University Courses Taught

Human Development and Learning: Secondary Education

George Mason University

Explores developmental issues associated with middle and high school students as well as theories that provide a basis for understanding the learning process. Addresses implications for the design of instruction and curriculum. Field experience in public schools required.

 

Inquiry in the Physical Sciences

James Madison University

Inquiry in the Physical Science is a professional development course for science teachers and specials education teachers seeking endorsement in science. The course was designed to have teachers experience several different forms of inquiry while learning content about force, motion, energy, and electromagnetic interactions.

 

Developing Science Inquiry Teacher Tools

University of Virginia

Developing Science Inquiry Teacher Tools was developed to deepen teacher understanding of the learning theories behind inquiry while providing experiences with classroom activities. Participants designed inquiry units, displayed understanding of the learning theories and conducted online reflections regarding their experiences.

Conferences
2007

• American Society for Engineering Educators, Honolulu, HI
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA
• Paper presentation "The Effect of 4-Phase Embedded Metacognitive Prompts (4 Phase-EMPNOS) on Metacognition"
• American Educational Researcher Association, Chicago, IL
• National Science Teachers' Association, St. Louis, MO
• Presentation "Assessing Inquiry"
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Atlanta, GA
• Association of Science Teacher Educators, Clearwater, FL
• Western Regional National Science Teachers' Association, Salt Lake City, UT
• Presentation "Thinking Scientifically: Using Metacognition and the Nature of Science to Promote Inquiry"
• K-12 Engineering Standards Working Meeting, Baltimore, MD
  

2006

• National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA
• Poster Presentation "Design-based Research as Professional Development: Case Study of a Reading Teacher in a Science Inquiry Project"
• American Educational Research Association
• Poster Presentation "The Role of Classroom Management in Socially Constructed Knowledge in Inquiry Science"
• Roundtable Paper "Teachers as Collaborators in Design-Based Research: Designing a Technology System Integrating Inquiry-based Science and Reading Comprehension Strategies"

2005

• Virginia Association of Science Teachers, Roanoke, VA
• Presented "Thinking Like Scientists: Using the Nature of Science as a Metacognitive Tool"
• Presented "Logistics of Inquiry"
• Presented "Setting up Management Systems in your Classroom"
• Arlington Public School's 5th Annual PDP and Teacher Research Convocation, Arlington, VA
• Presented "Analysis of Student Work to Develop Teacher Knowledge of Science Inquiry"
• Panel Participant, "National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification"
• National Science Teachers Association, Dallas, TX
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, TX
• Poster Presentation "Characterizing Inquiry through Beliefs, Time and Interactions"

2004

• Practitioner's Institute for Gifted Services, Arlington, VA
• Presented "Using Forensics to Differentiate in the Science Classroom"
• Arlington County Public Schools New Teacher Conference, Arlington, VA
• Presented "Setting Up Systems in your Classroom: A Guide for New Teachers"
• National Science Teachers Association Regional Conference, Richmond, VA
• Presented "Reforming Cookbook Labs into Critical Thinking Labs"

Consulting Work

• Editorial Associate, Virginia Journal of Science Education
• Contributor, NASA Word Power Challenge, Readers' Digest Magazine
• Extended Scope and Sequence Author, Grade 8 Science, Virginia Department of Education
• Video Podcast Reviewer, Ages 11-14, NASA National Competition "Why is Space Exploration Important to my Life?"
• NASA Representative, Development of K-12 National Engineering Standards, Project Lead the Way
• Proposal Reviewer, NASA Explorer Schools Microgravity K-12 Projects
• Item Analysis Consultant, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Force and Motion
  
• Annotation Writer, Virginia Department of Education, Grade 8 Science Standards of Learning Assessment
• Correlation of National Science Education Standards to Curriculum Materials, World Wildlife Fund
• Item Writer, New Jersey State Assessements
• Item Writer, Ohio State Assessments
• AOL at School Advisory Review Board
• Glencoe Publishing, Educator Review Board
• Content Review Committee, Virginia Standards of Learning, Grade 8 Science
• Teacher-Developed Product Creator, Science Kit and Boreal Labs

Professional Organizations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Education Research Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Society for Engineering Education
  
• Association for Science Teacher Education
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  
• National Science Teachers' Association
• Phi Kappa Theta Education Honor Society
• Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society)
  
• Virginia Science Teachers' Association