Jeffrey Wanko taught middle school mathematics in the Kings Local School District in Ohio and received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University where he worked as a graduate assistant on the Connected Mathematics Project. He is currently an associate professor and teaches content and methods courses in the middle childhood and in the adolescent/young adult programs. His research interests focus on problem solving, geometry, number theory, history of mathematics, and the integration of mathematics and the arts. Some of his recent publications include:
Wanko, J. J. (2006). Discovering relationships involving Baravelle spirals. Mathematics Teacher, 99(6), 394-400.
Wanko, J. J. (2005). Tapping into trapezoids. Mathematics Teacher, 99(3), 190-195.
Wanko. J. J. (2005). Giving exponential functions a fair shake. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 11(3), 118-124.
Wanko, J. J. (2005). The legacy of Marin Mersenne: The search for primal order and the mentoring of young minds. Mathematics Teacher, 98(8), 525-529.
Wanko, J. J. (2005). Topic sequencing and curricula. In S. Wagner (Ed.), Prompt intervention in mathematics education: Research and best practices (pp. 131-150). Columbus, OH: Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading.
Wanko, J. J., Keiser-Krumpe, J., Johnson, I. D., & Stonewater, J. K. (2005). The middle childhood mathematics inquiry learning project. In S. Wagner and S. P. Meiring (Eds.), The story of SUSTAIN: Models of institutional change (pp. 67-84). Columbus, OH: Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading.
Wanko, J. J., Keiser-Krumpe, J., Johnson, I. D., & Stonewater, J. K. (2005). The middle childhood mathematics inquiry learning project. In S. Wagner and S. P. Meiring (Eds.), The story of SUSTAIN: Models of institutional change (pp. 67-84). Columbus, OH: Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading.
Wanko, J. J. (2004). Representations and the work of Jerome Bruner. Ohio Journal of School Mathematics, 50(Autumn), 3-8.
Lappan, G. T. & Wanko, J. J. (2003). The changing roles and priorities of the federal government in mathematics education in the United States. In G. M. A. Stanic & J. Kilpatrick (Eds.), A History of School Mathematics (pp. 897-930). Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Wanko, J. J. & Venable, C. H. (2002). Investigating prime numbers and the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 8(2), 70-76.