Member Profile

PROJECT AFFILIATION:

• Math in the Middle Institute Partnership
  • Roles: Project Evaluator
• ED MSP Program
  • Roles: Project Participant
• Louisiana Math and Science Teacher Institute
• Nebraska Math
  • Roles: Project Evaluator
• Technical Evaluation Assistance in Mathematics and Science (TEAMS)
  • Roles: PI
  • Access: Project Admin, Project Contact

PROFESSIONAL ROLES

• Researcher, Evaluator 

BIO

Dr. Sutton leads the evaluation of the NSF Funded NebraskaMATH MSP project and the Data Connections MSP RETA project, both at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He also serves as Co-PI for the NSF DRK-12 Examining Mathematics Coaching (EMC) project as well as the Deputy Associate Director for the Central Regional Education Laboratory (REL) which serves the states of CO, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD, and WY. Dr. Sutton leads a Research Alliance focused on providing technical assistance to U.S. Department of Education Mathematics and Science Partnerships in the REL Central region. Dr. Sutton has a wealth of experience in these areas, along with with an unwavering commitment to improving opportunities for all students to learn through improved curriculum and instruction and teacher preparation.

Dr. Sutton has a long standing history of successfully managing major grants and contracts with multi-million dollar budgets. Since 1992, Dr. Sutton served as the Project Director for the Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science funded by the U.S. Department of Education that served the Mid-continent region for 11 years. He has been PI and/or CO-PI for three NSF-funded projects addressing mathematics, coaching, and equity, and has served as the Director of Education and Public Outreach for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration supported GENESIS Mission which was led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Dr. Sutton is a former Vice-President of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM), was an active member of the NCSM Board of Directors, and served on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Committee. Dr. Sutton was appointed by the Governor of Colorado to serve on the Board of Directors for the NSF-funded Colorado CONNECT Statewide Systemic Initiative and recently served on the Education Legislative Committee. Additionally, he has served on the Board of Directors for the NSF-funded Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico (UCAN) Rural Systemic Initiative and the Colorado Mathematics and Science Education Coalition. He has been on a number of Advisory Committees for projects of major significance in the area of Assessment, which have included the Mathematical Science Education Board (MSEB) Assessment in Practice Project and the WestED Learning from Assessment Project. 

EXPERTISE

Project management
Partnership development
Education and public outreach
Technical assistance for federal programs
Professional development in mathematics and
science
School leadership/administration
Systems thinking
Project/program evaluation 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Sutton, J. T., Yopp, D., & Burroughs, E., "Coaching Knowledge: Domains and Definitions," Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership, 13(2), 13-20, Fall, 2011.

Sutton, J. T., Good, B., Heidema, C., & Mitchell, A., NebraskaMATH Targeted Partnership: 2010 - 2011 Evaluation Report, Denver, CO: RMC Research Corporation, November, 2011.

David Yopp, Elizabeth A. Burroughs, Jennifer Luebeck, Clare Heidema, Arlene Mitchell, and John Sutton, "How to be a Wise Consumer of Coaching: Strategies Teachers can use to Maximize Coaching's Benefits," Journal of Staff Development, 32(1), pp. 50-53, February, 2011.

Good, B. and Sutton, J.T., Nebraska Statewide Mathematics and Science Partnership Program - Science - Keep Improving Content, Knowledge, and Skills (KICKS): Evaluation Report 2010-2011. Denver, CO: RMC Research Corporation, September, 2011.

Sutton, J. T. and Good, B., Nebraska Statewide Mathematics and Science Partnership Program - Nebraska Mathematics Professional Development Series (NMPDS): Evaluation Report 2010-2011. Denver, CO: RMC Research Corporation, August, 2011.

Sutton, J. T., Good, B., Heidema, C., Jesse, D., Meyer, S., & Mitchell, A., Math in the Middle Institute Partnership: 2004- 2011 Final Evaluation Report, Denver, CO: RMC Research Corporation, July, 2011.

Sutton, J. T., Ward, B., Jaramillo, D., Buckley, P., & Freeman, F., Louisiana Math and Science Teacher Institute: 2010 Evaluation Report. Denver, CO: RMC Research Corporation, March, 2011.

Battista, M. J., Boerst, T. A., Confrey, J., Knuth, E., Reed-Quander, J., Smith, M. S., et al., "Research in Mathematics Education: Multiple Methods for Multiple Uses," Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 40(3), 216-240, May, 2009.

Battista, M. J., Boerst, T. A., Confrey, J., King, K. D., Reed, J., Smith, M. S., et al., "Situating Research on Curricular Change," Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 39(2), 102-112, March, 2008.

Battista, M. J., Fey, J. T., King, K. D., Larson, M., Reed, J., Smith, M. S., et al., "Connecting Research and Practice at NCTM," Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 38(2), 108-114, March, 2007.

Krueger, A., & Sutton, J. T. (2002). EDThoughts: What we know about mathematics teaching and learning. Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.

Krueger, A., & Sutton, J. T. (2001). EDThoughts: What we know about science teaching and learning. Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.