Anita Morris


Anita's began her professional career as an engineer; first as a Flight Mechanics Engineer for the Space Division of Chrysler Corporation and then as a Systems Reliability Engineer for the Underseas Division of Westinghouse Corporation. In 1986 she returned to school to earn a Master of Mathematics Education. She served Anne Arundel County Public Schools as a mathematics teacher, a mathematics resource teacher, and the district coordinator of mathematics. After earning her Administration and Supervision degree from Loyola College in Maryland she became Senior Manager of Academic Accountability for her district and then Mathematics coordinator for the state of Maryland. Along the way she wrote:

  • Alternative Assessments Resource Materials to accompany Advanced Mathematics , Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.
  • Alternative Assessments Resource Materials to accompany Integrated Mathematics Book 1 , Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993.
  • Alternative Assessments Resource Materials to accompany Integrated Mathematics Books 2 and 3 , Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995.
  • Preparing for College Entrance Tests, Algebra 1 , McDougal Littell, 1996.
  • Preparing for College Entrance Tests, Algebra 2 , McDougal Littell, 1997.

She also instructed:

  • Lead Teachers in Mathematics , Maryland State Department of Education
  • Summer Institute for Middle School Mathematics Teachers , National Security Agency
  • Mathematics in Secondary Schools , University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • Developing Algebraic Reasoning , University of Maryland, Baltimore County
  • Data and Technology , University of Maryland, Baltimore County