George Litman

Title:

Professor

Programs/Classes Taught:

Instructional Decision Making
Number Concepts and Operations in the Elementary and Middle School Mathematics
Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers

Pre-Algebra
Basic Algebra
College Mathematics
Math Content for Teachers I
Math Content for Teachers II
College Algebra
Investigatory Geometry
Exploratory Probability and Statistics
Introductory Statistics

Areas of Expertise:

Mathematics Education
Data Driven Instructional Decision Making

Biography:

I've been at National Louis University for more than 20 years. For part of that time I moved from teaching to administration and have served in various senior academic positions such as the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Deputy Provost, and Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs as well as serving as the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. In 2009 I was selected as the Interim President of NLU.

Before and since serving as an academic administrator I have had the privilege of teaching in both the National College of Education in the Curriculum and Instruction and the Mathematics Education programs. I also taught for many years in the mathematics department of the College of Arts & Sciences.

Prior to my long service at NLU I was a teacher and curriculum specialist in the Chicago Public Schools for more than 15 years, and served as the director of computer based learning for Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation. For a few years I was the CEO of a small educational software publishing company.

I like to say I've seen all sides of the educational enterprise; from a student's perspective, a teacher's, a publisher's, and college instructor in a teacher preparation program.

Most of all, I enjoy working with students.

Education:

Ed.D. Educational Psychology: Psychometrics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

M.S. Mathematics, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

B.A. Mathematics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Research and Interests:

Technology in Teaching/Learning Geometry
iPad in Elementary and Middle School Mathematics

Contact Information:

glitman@nl.edu

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    800.443.5522

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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    800.443.5522

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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    800.443.5522

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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    800.443.5522

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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    800.443.5522

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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Tampa campus serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, the campus features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

    4950 West Kennedy Blvd. #300
    Tampa, FL 33609
    800.366.6581 | www.nl.edu/florida

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  • WISCONSIN

    NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

    12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
    Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
    414.577.2658

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