NY) Technolgy staff development specialist

• Pace University, White Plains, NY
• Long Island University, Brooklyn and Rockland Campuses
• New York University New York, NY
• Fordham University, New York, NY

Courses taught: Evaluation of Software, Programming in BASIC and Logo, teaching with Applications (wordprocessing, databases, spreadsheets, and desktop publishing) and integrating technology in the classroom)

Logo Computer Systems Inc., New York, NY
 Workshop leader and staff developer in using Logo in the classroom

BOCES Regional Information Center, Tarrytown, NY
Developed and implemented curricular programs using computer technology for school districts in Westchester County

Playing to Win, Inc., New York, NY
Created a library of over 100 instructional software programs in mathematics and language arts

NCTM Committees

NCTM Annual Meeting Program Committee, Technology Liason, San Francisco, CA (1999)
Task Force on Technology (Appointed by Mary Lindquist, President of NCTM)

Founder and President

Council for Technology in Mathematics Education (CLIME) - an affiliate group of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics since 1988

Publications

Creating Dynamic Stories with LogoWriter (Dynamic Classroom Press, June, 1988)

Articles (including):

• A Look at Technology's Role in Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers at the Middle School Level (School Science & Mathematics, November 2000) - This article describes my vision of teacher professional development and how I try to implement it in my IMATTT (Integrating Mathematics with Technology Teacher Training) Project in Paterson, New Jersey.
• Bringing the Vision of 21st Century Collaborative Projects Into Today's Mathematics Classrooms. Proceedings from Technology and NCTM Standards 2000 Conference. Arlington, VA. June, 1998.
• "The Librarian Who Measured the Earth - the Mathematics of Eratosthenes" (Learning and Leading with Technology, April, 1997)
• "Measuring Heights Or What Trigonometric Tables are all About", Learning and Leading with Technology (February, 1996) - in techlearning.com
• "Mathematical Encounters", Tenth International Conference on Technology Proceedings , (March, 1993)
• "Filling in the Gaps with Logo Software", Logo Exchange (April, 1991)
• Teaching Math with Logo", Teaching K-8, (April, 1988)

Software

• CLIME Microworlds (Council for Logo & Technology in Mathematics Education, 1991-1996)
• Playing to Learn: Math/Logic Games (HRM Software, Pleasantville, NY, 1984)
• Logo Microworlds: Picture Puzzles (K-12 Micromedia, 6 Arrow Rd., Ramsey, NJ, 1985)

Presentations & Speeches (including):

• "A Vision for the 21st Century: The Seamless Integration of Technology into the Mathematics Classroom, (April, 1997, NCTM Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN)
• Presenter and panelist for nine-part national videoconference series entitled "Mathematics & Technology: The Transition Years" (NJN. Stevens Institute of Technology, 1993)
• "Revitalizing Mathematics Education with Technology - The Stevens Experience" (Guest speaker, New Jersey Educational Computer Conference, March, 1995)
• "Mathematical Encounters" (Bank Street College, November, 1994)

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