Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 1998 — present.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, San José State University, San José, California.

August 1996 — August 1998.

Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, San José State University, San José, California. August 1995 - August 1996.

Staff, San José Mathematics Leadership Project - Teacher Enhancement Component. National Science Foundation funded project. September 1995 - August 1996.

Associate Researcher/Mathematics Assistant Coordinator, Wisconsin Performance Assessment Development Project. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Madison, Wisconsin. December 1994 - June 1995.

Project Assistant, Wisconsin Performance Assessment Development Project. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Madison, Wisconsin. July 1994 - December 1994.

Field Coordinator, ARISE Secondary Mathematics Curriculum Project. National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. August 1993 - June 1994.

Project Assistant, National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Education. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. August 1992 - July 1994.

Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 1998 — present.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, San José State University, San José, California.

August 1996 — August 1998.

Lecturer, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, San José State University, San José, California. August 1995 - August 1996.

High School Mathematics Teacher, Colegio Internacional de Carabobo/Caracas, Valencia and Caracas, Venezuela. Also taught College Algebra in evenings at adjoining Shelton State Junior College. 1990 - 1992.

Teaching Assistant, Mathematics Department, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana. 1987 - 1990.

Teacher, Tanto School, Stockholm, Sweden. Taught all subjects to a combined 1st/2nd grade class in English. 1986 - 1987.

Teacher, Ojai Valley School, Ojai, California. Taught Algebra II and Geometry. Initiated and coordinated Computer Studies program. 1984 - 1986.

Teaching Assistant, Denver Public Schools, Denver, Colorado. 1982 - 1983.

Coordinator, University of New Mexico Mathematics Academy. Conducted three-week secondary mathematics academy for 28 teachers in Gallup, NM, June 18-July 6, 2001. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Coordinator, Secondary Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Program. College of Education, University of New Mexico. Fall 1999 — present.

Associate Researcher/Mathematics Assistant Coordinator, Wisconsin Performance Assessment Development Project. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Madison, Wisconsin. December 1994 - June 1995.

Field Coordinator, ARISE Secondary Mathematics Curriculum Project. National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. August 1993 - June 1994.

Crear Comunidades de Practica Colaborativa para Profesores de Matemáticas de Nivel Secundario. Plenary Speaker, 16th Congreso Nacional de Enseñanza de las Matemáticas, Saltillo, Mexico, November 2001.
photos from the conference.

The Impact of NCTM Reforms on Issues of Equity in Mathematics Education. Panel presentation at the Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Las Vegas, NV, April 2002.

Mathematics and Science Teachers Grapple with Diversity: Strategies for Transformative Action. Presented as an interactive symposium at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA, April 2001. Co-Chair and discussant of symposium.

Assessing Quality Assessments: The Effectiveness of Alignment Procedures to Judge Instruments and Tasks. Presented as a symposium at the Research Presession of the Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Orlando, FL, April 2001. Co-Chair of symposium.

A Case of Assessment Driving the Mathematics Curriculum at a California Middle School. Presented at the joint conference of The School Science and Mathematics Association, New Mexico Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and New Mexico Science Teachers Association, Albuquerque, NM, October 2000.

Teachers’ Perspectives on Performance Assessment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Tucson, AZ, October 2000.

Why I Use a Socio-Cultural/Political Perspective in my Research. Invited presentation to the Socio-Cultural Perspectives in Mathematics Education Working Group at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Tucson, AZ, October 2000.

Dropouts in New Mexico: Native American and Hispanic Students Speak Out. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 2000.

Changing the Faces of Mathematics: Perspectives on Multiculturalism and Gender Equity. Invited panel presentation, Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Chicago, IL, April 2000.

The Political Context of Mathematics Education Reforms. Presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, San Francisco, CA, April 1999.

Mathematics Pedagogy in Social and Cultural Contexts. Member of discussion group at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Raleigh, NC, November 1998.

A Project for Prospective Secondary Mathematics Teachers to Investigate the Representation and Use of Statistics in the Print Media. Presented at the Second Annual Conference of the Association for Mathematics Teacher Educators, Pomona, CA, January 1998.

Equity, Teaching Practices, and Reform: Mathematics Teachers Discuss the Impact of the San José Mathematics Leadership Project. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Normal, IL, October 1997.

