Portia C. Elliott

Department Chair                                                                                       (1997-2003)

Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies

School of Education

University of Massachusetts

NCTM -- National Coordinator of Outreach                                             (1993-1994)

Assessment Standards for School Mathematics

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

1906 Association Drive

Reston, Virginia 22091

Director of Educational Programs                                                            (1992-1993) 

Teachers Academy of Mathematics and Science

10 West 35th Street

Chicago, Illinois 60615

Graduate Program Director                                                                       (1989-1992)

Division II

School of Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Graduate Program Director                                                                       (1985-1987)

Division of Instructional Leadership

School of Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Director of Teacher Certification                                                              (1979-1984)

School of Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Coordinator of Secondary Mathematics                                                 (1979-1996)

Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP /180 Days Project)

School of Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Early Identification Project (Holyoke School Children)                         (1970-1972)

Andrea Wright, Director

Hampshire College

Amherst, MA

Project S.E.E.D. Lead Teacher and Mathematics Specialist               (1969-1970) 

Lincoln Elementary School

Gary Public Schools

Gary, IN

Elliott, Portia C. and Cynthia M. Garnett. "Algebra in the Pre-K-2 Curriculum Goats and Bears in Books Give Us Clues to the Answer -- A Teaching Guide." Exploring Mathematics Through Literature, Prekindergarten – Grade 8, 2nd Edition, (Diane Thiessen, Ed) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, (NCTM) (Publication Date, April 2015).

Elliott, Portia C. and Cynthia M. Garnett (Co-Editors). Getting into the Mathematics Conversation: The Value of Communication in Mathematics Classrooms. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2008.

Elliott, Portia C. "Algebra in the Pre-K -2 Curriculum? Billy Goats and Bears in Books Give Us Clues to the Answer." Teaching Children Mathematics. (September, 2005) pp. 100 - 104.

Elliott, Portia C. (General Editor), The Learning of Mathematics, (69th NCTM Yearbook),Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, (March 2007) [W. Gary Martin and Marilyn Strutchen, Co-Issue Editors].

Elliott, Portia C, (General Editor), Thinking and Reasoning with Data and Chance, (68th NCTM Yearbook), Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, (April 2006) [Gail Burrill, Issue Editor].

Elliott, Portia C. (General Editor), Technology-Supported Mathematics Learning Environments, (67th NCTM Yearbook), Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, (April 2005) forthcoming. [William J. Masalski, Issue Editor].

Elliott, Portia C. et.al. Math '98 (Elementary Textbook Series) Menlo Park, CA: Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley , 1998.

Elliott, Portia C. et.al. Math '98 Teacher's Edition Menlo Park, CA: Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley, 1998.

Elliott, Portia C. (editor) 1996 NCTM Yearbook, Communication in Mathematics K-12 and Beyond.  Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1996.

Lindquist, Mary M. and Portia C. Elliott. "Communication--An Imperative for Change: A Conversation with Mary Lindquist," 1996 NCTM Yearbook, Communication in Mathematics K-12 and Beyond, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1996.

Elliott, Portia C. et.al. Assessment Standards for School Mathematics, Thomas Romberg, Project Director, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1995.

Elliott, Portia C. "Confessions of the Math Anxious," The Wisconsin Mathematics Teacher, March, 1995.

Elliott, Portia C. and Cynthia M. Garnett "Mathematics Power for All," Windows of Opportunity: Mathematics for Students with Special Needs, Co-editors Carol Thornton and Nancy Bley, Reston, VA: NCTM, 1994.

Elliott, Portia C. "By Way of Introduction--Focus on Assessment," Arithmetic Teacher:  Mathematics Education Through the Middle Grades, vol. 39 no.6 February, 1992.

Elliott, Portia C. "Meeting Individual Needs," Houghton Mifflin Issues Brochure, Boston, MA:  Houghton Mifflin, 1992.

Elliott, Portia C. et.al. The Mathematics Experience, (K-8 Textbook Series) Boston: MA  Houghton Mifflin, 1992.

Elliott, Portia C. et.al. The Mathematics Experience, Teachers' Editions (For K-8 Textbook Series) Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1992.

Elliott, Portia C. et.al. "One Point of View: Reclaiming School Mathematics," Arithmetic Teacher: Mathematics Education Through the Middle Grades, vol. 37, no.8, April, 1990, 4-5.

Elliott, Portia C. and Doris Stockton, "Recommendations to Reduce Mathematics Deficiencies of Entering College Freshmen," New England Mathematics Journal, vol. 20, no. 1 February, 1988, 35-40.

Elliott, Portia C. and Doris Stockton, "Topical Checklist for a Pre-College/Pre-Calculus Program," New England Mathematics Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, February, 1988, 41-46.

