Robert F. Cunningham is a professor in the Mathematics & Statistics Department at The College of New Jersey, where he teachers mathematics content and methods courses.  He holds an Ed.D. from Temple University in Secondary Mathematics Education, a M.A. from Villanova University in Mathematics, and a B.A. from LaSalle University in Mathematics. His research interests include the teaching and learning of elementary and secondary mathematics.

 

Sarah Clooney earned a B.A. in Mathematics with a concentration in Secondary Education from The College of New Jersey. She co-authored this paper as an undergraduate. She will start her teaching career at Dwight Eisenhower Middle School in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Her research interests include the teaching and learning of mathematics.