Job Opportunity!

[Tom Roeper]

Dear Roberta---
   it was great to see you at BU.  Sorry we did not have more of a chance to
chat.  This looks like an interesting
project.  I think that ellipsis and quantification in language are very
important to these questions.  In fact, Barbara
Pearson and I have worked on a proposal connecting langauge and math in
elementary school.  I just wanted
to alert you to the possible connection---because most people don't see it.
(Some of the ellipsis examples in
my book on pennies are pertinent/)  So if you remember the example I used,
one just has to add numbers:

There are five children playing in the yard and five children outside.
[two children inside have hats, and one outside]
      Do three have hats?

One could answer "no" if one reconstructs [do 3 children outside] have
hats?  These ambiguities
are all over the place in children's math problems, and teachers often do
not see them.

See what I mean?

best,  Tom



On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Roberta Golinkoff <Roberta at udel.edu> wrote:

> Please address your queries to Nancy Jordan -- email below -- as this is
> her project.
>
> Position:  Project Coordinator – Full time, The University of Delaware
> School of Education
>
> Starting date:  As soon as possible
>
> Project:  Developing Number Sense in Kindergartners at Risk for Mathematics
> Learning Difficulties.  This is a 5-year research project, funded by the
> National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.  The goal is to
> develop and test an evidence-based number sense and vocabulary intervention
> for young children.
>
> We are seeking an ambitious, enthusiastic, and organized professional to
> assist with the daily operations of the project.  Initial employment is for
> one year and is renewable annually up to four years.  The position will
> involve coordinating with the participating school district, assisting with
> the development of the number sense curriculum, coordinating graduate
> assistants, participating in data collection, managing our data and website,
> and collaborating with the team on research papers for publication and
> presentation.
>
> The qualified candidate should possess:
>
> ·      Bachelor's degree minimum in education, psychology, or a related
> field
>
> ·      Strong interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills
>
> ·      Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
>
> ·      Competence with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SPSS (or other
> statistical packages)
>
> ·      Ability to use and learn new technology
>
> ·      Past experience with and interest in research
>
> ·      Strong communication skills, both oral and written
>
> ·      Experience working with young children
>
> ·      Expertise or interest in children's math, language. and learning
> difficulties
>
> For more information or to apply, contact Professor Nancy C. Jordan at
> njordan at udel.edu or 302-831-4651.
>
>
> Nancy C. Jordan
> Professor
> 211C Willard Hall
> School of Education
> University of Delaware
> Newark, DE 19716
> voice: 302-831-4651 fax: 302-831-6702
> http://www.udel.edu/cmp2
> (Children's Math Project)
> http://copland.udel.edu/~njordan/ <http://copland.udel.edu/%7Enjordan/>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Ph. D.
> H. Rodney Sharp Professor
> School of Education and Departments of Psychology and Linguistics and
> Cognitive Science
> University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
> Office: 302-831-1634; Fax: 302-831-4110
> Web page: http://udel.edu/~roberta/ <http://udel.edu/%7Eroberta/>
> Author of "A Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the
> Evidence" (Oxford)
> Please check out our doctoral program at
> http://www.udel.edu/education/graduate/index.html
>
> >
>


-- 
Tom Roeper
Dept of Lingiustics
UMass South College
Amherst, Mass. 01003 ISA
413 256 0390

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