Terra Stamps

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•  blessed with a wonderful husband and two boys all of whom love adventure.

Top row left to right: on the Langjokull glacier in Iceland (2017). We hiked around on the glacier and even went down into it. Hanauma Bay in Hawaii (2018). Excavating dinosaurs in Wyoming (2021). On a lobster boat in Maine (2023). Bottom row left to right: gondola ride in Venice, Italy, climbing Mount Vesuvius in Naples, Italy, and in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy (2024)

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• a missionary to Haiti.

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• a Crossfitter

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• mom to a beagle named Little Bit

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• ​a breast cancer survivor

 

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•  a University of Alabama alumni and football fan. (ROLL TIDE!)

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• and so much more than a math nerd who loves her job and her students!

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Department Coordinator, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL, May 2005-May 2011
Department Chair, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL, May 2005-December 2007 and Aug 2023-present
Professor of Mathematics, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL, August 2000-present
PT Temporary Instructor, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, January 2000-May 2000
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, August 1997-Dec 1999

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Department Chair and Coordinator       

• finalize schedules and staff all math courses

• write, distribute, and schedule departmental final exams

• book orders

• handle student complaints regarding adjuncts

• manage over 30 adjuncts

• write annual departmental outcomes assessment report

• write annual discipline review report

• write and distribute departmental memos at the beginning of each semester

• calculate and distribute assessment statistics for departmental final exams each semester

• observe and write up evaluations for all new adjuncts

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Professor of Mathematics

• Teach courses ranging from Prealgebra to Differential Equations 

Specific Courses Taught:  Prealgebra, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, Finite Math, General Education Mathematics, Math for Elementary School Teachers I and II, Math for Paraprofessionals, Precalculus, Calculus I, Calculus II, Differential Equations

• Write and evaluate exams and other course assessments

• Syllabi development

• Curriculum development

• Hold office hours

• Advise students

• Involved in textbook decisions

 

Part Time Temporary Instructor

• Teach Precalculus and Finite Mathematics

• Write and grade quizzes

• Grade exams

• Syllabi development

• Serve as an academic advisor for the College of Arts and Sciences

• Assist the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) with an intermediate algebra computer-based course (Interactive Math)

• Hold office hours

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Teach Intermediate Algebra, Precalculus and Finite Mathematics

• Teach Elementary Algebra to trial-admit students in the summer

• Write and grade quizzes

• Grade exams

• Syllabi development

• Assist the CTL with additional coursework enrichment

• Conduct CTL test review for all precalculus sections (about 400 students)

• Hold office hours

 

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SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT- Prairie State College

• Point person for a grant through Women Employed to assist with the Developmental Education Reform Act (2021-present)

• Created two new math courses (Math 093 and 094) in response to the IL Developmental Education Reform Act, 2021-2022

• Involved in the development of learning communities, computer based instruction, and inquiry based learning within the department funded through the college’s Title III grant, Spring 2006

• Mathematics Department Search Committee Chair, Spring 2005, Spring 2006 and Spring 2007

• Worked with the college administration to create a Math Lab/Classroom for Preservice Teacher courses, May 2004-August 2006

• Served on a four person intradepartmental committee to revise the Elementary Algebra test bank, Fall 2004

• Helped to develop a Math course for the new Paraprofessional Program, 2003-2004

• Solely developed Linear Algebra course, Spring 2004

• Mathematics faculty tenure committee member, 2003-2004 and 2005-2015 (total of 6 math faculty members)

• Along with one other faculty member, successfully started and maintained the Prairie State College annual “Integration Bee”, April 2003-present

• Mathematics department search committee member, Spring 2003, Spring 2012

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SERVICE TO THE COLLEGE - Prairie State College

Faculty Senate, 2002-2009 (Secretary 2003-2005)
Curriculum Committee Member, 2001-2003
International/Intercultural Committee Member, 2000-2001 

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The Mathematical Association of America (MAA), May 2006-May 2008
American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC), Nov. 2000-present
Illinois Mathematical Association of Community Colleges (IMACC), September 2000-present
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM), September 2003-September 2007
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), March 2002-present
American Mathematical Society (AMS), August 2000-August 2004

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 HONORS AND OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES

• St. Veronica Extraordinary Minister of Communion and Reader (2010-present)

• Infant Jesus of Prague Finance Committee (2020-2023)

• Awarded one semester sabbatical Fall 2019- volunteered in a 4th grade classroom for the 2019-2020 school year

• Cub Scout Den Leader for Homewood Pack 304 (2018-2023)

• Elected IMACC Secretary, 2006-2012 (re-elected each year)

• Served as one of two Illinois State Delegates to AMATYC, Nov. 2005 and Nov. 2006

• Asked to lead a Summer Workshop for Teacher Preparation through IMACC to be held Summer 2004 (The workshop was cancelled due to low enrollment.)

• Member of the IMACC Curriculum Committee, (2004-2011)

• Awarded Tenure at Prairie State College, February 2003

• Chosen as 1 of 20 from around the country to attend AMATYC’s Summer Institute for Teacher Preparation week-long workshop, Summer 2002

• Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of American (ISMAA) Project NExT Fellow, 2001

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PUBLICATIONS

The Harmonic Series Diverges Again and Again, The AMATYC Review, volume 27, number 2, spring 2006

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PRESENTATIONS

• Quick and Fun Activities for Pre-Service Teacher Courses, November 2009 AMATYC conference, Las Vegas, NV

• Uncommon Approaches to Some Common Calculus Problems, November 2009 AMATYC conference, Las Vegas, NV

• Serious About the Harmonic Series II, March 2006 IMACC conference, Monticello , IL

• Serious About the Harmonic Series, Nov. 2005 AMATYC conference, San Diego, CA

• Modifying Your Math For Elementary School Teacher Courses, April 2003 IMACC conference, Monticello, IL

• How the Summer Institute Helped Me Modify My Courses for Prospective Teachers, November 2002 AMATYC conference, Phoenix, Arizona

• Projects and Laboratory Activities for Prospective Teachers, November 2001 AMATYC conference, Toronto, Canada

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ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Master Online Teacher Professional Certificate, University of IL Springfield, Dec 2021​

Experience working with a culturally diverse student population
Experience working with TI-30XS Multiview,TI-83, TI-84, & TI-89 graphing calculators
Eagerness and experience teaching a wide range of courses
Eagerness to participate in department and college activities
Experience with outcomes assessment
Extensive experience working with preservice teachers
Experience with LaTex
Experience with MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Desire 2 Learn, MyLabMath, Aleks, Webassign, and Hawkes Learning Systems

Own and maintain my own website

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