Lynn Arthur Steen


"Facing Facts: Achieving Balance in High School Mathematics." The Mathematics Teacher, 100th Anniversary Issue, January 2007 (forthcoming). "How Mathematicians Can Contribute to K-12 Education," (editorial). Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 51:8 (September 2004) 869. "Back to the Future in Mathematics Education." Education Week, (7 April 2004) 34. [Alternate Source.] "K-8 Mathematics Expectations" editor. Mathematics Achievement Partnership, Achieve, Inc., December 2004. "Math Education: Still at Risk." Issues in Science and Technology, 19:4 (Summer 2003) 79-81. "Data, Shapes, Symbols: Achieving Balance in School Mathematics." Quantitative Literacy: Why Numeracy Matters for Schools and Colleges, Bernard Madison and Lynn Arthur Steen, editors. National Council on Education and the Disciplines, 2003, pp. 53-74. [HTML Version.] "Achieving Mathematical Proficiency for All: Moving Beyond the Math Wars." The College Board Review, 196 (Spring 2002) 4-11. "Making Authentic Mathematics Work for All Students" (with Susan L. Forman). Education for Mathematics in the Workplace, Annie Bessot and Jim Ridgway, editors. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000, pp. 115-126. "Algebra for All in Eighth Grade: What's the Rush?" Middle Matters, 8:1 (Fall 1999) pp. 1, 6-7. "Twenty Questions about Mathematical Reasoning." Developing Mathematical Reasoning in Grades K-12, (1999 NCTM Yearbook.) Lee Stiff, editor. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1999, pp. 270-285. Beyond Eighth Grade: Functional Mathematics for Life and Work, (with Susan L. Forman). Berkeley, CA: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, 1999, "Theories that Gyre and Gimble in the Wabe." Review of Mathematics Education as a Research Domain: A Search for Identity, Anna Sierpinska and Jeremy Kilpatrick, editors. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. (March 1999) 235-241. [JStor Source.] "Twenty Questions that People Ask about the New "New Math." University of Northern Iowa, 1998. (Unpublished.) "Are Math Teachers' Beliefs `Mathematically Correct? Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1998. (Unpublished.) "Equalizing Expectatons, Achieving Equity." American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Seattle, April 1997. (Unpublished.) "Who Owns School Mathematics?" California Mathematics Council Communicator, 20:3 (March, 1996) 25-29. "Science and Mathematics Education: Similarities and Differences." (Unpublished, 1995.) "Standards for School Science and Mathematics: Background,Purpose, Goals, Principles." 1994 Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education, Washington DC: National Science Foundation, 1995, pp. 38-39. "Algebra for All: Dumbing Down or Summing Up? " The Algebra Initiative Colloquium, Carol Lacampagne, et al. , editors. U.S. Department of Education, 1995, pp. 121-140. "Mathematics for Work and Life,"(with Susan L. Forman). Seventy-Five Years of Progress: Prospects for School Mathematics, Iris Carl, editor. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1995, pp. 219-241. "How School Mathematics Can Prepare Students for Work, Not Just for College," (with Susan L. Forman), The Harvard Education Letter, 11:3 (May/June 1995) 6-8. "Preparing Teachers of Mathematics: Asking the Right Questions." National Science Foundation, November 1994. "Mathematics for Work" (with Susan L. Forman). Bulletin of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), 37 (Winter 1994) 1-6. "Integrating School Science and Mathematics: Fad or Folly?" NSF/SSMA Wingspread Conference Plenary Papers, Donna F. Berlin, editor. 1994, pp. 7-12. "Will Everybody Ever Count?" Developments of School Mathematics Education Around the World, Volume 3, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1992. "Does Everybody Need to Study Algebra?" Mathematics Teacher, 85:4 (April 1992) 258-260. [Alternate Source.] On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to Numeracy, National Academy Press, 1990. Reshaping School Mathematics: A Philosophy and Framework for Curriculum, (Editor), National Academy Press, 1990. "Teaching Mathematics for Tomorrow's World," Educational Leadership, (Journal of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), 47:1 (September 1989) 18-22. "Why Johnny Can't Compute." Washington Post, (Op-Ed Page). Sunday, 5 March 1989, p. C7. "Mathematics and the Education Presidency," Op-Ed Series, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, January 1989. Everybody Counts: A Report to the Nation on the Future of Mathematics Education. National Academy Press, 1989. "Out from Underachievement," Issues in Science and Technology, (Fall 1988) 88-93. "Smokestack Classrooms." Op-Ed Series, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, February 1987. "Stress Points in School Mathematics," The College Board Review, No. 140 (Summer 1986) 6-9, 35-36. "Unsolved Problems in Geometry." The Mathematics Teacher, 73 (1980) 366-369.

