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 is an English-language public college in Westmount and Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately of green space. It is the largest CEGEP in the p ...
in
Westmount, Quebec
Westmount () is a city on the Island of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is an enclave of the city of Montreal, with a population of 19,658 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
Westmount is home to schools, an arena, a pool, a public li ...
, 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 full-time equivalent enrollment of 4,946 students in 2022/23. Camosun College also provides co ...
in
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Gre ...
. 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) is a voluntary membership organization established in 1972 that represents public colleges, institutes, polytechnics, and CEGEPs in Canada. The organization advocates for its members with the federal gover ...
.
References
External links
Archived home pageBritton's YouTube channel
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1944 births
2016 deaths
Canadian mathematicians
Canadian women mathematicians
Canadian mathematics educators
Canadian women educators
Academic staff of Dawson College
Academic staff of Camosun College