Edwin Dickey, PhD Professor University of South Carolina

Dr. Edwin Dickey earned a Ph D in mathematics education from the University of South Carolina in 1982. He is a professor of education and Chair of the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education at the University of South Carolina. Between 1977 and 1981 was a mathematics teacher at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, SC. His research interests include the implications of computer algebra systems on the teaching of mathematics, teacher education through distance education and telecommunications, the uses of technology in mathematics education, methods of introducing pre-service and in-service teachers to the uses of technology in education, and uses of the Internet in education. Dr. Dickey recently helped write a $4.7 million proposal titled Diverse Pathways in Teacher Preparation that was funded by the U.S. Department of Education.  He has served in a leadership role for numerous other funded projects including a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project South Carolina Middle School Science and Mathematics Teacher Recruitment, Certification, and Retention Program, 2002-2005, and a Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) funded project (USC-PT3 Consortium to Improve Technology Education of Pre-Service Teachers).  Throughout his career he has been active in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and other mathematics and educational organizations.