Partisanship for a Better World: Mathematics Teachers Discuss Their Work In Guatemala. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, March 1997.

Measuring Barbies to Provoke Critical Thinking and Self-Reflection With Latina Girls. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, March 1997.

Mathematics Pedagogy in Guatemala: The Narratives of Two Inner-City Teachers. Presented at the Annual Meeting of PME-NA, Panama City, FL, October 1996.

Survival at a Guatemalan Public School: Insights into Schooling in an Authoritarian Country. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 1995.

Mathematics Teacher Preparation in Social and Political Context. Presented at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators Regional Conference, San José, CA, March 1997.

Assessment Issues with the Houghton Mifflin Integrated Math Series. Presented in collaboration with Lynn Walton at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Western Regional Conference, San José, CA, March 1997.

How to Use Portfolio Assessments and Still Have a Life! Presented in collaboration with Sheila Conry at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Western Regional Conference, San José, CA, March 1997.

Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation. Presented in collaboration with Bem Cayco at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Western Regional Conference, San José, CA, March 1997.

The Greedy Method and Structure in Discrete Optimization Problems. Presented at the Mathematical Association of American, Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, June 1990.

Mathematical Vignettes from the Classrooms of Preservice Teachers. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northern California Mathematics Council, Asilomar, CA, December 2000.

Assessing Students’ Problem Solving Skills. Presented at the Annual Conference of the New Mexico Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges, Valencia, NM, May 2000.

Writing/Scoring Open-ended Tasks to Facilitate Inquiry and Articulation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northern California Mathematics Council, Asilomar, CA, December 1999.

Performance Assessment Can Drive the Curriculum. Presented at the Annual Conference of the New Mexico Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Hobbs, NM, October 1999.

Solving Problems Like Engineers in the Mathematics Classroom. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northern California Mathematics Council, Asilomar, CA, December 1998.

Connecting Statistics to Social and Political Events. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northern California Mathematics Council, Asilomar, CA, December 1997.

Alternative Assessment in the River Alliance Schools. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northern California Mathematics Council, Asilomar, CA, December 1997.

Proportionality. Presented at the Mathematical Power and the Latino Child Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 1997.

Calculator Based Laboratory (CBL) Making Connections. Presented in collaboration with Gloria Klassen at the Annual Meeting of the Northern California Mathematics Council, Asilomar, CA, December 1996.

Getting the Most Out of Performance Assessment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Mathematics Council, Green Lake, WI, May 1995.

Performance Assessment for the Classroom. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Mathematics Council, Green Lake, WI, May 1995.

Mathematics Performance Assessment in Wisconsin. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northwest Wisconsin Education Association, Eau Claire, WI, October 1994.

Generalizing the Greedy Algorithm to Set Systems. Presented at the Montana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT, April 1990.

The Difficulties Associated with Categorizing the Beliefs of a High School Mathematics Teacher. Presented at the University of Wisconsin Students of Education Symposium, Madison, WI, March 1994.

Pedagogy of Place. Invited presentation at the First Annual Meeting of the National Science Foundation Rural Systemic Initiatives, Albuquerque, NM, March 2001.

Prospective Mathematics Teachers Content Knowledge. Invited presentation at a conference co-sponsored by the Southwest Educational Development Labs and the Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, NM, February 2001.

Jemez Pueblo Mathematics Institute. Five day workshop for teachers at San Diego/Riverside School. Focus of workshop was on K-8 mathematics curricula and assessment. Jemez Pueblo, NM, June 2000.

Trabajo Colaborativo Docente y Una Experiencia Inovadora en Las Matemáticas. Full day workshop for Chilean educators as part of Latin American Programs in Education’s program entitled, "Action Research and Educational Technology in Curricular Innovation." Albuquerque, NM, November 1999.

Alignment of Mathematics Curricula with Standards. Presented full-day workshop in Spanish for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Participants included teachers and leaders in mathematics education in Panama, Central America. Panama City, Panama, Central America. April 1999.

Alignment of Mathematics Curricula with Standards. Presented two, full-day workshops in Spanish for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Participants included leaders in mathematics education in Panama, Central America. Washington, DC. January 1999.

Introduction to Cognitively Guided Instruction. The Fabric of Literacy: Weaving Science and Math Throughout Rio Rancho Public Schools, Rio Rancho, NM, November 1998.

