Curriculum Vitae
Name: Virginia Vimpeny Lewis
Date: August 27, 2011
Department: Mathematics and Computer Science
Date Appointed: August 2004
Rank at Appointment: Lecturer
Present Rank: Assistant Professor
Dates of part –time employment at Longwood: August 2003 – May 2004
I.
Educational and Employment Data
A. Academic Preparation
Institution
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
University
Longwood College
Area of Study
Mathematics Education
Interdisciplinary
Mathematics and Science
Pure Mathematics
Dates
8/2003 - 8/2001
6/2002 - 8/2003
Degree
Ph.D.
M.I.S.
8/1989 - 5/1992
B.S
B. Title – Master’s Thesis: The Mathematics of Vertical Aerial Photography
C. Title – Doctoral Dissertation: Student Distractor Choices on the Mathematics
Virginia Standards of Learning Middle School Assessments
D. No Academic Degree Programs or Special Courses of Study in Progress
E. Professional License
License
Granting Agency
Collegiate Professional
Virginia Department of
License Mathematics
Education
Endorsement
F. Academic Employment
Institution
Longwood University
Pocahontas Middle School
Mathematics and Science Center
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community
College
Governor’s School for
Government and International
Studies
Dates of
Licensure
7/2007 –
7/2012
Position
Assistant Professor
Instructor
Lecturer
Adjunct Instructor
Mathematics Teacher and
Technology Trainer
NSF Scholar in Residence
Adjunct Instructor
Dates
8/2011- present
8/2010-8/2011
8/2004 – 8/2010
8/2003-8/2004
8/1998 – 8/2004
Computer Science and
Mathematics Teacher
8/1997 – 8/1998
6/2002 – 8/2003
1/2002 – 5/2002
G. Related Experience or Employment
Employer
eduTest.com
II.
Position
Dates
Part-Time Item
1/1999-5/2002
Writer/Reviewer
Columbia Forest Products
Trucking Supervisor
10/1996-8/1997
Accounts Receivable and 1/1994-10/1996
Payroll
Clerical Assistant
5/1992 – 1/1994
H. Honors, Biographical Listings, Honorary Societies
Honorary Spirit Leader Longwood Oktoberfest 2007 and 2008
Phi Kappa Phi 2005 – 2011
Pi Mu Epsilon 2005-2011
I. Membership in Learned Societies or Professional Memberships
Greater Richmond Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2005-2011
Piedmont Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2008 – 2011
Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2005-2011
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2005-2011
Mathematical Association of America 2010 – 2011
Virginia Society for Technology in Education 2010 – 2011
Professional Growth
A. Professional Responsibilities
1. Department:
K-8 Mathematics Specialist Curriculum Committee 2008- 2009, 2011-2012
Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant Writing Committee 2009 -2012
2.College: Liberal Studies Student Advisor 2011 - 2012
3.University: Library Advisory Committee 2011- 2013
4.State: VCTM Resource Review Committee Chair 2009 – 2012
5.Region: PCTM representative to VCTM Board 2010-2011
GRCTM Fall Conference Registration Committee 2011
6. National/International: None
B. Awards and Other Commendations
2010 Chi Commendation
2009 Longwood Athletic Academic Award
C. Attendance at Convention, Conference, etc.
Conference
Type of Participation
VCTM Spring
Observe grant
Conference
participant presentations
and attended affiliate
session as PCTM
representative
VCTM Spring
Attend sessions on
Conference
Fractions for MSP grant
course ideas and
SmartBoard
presentations for
including SmartBoard in
Math 430
Alice Workshop
Learn to use Alice for
Math 310 programming
component
NCTM Annual
Attend Geometry
Meeting
presentations for
development of Math
313 hybrid
VCTM Spring
Attend sessions for
Conference
ideas to integrate into
Math 309 and Math 310
NCTM Regional
Attend diversity session
Meeting
for MAED 623 topics
VCTM Fall Academy
Attend special education
session for MAED 623
topics
D. Other Travel : None
Meeting
VCTM Board Meeting
III.
