Marilyn Burns (mathematics educator)
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Marilyn Meinhardt Burns | |
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| Born | April 11, 1941 |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Mathematics educator |
| Organization | Math Solutions |
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| Website | mathsolutions |
Marilyn Meinhardt Burns (born April 11, 1941)[1] is a mathematics educator and the author of over a dozen children's books on mathematics.[1]
Burns is a 1958 graduate of the Wellington C. Mepham High School in North Bellmore, New York.[2] After receiving a B.A. from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, and teaching in elementary and middle schools in Syracuse, Burns founded Math Solutions, an educational resource provider, in 1984.[3] Burns pursued graduate studies at Syracuse University, San Francisco State University, and the University of California at Berkeley.[2]
In 1975, the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council cited Burns's book The I Hate Mathematics! Book in "outstanding science books for children".[1]
In 1991, the Bank Street College of Education in New York awarded Burns an honorary doctoral degree.[4]
In 1995 the Mepham High School Alumni Association listed Burns in their Hall of Fame.[2]
In 1996, the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics honored Burns with the Ross Taylor/Glenn Gilbert National Leadership Award "for her influence on mathematics education".[5]
In 1997, the Association for Women in Mathematics honored Burns, "a mathematics educator with enormous scope and influence", with the Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education.[3]
In 2010, the Association of Educational Publishers inducted Burns into the Educational Publishing Hall of Fame.[6]
In 2012, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded Math Solutions a $2.2 million grant "to fund the development of a Web-based diagnostic tool that will help middle school teachers assess students' computational and problem-solving skills".[7] The end product of this grant was Math Reasoning Inventory, an assessment tool developed by Burns in collaboration with K–12 teachers, which is available without cost to teachers and administrators.[8]
