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Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Attendees
Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Attendees
Pages 148-164
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BONNIE J BRUNKHORSr is past chair of the National Council of Scientific Society Presidents anti past presi(lent of the National Science Teachers Association (NSrA)
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She served as a member of the National Research Council's (NRC) National Committee on Science Education Standards and Assessment and on the Standards Executive Editorial Committee for the NAS.
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He is the principal investigator of a project cosponsored by the National Association of System Heads and the Education Trust to develop learning outcomes and standards for undergraduate education in several disciplines, including the natural sciences. In addition, he is the principal investigator on a Standards-based Teacher Education Project.
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Faculty for the 2ist Century. In this capacity he also served as assistant dean of the 2001 PKAL Summer Institute on Improving Undergraduate Science Education.
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In addition, the group is actively engaged in faculty development through teaching assistant preparation seminars and professional (levelopment workshops for college and university faculty.
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The center is based on an innovative program developed by Olin when he served as chairman of Virginia Tech's Department of Mathematics. The department of mathematics at Virginia Tech was named Exemplary Department in Virginia Tech's College of Arts and Sciences and a University Exemplary Department.
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54 courses for all students, preparation of K-12 teachers, undergraduate research opportunities, anti the recruitment anti mentoring of students for diverse careers. He is a 2001 recipient of an NSF Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars.
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His most recent text, Essential Cell Biology, is intended to present this subject matter to a wider audience. He is committed to the improvement of science education; he helped to create City Science, a program for improving science teaching in San Francisco elementary schools.
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56 and ongoing professional and leadership (levelopment of K-12 teachers anti college faculty. He is currently dean of science and mathematics at lames Madison University, where he is continuing work to improve science anti mathematics education for all students across the country.
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from the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARS~ and was honored with the journal of Research in Science Teaching award for outstanding research paper in 1976, 1985, and 1987 by the NARSI. Herb Lev~tan is currently serving as section head for the Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, at the NSF.
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The goal of this work is to develop a mode} of "renective inquiry" anti the pe(lagogical principles for its support. These projects investigate the design of interactive learning environments that scaffold scientific investigation, resection, anti argumentation; design principles for technology-infuse(1 curricula that engage students in inquiry projects; anti the teaching practice that supports student inquiry.
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In addition to her duties at Rose-Hulman, she has been active presenting seminars on the development and implementation of assessment plans to improve educational programs. Rogers currently serves as a consultant to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology on the implementation of the new outcomes-based accreditation criteria for engineering and engineering technology and serves as a consultantevaluator for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association regional accreditation.
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During his eleven-year career at RPI, he served as dean of undergraduate education, dean of professional and continuing education, interim provost, interim dean of faculty, and as founding director of the Anderson Center for Innovation in Undergraduate Education. He is also known as an entrepreneur and a consultant to many computing and commu 160 nications firms.
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Katayoun Chamany is on the faculty of the Science, Technology, and Society Program at Eugene Lang College, New School University, an undergraduate science literacy program focused on teaching science in the context of society. A (Erector of this program, she developed an innovative curriculum and establishe(1 internships anti partnerships with other universities to broaden the student experience.
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in physical inorganic chemistry at Brown University. He has published in the fields of theoretical and applied electrochemistry and bioelectrochemistry, including an electrochemical study of the antimalarial mechanism of the Chinese natural drug artemisinin and the monograph "Cyclic Voltammetry: Simulation and Analysis of Reaction Mechanisms." Gosser has led the development of peerled team learning at the City College of New York since 1991 and has led national projects oriented around peer-led team learning (Workshop Chemistry, 1995-1999; Peer-Led Team Learning: National Dissemination, 1999-20031.
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. Areas of his current research include the evolutionary origin of the maize ear, development of the separation zone in Tabasco pepper fruits, and designing interventions to help students overcome common biological misconceptions.
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