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Thomas Thrasher

Thomas Thrasher, Ed. D.

Assistant Professor

Phone: 678-839-6184 | Fax: 678-839-6195

Email:  tthrashe@westga.edu

Office: Coliseum 2032

Hours: M-Th (3:00-5:00 pm), Th (8:30-10:30 am)


Biography

Dr. Thomas N. Thrasher serves as Assistant Professor of Secondary Education. Prior to joining the Department of Leadership and Instruction in 2011, he worked 38 years in Alabama public schools as a mathematics teacher or school administrator. His areas of research interest are mathematics teaching and mathematics competitions. He has served as a mathematics team coach, tournament director, or consultant since 1975. Two of his high school math teams won consecutive national championships (1978 and 1979), and his teams finished in the top 5 nationally for five consecutive years.

Education/Degrees

  • BS Ed., Bachelor of Science in Education, University of Alabama, 1970
  • M.Ed., Master of Education, Alabama A & M University, 1974
  • Ed.S., Educational Specialist, University of Alabama, 2005
  • Ed.D., Doctor of Education, University of Alabama, 2007

Courses Taught

Spring 2013
Fall 2012
  • SEED-4240 (Instruct Strat for Sec Math Ed) Sec. 01 [ View Syllabus ]
  • SEED-4289 (Teaching Internship Seminar) Sec. 02D [ View Syllabus ]

Selected Publications

  • Disposition Development for Secondary Education Candidates
  • Online Evaluation and Student Engagement
  • The Benefits of Mathematics Competitions [ View Publication ]
  • Secondary School Mathematics Tournament Participants' and Non-Participants' Attitudes Toward Mathematics
  • Celebrating National Middle Level Education Month

Selected Presentations

Thrasher, T. N. (2012). What's next? Using patterns to teach mathematics. Montgomery, AL: Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Forum. November 1-2, 2012.

Thrasher, T. N. (2012). Patterns: What's next? Rock Eagle, GA: 53rd Annual Georgia Mathematics Annual Conference. October 17-19, 2012.

Butler, J., & Thrasher, T. (2012). Disposition development for secondary education candidates. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Association of Teacher Educators Conference. October 11, 2012.

Thrasher, T. N. (2011). Fermat and the case of the missing proof. Montgomery, AL: Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Forum. October 20-21, 2011.

Thrasher, T. N. (2010). Strategies for teaching mathematics in elementary school. Huntsville, AL: Mt. Carmel Elementary School. January 4, 2010.

Thrasher, T. N. (2009). Introducing mathematics lessons using technology. Huntsville, AL: North Alabama Technology Conference. July 8-9, 2009.

Thrasher, T. N. (2008). What's for launch? Launching mathematics lessons using multimedia. Montgomery, AL: Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Forum. October 23-24, 2008.

Thrasher, T. N. (2007). Mathematics instruction, K-2. Huntsville, AL: Monrovia Elementary School. November 16, 2007.

Thrasher, T. N. (2007). The mathematics curriculum and the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT). Huntsville, AL: Monrovia Elementary School. November 2, 2007.