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Dr. Karen Mitchell
Professor, Department of Mathematics
Education
M.A. (Mathematics), Marshall University
Ed.D. (Curriculum and Instruction/Mathematics Education), West Virginia University
Teaching
Dr. Mitchell teaches both undergraduate and graduate
level mathematics courses.
Dr. Mitchell is the recipient of the 2010
Distinguished Service Award, "The Chair" award,
given by the West Virginia Council of Teachers of
Mathematics. She also is the recipient of the
following: the Marshall and Shirley Reynolds
Outstanding Teacher Award, awarded by Marshall; West
Virginia Professor of the Year, awarded by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching;
Fabulous Faculty Member for two consecutive years,
awarded by the MU chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National
Honor Society; and the Mathematics College Teacher
of the Year, awarded by the WV Council of Teachers
of Mathematics.
Outreach
Dr. Mitchell is devoted to improving Mathematics
education at Marshall, across the state of West
Virginia, and within the Appalachian region. She
helped design standards-based instructional units
for online Geometry and College Transition courses,
to help prepare high school students for college.
She has also written two PBLs that like the online
units were posted to the Teach21 site. Dr. Mitchell
designed and coordinates a 5-Adult mathematics
alternate certification program for teachers, helped
revise the WV Content Standards and Objectives for
mathematics, wrote three of the Mathematics Program
Improvement Reviews, and served as a content
specialist and internal evaluator for two
Math/Science Partnerships.
Service
Dr. Mitchell is the Chair of the committee that
established the Minds of Marshall Academic Festival
at Marshall. This festival shares the vast range of
student accomplishments with alumni, the campus
community, and potential students. She serves as an
academic advisor for the 5-9 and 5-Adult mathematics
education majors and on the following university
committees: Reynolds Committee (Chair), Academic
Festival Committee (Chair), Marshall University
Mathematics Competition Committee (Chair), Faculty
Senate, Undergraduate Program Liaison Committee. In
addition, Dr. Mitchell was an ad hoc summer member
of the Core Curriculum Committee.
Contact Info
Telephone: (304) 696-3042
Email:
mitchelk@marshall.edu
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