Professional Purpose
Annual VCTM planning
and attended affiliates
meeting on behalf of
PCTM and LUSCTM
Year
2011
2010
2009
2009
2008
2007
2007
Year
2011
Scholarly Activities
A. Research: Completed Dissertation September 2011
B. Publications: Lewis, Virginia Vimpeny, "Pascal and Fermat Divide the Stakes,"
CHANCE Magazine, Vol.22, No. 4, 2009 p 51- 54.
C. Contribution to the Arts: None
D. Workshop Presentations
“Southside Virginia Collaborative for Mathematics Professional Development”
Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Academy, October 2010, Copresenter with Dr. Maria Timmerman
“Around and Inside: Developing the Concepts of Perimeter, Area, and
Circumference” Piedmont Council of Teachers of Mathematics, October 2008
“Virtual Manipulation in Elementary School Mathematics” and
“Virtual Mathematics Manipulatives in the Middle School”
24th Annual Conference of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, November 2007
“Using Blackboard and Live Classroom Technology”
Longwood University Teaching/Technology/Library Lunch, Fall 2006
“Undergraduate Calculus Students’ Definitions and Images of Function”
Longwood University Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium, October
2006
“Start Your Engines”
Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, March 2006
Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, March 2005
Greater Richmond Council of Teachers of Mathematics, October 2004
“The Mathematics of Vertical Aerial Photography”
Greater Richmond Council of Teachers of Mathematics, October 2003
“Hands-On Approach to Rotations and Reflections”
Greater Richmond Council of Teachers of Mathematics, March 2001
IV.
Service to University Community/Local Community
Event
Type of Participation
Region Eight Annual
New SOLs conference attended
Mathematics
with teachers participating in
Conference
CoMPD grant
Invited talk for the
Using Wimba as an online
College of Business
teaching tool
and Economics
PCTM Fall Conference Observed student presentations
and selected groups to
participate at VCTM
Regional Mathematics Joint meetings of instructors of
Specialist Meetings
Mathematics Specialist courses
LOTI Group Leader
Show other faculty members
how I use various tools to teach
online
Year
2011
2010
2010
2007-2008
2006
V.
Other Information
A. Participated in LOTI Extended Advanced Training and LOTI Teaching a Hybrid
Class Training in 2008 – 2009 to develop hybrid Math 313 and MAED 623
courses
B. Planned and Instructed for Grants Awarded
1.CoMPD Grant with the ITTIP, 2009 – 2011, MSP grant
2.MINDTWIST with the ITTIP, 2005- 2006, MSP grant
C. Professional Development Courses Developed
1.Longwood
a) Teaching the new 2009 Mathematics 4-6 Virginia Standards of
Learning, Summer 2011
b) Number Sense for Grades 4-6 Teachers, Summer 2010
c) Critical Thinking for First and Second Grade Teachers, Spring
2010
d) Number Sense for First and Second Grade Teachers, Fall 2010
e) Algebra and Geometry in Science (Grades 4-8), Summer 2006
2.Mathematics and Science Center
a) Linking Probability and Basic Skills for K-5 Teachers, Summer
2003
b) Data Displays: Statistics for 4-8 and Algebra 1 Teachers, Summer
2003
D. Longwood University Courses Taught and Format
1. Math 121 Functions and Graphs (face-to-face and fully on-line)
2. Math 309 Numeration Systems (face-to-face)
3. Math 310 Probability, Statistics, and Programming (face-to-face)
4. Math 313 Geometry and Reasoning (face-to-face and hybrid)
5. Math 430 Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Schools (face-to-face)
6. Math 651 Numbers and Operations for K-8 Teachers (face-to-face)
7. Maed 623 Teaching Mathematics in Grades K-8 (face-to-face and hybrid)