PR2008 Sep 23

Annette Cook, Shelton State Community College, Chosen as ACCCESS Fellow 

9/23/2008

Tuscaloosa – Annette Cook, mathematics instructor at Shelton State Community College, has been chosen as an ACCCESS fellow by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC).

Cook has been on the math faculty at Shelton State for three years, teaching courses ranging from developmental math to pre-calculus. She holds a M.A. in Secondary Math Education from the University of Alabama, a B.S. in Secondary Math Education from Mississippi State University, and an A.A. in Secondary Math Education from Meridian Junior College.

Prior to joining the faculty at Shelton State she taught at Tuscaloosa County High, Echols Middle School, Muscle Shoals High School, and Northwest-Shoals Community College. She has presented at numerous conferences and training sessions and is the author of “Get Me Outta Here! Math Help for the Alabama High School Graduation Examination.”

She has been married to John Cook for twenty four years. The couple has two daughters: Lindsay, age 18 and Taylor, age 15. She is actively involved with the music ministry and women’s ministry at First Wesleyan Church.

Founded in 1974, the AMATYC is dedicated to the improvement of the teaching and learning of mathematics in the first two years of college. AMATYC addresses the concerns of the 20,000 full- and part-time mathematics faculty who teach in two-year colleges. In North America, more than 1200 community colleges enroll some 10.4 million students. AMATYC serves professional two-year college mathematics faculty from the United States and Canada with approximately 2,500 individual members and over 100 institutional members.

AMATYC Project ACCCESS is a mentoring and professional development initiative for two-year college mathematics faculty. The project's goal is to provide experiences that will help new faculty become more effective teachers and active members of the broader mathematical community. The project began with its’ first cohort in the fall of 2004. With the addition of the fifth cohort, the project has provided opportunities for 131 fellows. The fellows attend special sessions at the annual AMATYC conference each fall and are networked with each other as well as with consulting colleagues who have vast experience as teachers at two-year institutions.

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