Ken Vos
Professor of Education
Office Hours:
FALL 2008
Saturday, September 6, 7:30 am – 8:30 am; 12 noon – 12:30 pm
Saturday, September 20, 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Saturday, September 27, 7:30 am – 8:30 am; 12 noon – 12:30 pm
Monday, October 6, 10:45 am – 12 noon
Saturday, October 11, 7:30 am – 8:30 am; 12 noon – 12:30 pm
Wednesday, October 15,10:45 am – 12 noon
Saturday, October 18, 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Monday, October 20, 10:45 am – 12 noon
Saturday, October 25, 7:30 am – 8:30 am; 12 noon – 12:30 pm
Monday, October 27, 10:45 am – 12 noon
Wednesday, October 29, 10:45 am – 12 noon
Saturday, November 1, 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Monday, November 3, 10:45 am – 12 noon
The best way to contact me is to use my email address
kevos@stkate.edu
"I am a college teacher who has earned credibility with classroom teachers from all grade levels. I enjoy teaching teachers and it shows."
Degrees:
A.B., Calvin College Majors: Mathematics, Chemistry, & Physics
M.A., University of Minnesota, Mathematics Education
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Mathematics Education
Previous Experience:
Chairperson of the Education Department, High School Mathematics and Physics Teacher, Elementary School Teacher, Student Teacher Supervisor, Grant Writer
Special Projects:
Director of ten government funded teacher education programs for inservice teachers; author of computer software for middle grades problem solving mathematics; author of published classroom materials for grades K-12; consultant to various school districts in curriculum design and staff development programs, lead instructor for many inservice staff improvement programs in Minnesota and Wisconsin; expert in assessment techniques for mathematics
Tangential Tidbits:
- Studied the educational system in the Soviet Union
- Known nationally for research in mathematical problem solving
- Active participant in more than ten professional organizations
Interesting Fact:
Introduced to teachers as the person with three goals.:
1) Earn a Ph.D. before 30 years old
2) Teach every grade level from pre-school through graduate school before 30 years old
3) Buy a red Porsche before 30 years old--He recently drove a red Pontiac--correct color and the first two letters were PO but he's still working on this goal!