Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO

Nick Jackiw is the original designer and developer of The Geometer’s Sketchpad, an educational software environment for the creation, visualization, exploration, and analysis of mathematical models.  Sketchpad is a rare example of effective educational software which has made a successful transition from academic research lab to widespread commercial impact.  Mr. Jackiw began work on the software as an undergraduate at Swarthmore College, where he was part of the NSF-funded Visual Geometry Project.  Presently, Jackiw serves as the Chief Technology Officer of KCP Technologies, the software affiliate of Key Curriculum Press.  In addition to designing software and directing the project’s programming staff, Jackiw is active in pre-service and in-service professional development, conducting workshops and institutes across the country; and has overseen the program’s translation into more than a dozen languages.  Jackiw leads a number of NSF software research projects as the Principle Investigator or Senior Researcher.

Markus Hohenwarter is the creator of the free, open-source dynamic mathematics software GeoGebra. He holds degrees in mathematics education and computer science from the University of Salzburg, Austria. His PhD project GeoGebra has received several international educational software awards in Europe. In August 2006, Hohenwarter became a research professor at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and started to work in a professional development project for mathematics teachers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Math and Science Partnership (MSP) initiative. Within the project his research focuses on enhancing teachers’ mathematics content knowledge and teaching practices through technology-enriched environments.