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Paul Joseph Shoecraft, Ph.D. | |
Dr. Paul Joseph Shoecraft, (24 July 1940 – present), is an American mathematician. He has written several papers and done extensive study on the education of elementary school math. He is the developer of MOVE IT Math [1]™, an important contribution to education that was utilized in 10 states with as many as 60,000 children enrolled at a time resulting in across the board improvement in student test scores and understanding of the material.
Contents | |
1.
Biography
2. Education 3. Books 5. Notes 7. See also 8. References | |
Paul Shoecraft earned an M.S. in Mathematics at Northern Arizona University (1967), and his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at the University of Michigan (1971). His doctorate thesis was a study on teaching algebra more effectively to high schoolers. Paul was strongly influenced by the writings of Jerome Bruner who stressed the need to teach a firm foundation in any material to facilitate understanding, and the belief that if presented correctly and simply, any child of any age could grasp the foundation of a material for any subject. [2] Paul’s groundbreaking contribution to the field is in how he discovered an effective way to present the foundations for arithmetic ( addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to children so that they would understand the subject and be able to use it in their lives after school. MOVE IT Math™ was the result. [3]
Paul Shoecraft, in addition to being a
mathematician, holds a degree in
mathematics education. He may be the only
mathematician to have analyzed the
system of teaching the “lower” form of
math, arithmetic. MOVE IT Math™ is a
labor of love for Paul. MOVE IT Math™ was developed as a
result of ‘Rithmetic in Residence (a summer
math
camp developed and overseen by Paul in 1974-75) and working and
consulting with high school, junior high, and
elementary school teachers across the
United States, Australia, Mexico, and
Venezuela. He sees MOVE IT Math™ as a
way of
thanking and repaying
America for the grants and
scholarships that allowed him to realize his
dream of becoming a
mathematician.
Currently a resident of Wimberly, Texas, Paul Shoecraft is enjoying his retirement with his wife, Linda Shoecraft, and his dog, Enki (a rescue American pit bull terrier). He spends his time playing golf and writing. His latest book, Arithmetic Counts! [1] is due to be released in 2020.
Shoecraft's publications include: [2]
• Graduate Assistant, Northern Arizona University, 1966
• National Science Foundation Academic Year Institute, University of Michigan, 1968
• National Defense Education Act Title IV Full Scholarship, University of Michigan, 1969
• Teaching Fellow, University of Michigan, 1970
• Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston-Victoria, 1991
Notes
External links
This page was last edited on 13 May 2019, at 6:12pm.
User:Skywilliams1/sandbox
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(Redirected from Paul Shoecraft and Dr. Paul Shoecraft)
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Paul Joseph Shoecraft, Ph.D. | |
Dr. Paul Joseph Shoecraft, (24 July 1940 – present), is an American mathematician. He has written several papers and done extensive study on the education of elementary school math. He is the developer of MOVE IT Math [1]™, an important contribution to education that was utilized in 10 states with as many as 60,000 children enrolled at a time resulting in across the board improvement in student test scores and understanding of the material.
Contents | |
1.
Biography
2. Education 3. Books 5. Notes 7. See also 8. References | |
Paul Shoecraft earned an M.S. in Mathematics at Northern Arizona University (1967), and his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at the University of Michigan (1971). His doctorate thesis was a study on teaching algebra more effectively to high schoolers. Paul was strongly influenced by the writings of Jerome Bruner who stressed the need to teach a firm foundation in any material to facilitate understanding, and the belief that if presented correctly and simply, any child of any age could grasp the foundation of a material for any subject. [2] Paul’s groundbreaking contribution to the field is in how he discovered an effective way to present the foundations for arithmetic ( addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to children so that they would understand the subject and be able to use it in their lives after school. MOVE IT Math™ was the result. [3]
Paul Shoecraft, in addition to being a
mathematician, holds a degree in
mathematics education. He may be the only
mathematician to have analyzed the
system of teaching the “lower” form of
math, arithmetic. MOVE IT Math™ is a
labor of love for Paul. MOVE IT Math™ was developed as a
result of ‘Rithmetic in Residence (a summer
math
camp developed and overseen by Paul in 1974-75) and working and
consulting with high school, junior high, and
elementary school teachers across the
United States, Australia, Mexico, and
Venezuela. He sees MOVE IT Math™ as a
way of
thanking and repaying
America for the grants and
scholarships that allowed him to realize his
dream of becoming a
mathematician.
Currently a resident of Wimberly, Texas, Paul Shoecraft is enjoying his retirement with his wife, Linda Shoecraft, and his dog, Enki (a rescue American pit bull terrier). He spends his time playing golf and writing. His latest book, Arithmetic Counts! [1] is due to be released in 2020.
Shoecraft's publications include: [2]
• Graduate Assistant, Northern Arizona University, 1966
• National Science Foundation Academic Year Institute, University of Michigan, 1968
• National Defense Education Act Title IV Full Scholarship, University of Michigan, 1969
• Teaching Fellow, University of Michigan, 1970
• Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston-Victoria, 1991
Notes
External links
This page was last edited on 13 May 2019, at 6:12pm.