Relevant publications, documents, and research:
- Vision statement on the use of technology in education.
- Currently conducting research with Jay Thomas of Aurora University on the impact on student learning of having students write Original Problems in MI3 and MI4. Download the research description.
- Currently employing innovative alternative assessments. Download a philosophy of assessment, as well as a summary of its implementation in Spring 2011.
- Matsko, Vincent J. Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness, published in the Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Creativity in Mathematics Education and the Education of Gifted Students. Avaiable here. (Translated into Thai.)
- Contributing editor (Chapter 5) of Mathematics in Context: Focusing on Students, ICMI Study Series 16, Springer, 2009.
- Klauser, Todd, Vincent J. Matsko, and Sandra Spalt-Fulte, Challenging Gifted High School Students,
Mediterranean Journal of Research in Mathematics Education,Vol. 6, 1 & 2, 3-22, 2007.
- Summary of reading on the Worked Example Effect.
International exposure:
- Current member of the Board of the International Group for Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness (MCG).
- Visited the Institute for the Promotion of the Teaching of Science and Technology in Bangkok, Thailand for three weeks to conduct workshops, visit schools, and consult with Thai educators on inquiry-based education. Visit the workshop website. A six-week visit is planned for Summer 2012.
- Member of the Organizing Team for the Discussion Group on Creativity in Mathematics Education at the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education
(ICME 12) to be held in Seoul, Korea, July 2012.
- Presented at Conferences of the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions and the International Group for Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness in Riga, Lativa, Summer 2011. See the conference talks.
- Conducted a week-long series of classes for the Langton Institute for Young Mathematicians in Canterbury, England, Summer 2010. See the website for the visit.
- Attended the 11th International Congress on Mathematical Education in Monterrey, Mexico, in Summer 2008.
- Was invited to attend the ICMI 16 (International Commission on Mathematical Instruction) Study Conference on Challenging Mathematics in and Beyond the Classroom in Trondheim, Norway, Summer 2006.
Particular to IMSA:
- Introduced three new courses (Polyhedra and Geometric Sculpture (visit the course website); BC1-2, BC2-3 (with Steve Condie)); and co-proposed (with Noah Prince) a new course on mathematical research, Methods of Mathematical Inquiry.
- Chair of the Dodecahedron Day project under the auspices of IMSA25 and CoolHub; visit the Dodecahedron Day website.
- Received the Lederman Scholar Award (2010) and the Principal's Teaching Award (2011).