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Rick A. Hudson, Candidate for Director, At-Large

  • Rick A. Hudson

    Rick A. Hudson

    Candidate for Director, At-Large

    Position: Associate professor and chair of mathematics, University of Southern Indiana (2009–).

    Education: B.A. (mathematics teaching), University of Southern Indiana (USI); M.A. (mathematics), University of Louisville; Ph.D. (mathematics education), Indiana University.

    Previous Experience: Mathematics teacher, Mount Carmel (Illinois) High School (2004–06).

    Memberships: NCTM, Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM); Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE); Hoosier Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (HAMTE); American Educational Research Association; Mathematical Association of America; North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education; School Science and Mathematics Association.

    Activities in NCTM: Chair: Publishing Committee (2015–), Educational Materials Committee (2013–15 and member, 2012–15); referee: Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teacher Educator, Teaching Children Mathematics (TCM), Mathematics Teacher;proposal reviewer, NCTM Research Conference (2009–2014); presenter at multiple annual meetings, regional conferences, and research conferences (2009– ).

    Other Activities: AMTE: Program Committee (2015–); ICTM: journal coeditor (2012–), board member (2013–); HAMTE: newsletter editor (2011–12).

    Publications: Author: “Finding Balance at the Elusive Mean” (Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2012), “Assessing Preservice Teachers’ Beliefs about the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics and Science” (School Science and Mathematics, 2012), “Learning to Tinker,” (TCM, 2012); coauthor: “Motivating Play Using Statistical Reasoning” (TCM, 2014), “Success Made Probable” (Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, 2012).

    Honors: Pott College Excellence in Teaching Award (USI, 2016); Service, Teaching, and Research (STaR) in Mathematics Education Fellow (2011).

    Statement: Within NCTM, we must work to increase our membership and expand our outreach to teachers of mathematics. Teachers today communicate in very different ways from the past, and NCTM must make use of the new media while building on its current strengths to reach a wider audience. For example, the quality of NCTM’s conferences is one of the Council’s greatest strengths, and we must think proactively about ways to share content from conference sessions virtually to reach a larger group of the membership and to extend the conference experience for those in attendance.

    Given the current challenges related to teacher retention, outreach to new teachers is imperative. I believe that NCTM should play a vital role in developing strategies to support new teacher induction, undertake specific initiatives to benefit early-career teachers, and develop resources for affiliates and others engaged in mathematics teacher induction. We must ensure that the next generation of mathematics teachers is well supported and given the benefit of all the resources of NCTM.

    To the NCTM Board, I will bring a passion for supporting students and teachers of mathematics. I will promote a spirit of collaboration and mutual respect that will benefit the NCTM membership and enhance the work of its leadership.