Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Delaware
Interests: pre-service teacher education, technology use in
mathematics education, algebra learning & teaching
Tuesday: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (at Howard County PS)
Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Thursday: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
and by appointment
Sandy Spitzer joined the mathematics faculty at Towson University in 2008. She earned her B.A. in Mathematics as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After teaching mathematics in a high school and at Harford Community College in Maryland, Sandy began a doctoral program in education, with a specialization in Mathematics Education, at the University of Delaware. She earned a Master of Arts in Education in 2006 and received her Ph.D. in 2008.
Dr. Spitzer's research interests include the role of technology in school mathematics, especially
the role that graphing technology can play in learning algebra. She also has a strong interest in
pre-service teacher education and has both taught and conducted research in mathematics courses for prospective elementary school teachers.
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