About Jack Zito

Jack B Zito, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education

Departments

Education

Educational Background

42 years of Elementary, Middle, Secondary Level plus 10 years University level teaching

Professional Expertise / Area(s) of Teaching and/or Practice:

Education/Mathematics Teaching /Games of Chance Research.

Research Interests and Significant Professional Accomplishments

History of Mathematics, Teachers and the Law, Probability and Statistics application to Games of Chance, Progression and Regression of Aggregate Gains, Chaos Theory and Limitations, Galileo’s Workshop, Locke and Orca Theories of Lesson Planning, completion of text: Finding The Center in Mathematics (2000), Off-Axis Theories of Dice Throwing in Games of Chance.

Professional Service/Memberships/Certifications/Honors:

Member of Georgia Professional Standards Commission for 5 years. 

Presenter at the Georgia Association for Teacher Education Conference in St Simons, GA 2005.  Using Manipulatives for Understanding in Mathematics.

Authored course at Thomas University: The History of Mathematics

 Evaluation Committee in Mathematics for Florida Council of Independent Schools

Teacher of the Year Award:  1987  Upper Lake HS, CA

Most Valuable Professor: 2005 Thomas University

Award from the National Society of Leadership and Success  2008

Presidential Award Nomination for Excellence in Teaching  1987

Coach of the Year  1979  (undefeated team)

Email Contact Information:  jzito@thomasu.edu  Jzito7@hughes.net    

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