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Biography
Currently I teach in both the elementary teacher education program and the graduate program. The courses I teach focus on science, technology and research methods.
My own research interests include understanding how people learn and also how issues of race, equity and power impact that learning and those learning experiences in school settings. I am particularly interested in using inquiry-based teaching methods to help students interrogate their ideas about science, technology, society and education.
Education:
- Secondary Teacher Certification - Chemistry, Earth Science - Indiana University
- Ph.D. - Physical Chemistry - City University of New York, The Graduate School, 1992
- M. Phil -Chemistry - City University of New York, The Graduate School, 1990
- B.S., Chemistry - State University of New York at Binghamton, 198
Courses:
- EDUC-E 328 Science in the Elementary School
- EDUC-J 538 Masters Level Practicum
- EDUC-M 320 Diversity in Learning: Teaching Every Child
- EDUC-Q 200 Introduction to Scientific Inquiry
- EDUC-W 200 Using Computers in Education
- EDUC-Y 510 Action Research
- EDUC-Y 520 Strategies for Educational Inquiry
Expert:
- Inquiry Teaching and Learning
- School University partnerships and collaborations
- Science Education
- Teacher Education Reform
Awards:
- Trustees Teacher Award – Indiana University IUPUI 2007
- Teacher Excellence Recognition Award – IUPUI 2000
- Teacher Excellence Recognition Award – IUPUI 1999
- Outstanding Future Educator – Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education - 1997
- Favorite Professor Award – IUPUI 1997
Grants and Funding:
- 2010 - School of Education Summer Research Award - $5,000
- 2009 – Eli Lilly & Company - Student driven inquiry in math and science education - $25,000
- 2008 – IUPUI Jump Start XL Online Course development grant - $2,500
- 2006-2007 - Solution Center IUPUI/SMART Partnership Evaluation Project Award - $25,000
- 2005-2006 – Programmatic Review and Assessment Committee, IUPUI - $2,000
- 2005-2006 - STEP Grant - $1500
- 2002-2003 - IUPUI Gateway Group Interdisciplinary Course Grant - $1,500
Professional Associations:
- Association for Science Teacher Education
- National Association of Research in Science Teaching
- American Educational Research Association
- National Science Teachers Association