The Politics of Mathematics Education Reforms. Presented to the Latin American Programs in Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, October 1998.

Interactive Demonstration of the Learnlinc Distance Education Platform. Presented at the MASTEP (NSF) Technology Conference, San José, CA, May 1997.

Children’s Natural Strategies to Solve Mathematics Problems: Introduction to the Cognitively Guided Instruction Program. Center for Research in Mathematics Education, San José State University. San José, CA, October 1996.

Portfolios, Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment. Invited talk, presented in collaboration with Sheila Conry for the East Side Union High School District, San José, CA, October 1996.

Alternativas en Evaluacion de Educación Matemática. Invited talk, Engineering Department, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America, July 1995.

Wisconsin Mathematics Performance Assessment Tasks. Invited talk, National Science Foundation funded San José Mathematics Leadership Project, San José, CA, June 1995.

School Mathematics Performance Assessment: How it Differs from Traditional Assessments and Some Examples. Invited talk, Mathematics Department, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, April 1995.

Teacher Reactions to the Assessment Standards, and Their Use of Equitable Assessment Activities. Invited talk, Mathematics Education Assessment Group at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 1994.

Mathematics Reforms in K-12 Schools. Presented to parent group at Hacienda Elementary School, San José, CA, April 1997.

Rodriguez, A.J. & Kitchen, R.S. (Editors) (in review). Preparing Prospective Mathematics and Science Teachers to Teach for Diversity: Promising Strategies for Transformative Action. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Kitchen, R.S. (in review). Making Equity and Multiculturalism Explicit to Transform the Culture of Mathematics Education. Rodriguez, A.J. & Kitchen, R.S. (Eds.) (in review). Preparing Prospective Mathematics and Science Teachers to Teach for Diversity: Promising Strategies for Transformative Action. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Kitchen, R.S. (2001). The Socio-Political Context of Mathematics Pedagogy in Guatemala through the Words and Practices of Two Teachers. Atweh, W., Forgasz, H. & Nebres, B. (Eds.), Sociocultural research on mathematics education: An international perspective. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Kitchen, R.S. & Lear, J.M. (2000). Mathematizing Barbie: Using Measurement as a Means for Girls to Analyze their Sense of Body Image. Secada, W. (Ed.), Changing the Faces of Mathematics. NCTM: Author.

Kitchen, R.S. & Conry, S. (2000). A Case of Students Assessing Themselves and Their Peers in the Mathematics Classroom. Bush, W.S. (Ed.), Mathematics Assessment: Cases and Discussion Questions for Grades 6-12. (Book developed as part of "Classroom Assessment for School Mathematics K-12 Series). NCTM: Author.

Kitchen, R.S. & Wilson, L.D. (in review). Lessons Learned from Students about Assessment and Instruction. Teaching Children Mathematics. Reston, VA: NCTM.

Kitchen, R.S., Cherrington, A., Gates, J., Hitchings, J., Majka, M., Merk, M. & Trubow, G. (in press). Teachers Describe How Performance Assessment Supported Mathematics Education Reforms at their Middle School. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Reston, VA: NCTM.

Mondragon, J. Kitchen, R.S., Velásquez, D., & Myers, J. (1999). Dropout Intervention/Prevention in New Mexico Schools With Special Emphasis on Hispanics and Native Americans. Journal of the National School Development Council: Catalyst for change. Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Kitchen, R.S. (1999). Analyzing and Making Sense of Statistics in Newspapers. Mathematics Teacher, 92, 4. NCTM: Author.

Kitchen, R.S. (2000, June). A Success Story in Assessment: Mathematics Teachers Write Tasks That Drive Their Curriculum. The California Mathematics Council ComMuniCator. Clayton, CA: California Mathematics Council.

The Center for Teacher Education. (1999). New Mexico First K-12 Education in New Mexico Benchmarks for the New Millennium. Twenty-second New Mexico First Town Hall. Taos, NM 1999.

Kitchen, R.S. (in press). Book Review of "Fragments of Infinity." Mathematics Teacher. NCTM.

Kitchen, R.S. (2000). Book Review of "Geometry from Africa: Mathematical and Educational Explorations." Mathematics Teacher, 93,6. NCTM.