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	Mathematics Education Lynn Arthur Steen Selected Publications

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College Mathematics

School Mathematics

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Quantitative Literacy

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Dept. of Mathematics
Statistics, & Comp.Sci
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Ave.
Northfield, MN 55057

507-645-7274
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"Facing Facts: Achieving Balance in High School Mathematics." The Mathematics Teacher, 100th Anniversary Issue, January 2007 (forthcoming). "How Mathematicians Can Contribute to K-12 Education," (editorial). Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 51:8 (September 2004) 869. "Back to the Future in Mathematics Education." Education Week, (7 April 2004) 34. [Alternate Source.] "K-8 Mathematics Expectations" editor. Mathematics Achievement Partnership, Achieve, Inc., December 2004. "Math Education: Still at Risk." Issues in Science and Technology, 19:4 (Summer 2003) 79-81. "Data, Shapes, Symbols: Achieving Balance in School Mathematics." Quantitative Literacy: Why Numeracy Matters for Schools and Colleges, Bernard Madison and Lynn Arthur Steen, editors. National Council on Education and the Disciplines, 2003, pp. 53-74. [HTML Version.] "Achieving Mathematical Proficiency for All: Moving Beyond the Math Wars." The College Board Review, 196 (Spring 2002) 4-11. "Making Authentic Mathematics Work for All Students" (with Susan L. Forman). Education for Mathematics in the Workplace, Annie Bessot and Jim Ridgway, editors. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000, pp. 115-126. "Algebra for All in Eighth Grade: What's the Rush?" Middle Matters, 8:1 (Fall 1999) pp. 1, 6-7. "Twenty Questions about Mathematical Reasoning." Developing Mathematical Reasoning in Grades K-12, (1999 NCTM Yearbook.) Lee Stiff, editor. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1999, pp. 270-285. Beyond Eighth Grade: Functional Mathematics for Life and Work, (with Susan L. Forman). Berkeley, CA: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, 1999, "Theories that Gyre and Gimble in the Wabe." Review of Mathematics Education as a Research Domain: A Search for Identity, Anna Sierpinska and Jeremy Kilpatrick, editors. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. (March 1999) 235-241. [JStor Source.] "Twenty Questions that People Ask about the New "New Math." University of Northern Iowa, 1998. (Unpublished.) "Are Math Teachers' Beliefs `Mathematically Correct? Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1998. (Unpublished.) "Equalizing Expectatons, Achieving Equity." American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Seattle, April 1997. (Unpublished.) "Who Owns School Mathematics?" California Mathematics Council Communicator, 20:3 (March, 1996) 25-29. "Science and Mathematics Education: Similarities and Differences." (Unpublished, 1995.) "Standards for School Science and Mathematics: Background,Purpose, Goals, Principles." 1994 Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education, Washington DC: National Science Foundation, 1995, pp. 38-39. "Algebra for All: Dumbing Down or Summing Up? " The Algebra Initiative Colloquium, Carol Lacampagne, et al. , editors. U.S. Department of Education, 1995, pp. 121-140. "Mathematics for Work and Life,"(with Susan L. Forman). Seventy-Five Years of Progress: Prospects for School Mathematics, Iris Carl, editor. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1995, pp. 219-241. "How School Mathematics Can Prepare Students for Work, Not Just for College," (with Susan L. Forman), The Harvard Education Letter, 11:3 (May/June 1995) 6-8. "Preparing Teachers of Mathematics: Asking the Right Questions." National Science Foundation, November 1994. "Mathematics for Work" (with Susan L. Forman). Bulletin of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), 37 (Winter 1994) 1-6. "Integrating School Science and Mathematics: Fad or Folly?" NSF/SSMA Wingspread Conference Plenary Papers, Donna F. Berlin, editor. 1994, pp. 7-12. "Will Everybody Ever Count?" Developments of School Mathematics Education Around the World, Volume 3, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1992. "Does Everybody Need to Study Algebra?" Mathematics Teacher, 85:4 (April 1992) 258-260. [Alternate Source.] On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to Numeracy, National Academy Press, 1990. Reshaping School Mathematics: A Philosophy and Framework for Curriculum, (Editor), National Academy Press, 1990. "Teaching Mathematics for Tomorrow's World," Educational Leadership, (Journal of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), 47:1 (September 1989) 18-22. "Why Johnny Can't Compute." Washington Post, (Op-Ed Page). Sunday, 5 March 1989, p. C7. "Mathematics and the Education Presidency," Op-Ed Series, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, January 1989. Everybody Counts: A Report to the Nation on the Future of Mathematics Education. National Academy Press, 1989. "Out from Underachievement," Issues in Science and Technology, (Fall 1988) 88-93. "Smokestack Classrooms." Op-Ed Series, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, February 1987. "Stress Points in School Mathematics," The College Board Review, No. 140 (Summer 1986) 6-9, 35-36. "Unsolved Problems in Geometry." The Mathematics Teacher, 73 (1980) 366-369.

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