MathResources Inc. - Interactive Math Software
The quality of a math curriculum,

whether on-line or in print, will only be as good as the people who create and edit the content.

That is why we worked for two years to bring together a team of 23 distinguished math educators from across North America.

Meet ISM’s Distinguished Team of Math Educators

William Masalski

Carey Bolster

Patrick Vennebush

Tom Bassarear

Jennifer Bay-Williams

Terri Belcher

Gail Burrill

Jack Burrill

Anne Collins

Paul Dillenberger

Dan Dolan

Kay Gilliland

Heather Godine

Linda Gojak

Rita Janes

Susan Lee

Karen Longhart

Fred Longhart

Mari Muri

Ed Nolan

Mary Selcer

Wendy Siegel

Kris Warloe


Dr. William Masalski - General Editor of the ISM Program

  • The editor of the 2005 NCTM yearbook Technology - Supported Mathematics Learning Environments: 67th NCTM Yearbook
  • Former Member of NCTM Board of Directors
  • Inducted member of the Massachusetts Hall of Fame for Mathematics Educators
  • Past President of the Association of Math Teachers of New England (ATMNE)
  • Former Massachusetts Supervisor of Mathematics
  • Editor Emeritus of the New England Mathematics Journal
  • Professor Emeritus of mathematics education and educational technology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Led the software development efforts for Mathemagica, a project of the JASON Foundation for Education
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Carey Bolster – Architect of the ISM Program

  • Winner of the Mathematics Education Trust of NCTM
  • Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award and winner of the NCSM Glen Gilbert distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award – The first time both awards were received by the same person in the same year (2006)
  • Past President of National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)
  • Currently the Mathematics Content Director for the hit PBS series Cyberchase
  • Director of PBS Mathline
  • Author on several math textbook series and the author of many articles on the teaching and learning of mathematics
  • President of Bolster Education
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Patrick Vennebush - Mathematics Content Leader & Writer

  • Currently Project Manager of the prestigious NCTM Illuminations web site
  • Alumni Achievement Award from Pennsylvania State University (2007)
  • Named an "Outstanding New Graduate" by the Pennsylvania State University
  • Previously served as the Curriculum Coordinator of MATHCOUNTS
  • Former Associate Director of PBS TeacherLine
  • Editor of the monthly "Media Clips" column in the Mathematics Teacher journal from 2003-05
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Tom Bassarear

  • Board Members-at-Large with the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
  • A professor at Keene State College School of Education in New Hampshire
  • Author of the textbook Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers
  • Degrees in mathematics and educational psychology
  • Has taught both middle school and high school mathematics
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Jennifer Bay-Williams

  • 2006 President-elect of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
  • Faculty at the University of Louisville's College of Education & Human Development, Kentucky
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Terri Belcher

  • Named first Executive Director of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)
  • Former secretary of NCSM Mathematics
  • Past Equity Educational Consultant at the University of California
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Gail Burrill

  • Past President of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
  • The editor of the 2006 NCTM yearbook Thinking and Reasoning with Data and Chance 68th NCTM Yearbook
  • Former Member of the NCTM Board of Directors
  • Gail and her husband Jack are authoring the Data and Reasoning content for ISM
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Jack Burrill

  • Faculty at the University of Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin Distinguished Math Educator Award recipient (1987)
  • Co-author of numerous mathematics textbooks
  • Jack and his wife Gail are authoring the Data and Reasoning content for ISM
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Paul Dillenberger

  • St. Louis Park Junior High School, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
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Mary Selcer

  • A & M Consolidated High School, College Station ISD, College Station, Texas
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Wendy Siegel

  • Member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
  • Member of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)
  • Member of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
  • Worked closely with NCTM to develop content for a mathematics education website
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Susan Lee

  • Distinguished Junior High School Mathematics Teaching Edyth May Sliffe Award 1999
  • Jr. School Math Faculty at the Punahou School Honolulu, Hawaii
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Heather Godine

  • Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 2003
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Anne Collins

  • Editor of the 2006 NCTM series of publications on Assessment
  • President of the Association of Math Teachers of New England.
  • Past President Association of Math Teachers of Massachusetts
  • Former Massachusetts Supervisor of Mathematics
  • Anne is authoring the Assessment modules for ISM
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Dan Dolan

  • Former Member of NCTM Board of Directors
  • Past Supervisor of Mathematics for Montana
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Kay Gilliland

  • Past President of NCSM
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Linda Gojak

  • Past President of NCSM
  • Former Member of NCTM Board of Directors
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Rita Janes

  • Former Member of NCTM Board of Directors
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Karen Longhart

  • Past President of the Montana Council for Teachers of Mathematics
  • Former Member of NCTM Board of Directors
  • Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 1992
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Fred Longhart

  • Past President of the Montana Council for Teachers of Mathematics
  • Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 1995
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Mari Muri

  • Former Member of NCTM Board of Directors
  • Former Connecticut Supervisor of Mathematics
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Ed Nolan

  • Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 2005
  • Past President of Maryland Council for Teachers of Mathematics
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Kris Warloe

  • Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Mathematics Teaching 1996
  • PAEMST award in 1992