Mickey Washburn

Mickey Washburn graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration while majoring in Accounting. He spent 21 years in working with a non-profit, finance, insurance and investments before entering the education field. In 1998, he started working as a high school mathematics teacher and completed his Masters in Mathematics Education from Georgia State University in 2000. In 2003, he completed his National Board Certification in Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics and then in 2008 completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Teaching and Learning with a concentration in Mathematics Education. He worked with the Gwinnett County Public Schools for 22 years, retiring three years ago and with Walden University in the Richard Riley College of Education and Leadership since November 2008.

Courses Taught

Math 6551 - Learning and Teaching Math

EDUC 6640 - Designing Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Math 6683 - Algebra

EDUC 6674 - Designing Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for Students with Special Needs

Education

PhD, Georgia State University

MEd, Georgia State University

BS, University of Alabama

Public Service

Gwinnett County Public Schools, Other - Suwanee

Awards / Honors

Outstanding Doctoral Student, Georgia State University, 2004

Publications

Schultz, K. A., Washburn, M. (2004). A Prototypic Advanced Mathematics Education Program That Connects Communities of Practitioners and Researchers. Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Annual Meeting, North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education

Presentations

Washburn, M., Schultz, K. A. (2004). A Prototypic Advanced Mathematics Education Program That Connects Communities of Practitioners and Researchers. North American Chapter of International Association of Psychology of Mathematics Education

Schultz, K. A., Washburn, M. (2003). National Board Certification and the Role of Higher Education. Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics