Professional profile
Bernadette Berken has had many articles published in professional publications about teaching science and mathematics using multicultural resources. Her book of mathematical activities, "Culture Counts: People, Patterns, and Pi, A Gallery of Artifacts and Activities" (translated into Hmong and Spanish) is used by K-12 Northeast Wisconsin educators to teach math from a cultural viewpoint and broaden the appeal of mathematics.
She has developed instructional television programming to teach cultural mathematics, reviewed mathematical books and co-authored mathematical study guides for high school and college students. She has given many presentations at national and regional conferences, developed and led science and mathematics workshops for K-12 educators as well as summer camps for students.
She helped produce a program for television programming which is aired through CESA 7 ILS (Interactive Learning Services). It includes work of teachers who have participated in the workshops associated with this project and grant.
Berken has been with St. Norbert College since 1982. |
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Bernadette A. Berken
Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences
Location: Cofrin Hall
Room: 326
Phone: (920) 403-3191
Fax: (920) 403-4098
Mailing address:
St. Norbert College
100 Grant Street
Cofrin Hall, 326
De Pere, WI 54115-2099
bonnie.berken@snc.edu
Academic credentials:
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Courses taught:
MATH 114 Algebra and Finite Mathematics
MATH 124 Survey of Calculus
MATH 243 Multicultural Mathematics Ideas |
