Mourat A. Tchoshanov
Brief CV
EDU603, Mathematics Education
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968
915-747-7668, mouratt@utep.edu


a. Professional Preparation

Kazan State Pedagogical University
(Kazan, Russia) Pedagogy of Mathematics Ph.D. (1996)
Kazan State Pedagogical Institute
(Kazan, Russia) Pedagogy of Mathematics M.A. (1987)
Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute
(Chardjou, Turkmenistan) Mathematics Education B.A. (1980)


b. Appointments

2000-present Associate Professor, Teacher Education, The University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX)
1998-99 Visiting Scholar, Comparative Mathematics Education, The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
1997-98 Professor, Higher Mathematics, Kostroma State Technological University (Kostroma, Russia)
1994-95 Fulbright Research Scholar, Curriculum and Instructional Development, Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
1992-97 Professor and Chair, Higher Mathematics, Tatar-American Regional Institute at Kazan (Kazan, Russia)
1985-92 Research Associate, Comparative Mathematics Education, Research Institute of Professional Education (Kazan, Russia)


c. Main Publications (the complete list includes 6 books, 10 book chapters, 36 articles in referred journals, and 43 papers and presentations)

     Tchoshanov, M. (2001). America Learns to Count: Innovations in the US School Mathematics. Riga, Latvia: Experiment.

     Tchoshanov, M. (1997). Visual Mathematics. Kazan, Russia: ABAK. Preparing teachers for a new challenge: Teaching Calculus concepts in middle grades. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics (at the undergraduate level), 2002, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece (co-authors: S. Blake, A. Duval).

     Tchoshanov, M. (2001). Cognitive mechanism of constructive activity development. Proceedings of Psychology of Mathematics Education-International (PME-25) Annual Conference, 2001, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Vol. #4. – Pp. 249-258.

     Tchoshanov, M. (2000). Method of Cognitive Symmetry: Mechanism of Interrelationship between External and Internal Representations. Proceedings of PME-NA, V. 1, Tucson, AZ. Pp. 85-91.

     Tchoshanov, M. The Role of Representation(s) in Developing Students Mathematical Understanding. Theory into Practice: Realizing Reform in School Mathematics. Spring 2001, Vol. 40, #2. Pp. 118-127 (co-author: S. Pape).


d. Synergistic Activities

2001-present Advisory Board member for FIPSE project “Supporting and Strengthening Standards-based Mathematics Teacher Preparation” (Austin, TX)
2000–present Center for Effective Teaching and Learning (CETaL) Fellow, University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX)
2000 Research on Cognition and Visualization, Development of Visual Math Web-page (http://dmc.utep.edu/mouratt/vis_math/visual.html), University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX)
1997-98 Research on Innovative Technologies in Mathematics Education, Kostroma State Pedagogical University (Kostroma, Russia)
1992-97 Research on Integrated Instructional Systems in Mathematics Education, Tatar-American Regional Institute at Kazan (Kazan, Russia)


e. Collaborators & Other Affiliations

Pacheco, A., Center for Research on Educational Reform, UTEP, El Paso, TX
Blake, S., Department of Teacher Education, University of Texas at El Paso, TX
Hughes-Hallett, D., Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Arizona, AZ
Presmeg, N., Department of Mathematics, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Pape, S., School of Teaching and Learning, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH


f. Honors and Awards

2003 Excellence in Scholarship Award, College of Education, UTEP (El Paso, TX)
2001 Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Education, UTEP (El Paso, TX)
2000 CETAL Fellow, University of Texas at El Paso (El Paso, TX)
1994 International Fulbright Award, USIA (Washington, DC)
1994 Distinguished Professor, Tatar-American Regional Institute at Kazan (Kazan, Russia)
1980 Bachelor’s Diploma in Mathematics Education with High Honors, Turkmen State Pedagogical Institute (Chardjou, Turkmenistan)