{"id":198,"date":"2013-06-23T03:11:27","date_gmt":"2013-06-23T03:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/create-excellence.com\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2020-01-28T03:43:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T03:43:12","slug":"janet-tassell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/create-excellence.com\/aboutus\/janet-tassell\/","title":{"rendered":"Janet Tassell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Janet Tassell<\/h1>\n

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After time in the classroom teaching mathematics, Janet spent 14 years as Director of Learning and Assessment working with K-12 teachers in curriculum and professional development.\u00a0 During this time, she learned the importance of teachers needing rigorous materials aligned to the standards.\u00a0 She is now an Assistant Professor at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, where she teaches Elementary Math Methods and directs the Elementary Mathematics Specialist Endorsement program.\u00a0 She has been the co-director of the Toyota Math and Technology Leadership Academy and the professional development coordinator for the Javits grant Project GEMS (Gifted Education for Math and Science) initiative for grades 3-6 students.\u00a0 She and her husband, Brad, published a book connecting reading and mathematics fluency:\u00a0Speaking of Math \u2014 Fluency Poems for Partners: Addition<\/i>.\u00a0 She recently led a team of 14 authors to design and author six books for 1st<\/sup>-6th<\/sup>\u00a0grade students to delve deeper into the Common Core Mathematics Standards.<\/address>
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Email: \u00a0janet.tassell@create-excellence.com<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Research Interests:<\/h2>\n
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  • Gifted and Talented Education Identification and Curriculum<\/li>\n
  • Effects of Standardized Testing on Mathematics Education<\/li>\n
  • Standards-Based Reporting vs. Traditional Letter Grades<\/li>\n
  • Problem Solving in Mathematics K-6<\/li>\n
  • Motivation in Mathematics<\/li>\n
  • Gender Beliefs in Mathematics<\/li>\n
  • Children\u2019s Literature for Mathematics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Consulting:<\/h2>\n
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    • Gifted and Talented Identification and Program Building<\/li>\n
    • Problem Solving Program Building K-6<\/li>\n
    • National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) \u2013 how to use release problems to enhance mathematics instruction<\/li>\n
    • Math-Out-of-the-Box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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