Contact Information Gary A. Ransdell Hall 1104 Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #61030, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1030 Phone: (270) 745-5306 Email: janet.tassell@wku.edu

 Courses Taught

• EDU 489: Student Teaching Seminar (syllabus)
• ELED 405: Teaching Math/Elementary School (syllabus)
• ELED 505 Advanced Elementary Math Methods
• MGE 477: Teaching Middle Grades Mathematics
• SEC 477: Teaching Secondary Mathematics

 Research Interests

• Gifted and Talented Education Identification and Curriculum
• Effects of Standardized Testing on Mathematics Education
• Standards-Based Reporting vs. Traditional Letter Grades
• Problem Solving in Mathematics K-6
• Motivation in Mathematics
• Gender Beliefs in Mathematics
• Children’s Literature for Mathematics

 Consulting

• Gifted and Talented Identification and Program Building
• Problem Solving Program Building K-6
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) – how to use release problems to enhance mathematics instruction
• Math-Out-of-the-Box

 Other Links

• Vita
• Presentations