Contact Information
Biography
Education
M.Ed., Science Education, University of Pittsburgh, 1992
B.A., Elementary Education, Miami University (Oxford, OH), 1987
Courses
- Teaching Science in the Elementary (K-6) School
- Teaching Science in the Middle (4-8) Grades
- Teaching Science with Toys
- Orientation to the Teaching Profession
- Intro to Teaching
- Program Design
Presentations
American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) - Topics: Infused Special Education in the Leading Teacher Program; Inquiry Science Endorsement; Assessment of Candidate Dispositions
American Education Research Association (AERA) - Topics: Teacher Inquiry; Professional Development; Portfolio Assessment
Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) - Topics: Formative Assessment; Teacher Inquiry; Inquiry Science Endorsement; Teacher in Residence
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) - Topics: Teachers' Beliefs; Teacher Inquiry
National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) - Topics: Teaching Science with Toys; The ABCs of Teaching Science through Children's Literature; Kinderscience; Science for Your Favorite 5 Year Old
Professional Development Schools Conference - Topics: Multiple Models of Professional Development Schools within One Collaborative; Inquiry as a Means for Developing Professional Development School Relationships
Invited Presenter
ASSET: Science: It's Elementary (Keynote). Making the Case for Professional Development.
ASSET: Teacher's Inquiry Conference (Keynote). Why do teacher research?
Association for Materials Support Centers (ASMC) Topics: Continuous Improvement; Building a Community of Learners
Pittcon: Teaching Science with Toys
Achievements
Stark Young Leadership Award, United Jewish Federation, 2007
Sonia and Aaron Levinson Award (for Pursuit of Social Justice), Community and Public Affairs Council, 2002
Teaching Fellow, The Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2001
Nominee for the Omicron Delta Kappa Teacher of the Year Award, Duquesne University, 2000
Creative Teaching Award, Duquesne University, 1996