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Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee, Staff, and Working Group Members
Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee, Staff, and Working Group Members
Pages 210-220
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A former science teacher at the elementary and secondary school levels, he focuses on innovations in science education in the United States and other countries, as well as teachers' roles in formulating educational policy for curriculum and teaching, including assessment and evaluation. His publications include Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom (with Coffey)
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Her involvement in U.S. and international activities in the assessment of science achievement has included membership on advisory committees for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
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A former teacher, she has served in leadership positions with both the California Educational Research Association and the American Educational Research Association. Her numerous publications include Tracking Your School's Success: A Guide to Sensible SchoolBased Evaluation and A Practical Guide to Alternative Assessment.
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He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has served as president of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching and as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation, as well as many professional journals. His National Research Council service has included membership on the Department of Education OERI Visiting Scholars Review Panel and the Ford Foundation Minority Postdoctoral Review Panel on Education.
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His current work includes two large-scale studies of the implementation of standards-based accountability. He has directed research on the impact of class size reduction, the effects of state assessment systems on classroom practices, the relationship between mathematics and science teaching reforms and student achievement, and the use of performance-based assessments in large-scale testing programs.
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Her previous responsibility had been as cochair of the Delaware Department of Education Science Curriculum Framework Commission to develop the elementary and secondary science standards, after serving as a junior and senior high school science teacher. She has led the state of Delaware's efforts to create a comprehensive assessment program.
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His numerous awards include Fulbright Study Abroad in Japan and Russia, as well as the Presidential Science Teaching Award, a Christa McAuliffe fellowship, the Milken National Educator Award, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Educators' Environmental Excellence Award.
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She facilitates development of the state science academic content standards as well as the Wisconsin Student Assessment System in science with the assessment division and a commercial testing company. In addition, she conducts item and data analysis, assists school districts with making decisions about local curriculum and programs, and provides interpretations about the state science academic standards.
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Her innovative teaching style seeks to serve all children and has been recognized by several awards, including Master Teacher of the Year from the National Teacher Training Institute, Nevada Teacher of the Year, the state and national Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching, and the national Teaching Excellence Award from the Horace-Mann and National Education Association Foundation for Improving Education. She is a member of the National Research Council's Teacher Advisory Council.
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Brett Moulding is the state science specialist for the Utah State Office of Education. He provides leadership and direction for science education policy and programs, including development and implementation of Utah's Science Core Curriculum, the Core Science Assessment, and statewide science professional development of K12 teachers.
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Marsha Winegarner is a K12 science program specialist and consultant in the Bureau of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment of the Florida Department of Education, where she provides leadership in state initiatives in curriculum, standards, and professional development. Previously she served as a high school science teacher, as well as a Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program delegate to Japan, a participant in the Leadership Institute of the National Research Council, and a teaching fellow at the Research Science Institute, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California, and George Washington University.
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