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
Dawson College (French: ''Collège Dawson)'' is an English-language public general and vocational college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acre ...
in
Westmount, Quebec, moving in the late 1980s to
Camosun College
Camosun College is a public college located in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The college has two campuses, Lansdowne and Interurban, with a total enrollment of around 14,000 students (including Professional Studies and Industry Training) ...
in
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th ...
. 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. She retired in 2015, and died on 29 February 2016.
Publications
Britton was the author of mathematics books including:
*''Introduction to Tessellations'' (with Dale Seymour, Dale Seymour Publications, 1989)
*''Tessellation Teaching Masters'' (with Dale Seymour, Dale Seymour Publications, 1989)
*''Teaching Tessellating Art: Activities and Transparency Masters'' (with Walter Britton, Dale Seymour Publications, 1992)
*''Explorations with Tesselmania! Activities for Math and Art Classrooms'' (Dale Seymour Publications, 1997)
*''Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations'' (Dale Seymour Publications, 2000)
*''Polyhedra Pastimes'' (Dale Seymour Publications, 2001)
She was also known for her "spectacular web site on symmetry and tessellations".
Recognition
Britton was the 2008–2009 winner of the Teaching Excellence Award of the
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan; french: Collèges et instituts Canada) is a national association formed in 1972 to represent the interests of its member institutions to government and industry.Colleges and Institutes Canada (n.d.). ''About ...
.
References
External links
Archived home pageBritton's YouTube channel
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1944 births
2016 deaths
Canadian mathematicians
Canadian women mathematicians
Mathematics educators
Academic staff of Dawson College
Academic staff of Camosun College