Regional Director: Central US 1

Region Details: Upcoming Events

Steve Viktora

2341 Pomona Lane
Wilmette IL 60091

Home: (847) 853-1402
Cell: (847) 917-7316
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Message from the Director: It is an honor to be elected to the position of Director of Central Region 1. The NCSM has had a profound effect in improving mathematics teaching and learning in the US. For me personally, the organization has been an important part of my professional development since I joined in 1986. I will attempt to foster the objectives and growth of the organization. I would also like to give particular emphasis to enhancing the growth of the NCSM and improving service to members at the local level.

Previous Experience:

Teacher, New Trier High School, 1991-present (department chairman, 1991 present)
Teacher, Kenwood Academy (Chicago Public Schools), 1975-1991 (department chairman, 1985-1991)
Instructor, Department of Public Policy Studies, The University of Chicago, 1982-1988
Teacher (Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana), Ajumako Teacher Training College
Kibi Presbyterian Women's' Teacher Training College. 1969-1974

Professional Activities: (NCSM, NCTM, NCTM affiliates, other mathematics organizations)

National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM)
Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago (MMC)
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Mathematics Educators Exploring Computer Algebra Systems (MEECAS)
School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA)
Wisconsin Mathematics Council (WMC)
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications Project (COMAP)
Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM)
Association of Advanced Placement Teachers of Mathematics (AAPTM)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (IASCD)

Selected Publications (co-author):

Transition Mathematics, third edition, in production, University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP)
"Thinking out of the Box...Problem," Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 95, No. 8, NCTM, November 2002
Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry, 2nd Edition, Scott Foresman and Company, 1998
Advanced Algebra, 2nd Edition, Scott Foresman and Company, 1996
"Geometric Transformations in the Secondary Curriculum - a Unifying Theme," in the 1995 Yearbook of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, NCTM, 1995
Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry, Scott Foresman and Company, 1992
"Matrices at the Secondary Level," in Discrete Mathematics across the Curriculum, K-12, the 1991 Yearbook of the National Council of Mathematics, NCTM, 1991
Advanced Algebra, Scott Foresman and Company, 1990
Transition Mathematics, Scott Foresman and Company, 1990

Awards:

Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished High School Mathematics Teaching from the MAA, 1990
National Finalist for the 1990 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching

Other Selected Professional Activities:

Teacher Advisory Panel, Mathematics Teacher, 2002-2003
Member of Illinois State Board of Education's State Performance Standards Committee, 1998-2000
Past-President of ICTM
Member of External Relations Committee, NCTM, 1996-1999
Advanced Placement Reader in Mathematics, 1985-1998 (Table Leader, 1990-1998)
Member of Professional Development Committee, NCSM, 1991-1993
Speaker at Local, Regional, and National Conferences (NCSM, NCTM, ICTM, MMC, WMC, UCSMP, and others)
Member of the ICTM Mathematics Delegation to Japan (1988)
Member of the ICTM Mathematics Delegation to China (1987)
Member of University of Chicago MAT Program in Mathematics Advisory Board
Past President of MMC
Current Board Member and Secretary of MMC