Bellarmine College Preparatory

Contact Information

 

Courses Currently Teaching

André J. Mathurin

 

Pre Calculus, AP Statistics

Mathematics Department

 

Discrete Math, Probability & Statistics

Telephone:

408.537.9429

 

Additional Responsibilities

Email:

amathurin@bcp.org

 

Head Moderator The Cardinal (newspaper)

Web:

http://webs.bcp.org/sites/amathurin

 

Asst. moderator of Gay/Straight CLC

 

Academic Background

M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction, Notre Dame de Namur University (Belmont, CA)

Aug 2000 – May 2002

Graduate Studies in Mathematics, Emory University (Atlanta, GA)

Aug 1991 – May 1992

B.S. Mathematics & Philosophy, Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL)

Aug 1988 – May 1991

 

 

Teaching Experience

Mathematics Education Teacher, Notre Dame de Namur University (Belmont, CA)

Jan 2009 – current

Mathematics Teacher, Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose, CA)

Aug 1999 – current

Mathematics Teacher, Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL)

Aug 1992 – May 1998

 

 

Administrative Experience

Mathematics Department Chair, Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose, CA)

May 2002 – Aug 2006

Registrar & Principal's Secretary, Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL)

Jun 1998 – Aug 1999

Assistant to the Athletic Director, Jesuit High School (Tampa, FL)

Aug 1993 – May 1998

 

Articles Published

 

Jun 2009

   

 

Speaker/Presentation Experience

"Cryptography: How Math Makes Communication Secure", CMC North Conference (Asilomar, CA)

Dec 2009

JSEA Seminars in Ignatian Leadership (Chicago, IL & Menlo Park, CA)

Oct 2008 / Feb 2009

"Going from 'I Don't Like Math' to 'Math Isn't That Bad'", CMC North Conference (Asilomar, CA)

Dec 2008

   

Professional Development Activities

MAA PREP 2009 Expository Writing for Communication Mathematics (Providence, RI)

Jul 2009

Texas A&M Summer AP Statistics Institute (Online via College Station, TX)

Jul 2008

JSEA Ignatian Leadership Academy (Chicago, IL)

Jun 2008

NCTM National Convention (Salt Lake City, UT)

Apr 2008

Joint Meetings of the MAA/AMS (San Diego, CA)

Jan 2008

MAA MathFest (San Jose, CA)

Aug 2007

JSEA Seminars in Ignatian Leadership (National Session)

Oct 2004 – Feb 2007

CalProv Project Sponsorship (Los Altos, CA)

Jan 2005

CMC Asilomar Conference (Pacific Grove, CA)

Dec 2004

MAA MathFest (Providence, RI)

Aug 2004

Key Curriculum Press Discovering Geometry for the New Century (Oakland, CA)

Jul 2004

JSEA Colloquium on Ignatian Education (Cleveland, OH)

Jun 2004

JSEA Symposium on Ignatian Education (Denver, CO)

Jun 2003

ICTM2 International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics (Crete, Greece)

Jul 2002

Joint Meetings of the MAA/AMS (San Diego, CA)

Jan 2002

ASNE Journalism Institute (College Park, MD)

Jul 2001

CSPA Summer Journalism Workshop (New York, NY)

Jun 2001

JSEA Colloquium on Ignatian Leaders (Los Angeles, CA)

Jun 2001

JSEA Colloquium on Ignatian Education (Baltimore, MD)

Jun 1995

JSEA CORD Summer Workshop (Chicago, IL)

Jun 1993

Professional Organization Membership

California Mathematics Council (CMC)

since 2001

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

since 1998

Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

since 2001

 

Teaching Goals

v      To help every student in my class become a better thinker.

v      To have the student take an active role in the learning process.

v      To develop the student’s appreciation of the beauty and utility of mathematics.