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Dean William R. Speer
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| Dr. William R. Speer |
William R. Speer is currently the Interim Dean of the College of Education, a Professor of Mathematics Education, Director of the UNLV COS/COE Center for Mathematics and Science Education, and Director of International Student Teaching at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is also an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Computer Education at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Dr. Speer has been a Fulbright Scholar to the Bahamas and a Visiting Professor at Northern Arizona University's Science and Mathematics Learning Center. His B.S. and M.S. Ed. degrees were achieved at Northern Illinois University in 1969 and 1971 while his Ph.D. was earned at Kent State University in 1976.
Dr. Speer is a Past President of several professional organizations including the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Ohio Mathematics Education Leadership Council, the Nevada Mathematics Council (two terms), the Nevada Association of Teacher Educators (two terms), the Research Council on Mathematics Learning, and the School Science and Mathematics Association. He has served on the Mathematics and Statistics Advisory Committee for the College Board and served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Washington, D.C. based Triangle Coalition of Business, Government, and Education. He is also an Alumni Fellow of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents. He was a member of the NCTM Commission that released the landmark publication entitled Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics and was a major author on the new teaching standards that NCTM released in 2007 under the title of Mathematics Teaching Today. He has also served NCTM as the Western Region Representative to the Affiliated Services Committee, as Chairperson of annual and regional meetings and is presently a Board member of the Mathematics Education Trust. He has been a member of NCTM for 41 years and has been a participating member of AMTE since its inception.
Dr. Speer is the primary author of the Wiley text, TODAY'S MATHEMATICS: Concepts, Classroom Methods and Instructional Activities, twelfth edition, focusing on content/teaching methods for the elementary and middle grades. Dr. Speer is currently the General Editor for the NCTM annual yearbooks covering the years 2011-13 and has authored numerous articles in various professional journals. He has served as editor of the IDEAS section for the Arithmetic Teacher journal and editor of the INVESTIGATIONS section of Teaching Children Mathematics journal. He has also served on the Editorial Board for the research journal, FOCUS on the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics (now known as INVESTIGATIONS in Mathematics Learning).
Dr. Speer has been the recipient of annual college and university-wide teaching, research, and service awards at both Bowling Green State University and the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is the recipient of the Northern Illinois University Golden Anniversary Alumni Award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His service has been recognized by his selection for the Christofferson-Fawcett Award for Lifetime Achievement in Mathematics Education and the George Mallinson Award for Distinguished Contributions to Mathematics and Science Education. Dr. Speer has lectured extensively throughout the United States and in 26 countries on six continents. Perhaps most importantly, he has classroom experience at each level and enjoys sharing and learning about how research informs teachers and how the classroom lends itself to generative studies of teaching/learning.
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New Faculty Orientation: Day With The Dean 2009
