Interviewer
David Brooks
Files
Description
Johnny Lott, discusses his educational background, coming to the University of Montana to teach in the Department of Mathematical Sciences in 1974, and the New Math movement. He describes the development of the department at the University of Montana, the collegiality among the faculty, and his colleagues especially Gloria Conyers Hewitt and Howard Reinhardt. Lott talks about the development of the department’s Ph.D. program and the grants he and his colleagues administered, including the EMME Program, the IMPACT Program, and the SIMMS Project. He recalls the particular challenges of creating a mathematics curriculum for Montana, the relationship between math and technology, and his opinions on how to define and develop mathematical literacy within the state.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Mathematics Education, University of Montana; University of Montana Department of Mathematical Sciences; Gloria Conyers Hewitt; Howard Reinhardt
Original Date
7-27-2006
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
University of Montana Oral History Project, OH 408, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 408-024
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (1:22:22 min.) : digital, + 1 transcript (44 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
1:22:22 minutes
Local Filename
oh 408-24.mp3; OH408-024.pdf
Citation
Lott, Johnny, "Johnny Lott Interview, July 27, 2006" (2006). University of Montana Oral History Project. 14.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/umoh/14