Kitchen, R.S. & Becker, J.R. (1998). Mathematics, Culture, and Power. Review of A. Powell and M. Frankenstein’s, Ethnomathematics: Challenging Eurocentrism in Mathematics Education (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1997). Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. NCTM: Author.

Kitchen, R.S. (1997). Book Review of "Results from the Sixth Mathematics Assessment." Mathematics Teacher. NCTM.

Kitchen, R.S. (1996). Review of the video "Conic Sections: Slicing the Cone." Mathematics Teacher, 89, 9.

Kitchen, R.S. (1996). Review of the video "Trigonometric Functions 2: Sinusoidal Waves; Radian Measure." Mathematics Teacher, 89, 9.

Kitchen, R.S. (2002). Transforming Mathematics Education: Barriers to Reform in High Poverty, Diverse Schools. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Mathematics Education and Society. Copenhagen, Denmark. April 2002.

Kitchen, R.S. (2000). Teachers’ Perspectives on Performance Assessment. Fernández, M.L. (Ed.). Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.

Kitchen, R.S. (1999). Learning from California’s Experiences in the 1990’s to Move Forward the Mathematics Education Reform Agenda. Hitt, F. & Santos, M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.

Kitchen, R.S., Becker, J.R., & Pence, B.J. (1997). Equity, Teaching Practices, and Reform: Mathematics Teachers Discuss the Impact of the San José Mathematics Leadership Project. Dossey, J.A., Swafford, J.O., Parmantie, M., and Dossey, A.E. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.

Kitchen, R.S. (1996). Mathematics Pedagogy in Guatemala: The Narratives of Two Inner-City Teachers. Jakubowski, E., Watkins, D., and Biske, H. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education.

Kitchen, R.S. (1990). The Greedy Method and Structure in Discrete Optimization Problems. Proceedings of the Montana Academy of Sciences, 50, 69-78.

Kitchen, R.S. (1999). "Dropout Prevention Study Making Progress." New Mexico Research and Study Council Newsletter, 40, 2. Albuquerque, NM: College of Education New Mexico Research and Study Council.

Kitchen, R. (1995). Mathematics Pedagogy in the 3rd World: The Case of a Guatemalan Teacher. Newsletter [of the International Study Group on Ethnomathematics (ISGEm)], 10, 1-4.

Wilson, L.D., Kitchen, R.S. (2002). A Re-Examination of Project 2061’s Alignment Analysis Procedure for Assessment Items:A Case Study of a Fourth Grade Assessment Task. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC.

Wilson, L.D., Kitchen, R.S. (2001). An Examination of Project 2061’s Alignment Analysis Procedure for Assessment Items: A Case Study of a Fourth Grade Assessment Task American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC.

Kitchen, R.S. (2001). New Mexico-Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation Year 4 Final Report: College of Education Activities.

Kitchen, R.S. (2000). American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2061 Analysis of Mathematics and Science Tests: Alignment and Quality. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC.

Kitchen, R.S. (2000). New Mexico-Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation Year 3 Final Report: College of Education Activities.

Kitchen, R.S., Velásquez, D., & Myers, J. (1999). Dropout Intervention and Prevention in New Mexico’s Schools With a Special Emphasis on Hispanics and Native Americans. New Mexico Research and Study Council, University of New Mexico.

Leinwand, S., Jennings, R., Kitchen, R.S., Kulm, G., Manly, M, Sanders, H., & Schmitt, M.J. (1997). GED 2000: Report of the Mathematics Specifications Panel to the GED Testing Service. American Council on Education, General Educational Development Testing Service, Washington, DC.

Kitchen, R.S., & Martin, W. (1995). Wisconsin Performance Assessment Development Project: Annual Report for Mathematics 1994-95. Wisconsin Center for Education Research.

Romberg, T.A., Smith, M.E., Kitchen, R.S., Smith, S.Z., & Wilson, L.D. (1994). Comments on Eighth-Grade Mathematics Assessment Materials Provided by CTB MacMillan/McGraw-Hill. National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kitchen, R.S., Smith, M.E., Smith, S.Z., & Romberg, T.A. (1993). What Does the Poor Performance of American Students on the 8th Grade SIMS Test Tell Us? National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Reviewer for the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ). Spring & Fall 2000.