Jill Britton

Jill E. Britton (6 November 1944 – 29 February 2016) was a Canadian mathematics educator known for her educational books about mathematics.

Career

Britton was born on 6 November 1944. She taught for many years, at Dawson College in Westmount, Quebec,[1] moving in the late 1980s to Camosun College in Victoria, British Columbia.[1][2] At Camosun, she taught mathematics mainly to young women aiming to become elementary school teachers. Her own teaching had the goal of changing these students' attitude about mathematics from fear to enthusiasm.[2] She retired in 2015, and died on 29 February 2016.[1]

Publications

Britton was the author of mathematics books including:

  • Introduction to Tessellations (with Dale Seymour, Dale Seymour Publications, 1989)[3]
  • Tessellation Teaching Masters (with Dale Seymour, Dale Seymour Publications, 1989)[3]
  • Teaching Tessellating Art: Activities and Transparency Masters (with Walter Britton, Dale Seymour Publications, 1992)[4]
  • Explorations with Tesselmania! Activities for Math and Art Classrooms (Dale Seymour Publications, 1997)[5]
  • Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations (Dale Seymour Publications, 2000)[6]
  • Polyhedra Pastimes (Dale Seymour Publications, 2001)[7]

She was also known for her "spectacular web site on symmetry and tessellations".[8]

Recognition

Britton was the 2008–2009 winner of the Teaching Excellence Award of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges.[9]

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References
  1. "Jill E. Britton, November 06, 1944 – February 29, 2016", Times Colonist, 2 March 2016 – via Legacy.com
  2. Camosun math instructor wins national teaching award, Camosun College, 1 June 2009, retrieved 2020-07-31
  3. Reviews of Introduction to Tessellations and of Tessellation Teaching Masters:
    • Massey, Ann (September 1990), The Mathematics Teacher, 83 (6): 482, JSTOR 27966784CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  4. Review of Teaching Tessellating Art:
    • Foletta, Gina (January 1993), The Mathematics Teacher, 86 (1): 94–95, JSTOR 27968142CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  5. Review of Explorations with Tesselmania!:
    • Putnam, John (May 1998), Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 3 (7): 499–500, JSTOR 41180549CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  6. Reviews of Investigating Patterns:
    • Hart, Kathryn (November 2000), Teaching Children Mathematics, 7 (3): 190, JSTOR 41197557CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • de Wet, Elaine (March 2001), Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 6 (7): 426, JSTOR 41180993CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
    • "Review of associated web site", Education World, 2002
  7. Review of Polyhedra Pastimes:
    • Callahan, Deborah D. (September 2002), Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 8 (1): 64, JSTOR 41181235CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  8. Gallian, Joseph (March 2003), "Math Awareness Month 2003: Mathematics and Art" (PDF), Focus, Mathematical Association of America, 23 (3): 7
  9. "Awards of Excellence 2008-2009 Recipients" (PDF), College Canada, vol. 14 no. 2, p. 18, Winter 2009–2010
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