Curriculum Vitae

Tammy Michelle Urban (neé Keith)
Acworth, Georgia 30101
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Education
Certifications
Teaching Experience
Educational Testing Service
Research Experience
Training Presentations
Grants Received
Professional Organizations

 

EDUCATION [top]

Aug 2007- May 2009            Aug 2007- May 2009    Master of Science, Applied Statistics (in progress)
                                      Kennesaw State University, College of Science and Mathematics
                                      Advisor: Dr. Lewis VanBrackle

Sept 1985-Dec1990             Sept 1985-Dec1990     Bachelor of Science, Secondary Math Education
                                      Georgia Southern University, College of Education
                                      Advisor: Dr. Fred Page

CERTIFICATIONS [top]

Georgia Teaching Certificate (clear renewable) – valid in the following areas:
                                                         -Mathematics (6-12)
                                                         -Gifted-in-Field
                                                         -Teacher Support Specialist

College Board – Advanced Placement Statistics

College Board – Advanced Placement Calculus (AB)

Teaching Experience [top]

Cobb County School District
(Marietta, Georgia)

Allatoona High School  Mathematics Teacher (2008 - present)

§         Georgia Performance Standards Teacher Trainer - Mathematics II
§         PICASSO Curriculum writer for new Georgia Performance Standards in Mathematics

Kennesaw Mountain High School  Mathematics Teacher (2006 - 2008)

§         Georgia Performance Standards Teacher Trainer - Mathematics I
§         PICASSO Curriculum writer for new Georgia Performance Standards in Mathematics
§         Served as an AVID Site Team Member
§         Served on the school’s Vertical Team Committee-2006

Paulding County School District
(Dallas, Georgia)

East Paulding High School  Mathematics Teacher (2004 - 2006)

§         Successfully implemented and taught the College Board Advanced Placement Statistics Program
§         Served on the school’s Data Analysis Committee
§         Nominated by a student for Who’s Who Among High School Teachers

Coweta County School System
(Newnan, Georgia)

Newnan High School  Mathematics Teacher (1992 - 2004)

§         Successfully implemented and taught the College Board Advanced Placement Statistics Program
§         Successfully completed a pilot assessment for National Board Certification of Teachers (2002)
§         Responsible for collection, analysis, and presentation of data from standardized test scores for the principal 
§         Served on the following committees: SACS, School Improvement, Textbook Adoption
§         Participated in school-wide peer coaching programs to assess and improve instructional methods
§         Awarded Radio Shack Tandy Scholars Outstanding Teacher Award (1999)
§         Awarded the Georgia Roundtable Mathematics Teacher of Excellence Award (1996)
§         Coached the Varsity Academic Quiz Bowl Team placing at Region and competing at the State level
§         Co-sponsored Key Club (1992-1994)

Courses Taught:  AP Statistics, AP Calculus, Discrete Math, Advanced Statistics,
                                   Advanced Algebra & Trigonometry, Algebra III, Algebra II, Algebra I,
                                   Euclidean Geometry, Informal Geometry, Integrated Math I,
                                   Integrated Math II, Pre Algebra, Concepts of Algebra, Concepts of
                                   Problem Solving, Concepts of Probability & Statistics.

Educational Testing Service [top]
 

Advanced Placement Exam Reading.  Lincoln, Nebraska.  June 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.  Appointed by the College Board to apply a standardized scoring rubric to the grading of the six-question free response section of all AP Statistics exams taken by students nationwide.

Research Experience [top]

Cardiovascular Fluids Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia (June 1995 - Aug 1995) Georgia Internships & Fellowships for Teachers (GIFT).

§         assisted in research funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that included the study of Mitral and Aortic valve disease and the mathematical modeling of the left heart and artificial valves
§         used Fluid Dynamics Application Program (FIDAP) to simulate various valve geometries on the compute
§         wrote and modified programs in FORTRAN and C++ to run the statistics of ultrasound output from patients
§         used research information to design secondary curriculum materials illustrating the use of mathematics in medical fields

Micro Electronics Research Center (MiRC); Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia. (June 1994-Aug.1994) Georgia Internships & Fellowships for Teachers (GIFT). 

§         research involved studying the efficiency of hydrogen plasma etching of silicon for use in microchips and semiconductors
§         wrote a program in C to retrieve data from a CAD program then rotate and transform the coordinates for use in different graphics programs
§         information from this research was used to develop curriculum materials for use in middle school and secondary math classes.

 

Astrophysics and Radiation Measurements; Space, Science, & Technology-9;
Los Alamos National Laboratory  Los Alamos, New Mexico  (June 1993-Aug. 1993)
Department of Energy Teacher Research Associate Program (DOE-TRAC)  

§         research involved searching astrophysics circulars and international databases and analyzing data to confirm new x-ray transient stars located by the Vela 5B satellite and other satellite experiments to determine changes in periodicities of recurrent x-ray sources. 
§         A research paper and visual presentation of findings were presented to laboratory researchers and to fellow teachers.

Training Presentations [top]

Georgia Performance Standards Training, 2007-2008.  Along with 3 colleagues, conducted multiple training sessions for 24 high school teachers in preparation for the 2008 implementation of the new Mathematics standards for high school.

Using Writing and Rubrics in the High School Math Classroom, 2005.  Presented to high school mathematics teachers.

A Guide to ADD & ADHD and its Impact on Gifted Education, 2000.  West Georgia RESA presentation to elementary, middle, and high school mathematics teachers.

High School Math Seminars, 1992-2001. County level presentation of materials from various workshops and seminars attended during the previous year to middle school and high school mathematics teachers, including:

§         AP Institutes, Statistics and Calculus AB
§         Effective and Appropriate use of Graphing Calculators in Algebra I
§         TI Calculator and CBL Activities from 1997 and 1993 Exeter Conferences
§         Fathom Workshop
§         Geometer’s Sketchpad Workshop
§         GIFT and TRAC Summer Research Assignments

Grants Received [top]

§         Bell South Mini Grant; April 1994.
§         Federal Eisenhower Grant; April 1995. 
§         Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Teacher Grant; August 1995.

Professional Organizations [top]

§         American Statistical Association (ASA)
§         Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
§         National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC)
§         National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM
§         Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE)