Kansas State Teachers College, B.S., 1958, M.A., 1960, (Mathematics)
University of Notre Dame, M.S., 1965, (Mathematics). (Graduate study 1960-61)
Stanford University, M.S., 1964, (Mathematics), Ph.D., 1967, (Mathematics Education).
University of Georgia, 1968-2015. Faculty member, Mathematics Education. (Retired June 1, 2015)
Department Head, Department of Mathematics Education, U. of Georgia, 1969-1993
Graduate Coordinator, Mathematics Education, U. of Georgia 1969-1993, 1999-2005, 2006-2007
National Science Foundation. 1974-1975. Program Manager, Materials and Instructional Development Section, Division of Pre-College Education in Science.
School Mathematics Study Group, Stanford University, 1966-1968. Project Coordinator, SMSG Research and Analysis Section.
Stanford University, 1962-1966. Research Assistant.
High School Mathematics Teacher, 1961-1962, Roosevelt Laboratory School, Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia, KS
High School Mathematics and Biology Teacher, 1958-1960, Marion (Kansas) City Schools.
Begle, E. G. & Wilson, J. W. (1970) Evaluation of Mathematics Programs. In E. G. Begle (Ed), Mathematics Education. 69th Yearbood of the National Society for the Study of Education (Part 1). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Wilson, J. W. (1971). Evaluation in secondary school mathematics. Chapter 19 in B. S. Bloom, J. T. Hastings, & G. F. Madaus, Handbook of Formative and Summative Evaluation of Classroom Learning. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Buccino, A., & Wilson, J. W. (1987). Instructional processes in the teaching of mathematics. In I. Wirszup & R. Streit, Developments in School Mathematics Education Around the World. Reston, Va: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Wilson, J. W. (1987). Taking mathematics teaching seriously. In Proceedings of the Sino-American Secondary Mathematics Education Seminar, National Kaohsiung Teachers' College, Kaohsiung, R.O.C., May 1987.
Wilson, J. W., Fernandez, M. L., & Hadaway, N. (1994). Mathematical Problem Solving. In P. S. Wilson, Survey of Research in Mathematics Education; Secondary School. Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Wilson, J. W. (2003) Mathematics Education: A Personal Perspective. Chapter 38 in G. Stanic and J. Kilpatrick, History of Mathematics Education Since World War II. Reston, VA: NCTM.
Wilson, J. W. (2015). Fifty Years and Counting -- Working with Jeremy Kilpatrick. In E. Silver & C. Keitel,, Eds., Pursuing Excellence in Mathematics Education: Essays in Honor of Jeremy Kilpatrick. New York: Springer.
Wilson, J. W. (2015). Summary of uses of the MUST framework and situations. Chapter 6 in M. K. Heid, P. Wilson, & G. W. Blume, Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: A Framework and Classroom-Based Situations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Kilpatrick, J., Heid, M. K., Wilson, P, Blume, G. W., Wilson, J. W., & Zbiek, R. M. (2015). Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: A Framework. Chapter 2 in M. K. Heid, P. Wilson, & G. W. Blume, Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: A Framework and Classroom-Based Situations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Fox, R., Donaldson, S., Heid, M. K., Blume, G. W. & Wilson, J. W. (2015). Product of two negative numbers (Situation 2 from the MACMTL-CPTM Situations Project). Chapter 8 in M. K. Heid,, P. Wilson, & G. W. Blume,Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: Framework and Classroom-Based Situations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Tillema, E., Donaldson, S., Edenfield, K., Wilson, J. W., Murray, E., & Blume, G. W. (2015). Exponential rules (Situation 10 from the MACMTL-CPTM Situations Project). Chapter 16 in M. K. Heid,, P. Wilson, & G. W. Blume, Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: A Framework and Classroom-Based Situations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Boone, T., Lunt, J., Fratto, C., Banyas, J., Donaldson, S., Wilson, J. W., Wilson, P., Johnson, H., & Gleason, B. (2015). Square Roots (Situation 15 from the MACMTL-CPTM Situations Project). Chapter 21 in M. K. Heid, P. Wilson, & G. W. Blume, Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: A Framework and Classroom-Based Situations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Hembree, D., Tillema, E., McClintock, E., Zbiek, R. M., Johnson, H., Wilson, P., Wilson, J. W., & Ryan Fox, R. (2015). Simultaneous equations (Situation18 from the MACMTL-CPTM Situations Project). Chapter 24 in M. K. Heid, P. Wilson, & G. W. Blume, Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: A Framework and Classroom-Based Situations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Zbiek, R. M., Wilson, J. W., Johnson, H., Heid, M. K., Grady, M., & Konnova, S. (2015). Locus of a point on a moving segment (Situation 27 from the MACMTL-CPTM Situations Project). Chapter 33 in M. K. Heid, P. Wilson, & G. W. Blume, Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: A Framework and Classroom-Based Situations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Hembree, D., O’Kelley,S. K., Broderick, S., & Wilson, J. W. (2015). Area of Sectors of a Circle (Situation 31 from the MACMTL-CPTM Situations Project). Chapter 37 in M. K. Heid, P. Wilson, & G. W. Blume, Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: A Framework and Classroom-Based Situations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Johnson, H., McClintock, E., Zbiek, R. M., Gleason,, B., Broderick, S., & Wilson , J. W. (2015). Graphing sin(2x). Situation 36 from the MACMTL-CPTM Situations Project). Chapter 42 in M. K. Heid, P. Wilson, & G. W. Blume, Mathematical Understanding for Secondary Teaching: A Framework and Classroom-Based Situations. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Editor, 1976-1982; Editorial Board, 1968-1974 .
Project Director, Revision of Geometry and Measurement Curriculum for the Elementary School, (National Science Foundation Project), University of Georgia, 1986-1990.
Joint U.S. - Japan Study of Mathematical Problem Solving in Schools, Investigator, 1988-1990.
Executive Committee, School Science and Mathematics Association Board of Directors, 1974-77.
Founder & Chair, AERA S. I. G. for Research in Mathematics Education, 1968-70.
Chair, NCTM Task Force on Mathematics Evaluation, 1985-1988.
Project Director, NCTM Project on Interpretive Reports from the NAEP Mathematics, 1973-1976.
Executive Committee Member, Board of Directors, NCTM, 1978-1981.
Co-PI, Project InterMath (National Science Foundation Project), U of Ga, 1999-2005.
Co-PI, Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics (National Science Foundation) 2002 -2012
Co-PI, Situations Project, MAC and CPTM (University of Georgia and Pennsylvania State University (2005-2015)
Mathematics Advisory Board, Knowles Science Teaching Foundation, 2004-2007
Lifetime Achievement Award, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2001.
Gladys Thomason Award for Distinguished Service, Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2008
(i) Collaborators
D. L. Ball, H. Bass, E. Silver: University of Michigan; M. Hannifin, J. Kilpatrick, P. S. Wilson,: University of Georgia; G.W. Blume, M. K. Heid, R. M. Zbiek: Pennsylvania State University; C. Orill: University of Massachusetts
Also see Other Publicatinos above(ii) Graduate and Postdoctoral advisors
E. G. Begle, Stanford University (Deceased)
(iii) Thesis Advisor and Posgraduate-Scholar Sponsor
Stephen Bismarck, University of South Carolina - Upstate, 2009
Kyle Schultz, James Madison University, 2009
Ana Kuzle, Universität Paderborn, 2011
Brian Swanagan, Model High School, Floyd County (GA) Schools, 2012
Dana TeCroney, Ohana Mathematics and Science Academy (Florida), 2012
Clay Kitchings, Madison County High School (Georgia), 2014Major Professor for 56 doctoral graduates and advisor for 6 candidates now completing their dissertations.
Post-Graduate Sponsor for 4 scholars.