Alison Shelton - Curriculum Vitae

Academic Positions

o Walnut Valley Unified School District - Walnut High School Walnut, CATeacher – Mathematics 2006—Current

Courses taught: AP Statistics, Honors Math Analysis, Math Analysis, Algebra II, Geometry, Algebra, Algebra A, Pre-Algebra, Algebra Study Skills, and Summer Bridge.

o South Orange County Community College District — Saddleback College. Mission Viejo. CAAssociate Faculty — Mathematics 2014—2017Courses taught: Math 10: Intro to Statistics, Math 251/353: Beginning Algebra, Math 253: Intermediate Algebra, and Freshman Refresh Workshop.

o Fullerton Joint Union High School District - Sunny Hills High School Fullerton. CATeacher – Mathematics Summer 2006Course taught: Summer School Algebra.

o Anaheim Union High School Oistrict - Orangeview Junior High School Fullerton. CATeacher - Mathematics 2003—2006Courses taught: Math 7, Math 8, Pre-Algebra, Pre-Algebra Honors, Algebra 1, Algebra 1 Honors.

Education

o Master of Science – Mathematics CurrentTexas A&M University College Station, TX

o Master of Science – Statistics May 2017Texas A&M University College Station, TXMaster’s Project: What every student should know about reproducible research.Advisor: Michael Longnecker, Ph.D.

o Doctor of Education – Educational Psychology August 2008University of Southern California Los Angeles, CADissertation: Measuring the alignment of high school and community college math assessments. Advisor: Richard S. Brown, Ph.D.

o Master of Arts in Teaching - Mathematics August 2005University of Idaho Moscow, ID

o Bachelor of Arts – Natural Sciences/Mathematics July 2001Thomas Edison State College Trenton, NJ

o Associate of Science – General Studies May 2002Vincennes University Vinceness, IN

Publications

Shelton, A. & Brown, R. (2010). Measuring the Alignment of High School and Community College Math Assessments. Journal of Applied Research in Community College 18(1), 6-15.

Service to the School & Profession

Teacher Candidates Supervisedo Alice Lu - Cal Poly Pomona 2016o Brandon Tasaki - Cal Poly Pomona 2015o Kyle Quintero - University of La Verne 2014o Jennifer Lee - Cal Poly Pomona 2013

Professional Development Presentations Giveno Typesetting Scientific Documents 2017o Using GradeCam to Steamline Classroom Grading 2015o Common Core Statistics 2014o Using Google Plus 2013o Designing Teacher Webpages 2012o Using Wireless Graphics Tablets for Instruction 2009

Activitieso Member - Walnut Valley Unified School District Math Curriculum Council 2016 - Currento Advisor - Walnut Women in Science and Engineering 2012 - Currento Advisor - Walnut High School Class of 2014 2010 - 2014o Walnut High School Student Study Team 2012 - 2013o Advisor - Operation Smiles 2009 - 2010o Walnut High School Tech Team 2008 - 2013o Advisor - Walnut High School Class of 2009 2006 - 2009o Walnut High School Representative to California Partnership 2006 - 2008

for Achieving Student Success (CalPASS)

Certifications and Professional Development

o California Single Subject Teaching Credential: Professional Clear - Mathematics and Biologyo SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 2015o The Data Scientist’s Toolbox: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2015

Coursera Certificate #XPHPSFXTL9o The National STEM Guitar Project: Saddleback College 2015

National Science Foundation Grant #1304405o Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) 2005o Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) 2004o Intel Teaching Strategies 2004

Skills

Languages: Semi-fluent in Spanish.Computer Languages: R, Base SAS, LaTeX, Sweave, Markdown, C++, SQL, html.Software: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Electronic course delivery tools: Webassign, Schoology, Blackboard, Edmodo, MyMathLab, and MyOpenMath.

Professional Affiliations

o Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematicso American Statistical Associationo American Mathematical Societyo American Educational Research Associationo Kappa Delta Pio Phi Delta Kappa

Conferences and Workshops Attended

o American Statistical Association Statisticians Symposium & Quarterly Social 2015 - CurrentOrange County Long Beach Chapter, Irvine, CA

o American Mathematical Society Fall Western Sectional Meeting 2015Fullerton, CA

o American Statistical Association Mini-Talks in Statistics & Quarterly Social 2015Orange County Long Beach Chapter, Irvine, CA

o California Mathematics Council - South, Annual Mathematics Conference 2012Palm Springs, CA

o Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Presenter 2008New York, NY

o National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting 2005Anaheim, CA

Funded Work

o Walnut High School, AP Boot Camp 2017o Developed a Scientific Calculator Lending Library for Walnut High School Students 2015

Funded by Donors Chooseo Walnut WISE trip to the Latinos on the Fast Track (LOFT) STEM Leadership Symposium 2014

Funded by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation

Relevant Coursework

Abstract Algebra: MATH 461Advanced Calculus I MATH 471Advanced Calculus II MATH 472Advanced Human Motivation EDUC 599Applied Biostatistics and Data AnalysisSTAT 645Applied Linguistics Seminar EDU 5110Axiomatic Geometry MATH 390C Programming COS 116

C++ Programming COS 213Categorical Data Analysis STAT 659Computer Architecture COS 330Computers - Single Subject EDTE 231Critique of Research in Education EDUC 792Data Structures COS 251Doctoral Dissertation EDUC 794Educational Foundations EDU 5000Geometry Seminar MATH 666

History of Educational Thought EDTE 513Inquiry Methods I EDUC 532

Relevant Coursework (continued)

Inquiry Methods II EDUC 536Introduction to Bilingual Education EDBM 170Introduction to Computers COS 101Issues in Educational Measurement EDUC 599Issues in Lifespan Development EDUC 599Linear Algebra MATH 330Mathematical Communications and Technology MATH 696Math Methods EDU 5750Mathematical Statistics STAT 630Methods in Time Series Analysis STAT 626Methods of Statistics I STAT 641Methods of Statistics, II STAT 642Multivariate Analysis STAT 636Operating Systems COS 352Ordinary Differential Equations MATH 310Principles, Practices, and Socio-Cultural Issues: Teaching English Language Learners EDU 5060Problem Solving Through History MATH 513

Psycho-Educational and Behavioral Development of Diverse Learners EDU 5001Regression STAT 608Research EDUC 790Research in Learning EDPT 612Sampling STAT 607School Site Practicum EDU 5189Secondary School Science EDTE 388Social Psychology of Education EDPT 614Special Problems in Statistical Computations and Analysis STAT 604Statistical Bioinformatics STAT 646Statistical Consulting STAT 684Urban Education: Accountability EDUC 522Urban Education: Diversity EDUC 523Urban Education: Leadership EDUC 524Urban Education: Learning EDUC 525Web Database Systems CSC 122