Elliott, Portia C. "Mathematics Matters: Matters of Consequence or Doing Something Consequential," International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology, vol. 18, no.1, 1987, 127-138.

Elliott, Portia C. "Right (or Left) Brain Cognition Wrong Metaphor for Creative Behavior; It is the Prefrontal Lobe Volition that Makes the Human/Humane Difference," Journal of Creative Behavior, vol. 20, no.3, 1986, 202-214.

Elliott, Portia C. "Question: Is Math Anxiety a Figment of the Imagination" Answer: Never (A Neurological Glimpse at Mathematics Anxiety)," International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology, vol. 14, no.6, 1983, 777-785.

Elliott, Portia C. "Going Back to Basics Won't Prove Who's 'Right,' But Who's 'Left' (Brain Duality and Mathematics Learning)," International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology, vol. 11, no.2, 1980, 213-219.

Elliott, Portia C. "Money Changer Bingo," Arithmetic Teacher: Mathematics Education Through the Middle Grades, vol. 27, no.1, 1979, 30-31.

Elliott, Portia C. "Computer 'Glass Boxes' as Advanced Organizers in Mathematics Instruction," International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology, vol. 9, no. 1, 1978, 79-87.

Elliott, Portia C. "Programming--An Integral Part of an Elementary Mathematics Methods Course," International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology, vol. 7, no. 4, 1977, 447-454.

Elliott, Portia C. "Vocabulary of Mathematics," Mathematics Teacher, vol. 69, no.6, 1976, 478.

Luncheon Key-Note Speaker for Periodic Multi-Year Review (PMYR) Program Luncheon sponsored by the UMASS Amherst Center for Teaching. "Using Multiple Interactive Media and 'Distributed Learning' Techniques to Improve the Mathematics Preparation of Prospective Elementary School Teachers," May 5, 2009.

Co-Presenter (with Gary Martin and Marilyn Strutchens) at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2004 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California, "The Learning of Mathematics." April 2004.

Co- Presenter (with Gail Burrill) at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2003 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, "Thinking and Reasoning with Data and Chance," April 2003.

Co-Presenter (with William Masalski) at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2002 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada "Technology Supported Mathematics Learning Environments: Striking a Balance," April 2002.

Presenter at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2001 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida "Topics for Future NCTM Yearbooks," April, 2001.

Featured Speaker at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 1996 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, "Building Bridges to the Mathematically Disenfranchised," April, 1996.

Keynote Speaker at the Wisconsin Mathematics Council Spring Conference, Greenlakes, WI, April 28, 1994.

Presenter (with Marietta Harris) at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Banneker Association Focus Group Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 17, 1994.

Presenter (with Jeremy Kilpatrick) at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1994 National Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 15, 1994.

Presenter (with Linda Wilson and Diane Briars) at the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 12, 1994.

Presenter (with Diane Briars) at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, March 21, 1994.

Presenter (with Diane Briars) at the Association of American Publishers meeting in Chicago, Illinois, March 18, 1994.

Presenter (with Carol Thornton, Graham Jones, and Judith Wells) of a 3-hour Mini-course at the NCTM Southern Regional Conference in Richmond, Virginia, February 25, 1994.

Presenter at the National School Board Association Leadership Conference in Washington, DC, February 4, 1994.

Presenter (with Linda Wilson and James Gates) at the Facilitating Systemic Change Joint Conference, Washington, DC, January 13, 1994.

Presenter (with NCTM Executive Director, James Gates) at the Eisenhower Regional Consortia Directors Meeting, Washington, DC, January 11, 1994.

Presenter at the National Urban League Parents Conference in New York, New York, January 5, 1994.

Presenter at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1993 National Meeting in Seattle, Washington, April 1993.

Presenter at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1992 National Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, April 1992.

Presenter at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1991 National Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1991.

Presenter at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1990 National Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, April, 1990.

Presenter at the National Black Child Development Institute's (NBCDI) National Meeting in Washington, DC, October, 1989.

Presenter at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1989 National Meeting in Orlando, Florida, April 1989.

Presenter at the National Black Child Development Institute's (NBCDI) National Meeting in Los Angeles, California October, 1988.

Presider at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) National Meeting in Chicago, Illinois April 1988.

Presider at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1985 National Meeting in San Antonio, Texas April, 1985.

Presenter at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1983 National Meeting in San Francisco, California April, 1983.

Presenter at the Educational Conference sponsored by Gary Teachers' Union Local #44 American Federation of Teachers Conference in Gary, Indiana in October 1978.

Presenter at the Annual Convention of the Association of Educational Data Systems, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Spring 1975.

Presenter at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 1975 National Meeting in Denver, Colorado, April 1975.

Elliott, Portia C., Linda Gojak, and Life LeGeros (Academic Advisors) 

Learner Express: Modules for Teaching and Learning

• This video gallery contains a set of twenty (20) video modules distilled from over 350 hours in the Annenberg Learner Collection. The mathematics topics covered are aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Used in professional development settings, pre-service and in-service teachers can quickly locate video clips to enhance learning, that depict common core practices and standards, that are indexed, annotated, and linked to related resources. This collections was produced by WGBH, Boston, MA, 2012.

Elliott, Portia C., DeAnn Huinker, and William J. Masalski (Core Advisors) [with Aron Berstein, Nicholas Branca, Martha Brown, Dan Dolan, Patricia Hess, Andee Rubin, Stephanie Sullivan, Charles Thompson, and Margaret Wilder-Watson]

Teaching Math: A Video Library, K-4

• This video library contains 52 video programs and viewers' guide depicting elementary mathematics teachers implementing the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Content and Process Standards for school mathematics. Tape 1 Introduces the collection of classroom tapes. Video Tapes 2 - 48 cover the NCTM Content Standards. Video Tapes 49 - 52 cover NCTM Process Standards. This library was produced by WGBH Boston, 1997.

Elliott, Portia C. and William J. Masalski (Core Advisors) [with Martha Brown, Mary Erich, Timothy Erickson, Marlene Kliman, and Charles Thompson]

Teaching Math: A Video Library, 5-8

• This video library contains 6 video programs and viewers' guide depicting middle school mathematics teachers implementing the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Tapes 1 - 6 cover the NCTM Content Standards. These tapes demonstrate effective teaching and learning in rural, suburban, and urban school settings. This library was produced by WGBH Boston, 1997.

Elliott, Portia C., Henry Kepner, and William J. Masalski (Core Advisors) [with Aron Bernstein, Martha Brown, Julie Gainsburg, Robert Hamada, Christian Hirsch, Timothy Kanold, and Miriam Leiva]

Teaching Math: A Video Library, 9-12

• This video library contains 20 video programs and viewers' guide depicting high school mathematics teachers implementing the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Content and Process Standards for school mathematics. Tape 1 is an Introduction that shows excerpts of all of the content lessons. Tapes 2 - 16 cover the NCTM Content Standards. Tapes 17 - 20 cover NCTM Process Standards. This library was produced by WGBH Boston, 1996.

Elliott, Portia C. (Core Advisor) [with Martha Brown, Tim Erickson, Jeane Joyner, and Tim Kanold]

Mathematics Assessment: A Video Library, K-12

• This video library contains 5 video programs and viewers' guide depict various informal and formal assessment strategies in K-12 classrooms. The videos are from a half-hour to one hour in length and give teachers methods of assessing what students know and can do in mathematics. This library was produced by WGBH Boston, 1997.

Sabbatical Leaves Awarded                                     (2010, 2003, 1996, 1988, 1981)

Travel, Research, and Study were part of each of the

five (5) sabbatical leaves awarded by the Board of

Trustees at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

A report of the last of these leaves can be accessed via

the following link: http://people.umass.edu/pelliott

PMYR Grant for Professional Development in Teaching                      (2008-2009)

Presented by Matthew L. Ouellett, Director and

Mei-Yau Shih, Associate Directo of the Center for Teaching

(Awarded 11/24/08)

Amherst, MA

National Certificate of Appreciation Award                                            (2005-2007)

Presented by Cathy Seely (2005 and 2006), NCTM President

Francis "Skip" Fennell (2007), NCTM President and

James Rubillo, NCTM Esecutive Director for Outstanding Work on the

67th, 68th, and 69th Yearbooks of NCTM

Reston, VA

Distinguished Faculty Member Award                                                              (2005)

Presented by Jess Kane, President UMASS Alumni Association

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Presented at State House Luncheon 4/13/05

Boston, MA

Outstanding Teacher Award                                                                                (1997)

Presented by Bailey W. Jackson, Dean

School of Education

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA

Points of Excellence Award                                                                                 (1997)

Presented by Phi Delta Kappa National Honor Society

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA

Distinguished Teaching Award                                                                           (1987)

Presented by Joseph Duffy, Chancellor

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA

Tenure Awarded by the Board of Trustees                                                        (1980)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA

Honor Graduate                                                                                                     (1970)

University of Michigan

Department of Mathematics

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society                                                           (1969)

Delta of Tennessee Chapter

Fisk University

Nashville, TN

Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities           (1969)

Top Mathematics Major; President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Fisk University

Nashville, TN

Gold Key (Mortarboard) Honor Society                                                              (1969)

Fisk University

Nashville, TN