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Paul Joseph Shoecraft, Ph.D.

Dr. Paul Joseph Shoecraft, (24 July 1940 – present), is an American mathematician. He has written several papers and done extensive study on the education of elementary school math. He is the developer of MOVE IT Math ^[1]™, an important contribution to education that was utilized in 10 states with as many as 60,000 children enrolled at a time resulting in across the board improvement in student test scores and understanding of the material.

Biography

Paul Shoecraft earned an M.S. in Mathematics at Northern Arizona University (1967), and his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at the University of Michigan (1971). His doctorate thesis was a study on teaching algebra more effectively to high schoolers. Paul was strongly influenced by the writings of Jerome Bruner who stressed the need to teach a firm foundation in any material to facilitate understanding, and the belief that if presented correctly and simply, any child of any age could grasp the foundation of a material for any subject. ^[2] Paul’s groundbreaking contribution to the field is in how he discovered an effective way to present the foundations for arithmetic ( addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to children so that they would understand the subject and be able to use it in their lives after school. MOVE IT Math™ was the result. ^[3]

Paul Shoecraft, in addition to being a mathematician, holds a degree in mathematics education. He may be the only mathematician to have analyzed the system of teaching the “lower” form of math, arithmetic. MOVE IT Math™ is a labor of love for Paul. MOVE IT Math™ was developed as a result of ‘Rithmetic in Residence (a summer math camp developed and overseen by Paul in 1974-75) and working and consulting with high school, junior high, and elementary school teachers across the United States, Australia, Mexico, and Venezuela. He sees MOVE IT Math™ as a way of thanking and repaying America for the grants and scholarships that allowed him to realize his dream of becoming a mathematician.

Currently a resident of Wimberly, Texas, Paul Shoecraft is enjoying his retirement with his wife, Linda Shoecraft, and his dog, Enki (a rescue American pit bull terrier). He spends his time playing golf and writing. His latest book, Arithmetic Counts! [1] is due to be released in 2020.

Education

• B.A. Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1963 ^[4]
• B.A. Business, Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona, 1964 ^[5]
• M.S. Mathematics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, 1967 ^[6]
• Ph.D. Mathematics Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1971 ^[7]
• Credentialed in School Administration and Supervision, California State University, Hayward, 1986 ^[8]
• Certified as a trainer for the grade K-8 Texas Mathematics Modules ( Texas Education Agency, 1989) ^[9]

Bibliography

Shoecraft's publications include: [2]

• Patterns and Systems of Elementary Mathematics
• Basic Mathematics: A Blueprint For Success
• Mad Minute: A Race To Master The Number Facts
• Math Games & Activities, Vol.1: A Toolbox of Duplicating Designs for Early and Middle Grade Elementary School Teachers
• Math Games & Activities, Vol.2: A Toolbox of Duplicating Designs for Middle and Upper Grade Elementary School Teachers
• Think Links: Math Reading Readiness, Gades K-2
• Think Links: Math Language Arts, Gades K-4
• Think Links: Whole Numbers, Grades K-6
• Think Links: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents, Grades K-9
• Fun Facts

Videos

• YouTube (https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=move+it+math+news...)

Honors and Awards

• National Science Foundation Summer Institutes, Western Washington State University, 1965, 1966

• Graduate Assistant, Northern Arizona University, 1966

• National Science Foundation Academic Year Institute, University of Michigan, 1968

• National Defense Education Act Title IV Full Scholarship, University of Michigan, 1969

• Teaching Fellow, University of Michigan, 1970

• Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston-Victoria, 1991

Notes

1. 1. Jerome Bruner (1977) The Process of Education, Harvard University Press, ISBN 0-674-71001-0
2. Avesar, Charlotte, and Donald J. Dickerson. 1987. Children’s judgment of relative number by one-to-one correspondence: A planning perspective. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 44: 236–254.
3. Carpenter, Thomas P., and James M. Moser. 1984. The acquisition of addition and subtraction concepts in grades one through three. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 15(3): 179–202.
4. Cobb, Paul. 1985. Mathematical actions, mathematical objects, and mathematical symbols. Journal of Mathematical Behavior 4: 27–134.
5. Frank, Alan R. 1989. Counting skills—A foundation for early mathematics. Arithmetic Teacher 37(1): 14–17.
6. Fuson, Karen. 1984. More complexities in subtraction. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 15(3): 214–225.

External links

• MoveItMathTheSource.com

This page was last edited on 13 May 2019, at 6:12pm.

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