Phone: 309-677-3190
Email: jeanmar@bradley.edu

Jean Marie Grant is an associate professor in teacher education, focusing on mathematics and technology. She teaches a variety of courses, including mathematics concepts for teachers; mathematics methods for the elementary, middle-school, and high-school levels; development of middle-school youth; and technology applications. She also teaches graduate courses in technology for educators and instructional models and designs, directs the comprehensive exams for our Graduate Curriculum and Instruction Program, and serves as a University representative for the local Heart of Illinois Teachers of Mathematics organization. In addition, she serves as a reviewer for Teaching Children Mathematics, Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, and the Mathematics Teacher.

Among Professor Grant’s research interests is a focus on technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics. While on sabbatical during fall 2003, she traveled to Victoria, Australia, to observe teachers using computers in their classroom. She will present part of this study at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference. She is also exploring the development of software materials to help pre-service teachers learn the concepts of mathematics that they will be teaching to their future teachers.

She has worked with colleagues on developing materials for classroom teachers in the area of movement in mathematics, an area that has inspired a number of projects including a book, Move and Learn Math Activities, and several presentations.

Professor Grant’s teaching style is constructivist, helping her students build upon their prior knowledge to make sense of new learning. She uses a lot of collaborative work and hands-on activities to encourage communication and build a community of learners. Throughout her courses she uses multiple assessments, so that pre-service and in-service teachers experience varied assessments from a student viewpoint. She uses technology frequently and strives to bring an international perspective to her classroom.

Degrees & Certification
Professor Grant earned her BS in mathematics education in 1973 from Eastern Illinois University, and her MA in 1990 in gifted education from Rosary College (now Dominican University). Her doctorate was granted by the University of Illinois – Chicago in curriculum and instruction in 1994.