Vita for Anita Johnston

EDUCATION
*Masters of Arts: Emphasis - Teacher Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
*Additional graduate work at Michigan State University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, Eastern Michigan University
*Additional coursework in computer languages at Jackson Community College, Jackson, MI, 49201
*Bachelor of Arts: Major - mathematics, Olivet Nazarene University, Kankakee, IL

WORK EXPERIENCES
*Associate Professor of Mathematics at Jackson Community College (1992 - present) 
*Program Coordinator of Child Care Program (1998-2002)
*Dean, School of Science & Engineering/Arts & Humanities (1998-2000) 
*Dean of Transfer Programs at Jackson Community College (1995-1998)
*GMI Algebra Satellite Teacher on TV (1990-91) 
*Secondary Mathematics Teacher at Napoleon High School
*Mathematics Instructor in the MSU Mathematics Project for Teachers of Minority Youth SM/90 
*Teacher Consultant for "Workshops on Teaching Calculus and Pre-Calculus with Microcomputers": UM (1989)
*Inservice Presenter

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
*Member of Jackson County Mathematics Committee (1990-2001)
*Webmaster of Michigan Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges (1998-2003); President (1996-97)
*1989 Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching - Michigan 
*MCTM Vice-President of Two-Year Community Colleges (1993-1995, 1999-2002)
*Speaker at MCTM, Regional NCTM, MichMATYC, AMATYC and other conferences 
*Member of Advisory Committee for the Michigan Competency Test for Mathematics Teachers (1992-93) 
*Member of Advisory Board to Connected Mathematics Project 
*Member of Guidelines Committee for the MCTM Monograph (1987-90)
*Member of Leading Mathematics into the 21st Century: State Mathematics Planning Team (1989-91)
*Member of group to critique MEAP questions (1993)
*State and Regional Panel Member to critique objectives and validate the 1994 NAEP (1992) 
*Participant, NCRTL Mathematics Video Inservice Project 
*Mini-grant recipient, Jackson County ISD (1989-90) 
*Writing Member, joint project of MAA and MCTM to write a sourcebook of problems for calculus (1989-91) 
*Teacher coordinator of Mathematics Academic Games (1987-90) 
*Member of Phi Kappa Phi, CPAM, MCTM, MichMATYC

PUBLICATIONS (by publication dates)
*Angelos, James, Anita M. Johnston and Donal B. Staake, Jr. Intermediate Algebra and the Graphing Calculator: A Learning Resource. Fort Worth, TX: Saunders College Publishing, 1994.
*Johnston, Anita M. and Donal B. Staake, Jr. "Three-Dimensional Spin on a Familiar Problem" Mathematics in Michigan 34 (Spring 1994): 5-8.
*Johnston, Anita. Algeblocks. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Publishing Co., 1993.
*Carter, Claudia, Barabra Easterly, and Anita Johnston. Pre-Algebra. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western Publishing Co., 1992.
*Stewart, Jacqueline, Anita Clark, Kathie Grzesiak, Marilyn Hansbarger, Anita Johnston and Carol Thomas. Algebra Activities K-9: Monograph #23. MCTM, 1990.
*Coburn, Terrence, Anita Johnston, Linda Kolnowski, Dan Master, Sally Roberts, Albert Schulte, Adele Sobania. Selecting Manipulatives for School Mathematics. MDE, 1991.
*Johnston, Anita. "Activities: Introducing Function and Its Notation, "Mathematics Teacher 80 (October 1987): 558-64.

VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES
*Board Member of Michigan Coalition of Essential Schools (1997-2000)
*Leadership Academy - Jackson Area (1996) 
*Speaker, Girls Get Smart (1989-91) 
*Member of Giftedness and Talented Committee for Jackson Public Schools (1984-88)