Marilyn Meinhardt Burns
Born (1941-04-11) April 11, 1941
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSyracuse University
OccupationMathematics educator
OrganizationMath Solutions
Notable work
  • Do The Math
  • The I Hate Mathematics Book
  • Math Reasoning Inventory
Websitemathsolutions.com/about-us/marilyn-burns/

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]

Career and recognition

Burns is a 1958 graduate of the Wellington C. Mepham High School in The Bellmores, 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' 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]

Selected books

  • Burns, Marilyn (July 30, 1975). The I Hate Mathematics! Book. Martha Weston, illustrator. Boston, MA: Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0316117418.[9]
  • Burns, Marilyn (2020). Welcome to Math Class: A Collection of Marilyn's Favorite Lessons, Grades K-6. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1935099529.
  • Burns, Marilyn (25 March 2015). About Teaching Mathematics: A K-4 Resource (4th ed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1935099321.[10]
  • Burns, Marilyn (April 30, 1982). Math for Smarty Pants. Martha Weston, illustrator. Boston, MA: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-11739-0.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Burns, Marilyn 1941-". Encyclopedia.com. 15 October 1975. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Mepham Who's Who: 1995 Honorees". Wellington C. Mepham High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Louise Hay Award 1997 Winner:Marilyn Burns". Association for Women in Mathematics. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Commencements; M.I.T. Scholar Speaks at Sarah Lawrence". The New York Times. May 25, 1991.
  5. ↑ "Ross Taylor / Glenn Gilbert Gallery of Awardees". National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Congratulations to the Hall of Fame's Class of 2010". C. Blohm & Associates, Inc. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Grants to Develop, Test Next-Generation Teaching Tools in Math and Literacy". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "It's Not Only the Answer, It's How Students Solve the Problem that Counts in New Math Assessment for the Common Core". Scholastic Media Room. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Reviews of The I Hate Mathematics! Book: Masue Ando (1976), The Arithmetic Teacher, JSTOR 41191597; Janet Duffin (1988), The Mathematical Gazette, doi:10.2307/3618934, JSTOR 3618934
  10. ↑ Reviews of About Teaching Mathematics: Mary Lou Damjanovich (2001), Teaching Children Mathematics, JSTOR 41197689; Heidi J. Higgins (2017), Teaching Children Mathematics, doi:10.5951/teacchilmath.23.8.0505, JSTOR 10.5951/teacchilmath.23.8.0505; Lawrence Shirley (1994), Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, JSTOR 41181415; Mignonne Wood (1992), The Arithmetic Teacher, JSTOR 41195325
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